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Now in a third edition, Robert M. Sapolsky's acclaimed and successful Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights into anxiety and personality disorder and the impact of spirituality on managing stress. Meer info

This book represents the culmination of years of research by dedicated hedgehog breeders. Dennis Kelsey-Wood has compiled, through intense research, interviews, and study, what I feel is the finest, most accurate, and complete gethering of hedgehog facts on husbandry, breeding, and care that has ever been assembled in one book. From its accurate text to its photos, it is destined to become a classic and will no doubt be the standard for anyone interested in these fascinating animals. Meer info

Pandas are becoming increasingly rare in the wild, and struggle to survive in isolated areas or reserves. Now recognised as an endangered species, there are only about a thousand giant pandas left in western China, and their existence continues to be threatened by man's destuction of their favoured habitats and by poaching. Their prospects for survival are bleak. Wildlife photographer and zoologist Heather angel has travelled into the heart of China in search of giand and red pandas. This account of her four journeys, together with rare photographs of pandas in Wolong, China's largest panda reserve, details their lifestyle and behaviour and discusses the conservation issues which must be addressed if these endearing creatures are to survive. Meer info

The first book to include actual photos of wildlife tracks and sign in most cases, rather than sketches. The types of sign shown other than tracks are primarily droppings, rubbings, pawings and gnawings but other types of sign are also shown. This is the only book to cover some types of black bear sign. Something else that sets this book apart from others on the same subject is tracks, sign and sounds made by some birds are covered, too. There's also a chapter on sounds made by some mammals. Bonus chapters are about Aging Tracks, Tracking Wildlife and Taking Tracks Home. Meer info

Since its first publication more than a decade ago, Wildlife of the Galápagos has become the definitive, classic field guide to the natural splendors of this amazing part of the world. Now fully updated, this essential and comprehensive guide has been expanded to include the more than 400 commonly seen birds, mammals, reptiles, invertebrates, and plants, and other coastal and marine life of this wondrous archipelago. Over 650 stunning color photographs, maps, and drawings are accompanied by accessible, descriptive text. This new edition includes information about all the common fish of the region and Spanish names are featured for the first time. There is also a revised section that discusses the islands' history, climate, geology, and conservation, with the most current details on visitor sites. Meer info

If you are a gardener, groundsman, smallholder or farmer and have a 'mole problem', then this book will be of enormous help to you. Meer info

The Spiritual Nature of Animals chronicles her amazing exploration through the teachings of various religious and cultural traditions, as well as her encounters with the magnificent Rocky Mountain terrain and the quirky characters — both animal and human — who inhabit it.

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