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ISBN: 9781780997063 - Elephants Among Us Elephants Among Us
M Jaynes

ISBN10: 178099706X  ISBN13: 9781780997063
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing Earth Books
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 31 May 2013
Examining the stories of two performing elephants. Both underwent disaster, and both can tell us something about ourselves Born in the 1970s, Stoney the elephant spent his life traveling and performing with his family. In 1994, he was injured... More

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ISBN: 9781466575608 - Endocrine Sex Differentiation in Fish Endocrine Sex Differentiation in Fish
T J Pandian

ISBN10: 1466575603  ISBN13: 9781466575608
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc CRC Press Inc
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 09 May 2013
Of all vertebrates, fish exhibit unparalleled diversity of sexual plasticity and flexibility, ranging from gonochorism to unisexualism, and exceptional patterns of functional hermaphroditism. Fish farming and monosex aquaculture have led to... More

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ISBN: 9780823251155 - Pets, People, and Pragmatism Pets, People, and Pragmatism
Erin McKenna

ISBN10: 0823251152  ISBN13: 9780823251155
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 07 May 2013
Examines human relationships with pets without assuming that such relations are either unnatural and to be avoided, or benign Pets, People, and Pragmatism examines human relationships with pets without assuming that such relations are either... More

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ISBN: 9780226436944 - How Animals Grieve How Animals Grieve
Barbara J King

ISBN10: 0226436942  ISBN13: 9780226436944
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 03 May 2013
From the time of our earliest childhood encounters with animals, we casually ascribe familiar emotions to them. The author argues that we can - and should - attend to animal emotions. She draws our attention to the specific case of grief... More

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ISBN: 9780224096898 - A Sting in the Tale A Sting in the Tale
Dave Goulson

ISBN10: 0224096893  ISBN13: 9780224096898
Publisher: Vintage Jonathan Cape Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 25 Apr 2013
Combines Gerald Durrell-esque tales of a child's growing passion for nature with an insight into the importance of the bumblebee. This title details the minutiae of life in their nests, sharing research into the effects intensive farming has had... More

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ISBN: 9780674052352 - Concealing Coloration in Animals Concealing Coloration in Animals
Judy Diamond, Alan B Bond

ISBN10: 0674052358  ISBN13: 9780674052352
Publisher: Harvard University Press The Belknap Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 09 Apr 2013
Color can attract mates, intimidate enemies, and distract predators. But it can also conceal animals from detection. It is an adaptation to the visual features of the environment but also to the perceptual and cognitive capabilities of other... More

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ISBN: 9781861443014 - Raising Chickens Raising Chickens
Taliah Drayak

ISBN10: 1861443013  ISBN13: 9781861443014
Publisher: Need2Know
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 31 Mar 2013
Tempted by fresh eggs, or just looking for an unusual and endearing pet? Chickens are as fascinating, full of personality, they take to the garden on force keeping the bugs at bay. Filled with sensible advice, such as how and where to buy your... More

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ISBN: 9780099574347 - Animal Heroes Animal Heroes
David Long

ISBN10: 0099574349  ISBN13: 9780099574347
Publisher: Cornerstone Arrow Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 14 Mar 2013
The PDSA Dickin Medal (regarded as the animals' Victoria Cross) has been awarded to just 64 animals for their courage in times of crisis. This title tells their stories. It also includes the story of G I Joe the plucky pigeon, who rescued over 100... More

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ISBN: 9780520273764 - Deep Things Out of Darkness Deep Things Out of Darkness
John G T Anderson

ISBN10: 0520273761  ISBN13: 9780520273764
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 22 Feb 2013
Natural history, the deliberate observation of the environment, is arguably the oldest science. This title chronicles the rise, decline, and ultimate revival of natural history within the realms of science and public discourse. Natural history... More

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ISBN: 9781466580183 - Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Chimpanzees Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Chimpanzees
Rui Diogo, Josep M Potau, Juan F Pastor

ISBN10: 1466580186  ISBN13: 9781466580183
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc CRC Press Inc
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 19 Feb 2013
Chimpanzees, including common chimpanzees and bonobos, are our closest living relatives. This book, which is the first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of the genus Pan, adopts the same format as the photographic atlases of... More