Wildlife category: 1081 books

In this, the 8th volume of the "Visit the Zoo" series, we once again experience the marvelous and fascinating world of the modern zoo. With close-up and personal photography and compact description we learn about a completely different group of animals in the zoo. We learn about their lives and amazing facts about their capabilities. Time to pay another visit to the ZOO.

Translator's Preface. Oiseau," or "The Bird," was first published in 1856. It has since been followed by "L'Insecte" and "La Mer;" the three works forming a trilogy which few writers have surpassed in grace of style, beauty of description, and suggestiveness...

Food makes the world go around, according to this absorbing account of how the search for food has shaped human nature. It is more important than love or sex for the simple reason that food is harder to find than a mate. Think of it this way, says Allport, who draws on the research of anthropologists...

Raised By Wolves: A Pack Odyssey is the story of the first four years of a pioneering, ongoing research study and life with wolves that has continued for nearly twenty-five years. In this scholarly yet poetically personal book, psychologist/wolf ethologist CJ Rogers takes the reader into the creation...

In the very north of Britain, far from the bustling cities and picturesque countryside to the south, lies Western Europe's greatest wilderness: the Scottish Highlands. This is a land shaped by the flow of ancient ice, where snow-capped mountains tower over ink-black lochs, Golden Eagles soar over...

How are biological diversity, protected areas, indigenous knowledge and religious worldviews related? From an anthropological perspective, this book provides an introduction into the complex subject of conservation policies that cannot be addressed without recognising the encompassing relationship...

Birds Photo Book: is a photo book with different mixed images of birds from eagles to doves and robins and blue Jays,...ect. there is not words or names or information to these photos in the book, it is only intened as to be used as a Photo book. there is a total of 300 mixed...

This eBook is best viewed on a color device. A Golden Guide ® FROM ST. MARTIN'S PRESS Enjoy and Learn! Expert Knowledge! Easy-to-Read! Some of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring predators on the planet, the raptors, or birds of prey have captivated us for centuries. This Golden...

When you imagine these graceful, elegant birds, perhaps you picture them in shallow water, standing on one leg, waiting for fish--but there's much more to these cultural touchstones. Award-winning photographer Stan Tekiela takes you into the fascinating world of cranes, herons and egrets. His striking...

An animal-by-animal guide that reveals the meaning behind each encounter we have with animals • Provides sophisticated psychological insight into encounters with more than 150 animals, birds, reptiles, insects, and aquatic life • Explores how animals reflect our inner world, drawing...

For native and visitor alike, the New England landscape has a rich allure. This grand sweep of land is a living tapestry woven of interconnected bioregions and natural communities whose compositions of plants and animals have evolved over time. In more than fifty essays, Michael J. Caduto brings readers...

This is a wonderful collection of 30 high-quality amazing images produced by a series of today's top professional photographers. Enjoy and be inspired!

 An English writer who became famous for his descriptions of the peoples of the Caucasus.  He visited various regions of the Caucasus, such Svaneti , who described in two books published during the 1880s (In The Sport And Savage Svaneti Caucasus and Crimea) ContentsSport in the Crimea...

The Truth About De-Extinction The must-read summary of “Rise of the Necrofauna**: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction,“ by Britt Wray.** Necrofauna is a term used by futurist Alex Steffen to refer to species that are extinct but have been recreated by the process of de-extinction. In...