Zoology category: 2375 books
by Ber van Perlo
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2009
Brazil's bird diversity is one of the richest in the world. And yet there has never been a comprehensive field guide to this splendid and elusive avifauna. Until now. The carefully vetted text and images are the first to cover the full range of bird life in this vast and varied country. The more than...
by Clive Byers
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
Although it is one of South America's smallest countries, Ecuador is home to nearly 1,600 species of birds. This is thanks to the huge variety of habitats created by the Andes. The country is a birder's paradise and an increasingly popular tourist destination. Areas such as Tandayapa, Mindo and La...
by Susan Fogden
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Ideal for the travelling nature watcher, this useful guide provides a comprehensive overview of the variety of bird-life to be found in Costa Rica. Over 250 native species are included in the book, each description supported by a clear colour photograph taken where possible in the bird's natural Costa...
by Megan Stine, Who HQ
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
**Armchair adventurers can set sail for the remote Galapagos Islands and learn about the strange and unique animals that live there. **
The Galapagos Islands are a chain of volcanic islands located on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean. The isolated location of the islands has...
by Clive Byers
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
A country of huge scenic diversity, Peru is a birdwatcher's paradise and a popular tourist destination. It is home to about 1,800 different types of birds from the mighty Andean Condor to a dazzling variety of jewel-like hummingbirds. Many birds can be seen in the capital city of Lima, with Vermilion...
Birdology
Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Murderously Big Living Dinosaur (t)
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
Meet the ladies: a flock of smart, affectionate, highly individualistic chickens who visit their favorite neighbors, devise different ways to hide from foxes, and mob the author like she’s a rock star. In these pages you’ll also meet Maya and Zuni, two orphaned baby hummingbirds who hatched from...
by George C. Munro
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Birds of Hawaii is a concise guide to Hawaiian birdwatching.
The book is divided into three sections: "Native Birds", "Stray Variants to the Hawaiian Islands" and "Imported Birds." Each bird is identified by its scientific name, its common name(or names), and in...
The Double-Crested Cormorant
Symbol of Ecological Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
This is the story of the survival, recovery, astonishing success, and controversial status of the double-crested cormorant. After surviving near extinction driven by DDT and other contaminants from the 1940s through the early 1970s, the cormorant has made an unprecedented comeback from mere dozens...
by Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne, Deepal Warakagoda
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
A compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide for any nature watcher on a visit to Sri Lanka, a rich and satisfying destination for watching birds with more than 430 species identified on the island. A total of 252 species is described here in detail, from the Black-rumped Flameback to the Ceylon...
The Inner Bird
Anatomy and Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Birds are among the most successful vertebrates on Earth. An important part of our natural environment and deeply embedded in our culture, birds are studied by more professional ornithologists and enjoyed by more amateur enthusiasts than ever before. However, both amateurs and professionals typically...
Birds of Southwest Pacific
A Field Guide to the Birds of the Area between Samoar New Caledonia, and Micronesia
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Perfect for birdwatching enthusiasts travelling to Indonesia, this concise guide is full of interesting information.
This practical handbook, by an acknowledged authority, intended primarily for the field student, tells him how to identify and name the birds of Indonesia which he encounters,...
Once and Future Giants
What Ice Age Extinctions Tell Us About the Fate of Earth's Largest Animals
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and foraged on the marsh land now buried beneath Chicago's streets. Then, just as the first humans reached the Americas,...
Altruistic Armadillos, Zenlike Zebras
Understanding the World's Most Intriguing Animals
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
The New York Times–bestselling author of When Elephants Weep offers an A-to-Z compendium of creatures—with color photos included.
From the elegant, lithe, and friendly cheetah to the diminutive and faithful seahorse, and from the gigantic and surprisingly warlike hippopotamus to the majestic...
The Book of Animal Ignorance
Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2008
Fast on the heels of the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance comes The Book of Animal Ignorance, a fun, fact-filled bestiary that is sure to delight animal lovers everywhere. Arranged alphabetically from aardvark to worm, here are one hundred of the most interesting members of...