Zoology

In 2011 Sy Montgomery wrote a feature for Orion magazine entitled 'Deep Intellect' about her friendship with a sensitive, sweet-natured octopus named Athena...

A Former British Newspaper Columnist Describes How He Uprooted His Family To The English Countryside And Purchased A Dilapidated Zoo, Home To More Than Two ...

This textbook provides the first overview of plant-animal interactions for twenty years focused on the needs of students and professors. It discusses a rang...

The ultimate quest for the world's most mysterious creatures The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman — these are the names of the elusive...

The Behavior Guide to African Mammals is as different from a conventional field guide as motion pictures are from a snapshot. Whether we are able to look at...

Learn about 318 species of Ontario birds in fascinating detail. Descriptions of each bird, illustrations and range maps help you identify birds and understa...

Recent polls identify Jane Goodall to be the most recognizable living scientist in the Western world. Her work with chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve...

This volume explores the issues associated with the complex subject of water quality protection in an assessment of the successes and failures of the Clean...

Along the Trail in Algonquin Park has delighted thousands of readers across Canada and the United States from the time of its first publication in the summ...

This book treats all of the more than 700 species of birds recorded from the region, illustrating more than 600 of them in forty-seven fine color plates and...

Goodall Continues Her Story Of The Study Of Chimpanzees And Their Society In The Gombe Stream National Park In Tanzania. Goodall's First 10 Years At Gombe I...

In a wonderfully diverse selection of writings and gorgeous illustrations, this stunning companion to The Bedside Book of Birds explores the relationship b...

For nearly a quarter century, How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend has been the standard against which all other dog-training books have been measured. This new...

The Author Offers A Memoir Of His Two Decades In The Field Studying Kenyan Baboons As He Describes The Members Of The Baboon Troop And Their Behavior And Hi...

What do dogs know? How do they think? The answers will surprise and delight you as Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist, explains how dogs perceive th...

This national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as "a masterpiece" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as "marvelous" by J...

Dr. Jane Goodall's revolutionary study of chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe preserve forever altered the very definition of "humanity." Now, in a poignant an...

A comprehensive encyclopedia on birds with contributions by over 100 zoologists, covering all aspects of bird behavior, evolution and including reference c...

Volume 1 of an encyclopedic work covers 4666 species, ferns on up. Full botanical information for each. 1913 edition, preferred by many to more recent rev...

Since its original publication in 1993, The Safari Companion has been the best field guide to observing and understanding the behavior of African mammals. ...

An informative series that provides, in a concise format, better understanding of animals and their habitats. Fascinating in its diversity, the natural worl...

John Crocker Spent Eight Months In The Gombe Forest Working With Jane Goodall. He Would Follow Families Of Wild Chimpanzees And Learn The Fundamental Behavi...

Presents A Revelatory Exploration Of The Diverse Emotional Intelligence Of Animals As Demonstrated In Stories About Loving Pigs, Cheating Magpies, Scheming ...

By Amy Stewart. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [207]-208) And Index.Categories: Science & Math Biological Sciences ZoologyInvertebrates

Playful, social, and passionate, crows have brains that are huge for their body size, which allows them to think, plan, and reconsider their actions. They ...

Listen to and communicate with your horse-successfully "This is a book for everyone who has ever looked at the constantly increasing list of methods and s...

Covering the identification, biology and relationships of all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, wood-shrikes, shrike flycatchers, philentomas, bat...

“Jungle Jack” Hanna, a beloved naturalist and host of “Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures,” recounts exciting tales from the jungles to the plains a...

What Separates Your Mind From That Of An Animal? Is It The Ability To Design Tools; A Sense Of Self; Or The Grasp Of Past And Future? In Recent Decades Thes...

ever Since Darwin, Animal Behavior Has Intrigued And Perplexed Human Observers. The Elaborate Mating Rituals, Lavish Decorative Displays, Complex Songs, C...

This book brings together the latest research findings on the evolution, biology, habits, and behavior of these intriguing creatures. Includes stunning colo...

This guide includes the nest and eggs of 285 species found in the 26 states east of the Mississippi River. Descriptions of breeding range and time, habitat,...

About the Author Wendy Williams is a journalist and author. She has written for the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the ...

In these 34 articles published since 1977, behaviorists describe how they think and conduct research. They begin with topics about doing science, including...

Ontario's diverse mammal population is beautifully portrayed in this comprehensive and easy-to-use field guide. Colour-coded header bars organize the mammal...

This is a book about some of nature's most alluring and forbidding creatures, written by a man with an abiding passion for snakes, as well as for science, t...

There are two kinds of math: the hard kind and the easy kind. The easy kind, practiced by ants, shrimp, Welsh corgis—and us—is innate. What innate calcula...