Animals & Society

Woodpeckers are among the most remarkable birds in the avian world, having evolved a unique anatomy that enables them to peck and bore into solid t...

A heartwarming true animal story, for fans of A Dog's Purpose, A Street Cat Named Bob and Marley & Me. In the 54 years she has run the Barb...

A central thinker on the question of the animal in continental thought, Élisabeth de Fontenay moves in this volume from Jacques Derridas uneasily i...

    House cats rule back alleys, deserted Antarctic islands, and our bedrooms. Clearly, they own the Internet, where a viral cat video can easily b...

Meet the inspirational dogs who went from being rescued to becoming rescuer, in these incredible true stories. You'll read all about...- Toby, the ...

#1 New York Times bestseller and USA Today bestseller The more we know about the animals in our world and the better we care for them, the better o...

What do you know about the knobbily armoured, scarlet creature staring back at you from your fancy dinner plate? Since there are species of lobster...

'This is an important book. It is written by an expert who probably knows more about wildlife crime in the UK, and especially in Scotland, than any...

The vulture is commonly thought to dwell outside the community of living beings. These birds are seen to have no real relationship with humans; ins...

Curly tails, snouts, trotters, 'oinks', mud and unpleasant smells - these are the cliches of the pig. With their varied roles as sources of food, a...

From giving rides to children at the British seaside to pulling a plough in the poorest of countries, donkeys have served humans faithfully since t...

It is more than a thousand years since the exploitation of the elephant began.

Are you sitting nicely? Good. Lets discover exactly what happened after two superstar Labradors chewed up the lockdown internet and found it really...

Did you know that mosquitoes' mouthparts are helping to develop pain-free surgical needles? Who'd have thought that the humble mussel could inspire...

Humans have long believed themselves to be the superior species: we consume other animals for food, experiment on them and slaughter them for sport...

'If ever a dog's story is guaranteed to touch hearts, then Maggie's is.' Your Dog Magazine'This story will leave you smiling.' Best MagazineBeaten,...