This facsimile edition is a charming artefact from the age of explorers, which continues to be treasured by artists and scientists alike.
What a fish knows explores fish cognition, emotion, and behaviour, and challenging common misconceptions about their intelligence.
How the prized matsutake mushroom is remaking human communities in China—and providing new ways to understand human and more-than-human worlds.
Take flight with the secret life of owls with this book.
Explore the mind of a bee and learn what drives its behavior
A book on the beneficial roles of fungi along with their mischievous and deadly impacts. Could fungal pathogens outsmart us before we find ways to combat them?
What Is a Bird? - An Exploration of Anatomy, Physiology, Behavior and Ecology
A 50th-anniversary edition of one of the most influential articles of 20th-century philosophy. By asking the question 'What Is It Like to Be a Bat?' this essay posed questions about the 'mind-body problem' and the subjectivity of consciousness.
What It's Like to Be a Bird - From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing - What Birds are Doing, and Why?
Peña-Guzmán convincingly shows that animals dream, and that sometimes scientists can even tell us what they dream about. This beautiful book opens a window into the fascinating mental and emotional world-building abilities of animals.
The little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world.
Intrepid zoologist Dr Arik Kershenbaum is the world-leading expert in animal vocal communication.
As this elegantly written book shows, size affects life in its every aspect. It is a universal frame from which nothing escapes.
Featuring around 175 species, each photographic entry is supported with a fascinating caption, explaining how the animal manages to be so deadly.
An engaging blend of conservation stories and humorous, personal anecdotes from Philippa Forrester about women who, like her, choose to live and work in the wild.
Make somebody smile today - with the delightful Wisdom of Owls.
Make somebody smile today - with the delightful Wisdom of Sloths.
