Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Animals

Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and are important ecologically, with some species listed as threatened. Yet they are among the most difficult birds to identify. This fully updated Third Edition of the popular and award-winning field guide Birds of Prey of Australia contains two sections: a ...

This entertaining and informative guide to bird names explains the meanings behind the names, many of which have fascinating origins and stories behind them. The universal system of 'scientific' names, based largely on Greek and Latin, is used in all good bird books and assists birdwatchers aroun...

A lyrical celebration of birdsong against the backdrop of the global pandemic A lyrical celebration of birdsong, and the rekindling of a deep passion for nature. "At this time of year, blackbirds never simply fly- instead, like reluctantly retired officers, they're always 'on manoeuvres', and it'...

What does it mean to be female? Mother, carer, the weaker sex? Think again. In the last few decades a revolution has been brewing in zoology and evolutionary biology. Lucy Cooke introduces us to a riotous cast of animals, and the scientists studying them, that are redefining the female of the spe...