Discover the secrets of nature's most powerful predators - their specialist skills, hunting tactics, family lives, territories and prey. This book gives an insight into the survival of the fittest and the strongest in the wild. Take a journey into some of the wildest places on Earth, from the swamps of Australia to the seas of the South Pacific, and from the African savanna to the Amazon rainforest. Every page contains wildlife photographs to bring you nature in the raw. Close-up images zoom in on the features that give nature's hunters their ability to survive, hunt and kill, from the extraordinary eyes and deadly talons of eagles, to the alligator's awesome jaws, and the powerful muscles of a cheetah. Landscape pictures show the animals in their natural habitats, action photographs capture the thrill of the chase, and detailed artworks illustrate their structure and anatomy. The reader can follow critical moments in a predator's life in special "focus" features, covering subjects such as a shark's accurate tracking of its prey and a polar bear's snug home under the snow, and also pick up amazing nuggets of information in "did you know?" spotlights. The book presents natural history in an accessible and authoritative way, and is designed as a reference book for home or school.