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On animals2021
Summary: "How we interact with animals has preoccupied philosophers, poets, and naturalists for ages," writes Susan Orlean. Since the age of six, when Orlean wrote and illustrated a book called Herbert the... more »- place hold (0)
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The zoologist's guide to the galaxy : what animals on earth reveal about aliens--and ourselves2021
Summary: Scientists are confident that life exists elsewhere in the universe. Yet rather than taking a realistic approach to what aliens might be like, we imagine that life on other planets is the stuff of... more »- place hold (0)
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Fuzz : when nature breaks the law2021
Summary: What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? As New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not... more »- place hold (0)
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Fox and I : an uncommon friendship2021
Summary: When Raven finished her PhD in biology she built a tiny cottage on an isolated plot of land in Montana. Emotionally isolated as much as physically, she viewed the house as a way station, a temporary... more »- place hold (0)
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The secret wisdom of nature : trees, animals, and the extraordinary balance of all living things : stories from science and observation2019
Summary: Nature is full of surprises: deciduous trees affect the rotation of the Earth, cranes sabotage the production of Iberian ham, and coniferous forests can make it rain. But what are the processes that... more »- place hold (0)
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The mosquito : a human history of our deadliest predator2019
Summary: Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its global domination? What has protected the lives of popes for... more »- place hold (0)
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The truth about animals : stoned sloths, lovelorn hippos, and other tales from the wild side of wildlife2018
Summary: When seeking to understand animals, context is key. Humans have a habit of viewing the animal kingdom through the prism of our own narrow existence. Zoologist and documentary filmmaker Lucy Cooke is... more »- place hold (0)
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The inner life of animals : love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world2017
Summary: Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves Peter Wohlleben's wealth of personal experience observing nature in forests and... more »- place hold (0)
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Furry logic : the physics of animal life2016
Summary: The animal world is full of mysteries. Why do dogs slurp from their drinking bowls while cats lap up water with a delicate flick of the tongue? How does a tiny turtle hatchling from Florida circle... more »- place hold (0)
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The genius of birds2016
Summary: "Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans,... more »- place hold (0)
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Nature anatomy : the curious parts & pieces of the natural world2015
Summary: Suitable for anyone who appreciates and wants to explore the curiosities and beauty of the natural world, this title offers a look at all kinds of subjects, including mineral formation, the inside of... more »- place hold (0)
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The soul of an octopus : a joyful exploration into the wonder of consciousness2015
Summary: "An investigation of the emotional and physical world of the octopus"--- place hold (0)
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Wild ones : a sometimes dismaying, weirdly reassuring story about looking at people looking at animals in America2013
Summary: Journalist Jon Mooallem has watched his little daughter's world overflow with animals butterfly pajamas, appliqued owls--while the actual world she's inheriting slides into a great storm of... more »- place hold (0)
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The bluebird effect : uncommon bonds with common birds2012
Summary: Julie Zickefoose lives for the moment when a wild, free living bird that she has raised or rehabilitated comes back to visit her; their eyes meet and they share a spark of understanding. Her reward... more »- place hold (0)
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The moral lives of animals2011
Summary: Wild elephants walking along a trail stop and spontaneously try to protect and assist a weak and dying fellow elephant. Laboratory rats, finding other rats caged nearby in distressing circumstances,... more »- place hold (0)
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