The Joker successfully broke out of Arkham Asylum on his birthday and has his eye on the Emerald of Ghulpar currently owned by the rich Van Guilders and Batman is hot on the trail to stop him.
Lonesome George, believed to be the only Galapagos tortoise left in the world, discovers he it not so alone when he meets other unique animals that live on the Galapagos Islands.
Photographs and text describe some of nature's ugly animals found throughout the world, examining the unique features of such animals as Sphynx cat, star-nosed mole, proboscis monkey, and others.