Expand your understanding of the natural world with this fact-filled book as you discover how wild animals like elephants, hedgehogs, and geckos are supercharging human innovation. Written by wildlife TV presenter Patrick Aryee, each chapter is packed with incredible nature-inspired inventions that are helping to improve our daily lives: from mosquito mouthparts inspiring pain-free injections to the kingfisher beak that helped Japan’s high-speed bullet trains to travel even faster. You’ll also join Patrick on his thrilling wildlife adventures, from filming great white sharks and Egyptian fruit bats to swimming with humpback whales and manta rays, and even exploring deep inside the towering mounds of termites. Explore how animal adaptations – from sea sponges to octopuses and pangolins to camels – are sparking groundbreaking new technologies.Detailed illustrations bring these fascinating adaptations to life, showcasing remarkable creatures like the tardigrade, wandering albatross, and stunning blue morpho butterfly. This collection of stories is a must-read nature book for pop science enthusiasts and young minds alike, that’s jam-packed with amazing facts about British wildlife and animals worldwide.