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Mammals

Chimpanzees in Context A Comparative Perspective on Chimpanzee Behavior, Cognition, Conservation, and Welfare

Hopper Lydia M., Ross Stephen R.

ISBN: PB: 9780226727981, ISBN: HB: 9780226727844, University of Chicago Press, November 2020
752 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 71 halftones, 44 tables

The study of the chimpanzee, one of the human species' closest relatives, has led scientists to exciting discoveries about evolution, behavior, and cognition over the past half century. In this book, rising and veteran scholars take a fascinating com...

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Dogs

Canine Confidential Why Dogs Do What They Do

Bekoff Marc

ISBN: PB: 9780226755694, ISBN: HB: 9780226433035, University of Chicago Press, October 2020
256 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 10 halftones

For all the love and attention we give dogs, much of what they do remains mysterious. Just think about different behaviors you see at a dog park: We have a good understanding of what it means when dogs wag their tails – but what about when they snif...

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Ecology

Evolution

Catastrophic Thinking Extinction and the Value of Diversity from Darwin to the Anthropocene

Sepkoski David

ISBN: HB: 9780226348612, University of Chicago Press, June 2020
360 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 15 halftones

We live in an age in which we are repeatedly reminded – by scientists, by the media, by popular culture – of the looming threat of mass extinction. We're told that human activity is currently producing a sixth mass extinction, perhaps of even greater...

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Evolution

Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels

Heard Stephen B.

ISBN: HB: 9780300238280, Yale University Press, May 2020
256 pp., 20.9x13.9 cm, 25 black&white illus.

Ever since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes. This charming, informative, and accessible his...

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Dogs

Complete Book of Cat and Dog Health

Hansen Lise

ISBN: PB: 9781787114159, Bookport, Hubble & Hattie, September 2019
232 pp., 24x20 cm, 50 colour photos

Written by a qualified veterinarian, this is a complete and comprehensive guide to health care for cats and dogs, providing invaluable advice on essential aspects of care, such as diet and vaccinations, as well as a guide to holistic treatments. The...

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Dogs

Canine Aggression Rehabilitating an Aggressive Dog with Kindness and Compassion

McLennan Tracey

ISBN: PB: 9781787110793, Bookport, Hubble & Hattie, July 2019
160 pp., 22.5x15.2 cm

Caring for a dog who lunges, barks at and even bites other dogs is incredibly difficult. This book follows the inspiring story of a Bull Mastiff called Calgacus, and his carer, first-time dog owner Tracey McLennan. For Tracey, the arrival of Calgacus...

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Dogs

Cat Speak Recognising and Understanding Behaviour

Rauth-Widmann Brigitte

ISBN: PB: 9781845843854, Bookport, Hubble & Hattie, July 2019
80 pp., 22x17 cm, 153 colour illus.

"I just do not know what my cat wants from me!"; If you feel like this at times, then this is the book for you! Concise information and lots of pictures make for an extremely informative and invaluable guide to how we humans can understand our cats p...

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Dogs

Canine Communciation How to Read Your Dog

Wimpole Justin, Patterson Kate

ISBN: PB: 9781760790806, Bookport, New Holland Publishers, July 2019
186 pp., 23.5x18.2 cm

Includes canine behaviour and body language, illness,aggression and anxiety,barking and socialising and toilet training. "Canine Communication" will improve your relationship with your dog.

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Evolution

History

Collecting Experiments Making Big Data Biology

Strasser Bruno J.

ISBN: PB: 9780226635040, ISBN: HB: 9780226634999, University of Chicago Press, June 2019
392 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 35 halftones

Databases have revolutionized nearly every aspect of our lives. Information of all sorts is being collected on a massive scale, from Google to Facebook and well beyond, to produce new knowledge. But as the amount of information in databases explodes,...

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Sea Life

Close Encounters with Marine Life

Marsh Nigel

ISBN: PB: 9781925546187, Bookport, New Holland Publishers, March 2019
192 pp., 24x21 cm, 100 illus.

Wildlife photography on land is nearly always done with a telephoto lens, with the photographer rarely getting close to the subject. Underwater photography on the other hand is the complete opposite, with the photographer required to get very close t...

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