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The Sphagnum Ponds of Simmelried in Germany: A Biodiversity Hot-Spot for Microscopic Organisms

This study describes 656 species of bacteria, protists, and micro-metazoa occurring in the Simmelried, a three hectare-sized moorland nea...

The Storm-petrels

The first definitive work on the European Storm-petrel and its relatives, by one of the world's leading experts on the species. Imagine a...

The Walking Whales - From Land to Water in Eight Million Years

Hans Thewissen, a leading researcher in the field of whale paleontology and anatomy, gives a sweeping first-person account of the discove...

The Welfare of Pigs

The domestic pig is perceived as an animal with intelligence and character and yet, in the industrialized world, the majority of people h...

The World of the Penguin

Describes the seventeen species of penguins and the relationship between penguins and humans.

Thinking Like a Wolf - Lessons from the Yellowstone Packs

Book Five in the Award-Winning “Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone” series “Rick’s writing is so vivid, so powerful, that I feel I have been rig...

Vultures of the World - Essential Ecology and Conservation

"This book contains descriptions of the ecology of the world's twenty-three species of vultures and condors, including their conservation...

What the Chicken Knows - A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird

From the beloved and bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus and The Hummingbirds' Gift comes a splendid celebration of one of natur...

When Animals Dream - The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness

"A ... look at the philosophical and moral implications of animal dreaming"--Provided by publisher.

Wonders of Development in Plants, People, and Projects

Zoo Animals - Behaviour, Management, and Welfare

Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare addresses the key questions surrounding the keeping of zoo animals, and reveals how we can...