Animal Behaviour

Explore the fascinating world of native Australian animals through the five basic senses sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Covering more than ...

Wonderful . . . Endlessly interesting and beautifully written DAILY TELEGRAPH Steady-headed and fun SUNDAY TIMESRead this book and, I promise, youl...

Animals have evolved remarkable biomechanical and physiological systems that enable their rich repertoire of motion. Animal Locomotion offers a fun...

The keeping of zoo animals is a central tool in the conservation of some of the world's most fascinating, yet threatened, species. But how do zoos ...

A major new theory of why human intelligence has not evolved in other speciesThe Human Evolutionary Transition offers a unified view of the evoluti...

A major new theory of why human intelligence has not evolved in other speciesThe Human Evolutionary Transition offers a unified view of the evoluti...

In this follow-up to Islands and Snakes, this book contains 15 chapters describing diversity and conservation of snakes on islands, with foci on se...

EVER WONDERED WHAT ALL THE MEOWS MEAN? THIS BOOK WILL TRANSLATE THEM AND ENSURE YOU NEVER MISUNDERSTAND A MEOW AGAIN . . .Today, domestic cats live...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR'A compelling investigation of navigation in the animal kingdom.' Mail on Sunday'David Barrie, who himself ...

This comprehensive introduction demonstrates the theoretical perspectives and concepts that are applied to primate behavior, and explores the relev...

A compendium of slimy and repulsive facts from the authors of Does it Fart?What is hyena butter, and would you want to put it on toast? A hagfish c...

The predators that can hunt, kill and eat us occupy a unique place in the human psyche and for good reason. Whether it's lions in Africa, tigers ...

Evolutionary change is usually incremental and continuous, but some increases in organizational complexity have been radical and divisive. Evolutio...