Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Animals

The bestselling author of Dog Sense and Cat Sense explains why living with animals has always been a fundamental aspect of being human. In this highly original and hugely enjoyable work, John Bradshaw examines modern humans' often contradictory relationship with the animal world. Why, despite the...

An "exploration of the universal human need for animal companions -- from dogs and cats to horses, birds, house-rabbits, and even exotica such as lizards and snakes -- through the eyes of an historical detective and devoted pet-lover."

"Many animals, from birds to insects, build structures using wood, soil, or a range other materials. Suprisingly to most people, a similarly diverse array of animal homes exist underground, in the hiddent world beneath our feet. This is particularly true for ants who excavate large and complex ne...

What separates your mind from that of an animal? Is it the ability to design tools; a sense of self; or the grasp of past and future? In recent decades these claims have eroded, or even been disproven outright, by a revolution in the study of animal cognition. Waal explores both the scope and the...

Dr Stephen Debus provides a 25-year update of knowledge on 10 species as a supplement to the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds ('HANZAB') and recent global treatises, based partly on his own field studies. This book places the Australasian species in their regional and globa...

For more than 30 years, Australian Geographic has been showcasing Australia's unique natural history through the words and images of the nation's finest writers and photographers. This brand new 224-page hard cover compendium brings together over 40 of the best stories spanning the natural world ...