Our Dogs, Ourselves. The story of a unique bond by Alexandra Horowitz
$33.00 AUD
Category: Animals
In this book Alexandra Horowitz examines what's called the 'dog-human bond': examining all aspects of the complexity of this unique interspecies pairing. From her position as a dog scientist, she uses the science of dogs and dog-human interaction to ground a consideration of the various ways that dogs, ...Show more
Claws of the Panda by Jonathan Manthorpe
$49.95 AUD
Category: Animals
Claws of the Panda tells the story of Ottawa's failure to recognize and confront the efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate and influence Canadian politics, academia, and media, and to exert control over Canadians of Chinese heritage. Jonathan Manthorpe gives a detailed description of the ...Show more
Know Your Birds: Australia's Most Common Birds by Louise Egerton
$27.00 AUD
Category: Animals
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Green Guide: Sharks and Rays of Australia by Kelvin Aitken
$20.00 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Australian Green Guides
Australia is the shark and ray "capital" of the world, with far more different species than any other country. Of the 950 known species of sharks and rays throughout the world, Australia is host to approximately 300, many of which are found only in the waters of Australia. This book has been written wit ...Show more
Fathoms: The World in the Whale by Rebecca Giggs
$35.00 AUD
Category: Animals
When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beachfront in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales reflect the condition of our oceans. Fathoms: The World in the Whale is “a work of bright and careful genius” (Robert Moor, New York Times bestselling author ...Show more
Wisdom of Wolves - Hardcover by Elli H. Radinger
$33.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Love your family, care for your those around you, never give up and always find time to have fun - these are the golden rules of wolves. These remarkably intelligent animals take empathetic care of their old and injured, bring up their young lovingly and are able to forget everything when playing. They ...Show more
The Animal's Companion: People and Their Pets, a 26,000-Year Love Story by Jacky Colliss Harvey
$35.00 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: 26,000 Year Love Story
The earliest evidence of a human and a pet can be traced as far back as 26,000 BC in France where a boy and his 'canid' took a walk through a cave. Their foot and paw prints were preserved together on the muddy cave floor, and smoke from the torch the boy carried was left on the walls, allowing archaeol ...Show more
Never Home Alone - From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live by Rob Dunn
$40.00 AUD
Category: Animals
A natural history of the wilderness in our homes, from the microbes in our showers to the crickets in our basements Even when the floors are sparkling clean and the house seems silent, our domestic domain is wild beyond imagination. In Never Home Alone, biologist Rob Dunn introduces us to the nearly ...Show more
Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What they Teach Us by Frans De Waal
$33.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of animal research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, which investigated animal intelligence, Mama's Last Hug delivers a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals.Mama's Last Hug ...Show more
Bee by Claire Preston
$25.00 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Animal Ser.
Claire Preston's Bee tells the busy story of our long, complex relationship with this industrious, much-admired insect. Moving from ancient political descriptions to Renaissance debates about monarchy, to the conversion of the virtuous and civil bee into the dangerous swarm of the Hollywood horror flick ...Show more
The Last Elephants by Colin Bell; Don Pinnock
$50.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Amazing photographs of elephants accompany narratives from researchers, scientists, and conservationists celebrating elephants and calling for their preservation African savanna elephants--among the most magnificent and beloved of our fellow mammals--are an extraordinary, social, and intelligent species ...Show more
The Secrets of Bees 2nd Ed by Michael Weiler
$25.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Bees make honey; we all know that. But what happens between the bee buzzing around our backyard, and the sticky knife in the jar, is a mystery to most of us. How many bee-hours does it take to make just one jar of honey? What do the honeybees' waggling dances really mean? Why do bees swarm? What is a 'h ...Show more