See the animal kingdom in all its glory, from jellyfish to polar bears, with up-close details of their unique features from head to toe.
Filled with magnificent photographs that were specially commissioned for this book and cannot be seen anywhere else. Written in association with the Smithsonian Institution.
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Zoology (also known as animal science) is the branch of biology devoted to the study of animal life. It covers areas ranging from the structure of organisms to the subcellular unit of life. Some zoologists are interested in the biology of particular groups of animals. Others are concerned with the structure and function of animal bodies. Still others..
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Arctic zoology: ... [pt.1], Thomas Pennant. Arctic zoology: ... Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. 2v.([10],cc,[6],586,[14]p.),plates ; 4⁰. London : printed by Henry Hughs, 1784-85. 'Advertisement' signed: Thomas Pennant. With a final leaf of errata. A 'Supplement to the Arctic zoology' was published in 1787. Reproduction of original from the British Library...
Arctic zoology: ... [pt.2], Thomas Pennant. Arctic zoology: ... Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. 2v.([10],cc,[6],586,[14]p.),plates ; 4⁰. London : printed by Henry Hughs, 1784-85. 'Advertisement' signed: Thomas Pennant. With a final leaf of errata. A 'Supplement to the Arctic zoology' was published in 1787. Reproduction of original from the British Library...
Indian zoology, Thomas Pennant. Indian zoology Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. Second edition. [2],viii,[2],161,[1]p.,plates ; 4⁰. London : printed by Henry Hughs, for Robert Faulder, 1790 [1791] The titlepage is engraved. Advertisement signed: Thomas Pennant March 1, 1791. Includes 'An essay on India, .. Translated from the Latin of John Reinhold Forster,..
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” (The New York Times), “dazzling” (The Wall Street Journal) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong
“One..
The paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the “fish with hands,” tells a “compelling scientific adventure story that will change forever how you understand what it means to be human” (Oliver Sacks).
By examining fossils and DNA, he shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our heads..
British zoology: ... [pt.3], Thomas Pennant. British zoology: ... Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. 4v.,plates : ill. ; 8⁰. London : printed for Benjamin White, 1768-70. Preface signed: Tho. Pennant. Vols. 1-2 are dated 1768, vol. 3 1769, and vol. 4 1770. The titlepage to vol. 3 bears the imprint: Chester, printed by Eliz. Adams, for Benjamin White, London;..
Twelve-year-old Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Fitzroy believes that Henry, the hippopotamus at the brand-new FunJungle, has been murdered. The zoo’s top brass claim the hippo went belly up the natural way, but Teddy and his feisty friend Summer McCraken have other ideas. Could the culprit be FunJungle’s animal-hating head of operations? Or is it FunJungle’s..
British zoology: ... [pt.4], Thomas Pennant. British zoology: ... Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. 4v.,plates : ill. ; 8⁰. London : printed for Benjamin White, 1768-70. Preface signed: Tho. Pennant. Vols. 1-2 are dated 1768, vol. 3 1769, and vol. 4 1770. The titlepage to vol. 3 bears the imprint: Chester, printed by Eliz. Adams, for Benjamin White, London;..
"THE ULTIMATE DINOSAUR BIOGRAPHY," hails Scientific American: A thrilling new history of the age of dinosaurs, from one of our finest young scientists.
"A masterpiece of science writing." —Washington Post
A New York Times Bestseller • Goodreads Choice Awards Winner • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Smithsonian,..
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A journalist's obsession brings her to a remote island off the California coast, home to the world's most mysterious and fearsome predators--and the strange band of surfer-scientists who follow them
Susan Casey was in her living room when she first saw the great white sharks of the Farallon Islands, their dark fins swirling around..
Happy New Almanac Year! It’s time to celebrate the 231st edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac! Long recognized as North America’s most beloved and best-selling annual, this handy yellow book fulfills every need and expectation as a calendar of the heavens, a time capsule of the year, and an essential reference that reads like a magazine...
Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle’s resident zoo sleuth when a rhinoceros is at risk in Big Game, a follow-up to Belly Up and Poached—which Kirkus Reviews called a “thrill-ride of a mystery.”
When someone takes aim at Rhonda Rhino, FunJungle’s pregnant (and endangered) Asian greater one-horned..
The Pulitzer Prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4.6 billion years
Twenty years ago, when John McPhee began his journeys back and forth across the United States, he planned to describe a cross section of North America at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding..
Written by a professor with 15 years of experience teaching invertebrate zoology, this innovative guide provides students a self-paced way to learn about the fascinating anatomy, physiology, and behavior of the invertebrate world.
Each of the eight chapters includes introductory material on a single phylum (i.e., its major unifying traits)..
The New York Times Bestseller that explores animal intelligence and will alter the way we as humans view other species.
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a fish? Or a parrot, dolphin, or an elephant? Do they experience thoughts that are similar to ours, or have feelings of grief..
I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they feel so compelling, and so-close. This time I allowed myself to ask them the question that for a scientist was forbidden fruit: Who are you?
Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina's landmark book offers..
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“If the animals knew about this book they would, without doubt, confer on Wayne Pacelle, their highest honor.”
—Jane Goodall
“The Bond is the best overall book on animals I have ever read. Brilliant and moving.”
—John Mackey, CEO and Co-founder of Whole Foods Market
“The Bond is at once heart-breaking and..
Repackaged with a new afterword, this "valuable and entertaining" (New York Times Book Review) book explores how scientists are adapting nature's best ideas to solve tough 21st century problems.
Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them..
“Everybody who is interested in the ethics of our relationship between humans and animals should read this book.”
—Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Human
Hal Herzog, a maverick scientist and leader in the field of anthrozoology offers a controversial, thought-provoking, and unprecedented exploration of the psychology..
A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of old-growth forest—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
Combining elegant writing with scientific expertise, The Forest Unseen "injects much-needed vibrancy into the stuffy world of..
