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Unlikely Friendshipsby Jennifer Holland
Workman Publishing Company 2011; US$ 10.95It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: ?The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . ? Written by National Geographic magazine writer Jennifer Holland, Unlikely Friendships documents one heartwarming tale after another of animals who, with nothing else in common, bond in the most unexpected ways. A cat and a bird. A mare and a fawn. An elephant and a sheep. A snake and a hamster. The well-documented stories of Koko the gorilla and All Ball the kitten; and the hippo Owen and the tortoise Mzee. And almost inexplicable stories of predators befriending prey?an Indian leopard slips into a village every night to sleep with a calf. A lionness mothers a baby oryx. Ms. Holland narrates the details and arc... more...
We Bought a Zooby Benjamin Mee
Weinstein Publishing 2008; US$ 18.99Chuck it all in and buy a zoo? Why not? thought Benjamin Mee, unaware of the grim living conditions, creditors and escaped big cat that lay in wait...A few years ago, Ben and his wife, Katherine, sold their small flat in Primrose Hill and moved to France to pursue their dream of restoring an old barn near Nimes. That dream then became much, much bigger for, last October, they moved with their two young children, Ben's 76 year-old mother and his brother, into a run-down zoo on the edge of more...
King Solomon's Ringby Sir Julian Huxley; Konrad Lorenz
Routledge 2002; US$ 19.95A delightful treasury of observations and insights into the lives of all sorts of creatures, from jackdaws and water-shrews to dogs, cats and even wolves. It is a wonderfully written introduction to the world of our furred and feathered friends! more...
Biodiversityby Kevin J. Gaston; John I. Spicer
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2009; US$ 74.95CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ARTWORK This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it. Timely overview of the serious attempts made to quantify and describe biodiversity in a scientific way Acts as an easy entry point into the primary literature Provides real-world examples of key issues, including illustrations of major temporal and spatial patterns in biodiversity Designed primarily with undergraduate students and course lecturers in mind, it will also be of interest to anyone who requires an overview of, and entry to, the vast literature on these topics. All the figures... more...
Australia's Biodiversity and Climate Changeby Will Author)
CSIRO Publishing 2009; US$ 63.00Strategic assessment of the vulnerability of Australia's biodiversity to climate change. more...
Awakening Spiritsby Richard P. Reading; Amy L. Masching; Brian Miller
Fulcrum Publishing 2010; US$ 29.95How and why we should save wolves in the Southern Rockies. more...
Nature's Designby Richard Thompson; Lucy Owen
Random House Struik 2011; US$ 21.99This explores some of Nature's most intriguing mysteries. Drawing on the African landscape, the author looks at the biology and physiology of animals and plants, and their adaptations to change. Chapters cover, among other topics, mass extinctions, predators and prey, FIV in lions, communication and animal consciousness. With playful line drawings, here's a bumper read for nature enthusiasts. more...
The Koalaby Roger Martin; Kathrine Handasyde
University of NSW Press 1999; US$ 11.35Perhaps the most long-awaited new edition in the Australian Natural History Series, this is a substantially different book from the previous edition by Tony Lee and Roger Martin. The contents cover the history of the koala; its distribution and abundance; nutrition; behaviour, sociality and life cycle; predators, parasites and pathogens; population biology; and conservation and management. Illustrations are widely used including eight pages of colour plates. The book places a strong emphasis on conservation and management issues, and candidly addresses issues of koala overpopulation in such areas as Kangaroo Island (South Australia) and Framlingham and French Island (Victoria). more...
Determinants of Animal Behaviourby Jo-Anne Cartwright
Routledge 2002; US$ 18.00A concise introduction to psychological theories which attempt to explain non-human animal behaviour. Theories covered include evolutionary explanations, classical and operant conditioning and social learning. more...
Wildlife in Asiaby John Knight
RoutledgeCurzon 2003; US$ 195.00Bringing together anthropologists and historians, this volume examines the range, variability and historical mutability of human sensibilities towards, and relationships to, animals in Asia. more...