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Feathered Dinosaurs: The Origin of Birds by John L. Long
RRP: £47.99£34.84Scientists have recovered more than a billion fossils, but no discovery has been more breath-taking than the fossils recently found in northern China, findings which prove that several families of dinosaurs had feathers, or feathery hair-like coverings,... -
Flights of Passage: An Illustrated Natural History of Bird Migration by Mike Unwin
RRP: £32.50£29.15"Magnificent. . . . David Tipling's lush photographs stun and delight with every page. . . . Mr. Tipling's skill in telling the birds' stories is broad and unrivaled. Flights of Passage is a privileged look at birds as we've never seen them before... -
Birds of Australia: A Photographic Guide by Iain Campbell 9780691157276
£24.29Australia is home to a spectacular diversity of birdlife, from parrots and penguins to emus and vibrant passerines. Birds of Australia covers all 714 species of resident birds and regularly occurring migrants and features more than 1,100 stunning color... -
Aesop's Animals: The Facts Behind the Fables by Jo Wimpenny
RRP: £17.99£12.95Turns a critical eye on Aesop's Fables to ask whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of his animals. Despite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop's Fables are still passed on from parent to child, and are... -
Speciation and Biogeography of Birds by Ian Newton 9780125173759
£81.67This book should be of value to anyone interested in bird evolution and taxonomy, biogeography, distributional history, dispersal and migration patterns. It provides an up-to-date synthesis of current knowledge on species formation, and the factors... -
Atlas of the Mammals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by Derek Crawley
RRP: £35.00£29.22Based on more than 1.8 million records, this Atlas provides the most up-to-date information on the current distributions of both terrestrial and marine mammals in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Many changes over time, such... -
Cheetahs of the Serengeti Plains: Group Living in an Asocial Species by Tim Caro
RRP: £43.00£41.75This text provides a comprehensive account of carnivore social behaviour. Synthesizing more than a decade of research in the wild, it offers a detailed account of the behaviour and ecology of cheetahs. Compared with other large cats, and other mammals,... -
The Birdwatcher's Yearbook 2023 by Neil Gartshore 9780993347788
RRP: £22.00£20.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993347788Author Neil GartshoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Calluna BooksPublisher Calluna Books -
Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone by Juli Berwald
RRP: £18.00£12.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735211285Author Juli BerwaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 209mm... -
The Ascent of Birds: How Modern Science is Revealing their Story by John Reilly
RRP: £20.00£16.83When and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve? What enabled them to survive the meteoric impact that wiped out the dinosaurs? How did these early birds spread across the globe and give rise to the 10,600-plus species we recognise today from... -
The Wryneck: Biology, Behaviour, Conservation and Symbolism of Jynx torquilla by Gerard Gorman
RRP: £24.99£20.29This book considers the natural history and cultural symbolism of a most unusual woodpecker - a species that neither excavates nest holes in trees, nor bores into wood to find insect prey. The Wryneck is best renowned for performing a twisting, writhing... -
The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion by Wendy Williams 9780374536602
RRP: £16.00£11.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374536602Author Wendy WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Scientific AmericanPublisher Scientific AmericanWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)... -
The Machines of Evolution and the Scope of Meaning by Gary Tomlinson
£19.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942130796Author Gary TomlinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 662gDimensions(mm) 237mm * 155mm * 27mm -
Wilson's Ornithology and Burds in Scots by Hamish MacDonald
RRP: £9.99£6.99'The crossbill is a bonny bird An she sings wi a guid Scots tongue Jip-jip-jip A'll gie ye gip Gin ye meddle wi me nor ma young' As a result of his travels across the North American continent in the eighteenth century Alexander Wilson... -
Birds of Western Africa: 2nd Edition by Nik Borrow
£35.03A major revision of the first comprehensive field guide to cover the birds of this exciting region, this book will enable birders to identify any species found in any of the countries covered. Birds of Western Africa (Helm, 2001) was the first... -
The Tawny Owl by Jeff Martin 9781472943569
£66.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781472943569Author Mr Jeff MartinFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint T & AD PoyserPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC -
How to Talk to Your Cat: From the bestselling author of The Cat Whisperer by Claire Bessant
£6.85A REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION - FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CAT WHISPERERCats are fascinating creatures; they live so closely with us, but can be difficult to fathom. Yet they do give us clues as to how they are feeling and what they are thinking... -
Giraffe Coloring Books for Adults: Relaxing Coloring Book For Grownups by Adult Coloring Books 9781546569350
RRP: £7.99£7.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781546569350Author Jupiter ColoringFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Making One's Way in the World: The Footprints and Trackways of Prehistoric People by Martin Bell
RRP: £50.00£46.59The book draws on the evidence of landscape archaeology, palaeoenvironmental studies, ethnohistory and animal tracking to address the neglected topic of how we identify and interpret past patterns of movement in the landscape. It challenges the pessimism... -
Essential Ornithology by Graham Scott
RRP: £45.49£42.69Essential Ornithology provides the reader with a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of birds, one of the most widely studied taxonomic groups. The book begins by considering the dinosaur origins of birds and their subsequent evolution... -
Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals by Marc Bekoff
RRP: £17.00£16.68Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. With "Wild Justice", Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce... -
Canine Confidential: Why Dogs Do What They Do by Marc Bekoff 9780226433035
RRP: £23.00£22.53For all the love and attention we give dogs, much of what they do remains mysterious. Just think about different behaviors you see at a dog park: We have a good understanding of what it means when dogs wag their tails--but what about when they sniff and... -
The Sea Needs No Ornament/ El mar no necesita ornamento: A bilingual anthology of contemporary poetry by women writers of the English and Spanish-speaking Caribbean by Loretta Collins Klobah 9781845234737
RRP: £14.99£10.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845234737Author Loretta Collins KlobahFormat PaperbackImprint Peepal Tree Press LtdPublisher Peepal Tree Press Ltd -
Where to Watch Birds in Morocco by Patrick Bergier
RRP: £19.99£16.42Morocco's proximity and the variety of its habitats and bird species make it a favoured destination for birders. It is home to rare and endangered species such as Bald Ibis, Dark Chanting Goshawk, Tawny Eagle, Eleonora's Falcon and African Marsh Owl. 454... -
How Birds Evolve: What Science Reveals about Their Origin, Lives, and Diversity by Douglas J. Futuyma
RRP: £35.00£24.02A marvelous journey into the world of bird evolutionHow Birds Evolve explores how evolution has shaped the distinctive characteristics and behaviors we observe in birds today. Douglas Futuyma describes how evolutionary science illuminates the wonders of... -
Can Fish Count? by Brian Butterworth
RRP: £20.00£13.75'What I like best about this fascinating book is the detail. Brian Butterworth doesn't just tell us stories of animals with numerical abilities: he tells us about the underlying science. Elegantly written and a joy to read' - Professor Ian Stewart,... -
Wild and Exotic Animal Ophthalmology: Volume 2: Mammals by Fabiano Montiani-Ferreira
RRP: £109.99£98.73This Volume 2 of a two-volume work is the first textbook to offer a practical yet comprehensive approach to clinical ophthalmology in wild and exotic mammals. A phylogenetic approach is used to introduce the ecology and importance of vision across the... -
Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe: 2nd edition by K. D. Dijkstra
£19.28A revised and thoroughly updated edition of the definitive guide to identifying dragonflies in Europe. The first edition of the Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe was a ground-breaking identification guide that led to an increase in... -
Song of Increase: Listening to the Wisdom of Honeybees for Kinder Beekeeping and a Better World by Jacqueline Freeman 9781622037445
RRP: £18.99£12.49The most joyful emanation produced by a colony of bees is known as the "song of increase"-declaring that the hive is flourishing and the bees are happy in its abundance. Song of Increase takes us inside the world of the honeybee to glean the wisdom of... -
Far from Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds by Michael Brooke
£19.99The lives and activities of seabirds as you've never seen them beforeSeabirds evoke the spirit of the earth's wildest places. They spend large portions of their lives at sea, often far from land, and nest on beautiful and remote islands that humans... -
End of the Megafauna: The Fate of the World's Hugest, Fiercest, and Strangest Animals by Ross D E MacPhee 9780393249293
RRP: £27.99£25.50Until a few thousand years ago, creatures-"megafauna"-that could have been from a sci-fi thriller roamed the earth. With a handful of exceptions, all are now gone. Ross MacPhee explores the question of what caused the disappearance of these prehistoric... -
Mystery Big Cats by Merrily Harpur 9781906069186
£12.56Over 1000 people a year in the UK report seeing 'big cats', possibly pumas or panthers. Have these animals escaped from zoos? Are they the descendants of pets released into wild? Or is there another solution to the mystery? In this extraordinary book,... -
In the Company of Crows and Ravens by John M. Marzluff
RRP: £16.99£14.61"Crows and people share similar traits and social strategies. To a surprising extent, to know the crow is to know ourselves."-from the Preface "If corvids could read-and it seems they can do damn near everything else-they would surely find this book as... -
On Aggression by Konrad Lorenz
RRP: £16.99£15.22Konrad Lorenz was the author of some of the most popular books ever published about animals, including the best-selling Man Meets Dog and King Solomon's Ring. On Aggression is one of his finest works, as well as the most controversial. Through an... -
A Shadow Above: The Fall and Rise of the Raven by Joe Shute
£9.08For millennia, we have tried to explain ourselves using the raven as a symbol. It occupies a unique place in British history and has left an indelible mark on our cultural landscape. The raven's hulking black shape has come to represent many things:... -
How Birds Work: An Illustrated Guide to the Wonders of Form and Function--From Bones to Beak by Marianne Taylor 9781615196470
RRP: £17.95£11.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615196470Author Marianne TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 142mm * 18mm -
RSPB ID Spotlight - Garden Bugs by Richard Lewington
RRP: £4.50£3.23RSPB ID Spotlight Garden Bugs is a reliable fold-out chart that presents illustrations of more than 50 of our most widespread and familiar garden bugs by renowned artist Richard Lewington. Gardens are often crawling with all kinds of garden bugs, and... -
Birds of Kentucky Field Guide by Stan Tekiela 9781647552978
RRP: £10.99£7.38Get the New Edition of Kentucky's Best-Selling Bird Guide Learn to identify birds in Kentucky, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look... -
Home Book of Taxidermy and Tanning by Gerald J. Grantz
£12.91All the basics for turning out successful taxidermy and tanning projects. Step-by-step instructions are wasy to follow and fully illustrated.Book InformationISBN 9780811722599Author Gerald J. GrantzFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Stackpole... -
Once and Future Giants: What Ice Age Extinctions Tell Us About the Fate of Earth's Largest Animals by Sharon Levy
RRP: £21.49£15.23Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and foraged on the marsh land now buried beneath Chicago's streets...