Zoology
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The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
$17.95 Add to cartFor many years, de Waal has observed chimpanzees soothe distressed neighbors and bonobos share their food. Now he delivers fascinating fresh evidence for the seeds of ethical behavior in primate socie… [more below]
- Author: de Waal, Frans
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 03 2014
- ISBN10: 0393347796
- Language: English
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Locked in Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils
$19.95 Add to cartFossils allow us to picture the forms of life that inhabited the earth eons ago. But we long to know more: how did these animals actually behave? We are fascinated by the daily lives of our fellow cre
- Author: Lomax, Dean R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0231197292
- Language: English
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Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps
$28.99 Read more“A book that draws us in to the strange beauty of what we so often run away from.” — Robin Ince, author of The Importance of Being Interested
In this eye-opening and entertaining work of popular scien
- Author: Sumner, Seirian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 12, 2022
- ISBN10: 0063029928
- Language: English
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Baby Bird Identification: A North American Guide
$39.95 Add to cartBaby Bird Identification is a comprehensive illustrated guide for distinguishing hundreds of North American bird species in their early stages of life. From the just hatched to the fledgling, Linda Tu
- Author: Tuttle-Adams, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1501762850
- Language: English
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Birds of New Jersey Field Guide
$14.95 Add to cartIdentify New Jersey birds with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by color and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information.
Make bird-watching in New Jersey even more enjoyable. With
- Series: Bird Identification Guides
- Author: Tekiela, Stan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1647553741
- Language: English
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How to Hide an Octopus and Other Sea Creatures
$5.99 Add to cartGo on a fascinating nature hunt to find the camouflaged octopus, crabs, brilliantly-painted tropical fish, and other wonderful sea creatures hidden in the pages of this book.
- Series: Reading Railroad Books
- Author: Heller, Ruth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 29 1992
- ISBN10: 0448404788
- Language: English
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Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct
$18.99 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Lion in the Living Room comes a fascinating and provocative exploration of the biology of motherhood that “is witty, reassuring, and takes motherhood … [more below]
- Author: Tucker, Abigail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1501192876
- Language: English
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Scats and Tracks of the Great Lakes: A Field Guide to the Signs of 70 Wildlife Species
$12.95 Add to cartThis revised and updated edition features the tracks, scats, and signs of animals in the Great Lakes.
- Series: Scats and Tracks
- Author: Halfpenny, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 15 2015
- ISBN10: 1493009923
- Language: English
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Animal Weapons
$21.99 Add to cart“Outstanding . . . Emlen’s book on animal warfare reveals a world far more fascinating and intriguing than one we could summon with our imagination.” –The Seattle Times
Every animal relies on a weapo- Author: Emlen, Douglas J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1250075319
- Language: English
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Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America
$29.99 Add to cartA visually stunning, comprehensive resource on North America’s birds of prey
Always a popular group of birds, raptors symbolize freedom and fierceness, and in Pete Dunne’s definitive guide, these tra- Author: Dunne, Pete
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 25 2017
- ISBN10: 0544018443
- Language: English
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Introduction to Light Microscopy: Tips and Tricks for Beginners
$44.99 Add to cartThis book offers a beginner’s guide to using light microscopes. It begins with a brief introduction to the physics of optics, which will give the reader a basic grasp of the behaviors of light. In tur
- Author: Lawlor, Dee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: June 12 2019
- ISBN10: 303005392X
- Language: English
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What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World
$20.00 Add to cartA firsthand exploration of the extraordinary abilities and surprising, sometimes life-saving talents of “working dogs”–pups who can sniff out drugs, find explosives, even locate the dead–as told thr… [more below]
- Author: Warren, Cat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 10 2015
- ISBN10: 1451667329
- Language: English
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Bigfoot: Surprising Encounters With Bigfoot in the United States (A Collection of Unsettling Encounters)
$19.95 Add to cartThis book was made from a few reports and some commentary and analysis of what was reported. The reports are what people said they saw. In this book, the reports are relayed as they were reported and
- Author: Vega, Ursula
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1774856026
- Language: English
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On the Trail of the Jackalope: How a Legend Captured the World’s Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer
$18.95 Read moreThe never-before-told story of the horned rabbit–the myths, the hoaxes, the very real scientific breakthrough it inspired–and how it became a cultural touchstone of the American West.
Just what is a- Author: Branch, Michael P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1639363831
- Language: English
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Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence
$29.95 Add to cartWhy birds are smarter than we think
Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a “birdbrain.” Yet in the past two decades, the- Author: Emery, Nathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 06 2016
- ISBN10: 0691165173
- Language: English
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Frogs and Toads of the World
$29.95 Add to cartA comprehensive photographic guide to the world’s frogs and toads
With nearly 6,000 species currently identified, frogs and toads are the most familiar and abundant amphibians on the planet. Frogs and- Author: Mattison, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 22 2011
- ISBN10: 0691149682
- Language: English
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The Encyclopedia of Animals: A Complete Visual Guide
$49.93 Add to cartThe Encyclopedia of Animals is a lavishly illustrated, authoritative, and comprehensive exploration of the rich and intriguing world of animals. Written by an international team of specialists, specta… [more below]
- Author: McKay, George
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: November 03 2004
- ISBN10: 0520244060
- Language: English
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Animal Rights: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThis volume provides a general overview of the basic ethical and philosophical issues of animal rights. It asks questions such as: Do animals have moral rights? If so, what does this mean? What sorts … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions #57
- Author: DeGrazia, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 16 2002
- ISBN10: 0192853600
- Language: English
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Pocket Guide to the Insects of Costa Rica
$27.95 Add to cartThe Pocket Guide to the Insects of Costa Rica reveals the sheer number and diversity of insects and arthropods of the tropics. Every square meter of rainforest and cloud forest in Costa Rica offers up
- Series: Zona Tropical Publications / Antlion Media
- Author: Hanson, Paul E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1501760971
- Language: English
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The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals: Second Edition
$27.95 Read moreThe fully updated second edition of the leading field guide for African safaris, providing unmatched coverage of all the continent’s land mammals in a handy, portable volume
Originally published in 20- Series: Princeton Pocket Guides #17
- Author: Kingdon, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 0691203520
- Language: English
