地球上的生物經過數十億年的進化，已經能完美適應環境，比如蝙蝠靠回聲定位夜間飛行、鴿子憑藉地磁識途導航、林鵙鶲的羽毛可以釋放毒素抵禦天敵。這些能力在動物世界並不稀奇，但一旦放在人類身上就成了超能力。
1. Echolocation
回聲定位
In the superhero world, Matt Murdock, who was blinded by radioactive waste as a child, developed a superhuman ability to sense using sound waves and became the superhero Daredevil.
在超級英雄界裡，兒時被放射性廢料致盲的馬特•默多克開發出了一種利用聲波感知外界的超能力，並因此成為超級英雄「超膽俠」。
This gives Daredevil a 360-degree field of 'vision', allowing him to precisely locate objects or people in all directions, an obvious advantage over normal vision.
這種超能力讓超膽俠擁有360度全方「視覺」，精準定位各個方向的物體或人類，比正常視覺明顯更具優越性。
Matt Murdock's ability may not be too far from reality as humans can also learn to use echolocation.
默多克的超能力也許離現實並不遙遠，因為人類可以學習使用回聲定位。
Bats use echolocation to see in the dark and hunt at night. They emit a very high frequency sound and listen for the echo that bounces off objects. The difference in time between emitting the sound and hearing the echo allows the bat to build up a mental 'picture' of its environment.
蝙蝠利用回聲定位在黑暗中視物，在夜間捕食。它們發出高頻聲波，並收聽從物體上反射的回聲，根據發出聲波和收聽到回聲之間的時間差異在腦海中描繪出周圍環境的「畫面」。
2. Magnetic Sense
磁感
The X-Men's arch-villian Magneto can sense and manipulate magnetic fields with his mind.
《X戰警》中的大反派「萬磁王」的大腦可以感知並控制磁場。
Some animals have a similar magnetic sense known as 'magnetoreception' that they use to navigate and orient themselves.
一些動物也擁有相似的磁感應力，它們利用這種「地磁方向感」辨別方向。
For example, homing pigeons are able to navigate back to their home lofts when visual cues are missing but can't do so when magnets are nearby. This suggests that they may use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate.
例如，信鴿可以在失去視覺線索的情況下飛回養鴿子的閣樓，但是當附近有磁體時它們就做不到了。這表明，信鴿可以藉助地球的磁場導航。
3. Shape-shifting
變形
The ability to shape-shift and mimic the form of others is a formidable power for a superhero or villain – and has been used by X–Men's Mystique on many occasions to lure and manipulate her foes.
對於超級英雄或大反派來說，變形和模仿其他事物的能力是一種強大力量。《X戰警》中的「魔形女」就多次使用這種超能力引誘控制敵人。
The mimic octopus can alter its color, behavior, shape and texture to mimic a diverse range of species, with at least 13 examples recorded so far including sea snakes, jellyfish and sea anemones.
擬態章魚可以改變其顏色、舉止、形狀以及紋理，模仿各種不同的生物。據記載，它們可以模仿的生物至少有13種，包括海蛇、水母以及海葵等。
4. Absorbing Powers
吸收能力
The ability to steal the superpowers of another individual is surely the ultimate power, enabling you to have any power in existence.
從別人身上竊取超能力的本領能讓你擁有任何能力，這無疑是最強大的力量。
X–Men's Rogue has the incredible ability to absorb superpowers of anyone she touches – but so do the Pitohui birds of New Guinea (well, almost).
《X戰警》中的「羅剎女」具有這種不可思議的本領，在觸摸別人時可以吸收對方的超能力，而紐幾內亞的林鵙鶲也擁有差不多的能力。
The feathers and skin of Pitohui contain a noxious substance, making them possibly the only poisonous birds in the world and giving them defence against predators. But the birds don't appear to be able to produce the toxic substance directly. Instead, they acquire it by eating Melyrid beetles.
林鵙鶲的羽毛和皮膚上含有一種毒素，可幫它們抵禦天敵。林鵙鶲可能是世界上唯一一種有毒的鳥類。但是它們好像不能直接生產毒素，而是需要捕食耀夜螢科甲蟲來獲取。
5. Chemical Weapons
化學武器
Bombardier beetles are noted for their unique defence mechanism that enables them to produce acid gas bombs to deter predators such as ants. In extreme cases they may bombard predators with a lethal dose of these chemical bombs that they kill them.
放屁蟲以其獨特的防禦機制而聞名，它們能夠生產酸性毒氣炸彈來抵擋螞蟻等掠食者。在極端情況下，放屁蟲可能會釋放致命劑量的化學毒氣彈，殺死敵人。
And the superheroes Anarchist and Zeitgeist (members of X Force) both have acid generation powers.
而「非凡特工隊」中的超級英雄Anarchist和Zeitgeist都擁有產酸能力。
Anarchist secretes an acid-like sweat, whereas Zeitgeist spews acidic vomit.
Anarchist分泌酸性汗液，而Zeitgeist噴吐酸性液體。
英文來源：每日郵報
翻譯&編輯：董靜
審校：丹妮