Animals

What would you do if faced with a school of sharks in a feeding frenzy? Find out in this book, unquestionably the most authoritative compact guide to the world of underwater animals that are poisonous, venomous, and electric. It is an excellent practical...

The culmination of many years of research, observation, and study, the new STOKES FIELD GUIDE includes more species, more photographs, and more useful identification information than any other photographic field guide. The guide features 853 North...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143134183Author Jennifer AckermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 212mm *...

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...

The essential field guide to the raptors of Mexico and Central America Raptors are among the most challenging birds to identify in the field due to their bewildering variability of plumage, flight silhouettes, and behavior. Raptors of Mexico and Central...

This textbook introduces research on dinosaurs by describing the science behind how we know what we know about dinosaurs. A wide range of topics is covered, from fossils and taphonomy to dinosaur physiology, evolution, and extinction. In addition,...

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...

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

Over centuries, discoveries of fossil bones spawned legends of monsters such as giants and dragons. As the field of earth sciences matured during the 19th century, early fossilists gained understanding of prehistoric creatures such as Tyrannosaurus,...

The Imperial Animal offers a compelling perspective on the controversy over humans and their biology. This now-classic study is about the social bonds that hold us together and the antisocial theories that drive us apart. The authors divulge how the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525579168Author David SalomonFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Random House USA Children's BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

This handy guide provides simple tools to help interpret the tracks and signs of some 105 southern African mammals, reptiles, frogs and birds. Photographs and diagnostic spoor illustrations are given for each animal, along with information on behaviour,...

Brought together by Winston F. Ponder and David R. Lindberg, thirty-six experts on the evolution of the Mollusca provide an up-to-date review of its evolutionary history. The Mollusca are the second largest animal phylum and boast a fossil record of over...

The popular pocket Photographic Guide covers nearly 20 books. From Alpine Plants to Insects, Freshwater Fish to Rocks and Minerals. Each book has been written by renowned experts in their field with photographs throughout the series. They are compact,...

A gorilla shrewdly sells back a missing key chain to the highest bidder. An orangutan picks a lock to let himself out of his zoo enclosure and two elephants adopt a tag-team strategy to keep their handlers from putting them back into theirs.In The...

With species ranging from the legendary, fear-inspiring western diamond-backed rattlesnake to the tiny threadsnake, Texas has a greater diversity of snakes than any other state in the country. This fully illustrated field guide to Texas snakes, written...

New insights into the changing human attitudes towards wild nature through the depiction of wolves in human culture and heritage. Few animals arouse such strong opinion as the wolf. It occupies a contested, ambiguous, yet central role in human culture...

This fearsomely gripping big cat catalogue is the first of a series of books looking at different animal groups, starting with Big Cats. This highly engaging information book makes the world of exotic animals accessible to young readers. Packed with...

* Fully illustrated guide to identifying water-dwelling macroinvertebrates* A handy resource for anglers, students, biologists, or anyone else spending time near rivers and streams * Gives tips for distinguishing similar species and includes information...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780947522643Author Richard CuthbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Otago University PressPublisher Otago University PressWeight(grams) 606g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989427210Author Ellie AlankoFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Libra PublicationsPublisher Libra PublicationsWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781921517860Author Joe McDonaldFormat HardbackPage Count 162Imprint New Holland PublishersPublisher New Holland PublishersWeight(grams) 760gDimensions(mm)...

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...

The rhino war in South Africa has entered its 10th year, and last year saw 662 rhino killed in Kruger alone-and over 1,000 in total for South Africa. This book discusses corruption and the criminal justice system, the need for more community engagement,...

With their tonsured heads, white faces, and striking cowls, the monkeys might vaguely resemble the Capuchin monks for whom they were named. How they act is something else entirely. They climb onto each other's shoulders four deep to frighten enemies...

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry diseases, while many non-marine molluscs are threatened by human impacts which...

In the early months of 2020, the world's attention was riveted on Australia, where the nation's iconic wildlife fought for survival in the face of unprecedented wildfires. Images of koalas drinking from firefighters' water bottles went viral and became...

When BBC Radio 4's Material World programme announced a search for the UK's top amateur scientist, little did anyone expect that the winning experiment would comprise one of our humblest garden pests. Ruth Brooks posed this question: Do snails have a...

The waters around Australia, the world's smallest continent, are home to the greatest diversity of sharks and rays on Earth. Fully 100 of these sea creatures (along with their little-known relatives, the chimaerids) have been named or described since the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789353451646Author Sudhir VyasFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Juggernaut PublicationPublisher Juggernaut PublicationDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 20mm

This book reexamines current knowledge on the evolution, ecology, and conservation biology of both New World vultures (Cathartidae) and Old World vultures (Accipitridae) and seeks answers to past and present regional extinctions, colorizations, and...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781485306009Author Fritz EloffFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Protea BoekhuisPublisher Protea Boekhuis

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683681250Author Coloring TherapistFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Speedy Publishing LLCPublisher Speedy Publishing LLCWeight(grams)...

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...

A Year with Nature is an almanac like none you've ever seen: combining science and aesthetics, it is a daily affirmation of the extraordinary richness of biodiversity and our enduring beguilement by its beauty. With a text by herpetologist and natural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781927330319Author Kevin Van Van TighemFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Rocky Mountain Books,CanadaPublisher Rocky Mountain Books,CanadaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566470018Author J.P. HooverFormat PaperbackPage Count 183Imprint Mutual PublishingPublisher Mutual PublishingWeight(grams) 500g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307389046Author John VaillantFormat PaperbackPage Count 329Imprint VintagePublisher VintageWeight(grams) 277g