Animals

Life sometimes offers very special opportunities and experiences a some too magical not to share. That's what this book is: a wealth of stories about an incredible decade in Toni Shelbourne's life. Worldwide, only a handful of people get to spend time...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781720521532Author Hudson E DunlapFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Everything you need to care for and keep happy, healthy chickens With directives on diagnosing and treating sick or ailing chickens, as well as general information on how to keep chickens in peak condition, Chicken Health For Dummies is your go-to guide...

Masked bandits of the night, raiders of farm crops and rubbish bins, raccoons are notorious for their indifference to human property and propriety, yet they are also admired for their intelligence, dexterity and determination. Raccoons have also...

Horses have been our companions in work and leisure for thousands of years. As a species we have profited immeasurably from their resilience, strength and intelligence. In The Horse, Wendy Williams travels the globe to discover the history of our...

'A wonderfully fluent account of how the strange magic of water and the beings that inhabit it can enchant and intoxicate' Chris Yates'[Will Millard] writes with a genuine sense of humility (...) humour and reflection' Kevin Parr, Countryfile ***Growing...

The human is supposed to be top animal, but every one of these true stories shows how ridiculous that idea can be...As an RSPCA Inspector based in North Yorkshire in the 1980s, Carter Langdale found himself at the heart of rural life. Part doctor, part...

A 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913836009Author Keith BroomfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Tippermuir Books LimitedPublisher Tippermuir Books Limited

Discover the wild side of cities around the world in this stunning collection of urban maps. Did you know that there are flying squirrels in the heart of New York City? Or that wild boar roam the streets of Berlin? From bats in air-conditioning vents,...

Birds are intelligent, sociable creatures that exhibit a wide array of behaviours - from mobbing and mimicking to mating and joint nesting. Why do they behave as they do? Bringing to light the remarkable actions of birds through examples from species...

From a modest beginning in the form of a little shrew-like, nocturnal, insect eating ancestor that lived 200 million years ago, mammals evolved into the huge variety of different kinds of animals we see today. Many species are still small, and follow the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780855462635Author Trevor G. ForsytheFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Richmond Publishing Co LtdPublisher Richmond Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams) 180g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607747635Author Kate FreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 669gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Scientists 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,...

Animal Studies is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field devoted to examining, understanding, and critically evaluating the complex relationships between humans and other animals. Scholarship in Animal Studies draws on a variety of methodologies to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802581676Author Hugh WarwickFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 150mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591138518Author Marie Miley-RussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Booklocker Inc.,USPublisher Booklocker Inc.,USWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm)...

The 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...

'A truly excellent account' British Wildlife Beetles are arguably the most diverse organisms in the world, with nearly half a million beetle species described and catalogued in our museums, more than any other type of living...

'I thought I knew quite a bit about earthworms - until I picked up this charming little book' Nick Baker 'Many wonderful wormy tales unearthed by Coulthard' BBC Countryfile Magazine 'A gem of a book' Country Smallholding Without these little...

Ungulates are an extraordinarily important group of animals worldwide, at many levels - in their remarkable biodiversity; in many cases, as keystone species with a disproportionate effect on the functioning of the wider ecological systems of which they...

The 26-metre-long Diplodocus skeleton that dominates the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum in London is one of the world's most famous dinosaur models. Known affectionately as 'Dippy', it has fascinated and enthralled visitors since it was first...

A field guide to the marvellously diverse creatures of the rainforest, this book includes information on 226 species. It identifies characteristics, similar species, vocalization, behaviour and natural history, geographic range, conservation status,...

The perfect gift for cat owners: "Definitely a book your cat would want you to read!"-Dr. Sarah Ellis, co-author of The Trainable Cat"Zazie Todd has created a must-have guide to improving your cat's life."-Modern Cat MagazineWe all love our cats and we...

Queen Victoria was obsessed with it. Socrates' last words were about it. Charles Darwin and Louis Pasteur made their scientific breakthroughs using it. Hailed as a messenger of the gods, powerful sex symbol, gambling aid, all-purpose medicine and handy...

Make your garden a haven for wildlife and a joy for you and your familyWhether you just want to make an existing family space more wildlife friendly or go the whole hedgehog and turn your back garden into a mini nature reserve, The Wildlife Garden will...

Discover the wonder of bees (and other stripey insects) and how to help them survive. In this little book of bees, wasps, hoverflies and more, discover the easy ways to make your gardens, window boxes and pots insect havens. Rewild your garden with...

Reverend Graeme Sims's faithful pack follow his every command as if they can read his mind. But their willingness is down to an enlightened training method using his technique of dog whispering, which is based on the idea of treating the dogs as...

Over 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,...

A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as half snake, half folding bedstead. But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great beauty. This is most evident in the Arab world, where the camel has...

The number of primates on the brink of extinction continues to grow, and the need to respond with effective conservation measures has never been greater. This book provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art synthesis of research principles and applied...

An incomparable illustrated look at the critical role bees play in the life of our planetBees pollinate more than 130 fruit, vegetable, and seed crops that we rely on to survive. Bees are also crucial to the reproduction and diversity of flowering...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143112501Author Pam Johnson-BennettFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S.Publisher J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S...

Invertebrate Zoology: A Tree of Life Approach is a comprehensive and authoritative textbook adopting an explicitly phylogenetic organization. Most of the classical anatomical and morphological work has not been changed - it established the foundation of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789491648267Author Dirk HilbersFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Crossbill Guides FoundationPublisher KNNV Uitgeverij

Franklin, a young black artist on the eve of his first show, meets Andre, an older white art collector, and before long their feverish connection develops into an unbreakable bond. But when Franklin's mother, Zora, decides that her son is in peril,...

Discover the best places to spot 300 of the world's most exciting and unusual creatures, from the soaring Andean condor and prowling Bengal tiger, to singing humpback whales and migrating wildebeest. For many people, one of the most rewarding experiences...

An Epistemology of the Concrete brings together case studies and theoretical reflections on the history and epistemology of the life sciences by Hans-Joerg Rheinberger, one of the world's foremost philosophers of science. In these essays, he examines the...

Prefaced with a brief introduction to the field of animal studies, the text explores the key influential terms, topics and debates which have had a major impact on the field, and that students are most likely to encounter in their animal studies classes...