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Fathoms: The World in the Whale by Rebecca Giggs
$35.00 AUD
Category: Animals
A work of bright and careful genius. Equal parts Rebecca Solnit and Annie Dillard, Giggs masterfully combines lush prose with conscientious history and boots-on-the-beach reporting. With Giggs leading us gently by the hand we dive down, and down, and down, into the dark core of the whale, which, she con ...Show more
Faces: Profiles of Dogs by Vita Sackville-West
$20.00 AUD
Category: Animals
A collection of photographs of 44 breeds of dogs that capture them in particular & very individual moods. 'How very odd it must be to be a dog...'Over the years Vita Sackville-West had many dogs, including Cocker Spaniel Pippin (famously the mother of Virginia Woolf's Spaniel, Pinka), Alsatian Roll ...Show more
The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman
$35.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. According to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores the newly discovered brilliance of birds. As she travels ar ...Show more
Feeding the Birds at Your Table: A Guide for Australia by Darryl Jones
$25.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Feeding the Birds at Your Table is designed to provide detailed, comprehensive advice and suggestions for people wishing to feed wild birds in Australia from their own backyards and balconies. Millions of Australians feed wild birds in their gardens. Yet there is currently little information or advice o ...Show more
Tropical Marine Wildlife of Australia by Graham Edgar
$50.00 AUD
Category: Animals
The definitive guide to tropical Australian and central Indo- Pacific marine life, covering over 2,400 species of animals and plants, including many never before photographed or covered in field guides.
Australian Wildlife at Your Doorstep by Stephanie Jackson
$40.00 AUD
Category: Animals
A very useful and eye-opening book which will inspire people to step outside their front doors and discover the amazing world of wildlife that is all around us. Packed full of inspiring stories and tips, each chapter enthuses readers about the incredible variety of wildlife experiences and species that ...Show more
Flight Lines: Across the globe on a journey with the astonishing ultramarathon birds by Andrew Darby
$33.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Andrew Darby follows the extraordinary migratory shorebirds from Australia's southern ocean to the Arctic and back. On these travels he explores the power of science to reveal the mysteries of these birds, and to heal both their endangered world - and unexpectedly - himself. As the sun lowered and turne ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia by Rudie H. Kuiter
$22.00 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Photographic Guides
A guide for the diver, traveller, fishing enthusiast, or layperson, which aims to provide easy identification of the 222 species of fish covered. Photographs and distribution maps accompany each description, and some show juvenile and adult, or sex variations.
A Photographic Guide to Mammals of Australia by Ronald Strahan
$20.00 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Photographic Guides Ser.
This photographic guide is designed as a companion for the traveller, local or international, who is interested in Australian mammals. The guide identifies different species, over 168 of which are illustrated in colour.
All Animal beings by Ken Drake; Beck Drake; Zoo Studio Staff (Contribution by)
$50.00 AUD
Category: Animals
All Animal Beings have their own unique personalities, they share our emotions, they share our fears, and they share our love. For many years we were taught that animals were mere automatons, driven purely by instinct. Even as a young child I could instinctively tell from our family dogs that this wasn ...Show more
Sharks Never Sleep: First-hand encounters with killers of the sea by Brendan McAloon
$30.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Following a year of record numbers of shark attacks, Sharks Never Sleep takes us around the world to meet shark-attack survivors, shark lovers and shark hunters, who tell us of the primal fear of being eaten alive by a wild animal, the unimaginable grief of losing a loved one and share extraordinary tal ...Show more
Bird Bonds by Gisela Kaplan
$35.00 AUD
Category: Animals
Australian birds have a very special place in the evolution of modern birds. They are known to live unusually long lives, form long-lasting bonds and are overall exceptionally intelligent. The question is why this may be so. In this highly compelling new book, Professor Gisela Kaplan explores the evolut ...Show more