This thorough revision of the classic Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals brings this authoritative book right up-to-date.

The first edition of Frans de Waal's Chimpanzee Politics was acclaimed not only by primatologists for its scientific achievement but also by politicians, business leaders, and social psychologists for its remarkable insights into the most ...

The book also explores the current conservation issues facing wild cats, the increasingly perilous status of many species and how they can be saved.

The innovative illustrated approach of this book transforms the science of paleontology into a thrilling visual experience, and it forms the perfect accompaniment to an extremely important branch of animal and fossil study.

This is the first volume of its kind on prehistoric cultures of South Asia.

In this book, Elizabeth Cary Mungall provides ample information for anyone, from park visitor and zoo goer to rancher and wildlife biologist, who wants to identify and learn more about exotic wildlife in the United States.

This book celebrates the evolution of three unique attributes of human skin: its naked sweatiness, its distinctive sepia rainbow of colors, and its remarkable range of decorations.

Ronald M. Nowak celebrates these fascinating mammals in Walker's Carnivores of the World. This comprehensive guide, featuring 225 illustrations, covers the world's eight terrestrial families of carnivores.

From the ancient origins of the proboscideans to the crisis of the living elephants, this book synthesizes the behavior, ecology and conservation of elephants, while covering also the history of human interactions with elephants.

The most important book I’ve read in 30 years.”--Patricia McConnell, author of The Other End of the Leash “Grandin’s focus in Animals in Translation is not on all the ‘normal’ things autistics and animals can’t do but on the ...