5,300円 The conventional history of animals could be more accurately described as the history of human ideas about animals. Only in the last few decades have scholars from a wide variety of disciplines attempted to document the lives of historical animals in ways that recognize their agency as sentient b...

5,970円 Emily Dickinson’s poem “Split the Lark” refers to the “scarlet experiment” by which scientists destroy a bird in order to learn more about it. Indeed, humans have killed hundreds of millions of birdsーfor science, fashion, curiosity, and myriad other reasons. In the United States alone, seven spe...

3,592円 In Elephant House, photographer Dick Blau and historian Nigel Rothfels offer a thought-provoking study of the Oregon Zoo’s Asian Elephant Building and the daily routines of its residentsーhuman and pachyderm alike. Without an agenda beyond a desire to build a deeper understanding of this enigmati...

200円 This book is called "Bird Portraits" because Mr. Seton-Thompson's pictures are always faithful and charming portraits of the birds which he draws. But since a bird's portrait, no matter how accurate, can show its subject in only one position, singing, feeding, flying, or sitting, a short account ...

442円 Ce livre est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Extrait : Ce n’est pas sans appréhension que j’aborde un sujet aussi épineux que l’est celui de l’origine de la peste bovine. Que pourrais-je dire d’original sur une question pour la solution de laquelle, en France e...

1,122円 This comprehensive guide to tanning is part of a series on taxidermy and comprises four detailed chapters by various experts on the subject. It is extensively illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams and drawings. Taxidermy Vol. 12 Tanning takes a comprehensive and informative look ...

748円 This fascinating book contains a concise guide to buying and caring for parrots and parakeets. The perfect handbook for current or prospective owners of parrots and parakeets, this comprehensive guide is detailed and accessible, and constitutes a great addition to any collection of avicultural li...

1,335円 Shortlisted for THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2017 ‘The best popular account of the lives of otters written so far’ Richard Shelton, Times Literary Supplement When Simon Cooper bought an abandoned water mill that straddles a small chalkstream in southern England, little did he know that he would come to s...

2,255円 The Kruger National Park, one of the largest and best-known conservation areas in the world, supports a remarkable diversity of birds. This attractive and handy field guide lists more than 500 species that have been recorded here, and provides full-colour photographs, detailed distribution maps a...

200円 Daisy das besondere Hundemädchen. Daisy, eine belgische Schäferhündin zieht ein. Als kleiner Welpe wurde sie in Ungarn vor dem Erfrieren gerettet. Sie hat Angst. Angst vor allem und jedem. Selbst beim kleinsten Geräusch zittert sie bereits. Viel Geduld und liebevolles Kümmern bringen mich ihr Stü...

10,352円 Przewalski’s Horses in Eurasia draws on more than two years of ethnographic research to examine the reintroduction of Prezewalski’s horsesーa highly endangered breed that is a genetically distinct and distant relative of today’s domesticated horsesーinto their native habitats across Eurasia. Zuko...

748円 This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalme...