London: A & C Black, 2008. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Takes readers on a journey through an entire year in the life of North America's great bears - the Black bear, the Brown bear and the Polar bear. This book contains facts, details and photographs. More about Bears: a year in the life
London: Reaktion Books, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs and illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. In almost every culture, hyenas are regarded as nasty, scheming charlatans, skulking in the back alleyways of the animal kingdom. Scorned as little more than scavenging carrion-eaters, vandals and thieves, since the earliest... More about Hyena
Guilford: Globe Pequot Press, (2009. second edition). Small quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The bears of the world, from the Polar bear of the Arctic to the grizzlies of Yellowstone Park in North America, are among the most studied, and most loved, of all wild animals. This book is unique in... More about The bear almanac: a comprehensive guide to bears of the world
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. Examines the shared history of people and bears. The book uncovers new and little-known stories and facts about bears in European, North American, Japanese, Russian, and South and Southeast Asian cultures. Taken together, these perspectives show us new... More about Bears: a brief history
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs and illustrations, line drawings, maps. Over the course of the twentieth century, our understanding of and relationship to whales underwent astonishing changes. With this book, D. Graham Burnett tells the fascinating story of the transformation of... More about Sounding of the whale: science and cetaceans in the twentieth century
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Octavo, laminated boards, line drawings, black and white photographs. Spider monkeys are one of the most widespread New World primate genera, ranging from southern Mexico to Bolivia. Although they are common in zoos, spider monkeys are traditionally very difficult to study in the wild, because... More about Spider monkeys: the biology, behavior and ecology of the Genus Ateles
Edinburgh: Birlinn General, 2014. Octavo, oblong format, paperback, colour photographs. This book is a celebration of the return of the otter to Britain's rivers and freshwater wetlands after a drastic decline in the last century. For more than two decades, award-winning photographer Laurie Campbell has documented these lithe, elusive predators... More about Otters: return to the river
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, other illustrations. From eminent biologists like Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin to famous authors such as Rudyard Kipling in his Just So Stories, many people have asked, "Why do zebras have stripes?" There are many explanations, but until now... More about Zebra stripes
London: Reaktion Books, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. Despite its minuscule size, the mouse has a large presence in earth's animal kingdom and the human imagination. Often regarded in the West as one of the human race's greatest adversaries, the mouse is... More about Mouse
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, (2016. second edition), Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations, maps. There are many opportunities to see whales, dolphins and porpoises in the seas around Europe and this comprehensive and authoritative guide covers everything you need to know about where, when and how to watch them. Packed with useful... More about Mark Carwardine's guide to whale watching in Britain and Europe
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. In 1838 Charles Darwin jotted in a notebook, 'He who understands baboon would do more towards metaphysics than Locke.' "Baboon metaphysics" is Dorothy L. Cheney and Robert M. Seyfarth's fascinating response to Darwin's challenge. Cheney and Seyfarth set up camp in... More about Baboon metaphysics: the evolution of a social mind
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs, illustrations. This book by Nicola Chester is an accessible and lively account of an intriguing and much-loved animal that, surprisingly, is still endangered and rarely seen despite a recent resurgence that has seen it expand from the remote... More about RSPB spotlight: Otters
London: Merrell Publishers, 2009. Quarto, dustwrapper, black and white photographs. One of the most majestic creatures on Earth, The African elephant faces an uncertain future. This book is a superb tribute to the remarkable beauty of these endangered animals. Striking duotone images by award-winning photographers Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson... More about Walking thunder: in the footsteps of the African elephant
Melbourne: Melbourne Books, 2016. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. From the rusty, red plains of Tsavo to the lush, green forests of Northern Thailand, Clow has captured every aspect of elephant life, from first step to untimely death. Her astonishing images have been paired with the words of writers, poets... More about Reflections of elephants
Honolulu: Bishop Museum Occasional Papers No. 51, 1997. Octavo, softcover. More about Report on mammals collected during the Bishop Museum Expedition to Mt. Dayman, Milne Bay...
Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, 2014. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, diagrams, graphs. Wolves are considered controversial figures worldwide: mythical creatures as well as troublemakers, conservation efforts on their behalf are often polarizing. In recent years much effort has focused on the discussion of how to conserve large... More about Ecology and conservation of the Maned wolf: multidisciplinary perspectives
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. The management of wild rabbits is a vexing problem worldwide. In countries such as Australia and New Zealand, wild rabbits are regarded as serious pests to agriculture and the environment, while in many European countries they are considered an important... More about Australia's war against rabbits: the story of rabbit haemorrhagic disease
Marleston: JB Books, 2001. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. The results of three decades of study, with illustrations by Frank Knight and the author. Covers the social and chemical communicatin among dingoes, patterns of aggression, dominance and submission, feeding ecology, hunting tactics and competition with other predators. More about The Dingo in Australia and Asia
Princeton: Princeton University Press/WILDGuides, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. A comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in Britain and Ireland in recent times, including marine mammals, bats and introduced species. The book features hundreds of stunning photographs and incorporates invaluable tips and suggestions... More about Britain's mammals: a field guide to the mammals of Britain and Ireland
London: Reaktion Books, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series.Known for their haughty demeanour, woolly charm and propensity to spit when threatened, llamas have had a rich and varied history. Since their domestication high in the Andes, they have been sacrificed, farmed, smuggled and petted... More about Llama
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. Octavo, illustrations. A detailed overview of diversity, life history, ecology, and behaviour of primates and the ways these factors influence primate abundance and distribution. More about Primate conservation biology
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, text illustrations. With only 5,000 surviving, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the world's most endangered large carnivores - and one of the most remarkable. This comprehensive portrait of wild dogs incorporates previously scattered information with... More about The African wild dog: ecology, behavior, and conservation
India: Natraj Publishers, 2001. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The Tiger has always been associated with India as hunting the tiger was the acme of sport hunting. Though focused on hunting, considerable data is available on its natural history from observant hunters who had to study the habits and behaviour of... More about The Tiger in India: a natural history
Athens: Ohio University Press, 1999. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. This comprehensive study highlights the dilemma faced by a species whose habitat is threatened by encroachment. Also available in hardcover. More about Cougar!
London: Granta, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, BRAND NEW. Over the course of a year, Miriam Darlington travelled around Britain in search of wild otters. This book follows Darlington's journey through different landscapes, seasons, and weather as she tracks one of Britain's most elusive animals. During her search, she meets otter experts... More about Otter country: in search of the wild otter