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Pursuing Giraffe
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2006; US$ 16.95In the 1950s, Anne Innis Dagg was a young zoologist with a lifelong love of giraffe and a dream to study them in Africa. Based on extensive journals and letters home, Pursuing Giraffe vividly chronicles the realization of that dream and the year that she spent studying and documenting giraffe behaviour. Dagg was one of the first zoologists to study... more...
Invertebrate Immunity
Springer 2011; US$ 169.99It can be seen that the insects are the still attracting most research and researchers. However, an increasing interest is emerging to study new invertebrate groups, especially those where the genome is known. Even though Drosophila has been and still is an excellent model for immune studies, it is now clear that there are great differences between... more...
Identification Guide of Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Spain
Springer 2011; US$ 99.99As a result of the European Commission's concern for the status of continental waters, and as a clear reflection of the notion of water as heritage to be conserved, in the year 2000 the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/CE) was enacted, its goal being to establish a framework to protect water and the different aquatic ecosystems by requiring the... more...
Commonwealth of Wings
Wesleyan University Press 2010; US$ 12.99A Portrait of the Last Days of the American Wilderness more...
A Zoo in My Luggage
Penguin Books Ltd 1980; Not AvailableThe true and hilarious story of how Gerald Durrell and his wife set up their own zoo. Journeying to the Cameroons, he and his wife, helped by the renowned Fon of Bafut, managed to collect 'plenty beef.' Their difficulties began when they found themselves back at home, with Cholmondely the chimpanzee, Bug-Eye the bush-baby, and other founder members...... more...
Snakebitten
UNSW Press 2010; US$ 31.95Before Steve Irwin, Alby Mangels, the Leyland Brothers and Harry Butler there was Eric Worrell. This book traces the life and times of Worrell, the original reptile danger man and naturalist, and the iconic tourist attraction he established on the NSW Central Coast in 1959, The Australian Reptile Park. With the assistance of a committed team of keepers,... more...
At the Pond
Shell Education 2012; US$ 8.99This reader shows students how to compare quantities as they read about life in a pond. Students must count to find out how many plants or animals are in the photographs. Then students compare the quantities of two plants or animals. The text introduces the comparing terms: more, less, and equal. more...
A Country So Full of Game
University of Iowa Press 1994; US$ 32.95Indian agent Joseph Street said it well in 1833 when he described his trip across Iowa: “I had never rode through a country so full of game.” In the early 1800s Iowa's deep soil, free-flowing rivers and streams, and favorable climate had combined to produce the welcoming habitats that supported a surprising variety of animals. In his engaging,... more...
Curious by Nature
Greystone Books 2012; US$ 11.99The survival of wildlife on this planet depends on animals' relationships with the people who share their natural habitat and influence its management. Nature writer Candace Savage has spent the last 25 years exploring humankind's complex relationships with the natural world. This thoughtful collection showcases Savage's exploration of the varied... more...









