Zoology category: 2375 books
Their Fate Is Our Fate
How Birds Foretell Threats to Our Health and Our World
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
At the heart of this book by Nobel Prize–winning immunologist and professor Peter Doherty is this striking observation: Birds detect danger to our health and the environment before we do. Following a diverse cast of bird species around the world—from tufted puffins in Puget Sound to griffon vultures...
Neurobiology of Motor Programme Selection
New Approaches to the Study of Behavioural Choice
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
The traditional view of motor systems as a linear chain of elements switched on and off by command neurons has become increasingly difficult to maintain in the face of accumulating evidence against the existence of command elements. So far, however, the general formulation of an alternative approach...
Physiology Past, Present and Future
A Symposium in Honour of Yngve Zotterman
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Physiology: Past, Present and Future documents the proceedings of a symposium in honor of Yngve Zotterman held in the Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of Bristol on 11-12 July 1979. The idea for the symposium was spurred by the knowledge that Yngve would reach the age of 80 in...
The Gap
The Science of What Separates Us from Other Animals
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
There exists an undeniable chasm between the capacities of humans and those of animals, but what exactly is the difference between our minds and theirs? In The Gap, psychologist Thomas Suddendorf provides a definitive account of what makes human minds unique and how this disparity arose. He proposes...
by K. Lorenz
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
This book is a contribution to the history of ethology-not a definitive history, but the personal view of a major figure in that story. It is all the more welcome because such a grand theme as ethology calls for a range of perspectives. One reason is the overarching scope of the subject. Two great...
The Animals' Agenda
Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
A compelling argument that the time has come to use what we know about the fascinating and diverse inner lives of other animals on their behalf
Every day we are learning new and surprising facts about just how intelligent and emotional animals are—did you know rats like to play and laugh,...
The Politics of Species
Reshaping our Relationships with Other Animals
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
The assumption that humans are cognitively and morally superior to other animals is fundamental to social democracies and legal systems worldwide. It legitimises treating members of other animal species as inferior to humans. The last few decades have seen a growing awareness of this issue, as evidence...
by Deirdre Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010
Although the lion is not the largest, fastest or most lethal animal, its position as king of beasts has rarely been challenged. Since Palaeolithic times, lions have fascinated people, and due to its gallant mane, knowing eyes, and distinctive roar, the animal continues to beguile us today. In Lion,...
Oklahoma City Zoo
1960-2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
What started as a small menagerie in 1902 officially became Oklahoma City Zoo in 1903. Journey through the second half century of its illustrious history in Oklahoma City Zoo: 1960�2013. Meet the staff and animals and explore the exhibits that propelled it from a third-class animal facility to one...
by Randall D. Babb, Thomas C. Brennan, Alexander Cruz
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
In the first bilingual work on the reptiles and amphibians of the US–Mexico border, top herpetologists come together to describe the herpetofauna of the states of this region, which includes more than 600 species of toads, frogs, salamanders, turtles, sea turtles, alligators, lizards, snakes, and...
Minding Animals
Awareness, Emotions, and Heart
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2002
Thinking bees, ice-skating buffaloes, dreaming rats, happy foxes, ecstatic elephants, despondent dolphins--in Minding Animals, Marc Bekoff takes us on an exhilarating tour of the emotional and mental world of animals, where we meet creatures who do amazing things and whose lives are filled with mysteries....
Garden Ponds
Basic Pond Setup And Maintenance
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
In this colorful Garden Ponds Made Easy title, authors Dennis Kelsey-Wood and Tom Barthell have provided an essential guide for first-time pond enthusiasts. The authors outline all of the considerations for starting out with a new pond, including determining the site, style, size of the pond, and...
Sunset at the Zoo
The Zoo You Don't Know
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
My Extraordinary Life as a Zoo Director.
From merciful acts of compassion to vindictive acts of litigation, Sunset at the Zoo examines the clash between the popularity of seeing exotic animals and the realities of compassionately managing captive species.
On the other side of children’s...
The Voice of Animals
10 Life-Healing Lessons from Animals
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Margrit Coates is the world’s leading animal healer and communicator. In her new book, she draws upon her incredible experiences to share 10 profound life-healing lessons learnt from animals. All animals have teachings to offer that could not only help humans save the planet, but show us individually...