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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
RRP: £20.99£19.24What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law would be assigned legal representation and put on trial. These days, as New York Times best-selling... -
The Animals Among Us: The New Science of Anthrozoology by John Bradshaw
RRP: £10.99£7.77The bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why living with animals has always been a fundamental aspect of being humanIn this highly original and hugely enjoyable work, John Bradshaw examines modern humans' often contradictory... -
The Design of Animal Experiments: Reducing the use of animals in research through better experimental design by Michael Festing
£15.65Where there is no alternative to the use of animals in biomedical research, it is important that experiments are well designed and correctly analysed in order to minimise pain and maximize the chance of getting scientifically valid results. Experiments... -
Photographic Guide to the Birds of Japan and North-east Asia by Tadao Shimba
£26.73A spectacular and lavish photographic guide to the birds of Japan, Korea, north-east China and the Russian Far East. Eastern Asia is blessed with a rich and spectacular avifauna, and all 520 regularly occurring species are featured in this spectacular... -
Bumblebees by Oliver E. Prys-Jones
RRP: £20.00£16.43An indispensable guide to identification, ecology and study of bumblebees. This new edition embraces the wealth of information published on bumblebee life history, ecology, foraging, parasites and conservation in recent years. It includes a new chapter... -
Slugs and Snails (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 133) by Robert Cameron
RRP: £65.00£43.30Slugs and snails are part of the great Phylum Mollusca, a group that contains creatures as varied as the fast-moving squid or the sedentary clams, cockles and mussels. The largest group, however, are the gastropods, animals originally with a single foot... -
Europe's Dragonflies: A field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies by Dave Smallshire 9780691168951
£19.59The go-to photographic guide to all the damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Europe, including the Macaronesian Islands and western TurkeyEurope's Dragonflies is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed photographic field guide... -
Infectious Disease Ecology and Conservation by Johannes Foufopoulos 9780199583515
RRP: £44.99£42.63Emerging infectious diseases pose an increasingly serious threat to a number of endangered or sensitive species and are increasingly recognized as one of the major factors driving species extinction. Despite the significant impact of pathogens on... -
Animals Of A Bygone Era: An Illustrated Compendium by Maja Safstrom
RRP: £12.99£8.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399578526Author Maja SafstroemFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 374gDimensions(mm) 198mm *... -
Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia by Craig Robson
£35.03This is the first-time flexi-cover edition of this classic field guide, which is the definitive volume on the region's birdlife. This award-winning book, which was first published in 2000, was fully updated in 2009 to include 76 new species for the... -
Feasting, Fowling and Feathers: A History of the Exploitation of Wild Birds by Michael Shrubb
£66.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781408159903Author Michael ShrubbFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint T & AD PoyserPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLCWeight(grams) 756g -
Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America by Klaus Malling Olsen 9780713670875
£56.47The standard text on the identification of the northern hemisphere's gulls, this book covers the plumage variation through age and subspecies of all 80 species in the region. With exhaustive coverage, detailed maps, and superb plates and photos, this... -
How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction by Beth Shapiro 9780691157054
£15.89Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? The science says yes. In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist and pioneer in "ancient DNA" research, walks readers through the astonishing and... -
Tropical Birds by Tom Jackson
£14.65Most of the world's exquisite and rare bird species are found in tropical rainforests - the Amazon, Sumatra, Borneo, Daintree Rainforest in Australia, and the Congo basin in Africa. These lush, wet biospheres are home to some of the most colourful... -
Birds of Mongolia by Sundev Gombobaatar
RRP: £30.00£22.84'An important new step for world ornithology' - Professor Osor Shagdarsuren Mongolia lies in the heart of Asia, bridging the vast Siberian taiga forests of the north and the world's coldest deserts to the south. It encompasses great mountain ranges,... -
Quick Cattle and Dying Wishes: People and Their Animals in Early Modern England by Erica Fudge
£28.21What was the life of a cow in early modern England like? What would it be like to milk that same cow, day-in, day-out, for over a decade? How did people feel about and toward the animals that they worked with, tended, and often killed? With these... -
Birds of Bali, Sumatra and Java by Tony Tilford
£13.16The definitive photographic guide to the avifauna of Bail, Sumatra and Java. The islands of Bali, Sumatra and Java, covering some 613,000 square kilometres, are home to an extensive and varied list of recorded avifauna of roughly 700 species. They are... -
The Social Dog: Behavior and Cognition by Juliane Kaminski 9780124078185
£39.99Dogs have become the subject of increasing scientific study over the past two decades, chiefly due to their development of specialized social skills, seemingly a result of selection pressures during domestication to help them adapt to the human... -
Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in England by Caroline Grigson 9780198714705
RRP: £28.99£21.20Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo - a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and - on occasion - the downright bizarre. From... -
Birds and Mammals of the Antarctic, Subantarctic and Falkland Islands by Frank S Todd 9780934797221
RRP: £40.99£26.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780934797221Author Frank S ToddFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Ibis Publishing,U.S.Publisher Ibis Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams) 348g -
Field Guide to Alpine Wildlife by Thomas Gretler 9781399409414
£14.59An essential companion for anyone visiting or hiking in the Alpine regions of France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The Alps remain one of Europe's foremost tourist destinations - not just for its world-famous... -
Few And Far Between: On The Trail of Britain's Rarest Animals by Charlie Elder
RRP: £14.99£7.77A GUARDIAN NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR Seeking the beautiful, the breathtaking and the bizarre, award-winning writer Charlie Elder goes in search of Britain's rarest and most endangered animals. Travelling the length and breadth of the UK, and meeting... -
Ants: The ultimate social insects by Richard Jones
£31.38'Brilliant, fantastic and significant' - Dr George McGavin Ants are seemingly everywhere, and this familiarity has led to some contemptuous and less than helpful stereotypes. In this compelling insight into the natural and cultural history of ants,... -
Birds of Seychelles by Adrian Skerrett
£24.22The only field guide to every species recorded in Seychelles. This compact field guide, based on Birds of Seychelles by Adrian Skerrett, Ian Bullock and Tony Disley (Helm 2000), is the only field guide to cover all of the more than 250 species... -
Scatalog: Quick ID guide to Southern African Animal Droppings by Kevin Murray
RRP: £4.99£3.80Here's a quick and quirky identification guide to animal dung or droppings. Each animal group (carnivores, primates, antelope, rats and mice, reptiles, birds) is briefly introduced; but the main focus of this book is the photographs, mostly life-size... -
Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna and the Future of our Oceans by Karen Pinchin 9780008467814
RRP: £22.00£14.31This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry... -
Brazil Wildlife: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Animals by James Kavanagh 9781583559901
RRP: £5.99£4.75One of the world's richest ecosystems, Brazil is home to the most species of plants (55,000), fishes (3,000) and mammals (600+) anywhere on earth. A naturalist's paradise, it also harbors 744 reptiles, 517 amphibians, 1,901 birds, 3,150 butterflies and... -
Ireland Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species by James Kavanagh 9781620053539
RRP: £5.99£4.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620053539Author James KavanaghPage Count 12Imprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press Ltd -
The Loved Dog: The Gentle Way to Teach Your Dog Good Manners by Tamar Geller
RRP: £12.99£9.09The Loved Dog is Tamar Geller's revolutionary guide to effective dog-training using the gentlest of methods. Tamar, whose clients include Oprah Winfrey, Ben Affleck and Goldie Hawn, teaches a groundbreaking socialisation technique for training dogs. By... -
Maria Sibylla Merian: Changing the Nature of Art and Science by Marieke van Delft
RRP: £50.00£32.35The revolutionary artist and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) has come into the spotlight in recent years. The life and work of this German-born woman, who would later settle in the Netherlands, has been studied internationally by... -
Birdpedia: A Brief Compendium of Avian Lore by Christopher W. Leahy
£8.68A captivating A-Z treasury about birds and birdingBirdpedia is an engaging illustrated compendium of bird facts and birding lore. Featuring nearly 200 entries-on topics ranging from plumage and migration to birds in art, literature, and folklore-this... -
In Pursuit of Butterflies: A Fifty-year Affair by Matthew Oates
£9.79The butterflies of Britain, in the words of one of their greatest champions. Matthew Oates has led a butterflying life. Naturalist, conservationist and passionate lover of poetry, he has devoted himself to these exalted creatures: to their... -
Birds of East Asia by Mark Brazil 9780713670400
RRP: £45.00£34.43This is the first single volume guide ever devoted to the eastern Asian avifauna. The eastern Asian region, centering especially on the major islands off the continental coast (including Japan and Taiwan) and the immediately adjacent areas of the Asian... -
The Biology of the Honey Bee by Mark L. Winston
£25.17From ancient cave paintings of honey bee nests to modern science's richly diversified investigation of honey bee biology and its applications, the human imagination has long been captivated by the mysterious and highly sophisticated behavior of this... -
Hidden Kingdom: The Insect Life of Costa Rica by Piotr Naskrecki 9781501704710
£26.90Encounter some of the most beautiful creatures in Costa Rica in Piotr Naskrecki's Hidden Kingdom. This book is a visual journey into the world of the insects and their relatives that dominate all terrestrial habitats in Costa Rica through their sheer... -
Monarchs of the Sea: The Extraordinary 500-Million-Year History of Cephalopods by Danna Staaf
£12.31An epic and fun history spanning from the mollusks that invented swimming to the octopuses and other intelligent cephalopods of today Publisher's Note: Monarchs of the Sea was previously published in hardcover as Squid Empire. Before mammals, there... -
Field Guide to the Birds of Chile by Daniel E. Martinez Pina 9781472987426
£37.68The definitive guide to the birds of Chile. With its diverse range of habitats, Chile is one of the top birding destinations in South America and supports an interesting range of breeding and visiting birds, including the Chilean Tinamou, Juan... -
A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Australia (2nd) by John Nielsen
RRP: £12.99£9.09A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Australia is an introductory photographic guide to 280 butterfly species commonly seen in Australia, and is perfect for residents and visitors alike. The 2nd edition includes extensive updates to the text,... -
Birds of New Zealand: A Photographic Guide by Paul Scofield 9780300196825
RRP: £35.00£34.91A must-have guide for anyone interested in the extraordinary birds in New Zealand New Zealand's birdlife developed extraordinary diversity as a consequence of evolving on isolated islands without mammalian predators. For many years, habitat destruction... -
RSPB ID Spotlight - Birds of Farmland and Open Countryside by Marianne Taylor
£4.15RSPB ID Spotlight Birds of Farmland and Open Countryside is a reliable fold-out chart that presents illustrations of 57 of the UK's most familiar birds of farmland and open countryside by renowned artist Stephen Message. - Species are grouped by...