Nature has created some wild things and Atlas Obscura: Wild Life describes them all!
From heavy metal vultures called lammergeiers to the Himalayas’ Noble Rhubarbs, these living beings are fascinating to read about. The lammergeier wears “KISS-worthy eye masks”, eats skeletons and loves to dye themselves blood red. The Nobel Rhubarb grows six feet tall on a mountainside that is more than 16,000 feet above sea level. The climate is both frigid and extremely windy. The plant is shaped like a spaceship with an outer protective shell for its flowers that bloom only once every 33 years. Talk about having a hard life! These are just two intriguing wild things from a book filled with them.
There are plenty of color photos and ideas on where to find these extraordinarily unusual plants and animals. If you or your children love nature, Atlas Obscura: Wild Life is a great choice. I’m sure you will find many new creatures that you have never even heard of before. 4 stars!
Thanks to NetGalley and Workman Publishing Company for providing me with an advanced review copy.