Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Animals

When Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilised tooth of the giant shark megalodon at a Port Philip Bay beach near his home. This remarkable find sparked an interest in palaeontology that was to inform his life's work and a lifelong quest to uncover the secrets of the world's largest ever preda...

Only The New Yorker could fetch such an unbelievable roster of talent on the subject of mans best friend. This copious collection, beautifully illustrated in full color, features articles, fiction, humor, poems, cartoons, cover art, drafts, and drawings from the magazines archives.

Some Australian native birds become childhood sweethearts and court for years before they get 'married'. Others divorce because of personality clashes and different skill levels. Many negotiate their parenting duties. But how do these personal life events link to long-lasting bonds, long life-spa...

Exploring the sex life of birds and their wide range of mating and parenting habits, Bird Love gives you a detailed insight into bird family life. More than 90 percent of birds appear to be monogamous, but beneath the surface there is a huge variety of mating systems in play, from temporary monog...

In her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. She describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Many Australian birds cooperate and defend each other, and excepti...

An alphabetical reference book on the origins and meanings of common group bird names, from accentor to zeledonia. A cornucopia of engaging facts and anecdotes, this superbly-researched compendium presents a wealth of incisive entries alongside stunning photos by the author and beautiful historic...

Bird Talk delves into new scientific developments to reveal the complexities of how birds make, learn, and use sound in a bewildering array of songs and calls. The beauty of birdsong is one of the joys of nature, and this book reveals how songs are learned and performed, why the quality of a male...

Global in scope, this encyclopaedia features a photographic catalogue of more than 1,270 bird species, making it a must-have for every avian enthusiast The diversity and drama of the bird world is brought to breathtaking life in an encyclopaedic new edition This photographic guide to every bird o...

"There is the mammal way and there is the bird way." This is one scientist's pithy distinction between mammal brains and bird brains -- two ways to make a highly intelligent mind. But the bird way is much more than a unique pattern of brain wiring, and lately, scientists have taken a new look at ...