Zoology
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How Animals Grieve
$18.00 Add to cartFrom the time of our earliest childhood encounters with animals, we casually ascribe familiar emotions to them. But scientists have long cautioned against such anthropomorphizing, arguing that it limi… [more below]
- Author: King, Barbara J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 17 2014
- ISBN10: 022615520X
- Language: English
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Nature’s Nether Regions: What the Sex Lives of Bugs, Birds, and Beasts Tell Us about Evolution, Biodivers Ity, and Ourselves
$24.00 Add to cartA tour of evolution’s most inventive–and essential–creations: animal genitalia
Forget opposable thumbs and canine teeth: the largest anatomical differences between humans and chimps are found below- Author: Schilthuizen, Menno
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 28 2015
- ISBN10: 0143127063
- Language: English
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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Costa Rica: A Field Guide
$34.95 Add to cartAmong the largest of all insects, dragonflies and damselflies are conspicuous. Active during the day, often brightly colored, and extremely photogenic–something about their appearance and dashing fli
- Series: Zona Tropical Publications / Antlion Media
- Author: Paulson, Dennis R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1501713167
- Language: English
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What the Dog Knows Young Readers Edition: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World
$7.99 Add to cart“Fun and engaging.” —School Library Connection
In this young readers edition of the New York T
“A fast, fascinating read that captures the strong bond between dog and owner.” —School Library Journal- Author: Warren, Cat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1534428151
- Language: English
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Next Time You See a Pill Bug
$29.99 Add to cartChances are that just under a nearby rock, you’ll spot a roly-poly pill bug. Encourage a child to take a close look, and introduce a fascinating creature. Gently pick it up and watch as it rolls into … [more below]
- Series: Next Time You See
- Author: Morgan, Emily
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1936959178
- Language: English
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A Little Queer Natural History
$16.00 Add to cartBeautifully illustrated and scientifically informed, a celebration of the astonishing diversity of sexual behavior and biology found in nature.
From a pair of male swans raising young to splitgill mu- Author: Davis, Josh L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 10 2024
- ISBN10: 0226837033
- Language: English
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Locked in Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils
$29.95 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: May 18 2021
- ISBN10: 0231197284
- Language: English
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Zoo Ethics: The Challenges of Compassionate Conservation
$45.00 Add to cartZoo Ethics examines the workings of modern zoos and considers the core ethical challenges faced by people who choose to hold and display animals in zoos, aquariums, or sanctuaries. Jenny Gray asserts
- Author: Gray, Jenny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1501714422
- Language: English
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Silent Sparks: The Wondrous World of Fireflies
$29.95 Read moreAn informative, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look at the beloved firefly
For centuries, the beauty of fireflies has evoked wonder and delight. Yet for most of us, fireflies remain shroude- Author: Lewis, Sara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 26 2016
- ISBN10: 0691162689
- Language: English
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Ruth Heller’s How to Hide a Butterfly & Other Insects
$5.99 Add to cartGo on a fascinating nature hunt to find the butterflies, bees, inchworms, and other intriguing insects hiding in the brilliantly-painted pages of this book.
- Series: Reading Railroad Books
- Author: Heller, Ruth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 29 1992
- ISBN10: 044840477X
- Language: English
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Handbook of Mammals of Madagascar
$49.95 Read moreBeautifully illustrated and authoritative, the most up-to-date and comprehensive photographic guide to Madagascar’s mammals
Madagascar’s mammals are some of the most remarkable on earth, having evolve- Author: Garbutt, Nick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 488
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0691239916
- Language: English
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Extraordinary Insects: The Fabulous, Indispensable Creatures Who Run Our World
$18.99 Add to cartThis enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we could not survive without them is “a joy” (The Times, London) and “charming…Highlighting them in all their b… [more below]
- Author: Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1982112883
- Language: English
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The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism
$54.99 Add to cartTis book, already translated into ten languages, may at frst sight appear to be just about honeybees and their biology. It c- tains, however, a number of deeper messages related to some of the most ba… [more below]
- Author: Tautz, J?rgen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: May 21 2008
- ISBN10: 3540787275
- Language: English
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Nos Fuimos Todos de Safari: Una Aventura de Números Por Tanzania
$9.99 Add to cart★ “The text’s easy, natural rhythm makes reading aloud a pleasure… [a] brilliant, horizon-expanding outing” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review Learn to count in Swahili while discovering Afri… [more below]
- Author: Krebs, Laurie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 05 2005
- ISBN10: 1905236085
- Language: Spanish
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Sex in the Sea
$22.00 Add to cartAn Oprah.com Best Book for National Reading Month
Forget the Kama Sutra. When it comes to inventive sex acts, just look to the sea. There we find the elaborate mating rituals of armored lobsters; gian- Author: Hardt, Marah J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 31 2017
- ISBN10: 125011859X
- Language: English
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The Dog: A Natural History
$27.95 Read moreAn accessible and richly illustrated introduction to the natural history of dogs–from evolution, anatomy, cognition, and behavior to the relationship between dogs and humans
As one of the oldest dome- Author: Miklósi, Ádám
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 0691176930
- Language: English
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Beetles of Western North America
$49.95 Read moreFrom the author of the acclaimed Beetles of Eastern North America, a triumphant follow-up guide to western beetles, lavishly illustrated with more than 1,500 stunning color photographs
Beetles of West- Author: Evans, Arthur V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 28 2021
- ISBN10: 0691164282
- Language: English
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Gyrfalcon: The One Who Stays All Winter
$28.99 Add to cartGyrfalcons and humans have shared a remarkable relationship since prehistoric times. These extraordinary arctic falcons have been revered, coveted as an item of commerce, persecuted, and enjoyed as a … [more below]
- Author: Barichello, Norman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: March 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1525551035
- Language: English
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When Birds Are Near: Dispatches from Contemporary Writers
$22.95 Add to cartIn this dazzling literary collection, writers explore and celebrate their lives with and love for birds–detailing experiences from Alaska to Bermuda, South Dakota to Panama. In When Birds Are Near, f
- Author: Rogers, Susan Fox
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1501750917
- Language: English
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Metamorphosis: How Insects Are Changing Our World
$29.95 Add to cartAn accessible, beautifully illustrated celebration of insects–and their extraordinary contributions to humankind–from the hosts of the BBC Radio’s Metamorphosis
Insects outnumber humans 200 million- Author: McAlister, Erica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1588347672
- Language: English
