Animals category: 23627 books
The Gospel of Kindness
Animal Welfare and the Making of Modern America
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
When we consider modern American animal advocacy, we often think of veganism, no-kill shelters, Internet campaigns against trophy hunting, or celebrities declaring that they would "rather go naked" than wear fur. Contemporary critics readily dismiss animal protectionism as a modern secular movement...
by Brenda Winters
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Learn about endangered animals and how to help them.
Animals and the Environment
Advocacy, activism, and the quest for common ground
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Contemporary Earth and animal activists rarely collaborate, perhaps because environmentalists focus on species and ecosystems, while animal advocates look to the individual, and neither seems to have much respect for the other. This diverse collection of essays highlights common ground between earth...
The Defenders
The history of The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Canada was born on the back of the fur-bearing animal. Since the time of first contact, trapping and the fur trade was a part of the Canadian identity. But by the 1930s, a small band of individuals believed that trapping was not humane – that alternatives must be available. That was the start of...
by Benjamin Maduabuchi Ohakim
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
The greatest strength of the book “Tortoise, the Chameleon and other stories” is the delightful writing itself. Telling the stories from the point of view of the animals is so entertaining. Young readers will be learning important lessons without even realizing it. The four stories in this book...
by Lee Gunnell
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
All the Little Animals is an inspirational collection of real-life accounts describing the spiritual, life affirming magic of the animal kingdom; and those whose care and concern keeps them warm and regarded on a daily basis. A book about those walking, living works of art; whose value we often take...
Social Learning In Animals
The Roots of Culture
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 1996
The increasing realization among behaviorists and psychologists is that many animals learn by observation as members of social systems. Such settings contribute to the formation of culture. This book combines the knowledge of two groups of scientists with different backgrounds to establish a working...
Texans on the Brink
Threatened and Endangered Animals
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2019
What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect.
Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic...
Headless Males Make Great Lovers
And Other Unusual Natural Histories
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
The natural world is filled with diverse—not to mention quirky and odd—animal behaviors. Consider the male praying mantis that continues to mate after being beheaded; the spiders, insects, and birds that offer gifts of food in return for sex; the male hip-pocket frog that carries his own tadpoles;...
by Enos A. Mills
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2019
Watched by Wild Animals written by Enos A. Mills who was an American naturalist, author and homesteader. This book was published in 1923. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally...
DOCTOR RABBIT and the BRUSHTAIL FOX - 24 adventures and escapades of Doctor Rabbit
The creatures of the Big Green Wood take on Brushtail the Fox
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2018
This book is for all little boys and girls who love animals tells readers about the adventures of DOCTOTOR RABBIT with BRUSHTAIL THE FOX and how the animals of the Big Green Wood managed to get rid of Brushtail the Fox once and for all. But how did they do it? Herein is an adventure second to none!
It...
Black Out!: Animals That Live in the Dark
Animals That Live in the Dark
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
Did you know that the luna moth only flutters around at night--or that is has a wingspan as wide as a bowl of soup? This reader is packed with interesting facts about all the creepy animals that we never get to see during the daytime, like the barn owl, the blind cave fish, and the vampire squid.
by Caitlind L. Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2014
There are many amazing animals in the world. Some are funny and some are strange. This book will tell you about seven interesting, but amazing animals. Each book covers six subjects: What is it, where does it live, what does it eat, who are its enemies, how are babies born and raised, and some fun...
by Janell Martin
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2017
We have all heard about the “Rainbow Bridge,” but often wonder what it is like. Do animals just sit and wait for their earthly families? Do they run and play together until we get there? Is there perhaps something more to their lives in the next universe while they hope to see us again? Do they...