Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Animals

How similar are your choices, behaviours, and lifestyle to those of a parrot? We humans are not like other mammals. We look like them, but we don't act like them. In fact, many of our defining human traits: our longevity, intelligence, monogamy and childrearing, and learning and language, all dee...

Horses are an enigma. Big, strong, fast prey animals, they are sensitive, lightning reactors to danger. If they connect that danger to us, they can lose their faith in us forever. Despite this, they are 'trainable', capable of forming strong bonds with humans they trust, and welcoming us into the...

We've all seen the goats of Goats of Anarchy, now goat mama Leanne Lauricella will tell her stories of what the goats have taught her in Peace, Love, Goats. When Leanne Lauricella left her event planner job in New York City, she had no idea that in just three short years her home, both inside and...

Reissue of J. A. Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writing, with an exclusive new afterword by Robert Macfarlane.

At the intersection of science, history, and narrative journalism, this eye-opening study reveals why we deem certain animals "pests" and others not, and what this tells us about our own perceptions, beliefs, and actions, as well as our place in the natural world.

"Pet Cookbook has over 60 recipes that are full of variety for dogs, cats, with special chapters for birds and chickens plus guinea pigs. Know exactly what is in pet food and where it came from by keeping control on their diet, as what works for your pet will show in their coat and cleaner end re...