Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Animals

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...

A celebrated veterinary behaviourist describes the practice of One Medicine, which hinges on the belief that humans and other animals have minds that work the same way, experience similar emotions and share the same neurochemistry.

Australia is home to more than 240 species of frogs, many of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The "Photographic Field Guide to Australian Frogs" provides readers with the tools to confidently identify 242 species and five recognised subspecies. It includes detailed information on...

"A guilt-ridden, bacon-loving journalist finds work at an industrial pig farm as he researches the long and torrid history of humans and swine. After convincing a skeptical pig farmer to take him on as a hired hand for six months, journalist Kristoffer Endresen follows a litter of piglets from bi...

In the middle of paradise, with billionaires and celebrities for neighbors, is an island populated only by swimming pigs. For decades, this archipelago of 365 islands would remain largely unknown to the world. It would not be a ruthless pirate, pioneering loyalists, a notorious drug kingpin, or t...