London: Reaktion Books, 2012. Octavo, paperback, 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 times hyenas have been both..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, 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 cetaceans from grotesque monsters, useful..... More
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
London: Bloomsbury Books, 2020. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. With more than 1,000 meticulous and specially commissioned illustrations, complete with flukes, blows and dive sequences, it includes detailed annotations pointing out significant field marks, as well as extensive distribution and migration maps. Many of the world's most..... More
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
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
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This stunningly illustrated and easy-to-use field guide covers every species of the world's canids, from the Gray Wolf of North America to the dholes of Asia, from African jackals to the South American Bush Dog. It features more than 150..... More
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
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback, 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 British countryside and into cities..... More
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
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
Honolulu: Bishop Museum Occasional Papers No. 51, 1997. Octavo, softcover. More
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
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
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
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
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
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Now in paperback. "Here at last is a book that will give the fourth great ape the visibility that this wonderful species deserves. You will learn that bonobos are not just 'little' chimpanzees but are every bit as different from..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. "It's the animal in us," we often hear when we've been bad. But why not when we're good? "Primates and Philosophers" tackles this question by exploring the biological foundations of one of humanity's most valued traits: morality. In this..... More
Chicago: Conservation International, 2004. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, black and white photographs, maps. The volume illustrates and describes twenty-eight primate species comprising forty-three taxa, of which fifteen taxa are only found in Colombia. The field guide also includes comprehensive chapters on primate classification, fossil history, and conservation, and each is..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. This book offers the most comprehensive and readable review of their biology, ecology, behaviour, and conservation. With gripping photographs by Lynch, a pre-eminent wildlife photographer, and the personal stories of Derocher, this book is as stunning to look at..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2014. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. A fascinating study of an animal that, after the dog and cat, has been granted a privileged place in our homes and our hearts. Rabbit is the story of the winsome long-eared animal that hops through children's stories, myths..... More
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, maps. Before commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, environmentalists, and sometimes even whalers themselves had attempted to create an international regulatory framework that would provide a sustainable whaling industry. This book tells the story..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press/WILDGuides, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. The essential field guide to all the sea mammals found in coastal Britain. The book features more than 100 stunning photographs and close to 40 detailed and beautiful illustrations of 34 species of sea mammals, paying special attention..... More
