Introduction: evolutionary elegance
Townsend's big-eared bat: life (almost) without gravity
Aye-aye: drumming up food
Waxy monkey tree frog: the frog that uses sunscreen
Mudskipper: a life on land and sea
Axolotl: life as a juvenile
Geoduck: a life (almost) without aging
Giant cuttlefish: living submarines
West Indian manatee: the ocean's one vegetarian mammal
Galapagos giant tortoise: life (almost) without predation
Giant isopod: deep-sea gigantism
Vampire squid: life in the pitch-dark sea
Striped anglerfish: a fish with tackle all its own
Devil's flower mantis: floral assassin
Bobbit worm: a carnivore's speed
Camel spider: the largest (invertebrate) jaws in the desert
Tasmanian devil: a rare carnivorous marsupial
Marabou stork: a scavenger's life
Australian pelican: life as a heavyweight flier
Malayan tapir: a most noteworthy nose
Naked mole rat: mammals living like ants
Two-toed sloth: upside down and coated with algae
Proboscis monkey: a primate that's in the swim
Mole cricket: an insect with claws
Frill-necked lizard: dragon on two legs.
