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Primate's Memoir
By: Sapolsky, Robert M.
Published by: Scribner Ebooks
"I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla," writes Robert Sapolsky in this witty and riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming-of-age in remote Africa. An exhilarating account of Sapolsky's twenty-one-year study of a troop of rambunctious baboons in Kenya, A Primate's Memoir interweaves serious scientific observations with wry commentary about the challenges and pleasures of living in the wilds of the Serengeti -- for man and beast alike. Over two decades, Sapolsky survives culinary atrocities, gunpoint encounters, and a surreal kidnapping, while witnessing the encroachment of the tourist mentality on the farthest vestiges of unspoiled Africa. As he conducts unprecedented physiological research on wild primates, he becomes evermore enamored of his subjects -- unique and compelling characters in their own right -- and he returns to them summer after summer, until tragedy finally prevents him. By turns hilarious and poignant, A Primate's Memoir is a magnum opus from one of our foremost science writers.
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Price: $11.99
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Wild Harmonies
By: Grimaud, Helene
Published by: Riverhead
A celebrated French pianist's poignant story of her journey from her early days as a student in Paris to her life as the founder of a wolf conservation center in upstate New York. A gifted pianist from a young age, Hélène Grimaud made her first recording at the age of fifteen and won the French equivalent of a Grammy at sixteen. She is a classical music star whose concerts continue to draw sellout crowds all over Europe and North America. But it wasn't until she met her first wolf that she discovered there was something missing in her life. Late one night in 1991, Grimaud encountered a wolf-dog hybrid in Florida and felt an immediate, instinctual connection to the animal—one that the wolf also seemed to share. Determined to do what she could to protect this threatened species, she committed her time and resources to becoming certified to found her own wolf preserve on the grounds of her home in New York State. Today, the master pianist acts as a tireless advocate for wolves, a species she believes has been unfairly demonized throughout history. In turn, the animals have given her a sense of freedom that she has never before experienced, even as an artist. In a beautifully rendered personal story that weaves the tale of a musical prodigy's rise to stardom with one of an animal lover learning to communicate on a level as primal as music, Hélène Grimaud touches, astonishes, and delights with her remarkable insight and passion.
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Price: $24.95
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Amino Acids in Animal Nutrition
By: D'Mello, J.P.F.
Published by: CAB International
Amino acid metabolism and nutrition of farm animals continues to be an active area of research. Fully updated, this second edition discusses the nutrition of a wider range of species, including companion animals. There are species-specific chapters on pigs, poultry, ruminants and companion animals.
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Price: $190.00
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A Bat Man in the Tropics
By: Fleming, Theodore H.
Published by: University of California Press
The euphoria of discovery is the only motivation many scientists need for studying nature and its secrets. Yet euphoria is rarely expressed in scientific publications. This book, a personal account of more than thirty years of fieldwork by one of the world's leading bat biologists, wonderfully conveys the thrill of scientific discovery.
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Price: $15.95
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Becoming a Tiger
By: McCarthy, Susan
Published by: Harper Collins
From the co–author of the New York Times bestseller When Elephants Weep comes a book that uses true stories backed by scientific research to explore the way young animals discover their worlds and learn how to survive. How does a baby animal figure out how to get around in the world? How much of what animals know is instinctive, and how much must they learn?. In Becoming a Tiger , bestselling author Susan McCarthy addresses these intriguing matters, presenting fascinating and funny examples of animal behaviour in the laboratory and in the wild. McCarthy shows us how baby animals transform themselves from clueless kittens, clumsy cubs, or scrawny chicks into efficient predators, successful foragers, or deft nestbuilders. From geese to mice, dolphins to orangutans, bats to (of course) tigers, McCarthy's warm, amusing, and insightful examinations of animal life and developments provides a surprising window into the mental worlds of our fine fuzzy, furred, finned, and feathered friends. oReaders will be fascinated by a close look at animal intelligence, learning, and family life.
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Price: $10.95
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Beyond Wolves
By: Nie, Martin A.
Published by: University of Minnesota Press
Analyzing the wolf recovery program from a policy-making perspective, Martin A. Nie examines not only the future of wolf recovery but also the issues that will define debates around the politics of wildlife management. Beyond Wolves is a revelatory look a
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Price: $72.00
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Crocodiles
By: Huchzermeyer, F.W.
Published by: CAB International
A comprehensive reference on the biology, management and health of crocodiles, alligators and gharials applicable to both farmed and captive animals.
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Price: $190.00
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Determinants of Animal Behaviour
By: Cartwright, Jo-Anne
Published by: Routledge
Are animals intelligent? Do they have problem-solving abilities? Can they be intentionally deceptive? This book examines these important and fascinating aspects of comparative psychology. It investigates three central areas of animal behaviour - evolutionary explanations of animal behaviour, classical and operant conditioning and social learning in animals.
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Determinants of Animal Behaviour
By: Cartwright, Jo-Anne
Published by: Routledge
A 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.
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Echidna
By: Augee, Michael; Gooden, Brett; Musser, Anne (ill.)
Published by: CSIRO Publishing
Describes the echidna's lifestyle and the adaptions that have made it so successful. This book draws on research into these strange creatures, covering their evolution, anatomy, senses, reproduction, behaviour, feeding habits and metabolism.
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Price: $32.00
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