The Behavior of Animals

Reducere. The scientific study of animal behavior is conducted under the domain of ethology. It primarily focuses on the behavior of animals under natural co...

Why do animals play?With thoughtful text and sweetly realistic watercolor art, author and illustrator Lita Judge explores the importance of play in...

DescriptionWhat do grizzly bear cubs eat? Where do baby raccoons sleep? And how does a baby otter learn to swim?Every baby mammal, from a tiny harv...

Reducere. Talking to the Moon is an unusual and charming story of a Thoreau-like adventure in remote northeastern Oklahoma. Following his university educatio...

Reducere. Animals / Mind Body Spirit Millions of family pets, often otherwise physically fit and healthy, are put to death every year to give human companion...

Reducere. This book has resulted from collaborative interactions between academic institutions and animal shelters. It contains a collection of eleven papers...

Drawing on the author's considerable experience in both teaching and research, this textbook describes the basic principles underlying animal behav...

Provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of such animals as hedgehogs, peacocks, penguins, salamanders, and sn...

Award-winning author Temple Grandin is famous for her groundbreaking approach to decoding animal behavior. Now she extends her expert guidance to s...

Peggy Hinaekian's short stories are a quirky collection of life's experiences interjected with honest yet playful sexual overtones and perceptions ...

Reducere. This study of dog ecology and behavior and of human ecology and behavior discusses the facets of the phenomenon of the urban free-roaming dog. It p...

Reducere. Take a transformative journey to a deeper level of connection, and discover how to train animals through compassionate wisdom...In Mindful Partners...

Reducere. A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of bighorn sheep, the wild sheep of North America. Also included is a story from folkl...

This book examines why humans have big brains and how brains are associated with complex society and behavior in other animals. It compares brain e...

Reducere. Nosey Beast is the first comprehensive work on the coatis. Combining the results of her decades of study on wild and captive white-nosed coatis wit...

Reducere. Nosey Beast is the first comprehensive work on the coatis. Combining the results of her decades of study on wild and captive white-nosed coatis wit...

DescriptionA lavishly illustrated celebration of these glorious animals--and a poignant lament for their futureElephants are among the most beloved...

Reducere. DescriptionDog Behavior: Modern Science and Our Canine Companions provides readers with a better understanding of canine science, including evoluti...

Reducere. Animals of the Southeast United States includes a selection of interesting and exciting animals that live in the Southeastern United States, includ...

Reducere. To answer Peter Rabbit's questions about his relatives, Old Mother Nature holds a school for the animals every day at sun-up for a month. Encouragi...

Reducere. Imagine that you are afraid, but instead of running and yelling for help, you pretend to be a stick. That's how an inchworm defends itselfAnimal De...

Reducere. From antlered elk to pouched pelicans, and from scouting prairie dogs to upright-swimming seahorses, the world of animals is wonderfully diverse. T...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom antlered elk to pouched pelicans, and from scouting prairie dogs to upright-swimming seahorses, the world of animals is wonderfully...

Reducere. DescriptionAround the world, baby animals grow up in all kinds of families. Whether it's albatrosses raising babies in big colonies or sibling pair...

Do you enjoy visiting animals at the zoo or playing with pets? As a child, Jane Goodall loved watching and interacting with animals. As an adult, s...

From antlered elk to pouched pelicans, and from scouting prairie dogs to upright-swimming seahorses, the world of animals is wonderfully diverse. T...

Reducere. Awards🏆Honorable Mention (2012) - National Outdoor Book Awards - (Nature/Environment)Contributor(s): Author: Andrew E. DerocherPhotographer: Wayne ...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom antlered elk to pouched pelicans, and from scouting prairie dogs to upright-swimming seahorses, the world of animals is wonderfully...

A compelling argument that the time has come to use what we know about the fascinating and diverse inner lives of other animals on their behalf Eve...

Reducere. A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of beavers, nature's swimming engineers. Also included is a story from folklore explai...

Reducere. Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Appearance Chapter 2: Behavior Chapter 3: Environment Conclusion Author Bio Bonus Dinosaur Content Introd...

DescriptionPeople form enduring emotional bonds with other animal species, such as dogs, cats, and horses. For the most part, these are domesticate...

Reducere. Introduces young children to the animals of the farmyard through a series of engaging stories about the sheep, chickens, cows, and horses that live...

Reducere. A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of meerkats, the African mammals that live in mobs. Also included is a story from folk...

Reducere. A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of hawks, the birds of prey found worldwide. Also included is a story from folklore ex...

Animal Emotions: How They Drive Human Behavior gives a concise overview of ancient mammalian emotions deeply rooted in the human brain. Jaak Pankse...

Pleasurable Kingdom presents new evidence that animals--like humans--enjoy themselves. From birds to baboons, insects to iguanas, animals feel good...

Reducere. In this seminal study, Hans Kruuk redefines the image of the spotted hyena, not as a common scavenger, but as a complex matriarchal predator with l...

Reducere. In this seminal study, Hans Kruuk redefines the image of the spotted hyena, not as a common scavenger, but as a complex matriarchal predator with l...

Reducere. This graphic nonfiction book introduces behaviors and instincts that allow animals to survive in the wild. The Building Blocks of Life Science volu...

Reducere. This graphic nonfiction book introduces behaviors and instincts that allow animals to survive in the wild. The Building Blocks of Life Science volu...

DescriptionBeing concerned with representation, this book is about an idea, a concept, a word. It is primarily a conceptual analysis, not a histori...

Reducere. This lavishly illustrated large-format book takes you on a world tour, continent by continent, to meet the animals that live in each region. Within...

Reducere. Are you looking for a drugless solution for your pet's behavioral issues? The Bach Flower Remedies, developed in the early 1900s by Edward Bach, M....

Reducere. It's a book of world records... of bonesGuess whose bones are the longest, shortest, heaviest, spikiest, and more. With touchable skeletons Ten rec...

A comparative and integrative overview of how and why animals as diverse as insects and humans behave the way that they do, linking behaviors to th...

The Behavior Guide to African Mammals is as different from a conventional field guide as motion pictures are from a snapshot. Whether we are able t...

Reducere. Bestselling author John Davidson presents "Animals of Australia - For Kids - Amazing Animal Books For Young Readers." Beautiful Pictures and easy r...

Reducere. A lavishly illustrated who's who of the prehistoric world. Firefly Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals is a stunning new reference to...

Grazing management might seem simple: just put livestock in a pasture and let them eat their fill. However, as Sarah Flack explains in The Art and ...

Reducere. For thousands of years, tracking animals meant following footprints. Now satellites, drones, camera traps, cellphone networks, and accelerometers r...

Reducere. A valuable guide by a well-known teacher and artist, this volume abounds in expert advice on methods and techniques for drawing animals, offering 2...

A richly illustrated, captivating study of army ants, nature's preeminent social hunters. A swarm raid is one of nature's great spectacles. In trop...

Reducere. While rabbits are well-known for being cute and fuzzy creatures, they can also be very difficult to care for. Whether you're an experienced rabbit ...

DescriptionEcotoxicology Essentials: Environmental Contaminants and Their Biological Effects on Animals and Plants provides a fundamental understan...

Reducere. A Publishers Weekly Best BookOne of the New York Public Library's "25 Books to Remember" for 1999Homosexuality in its myriad forms has been scienti...

Reducere. From winged bats to furry wolves, and from leaping dolphins to stalking lions, the world of animals is wonderfully diverse. This popular series tra...

Reducere. Combining the ethical clarity of Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals with the disquieting vision of Alan Weissman's bestseller The World Without ...

Reducere. First published in 1872 and his third major work on evolutionary science, "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals" is Charles Darwin's c...

Reducere. DescriptionTortoises are beautiful and interesting animals who typically thrive in captivity when provided with proper husbandry and veterinary car...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Karen a. AndersonAnimals can't talk. Or can they? Animal Communicator Karen Anderson takes you on an emotional and insightf...

Thoroughly updated for its third edition with the latest research in the field, this innovative text delivers an apt and comprehensive introduction...

Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our abi...

Reducere. In Animal Life in Nature, Myth and Dreams, Elizabeth Caspari connects the world of real, living animals with the symbolic world of animal images in...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ph. D. Jenifer a. ZeligsAnimal Training 101 offers a marriage of the science of animal behavior and the art of animal train...

Reducere. DescriptionHow are humans different from other animals? This is a question scientists have long tried to answer. As it turns out, some of the very ...

Fossils 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? W...

Reducere. Green tree pythons are simply amazing animals. Wildly popular among snake enthusiasts, these beautiful animals are truly unique. Starring at one of...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Lila MillerEditor: Stephen ZawistowskiShelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff, SecondEdition is the premier reference ...

DescriptionThink animals are all well-behaved? Think again. These thirteen play dirty. But they're about to get caught A fish who deceives her prey...