Western Australian Humpback and Right Whales: an increasing success story.
Perth: WA Museum, 1995. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. WAS $15. More about Western Australian Humpback and Right Whales: an increasing success story
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The black rhinos of Namibia: searching for survivors in the African desert.
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, WAS $32. Follow Bass on his far-flung adventure in southwest Africa on the trail of a fascinating and vulnerable species. Driven to the brink of extinction by poaching and war, human intervention and cutting-edge conservation has saved the black rhinos, for now. Against... More about The black rhinos of Namibia: searching for survivors in the African desert
Through the Tiger's eyes: a chronicle of India's vanishing wildlife.
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1996. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. WAS $44. Generally about the wildlife of India, with a strong emphasis on tigers. More about Through the Tiger's eyes: a chronicle of India's vanishing wildlife
Horn of darkness: rhinos on the edge.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs. WAS $40. The Black Rhino is on the edge of extinction because of the demand for rhino-horn. To deter rhino poachers, authorities in Namibia have decided to dehorn the remaining population. More about Horn of darkness: rhinos on the edge
A guide to the carnivores of central America: natural history, ecology and conservation.
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2000. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations, maps. WAS $50. One of the first field guides dedicated to the carnivores of Central America. It describes the four families and the individual species that occur in the region. Hardcover out of print. This book is one of the... More about A guide to the carnivores of central America: natural history, ecology and conservation
Tupai: a field study of Bornean Treeshrews.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, line drawings. WAS $60. Describes treeshrew habitat, diet, nesting habits, home range, activity patterns, social behaviour, and their unique parental care system. More about Tupai: a field study of Bornean Treeshrews
Whales, whaling, and ocean ecosystems.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, text illustrations, diagrams. WAS $90. Presents an overview of what we know about the natural history, biology, and ecology of whales in the broad context of the dynamics of ocean ecosystems. The volume encompasses multiple points of... More about Whales, whaling, and ocean ecosystems
Deer: the animal answer guide.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs, line drawings. WAS $38. Answers intriguing questions about members of the deer family Cervidae. From the diminutive pudu of South America that weighs 7kg to male moose that weigh close to 900kg, Feldhamer and McShea explore... More about Deer: the animal answer guide
Great ape odyssey.
New York: Abrams, 2005. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. WAS $75. Here the famed primatologist explores the great ape (gorillas, chimpanzees - including bonobos - and orangutans) interpreting the latest research and describing relationships among the different species, all in the context of the mounting threat of extinction. Over 125 up-close... More about Great ape odyssey
Kangaroos, wallabies and rat-kangaroos.
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1989. Quarto, two volumes, colour illustrations. WAS $163. These two volumes are divided into seven sections, each devoted to a major field of research on macropod biology. The sections are evolution, zoogeography and community ecology; diet, feeding and digestion; energy, water and temperature relations; reproductive biology;... More about Kangaroos, wallabies and rat-kangaroos
Marine mammal research in the Southern Hemisphere, volume one: status, ecology and medicine.
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1997. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations. WAS $50. A compilation of research papers from leading marine mammal scientists examining trends in marine mammal studies. More about Marine mammal research in the Southern Hemisphere, volume one: status, ecology and medicine
Evolution and systematics of the Atlantic tree rats, Genus Phyllomys (Rodentia, Echimyidae), with description of two new species.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003. Octavo, paperback, photographs (one colour), maps, diagrams. University of California Publications in Zoology, Volume 132. More about Evolution and systematics of the Atlantic tree rats, Genus Phyllomys (Rodentia, Echimyidae), with...
Giant Pandas: biology and conservation.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. Small quarto, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, text illustrations. WAS $120. The book is divided into four parts: Evolutionary history of the Giant Panda; Studies of Giant Panda biology; Pandas and their habitats; and Giant Panda conservation. It combines the latest findings from the... More about Giant Pandas: biology and conservation
Beluga days: tracking a white whale's truths.
New York: Counterpoint, 2004. Octavo, dustwrapper, remainder mark. WAS $45. Original in approach and incisive in its questions, "Beluga Days" explores how conservation laws, management policies and human behaviours have affected the shrinking beluga population. Lord encounters an ongoing debate wrestling with the immediate need to protect the whales. More about Beluga days: tracking a white whale's truths
Rabbits: the animal answer guide.
Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs. WAS $50. Did you know that there are more than 90 species of rabbits, hares, and pikas, rabbits' little-known cousins? And that new species are still being found? Or that baby rabbits nurse from their mothers... More about Rabbits: the animal answer guide
The world of whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
Stillwater: Voyager Press, 2003. Oblong format, paperback, colour photographs. WAS $30. Although an excellent general introduction to our favorite marine mammals, we must admit that we were even more enthralled with the magnificent wildlife photography featured in this book. In addition to facts on some 85 species, including right and... More about The world of whales, dolphins, and porpoises
Monkeys of the Tai Forest: an African primate community.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Octavo, laminated boards, colour and black and white photographs, maps, graphs, tables. WAS $177. A great deal has been written about primates; however few volumes have focused on an entire community of sympatric monkeys at a single site. Drawing upon diverse sets of data, the... More about Monkeys of the Tai Forest: an African primate community
Walking with the great apes.
White River Junction: Chelsea Green Publishing Co, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. WAS $30. Three astounding women scientists have in recent years penetrated the jungles of Africa and Borneo to observe, nurture, and defend humanity's closest cousins. Jane Goodall has worked with the chimpanzees of Gombe for nearly 50 years;... More about Walking with the great apes
The elephant's secret sense: the hidden life of the wild herds of Africa.
New York: Free Press, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations, maps, remainder mark. WAS $35. One day, while observing elephants at a waterhole in Namibia, the author saw the matriarch suddenly turn, flatten her ears, and lift a leg off the ground. Several other females then turned to face... More about The elephant's secret sense: the hidden life of the wild herds of Africa
Sightings: the Gray whales' mysterious journey.
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2002. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. WAS $28. Traces the lives of gray whales during their migrations between Alaska and Mexico, from their summer feeding grounds in the Bering Sea to winter birthing lagoons in Baja, examining their rich history including the conflict between... More about Sightings: the Gray whales' mysterious journey
The primate family tree: the amazing diversity of our closest relatives.
Richmond Hill: Firefly Books, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, illustrations. WAS $40. The Primate Family Tree is a beautiful and comprehensive resource on the subject of our animal relatives. Readers will find an abundance of up-to-date facts, review the latest research and conservation efforts, and discover the remarkable characteristics that all primates... More about The primate family tree: the amazing diversity of our closest relatives
Biology of marine mammals.
Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 1999. Quarto, dustwrapper, illustrations. WAS $110. Taking an integrated approach to the biology of marine carnivores twenty-two prominent researchers compare marine mammals with one another and with terrestrial animals, providing a framework for fundamental biological and ecological concepts. They describe functional morphology, sensory systems, energetics... More about Biology of marine mammals
In my family tree: a life with Chimpanzees.
New York: Grove Press, 2002. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. WAS $25 This is the inspiring story of a woman who has dedicated her life to providing refuge for chimpanzees in Africa--and some of the chimps who have become part of her family along the way. More about In my family tree: a life with Chimpanzees
Long-eared bats.
London: Poyser, 1998. Octavo, dustwrapper, illustrations. WAS $90. The Brown and Grey Long-eared Bats 1 Plecotus auritus and austriacus) are amongst the commonest European bat species and familiar to most naturalists, easily spotted on the wing by virtue of the long ears after which they are named. In fact in... More about Long-eared bats
The extinction club: a tale of deer, lost books, and a rather fine canary yellow sweater.
New York: Harper Perennial, 2003. Octavo, paperback, WAS $25. For one thousand years, the Milu - an exotic species of deer with the neck of a camel, horns of a stag, feet of a cow, and tail of a donkey - existed only in the Chinese emperor' s private park... More about The extinction club: a tale of deer, lost books, and a rather fine canary yellow sweater