Bears category: 91 books
In the Company of Bears
What Black Bears Have Taught Me about Intelligence and Intuition
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
In In the Company of Bears, originally published in hardcover as Out on a Limb, Ben Kilham invites us into the world he has come to know best: the world of black bears.
For decades, Kilham has studied wild black bears in a vast tract of Northern New Hampshire woodlands. At times, he has also...
Dominion of Bears
Living with Wildlife in Alaska
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Long ago we invited bears into our stories, our dreams, our nightmares, our lives. We have always sought them out where they live, for their hides, their meat, their beauty, their knowingness. Human country and bear country exist side by side.
As Sherry Simpson suggests, the relationship between...
by Terry Mason
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Author Terry Mason's children's animal book about bears is a book written for children who want to learn about bears. The book has lots of photos and fun facts in each chapter.At the end of the book you will find comprehension questions with answers.
Interesting things you'll find inside:
About...
Bears
Without Fear
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Fear of bears seems almost to be part of what it is to be human. Our species emerged out of the depths of time into a world already populated by these great carnivores. Before we mastered iron and later developed firearms, we had few defences against bears—only watchful caution and elaborate ceremonies...
by John McDonald
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Bears (particularly black bears) by nature are elusive and difficult to see in the wild; yet they are immensely popular, perhaps because they are surprisingly human-looking, though their dense fur and seemingly clumsy gait often lead them to be compared with shaggy, bumbling clowns. Well, the bears...
No Word for Wilderness
Italy’s Grizzlies and the Race to Save the Rarest Bears on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Fifty miles outside of Rome live the rarest grizzlies on earth
In Italian, there is no word for wilderness. Yet in the mountains of Italy, brown bears not only exist, they are fighting to survive amid encroaching development, local and international politics, and the mafia.
This meticulously...
In Bear Country
Adventures among North America's Largest Predators
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
They terrify and fascinate us. They are moving closer to us as climate change, deforestation, and rural development diminish their habitats. Once considered rare, romantic creatures, bears are now as common in some places as raccoons. Some say we should leave them alone; others argue that responsible...
Grizzly Bears
A Falcon Field Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Grizzly Bears: A Falcon Field Guide presents readers with substantive yet easily digestible information on this most revered and feared of large mammals. Where do grizzly bears live? What do they eat? What type of predators might be capable of taking on a grizzly bear? How do they communicate? What...
by Kathy Martin
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2009
A deep dive into the history of the much-loved plush bear brand from one of the world’s foremost teddy bear experts.
Merrythought was one of Britain’s longest running British-made teddy bear firms with a dedicated international following for their quality, highly collectable bears whose life-size...
Black Bear Hunting: Part 1 - Learning About Black Bears
Part 1 - Learning About Black Bears
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Part 1 of 6 of Black Bear Hunting. This part covers the life history, biology and behavior of black bears in chapter 1. Other chapters cover how many bears there are in North America, interpreting black bear sign, the oldest black bear on record for North America, how to sex and size bears in the field and the world record black bear bagged by a hunter.
The Great White Bear
A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Polar bears are creatures of paradox: They are white bears whose skin is black; massive predators who can walk almost silently; Arctic residents whose major problem is not staying warm, but keeping cool. Fully grown they can measure 10 feet and weigh close to 2,000 pounds, but at birth they are just...
by Anthony Dalton
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Around the Arctic Circle, polar bears are at the top of the food chain. They have no natural enemies and are fearless, living on the ice and hunting seals—their favourite food—with matchless cunning and ability. They roam far and wide, often far south of their Arctic habitat: they are seen regularly...
Bear
Myth, Animal, Icon
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Since the beginning of human history, bears have been regarded as animals of great power. Ethnobotanist and cultural anthropologist Wolf Storl, who spent years in the wilderness with bears, explores the fascinating relationship between bears and humans, including the history, mythology, healing lore,...
Speaking of Bears
The Bear Crisis and a Tale of Rewilding from Yosemite, Sequoia, and Other National Parks
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
As majestic as they are dangerous, and as timeless as they are current, bears continue to captivate readers. Speaking of Bears is not your average collection of stories. Rather it is the history, compiled from interviews with over 100 individuals, of how Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National...