著者:E. Raymond Hall
出版社: Lost Leaf Publications
発売日: 2013年07月22日
Introduction
The weasel's agility and speed take it in and out of retreats, over obstacles and across open places in amazingly rapid fashion and are responsible for the animal's actions being descri……続きを見る
Which birds have the most air miles? Are adders born venomous?
Springwatch Unsprung brings together all the most-asked questions from the surprise hit BBC 2 TV spin-off of the same name. The heart o……続きを見る
A story of survival, transformation and love.
In a beautiful and powerful memoir which mixes honest, personal revelation with literature, history, and inspirational self-help, Bel Mooney tells the s……続きを見る
A collection of charming and celebrated writings about cats, from Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Doris Lessing’s love affair with cats began at a young age, when she became……続きを見る
著者:Tim Zimmermann
出版社: New Word City, Inc.
発売日: 2016年09月03日
On February 24, 2010, Tilikum, the largest killer whale at SeaWorld, suddenly dragged Dawn Brancheau, his trainer, into the pool and killed her. Journalist Tim Zimmermann set out to find out why. Hi……続きを見る
The story of the canine has been fundamentally entwined with that of humanity since the earliest times, and this ancient and fascinating story is told in Susan McHugh’s Dog, now available in B-forma……続きを見る
An inspiring and searingly honest memoir of how one woman had the strength and courage to change her life. Sylvia Harris was homeless, her children had been taken from her, and she was using crack c……続きを見る
This classic Reaktion title, now available in B-format, is a survey of crows, ravens, magpies and their relatives in myth, literature and life. It ranges from the raven sent out by Noah to the corvi……続きを見る
New Naturalist Wildfowl provides a much-anticipated overview of the fascinating birds that have become icons of our diminishing wilderness areas.
Wildfowl – swans, geese and ducks – have been the su……続きを見る
New York Times bestselling author Douglas Adams and zoologist Mark Carwardine take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures.
Join them as they encounter the animal kingdom in i……続きを見る
著者:Peter Young
出版社: Reaktion Books
発売日: 2012年10月02日
Tortoise is the first cultural history of these long-lived and intriguing creatures, which have existed for more than 200 million years. The book covers tortoises worldwide, in evolution, myth and r……続きを見る
著者:Isabel George
出版社: HarperCollins Publishers
発売日: 2012年03月08日
An inspiring and heart-warming short story of canine devotion and bravery.
Rescued from the rubble of a farmhouse in France, this German Shepherd puppy became the constant companion of his saviour, ……続きを見る
The latest mystery for the Third Pig Detective Agency.
Harry Pigg is back…
…and it’s a good job he isn’t scared of spiders.
When Little Miss Muffet turns up at the Third Pig Detective Agency she pre……続きを見る
‘The owls are not what they seem.’ From ancient Babylon to Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussycat and the grandiloquent, absent-minded Wol from Winnie the Pooh to David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, owls have……続きを見る
Red Panda: Biology and Conservation of the First Panda provides a broad-based overview of the biology of the red panda, Ailurus fulgens. A carnivore that feeds almost entirely on vegetable material ……続きを見る
What do you know about the knobbly armoured, scarlet creature staring back at you from your fancy dinner plate? Since there are species of lobsters without claws, then what exactly is a lobster? To ……続きを見る
著者:Isabel George
出版社: HarperCollins Publishers
発売日: 2010年10月28日
A second collection of incredible and heart-warming canine stories from around the world, from the bestselling author of The Dog That Saved My Life.
Animals have accompanied man into battle since wa……続きを見る
Behavior is shaped by both genetics and experience--nature and nurture. This book synthesizes research from behavioral genetics and animal and veterinary science, bridging the gap between these fiel……続きを見る
In the early twenty-first century animals are news. Parliamentary debates, protests against fox hunting and television programmes like Animal Hospital all focus on the way in which we treat animals ……続きを見る
A percentage of the proceeds from the sales of this book will be donated to wildlife conservation dedicated to save the rhinos.
On a warm African night, an adult rhino collapses in the grass and bre……続きを見る
著者:Nerissa Russell
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
This is the first book to provide a systematic overview of social zooarchaeology, which takes a holistic view of human-animal relations in the past. Until recently, archaeological analysis of faunal……続きを見る
In Beyond Prejudice, Evelyn B. Pluhar defends the view that any sentient conative beingーone capable of caring about what happens to him or herselfーis morally significant, a view that supports the ……続きを見る
Owls have always featured prominently in the mythology and folklore of a variety of cultures. These mysterious nocturnal creatures are thought to be symbols of wisdom, omens of death, and bringers o……続きを見る
In the heart-warming Lost and Found, discover tales from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home that celebrate the power of animals to transform people's lives.
We hear from the young boy whose Battersea dog he……続きを見る
著者:Andrew Linzey
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2016年05月31日
How we treat animals arouses strong emotions. Many people are repulsed by photographs of cruelty to animals and respond passionately to how we make animals suffer for food, commerce, and sport. But ……続きを見る
This edition does not include illustrations.
The authorised biography of the great naturalist and conservationist Gerald Durrell, who died aged seventy in January 1995 in Jersey, where he founded th……続きを見る
Birds and bird lore provide a fascinating window onto our social and cultural history, and can tell us much about our changing relationship with the British landscape, our people and society.
We Bri……続きを見る
“My Gentle Barn is a wonderful book. You'll love Ellie Laks and the animals she rescued--and who rescued her back.” –Sy Montgomery, The Good Good Pig
Founder Ellie Laks started The Gentle Barn after……続きを見る
In the United States roughly 2 million people are incarcerated; billions of animals are held captive (and then killed) in the food industry every year; hundreds of thousands of animals are kept in l……続きを見る