Animals

The Namib Desert is vast, arid expanse of constantly moving gravel plains and dunes. It covers more than 31,000 square miles stretching the whole of the western coast of Namibia, into Angola and South Africa. The winds blow relentlessly and thick fog...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984811328Author Jenny NiemeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Bottlefly PressPublisher Bottlefly PressWeight(grams) 304g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780901897558Author States of JerseyFormat PaperbackImprint Societe JersiaisePublisher Societe JersiaiseWeight(grams) 200g

Islands are special because they promote unique forms of life, and large proportions of the species they hold are found nowhere else on Earth. The mammals of the South-west Pacific are no exception, with many distributed only across single islands or...

A hiking trail through majestic mountains. A raw, unpeopled wilderness stretching as far as the eye can see. These are the settings we associate with our most famous books about nature. But Gavin Van Horn isn't most nature writers. He lives and works not...

Winner of the 2023 New Mexico-Arizona Book AwardReading the West Longlist for Nonfiction No animal shakes the human consciousness quite like a bear, and few compare to the giant short-faced bears that stalked North America during the Pleistocene. Even...

Every spring, billions of birds sweep north, driven by ancient instincts to return to their breeding grounds. This vast parade often goes unnoticed, except in a few places where these small travellers concentrate in large numbers. One such place is along...

An ecologist's investigation of the social lives of butterfliesThroughout his career, Henry Horn took a unique approach to the study of butterflies. This book brings together his findings with recent advances in behavioral ecology to provide an...

Highly portable, concise, and informative, this is the essential guide for identifying Southern Africa's most visible wildlife. Featuring full-color photos of more than 400 species of birds, mammals, snakes, lizards, and insects, Wildlife of Southern...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578721866Author Ann SchaeferFormat PaperbackPage Count 422Imprint Backwoods PublishingPublisher Backwoods PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

Forest insects play important roles ecologically and economically. They pollinate plants, decompose dead plant and animal tissue, provide food for vertebrates, regulate pest organisms, and shape entire landscapes. Some are considered pests, while others...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946390097Author Surya RamachandranFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Notion Press, Inc.Publisher Notion Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 562gDimensions(mm)...

Despite their diversity, amphibians and reptiles share many physiological traits, such as their dependence on external heat sources for body temperature regulation, that are of pivotal importance to their ability to cope with the environment...

Horses and humans share an ancient, profoundly complex relationship. Once our most indispensable companions, horses were for millennia essential in helping build our cities, farms, and industries. But during the twentieth century, in an increasingly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312304065Author Malcolm MacPhersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 249g

The Alaska Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for The Last Frontier State. The set includes three Pocket Naturalist Guides to Alaska -- Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife -- and is attractively packaged in a cellophane...

Who can fail to be amazed by the transformation of a tiny egg into a caterpillar, then into a chrysalis, finally to emerge as a beautiful butterfly? This seemingly magical process is the life cycle of every butterfly and moth and is one of the many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615199327Author Danna StaafFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint The Experiment LLCPublisher The Experiment LLCWeight(grams) 426g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683343134Author Sandra PoucherFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Pineapple Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Royal Society Prize for Science Books 2023.Book InformationISBN 9780593133255Author Ed YongFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Random House Trade...

This book sets out to bridge the order scales among pike researchers, populations, communities, management, and fisheries. It emphasizes the progress of pike research during the last two decades, during which the order-bridging approach emerged. This...

Bridget MacCaskill has been observing otters for many years and studies undertaken with her late husband Don resulted in books and a film about otters and their environment. Otters are fascinating and delightful creatures but to watch them in their...

The bee is probably the most written about species after the human race. As so many commentators through the ages have discovered, here is far more to the insect than its biology and life cycle. In Praise of Bees explores bees' place in human lives and...

The Wisconsin Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for The Badger State. The set includes three Pocket Naturalist Guides to Wisconsin -- Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife -- and is attractively packaged in a cellophane...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101981634Author Kirk Wallace JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781561649822Author Blair WitheringtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Pineapple Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

Few animals have a worse reputation than the vulture. But is it deserved? With Vulture, Katie Fallon offers an irresistible argument to the contrary, tracing a year in the life of a typical North American turkey vulture. Turkey vultures, also known as...

Explore the wide world of finches Finches For Dummies is your entry into the fascinating world of finches. Canaries are probably the most well-known type of finch, but finches are a widely diverse species of birds. They actually encompass several...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643400792Author What the Farce PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Bazaar Encounters, LLCPublisher Bazaar Encounters, LLCWeight(grams)...

Between 1949 and 1955, the State Department pushed for an international fisheries policy grounded in maximum sustainable yield (MSY). The concept is based on a confidence that scientists can predict, theoretically, the largest catch that can be taken...

In this fascinating account of scientific study among forbidding wilderness, a husband-and-wife team describe their trek to the Kalahari to study the little-known brown hyena. The details of the scientific inquiry are provided while the daily challenges...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781561643356Author David S. MaehrFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Pineapple Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

Bed bugs. Few words strike such fear in the minds of travelers. In cities around the world, lurking beneath the plush blankets of otherwise pristine-looking hotel beds are tiny bloodthirsty beasts just waiting for weary wanderers to surrender to a...

When viewed from a quiet beach, the ocean, with its rolling waves and vast expanse, can seem calm, even serene. But hidden beneath the sea's waves are a staggering abundance and variety of active creatures, engaged in the never-ending struggles of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780864861320Author Louis LiebenbergPage Count 320Imprint David Philip PublishersPublisher New Africa Books (Pty) LtdWeight(grams) 500gDimensions(mm) 232mm *...

For 150 million years, dinosaurs were the undisputed rulers of the Earth. Today, these great lizards still fire our imaginations. Dinosaurs describes the creatures who lived during the great Age of Reptiles, the real-life giants and monsters such as the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060566128Author James ProsekFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

A leading figure in the emerging field of extinction studies, Thom van Dooren puts philosophy into conversation with the natural sciences and his ethnographic encounters to vivify the cultural and ethical significance of modern-day extinctions. Unlike...

The most comprehensive reference guide to mammal tracks and sign for North America. This new edition is more visual, with more than 1300 photos and 450 illustrations for easy comparison and identification of similar sign. Each species account includes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228818472Author Robin BiswasFormat HardbackPage Count 140Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 280g