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  • The African Leopard
    Theodore N. Bailey / Theodore NBailey
    First published in 1993, with a new and updated preface, this book is based on two years of intensive field study in Kruger National Park in South Africa. Ted Bailey examines leopard population characteristics, activity and habitat use patterns, movements, feeding ecology, and social organization, and provides new information on leopard mortality, scavenging, and relationships ...
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    97,82 €

  • Bear Attacks of the Century
    Larry Mueller / Marguerite Reiss
    Unflinching accounts of human and ursine encounters. ...
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    14,77 €

  • In Beaver World
    Enos A. Mills / Enos AMills
    In Beaver World by Enos A. Mills is a book that explores the fascinating world of beavers. The author, a naturalist and conservationist, provides readers with a detailed account of the lives and habits of these industrious creatures. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the beaver’s physical characteristics, their habitat, their social behavior, and their role in s...
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    33,43 €

  • Galen
    Galen
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    116,12 €

  • Wild Dogs
    Jennifer W. Sheldon / Jennifer WSheldon
    Wild Dogs, originally published in 1992, is a classic study of foxes, wolves, jackals, coyotes, and other naturally wild dogs. Humans continue to be fascinated with dogs, the first animals to be domesticated and their wild cousins. Wild Dogs details the comprehensive natural history of the nondomestic dog species. The book is intended as a general reference work for biologists,...
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    74,84 €

  • Dynamics of Large Mammal Populations
    First published in 1981, Dynamics of Large Mammal Populations was written by experts from four continents and six countries. It is a collection of papers on the population dynamics of large mammals and was the first synthesis of work in the field. The book helped provide identity and coherence to an emerging field. It has become a much-sought-after book.The theoretical and empi...
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    106,81 €

  • Jacob’s Ladder
    Henry Gee
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    19,10 €

  • Mammals of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland
    James F. Parnell / James FParnell / Walter Biggs Jr. / Wm. David Webster / WmDavid Webster
    The only volume to deal specifically with the mid-Atlantic region, this practical guide describes in detail the 88 terrestrial mammals found there as well as the 33 marine species that inhabit the offshore waters. The authors offer expert descriptions of each species, including feeding habits, activity cycles, reproductive biology, and relation to other animals and humans. By e...
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    38,90 €

  • Soay Sheep
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    81,72 €

  • Soay Sheep
    T. H Clutton-Brock
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    182,27 €

  • Hair of West European Mammals
    B. J. Teerink / BJTeerink / Teerink B. J. / Teerink BJ.
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    77,30 €

  • The Double-Edged Helix
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    47,13 €

  • Kalahari Hyenas
    M. G. L. Mills / MGLMills
    This fascinating book, originally published in 1990 and now available again from The Blackburn Press, focuses on a comparison of the feeding ecology and social systems of the brown and spotted hyenas.Set in the semi-arid region of the Kalahari, the book examines roles and interactions of the two species in this finely balanced ecosystem and highlights the factors and mechanisms...
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    74,77 €

  • The Beast That Walks Like Man
    Harold McCracken
    This classic work by one of America’s beloved outdoor writers pays homage to the Pleistocene Era’s most 'pugnacious and extraordinary' survivor, the grizzly bear. ...
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    15,92 €

  • The Extinction Club
    Robert Twigger
    For one thousand years, the Milu -- an exotic species of deer with the neck of a camel, horns of a stag, feet of a cow, and tail of a donkey -- existed only in the Chinese emperor’s private park in Beijing. But in the nineteenth century, a Basque missionary risked his life to obtain a specimen, then embalmed it and sent it to Paris. The preserved remains caused quite a stir, an...
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    12,74 €

  • Elephantoms
    Lyall Watson
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    17,38 €

  • Giving Voice to Bear
    David Rockwell / DRockwell
    In this new edition of a classic, the author describes the captivating and awe-inspiring presence of the bear in Native American rituals. ...
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    18,68 €

  • A Natural History of Raccoons
    Dorcas MacClintock
    Originally published in 1981, A Natural History of Raccoons is a thorough study of the characteristics and habits of one of the most fascinating creatures among our country’s wildlife. Topics covered include: behavioral characteristics (curiosity, raccoons in motion, winter denning); feeding habits, controlling their numbers (disease, parasites and predators); mating, and cubs;...
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    28,53 €

  • The Last Tasmanian Tiger
    Robert Paddle
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    69,20 €

  • Of Manatees and Man
    Douglas Faulkner
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    25,75 €

  • Lewis and Clark among the Grizzlies
    Paul Schullery
    Lewis and Clark’s expedition was full of adventures, but few were as exhilarating as their moments with grizzly bears. The author has combed the journals to provide readers with Lewis and Clark’s own words on the Ursus horribles and offers new insight into the role of the grizzly bear in this tale of Western exploration and discovery. ...
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    12,63 €

  • Eat or Be Eaten
    Lynne E. Miller / Lynne EMiller
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    185,09 €

  • Mountain Sheep and Man in the Northern Wilds
    Valerius Geist
    Originally published in 1975.In Mountain Sheep and Man in the Northern Wilds Valerius Geist, a renowned scientist, sensitive observer, and natural storyteller here recounts his experiences among, and reflections upon, the magnificent bighorned sheep of the Canadian wilderness, where he lived and worked year ’round. The book presents popular science in the best sense -- beautifu...
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    25,07 €

  • Primate Dentition
    Daris R. Swindler / Daris RSwindler
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    279,61 €

  • Primates Face to Face
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    285,96 €

  • A Guide to Careers in Physical Anthropology
    Alan Ryan
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    121,49 €

  • Worker Wellbeing in a Changing Labor Market
    Polachek
    How do workers fare in a continually changing labor market? This volume contains fifteen original scientific papers each examining how socio-economic changes affect worker wellbeing. ...
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    292,56 €

  • Coyotes
    Marc Bekoff
    Here reprinted, this is a classic of the canid literature. Originally published in 1978, Coyotes: Biology, Behavior and Management pulled together much disparate research in coyote evolution, taxonomy, reproduction, communication, behavioral development, population dynamics, ethology and ecological studies in the Southwest, Minnesota, Iowa, New England and Wyoming as well as st...
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    81,33 €

  • The Social Lives of Dogs
    Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
    In this sequel to her illuminating bestseller The Hidden Life of Dogs, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas profiles the canines in her own household to show how dogs have comfortably adapted to life with their human owners -- and with each other. A classically trained anthropologist, she answers questions we all have about our pets’ behavior. Do dogs have different barks that mean differ...
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    15,56 €

  • The Tribe of Tiger
    Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
    From the plains of Africa to her very own backyard, noted author and anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas explores the world of cats, both large and small in this classic bestseller. Inspired by her own feline’s instinct to hunt and supported by her studies abroad, Thomas examines the life actions, as well as the similarities and differences of these majestic creatures. Lio...
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    17,30 €