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Hide books by the same authorWolves at Our Door: The Extraordinary Story of the Couple Who Lived with Wolves
Jim Dutcher, James Manfull, Jamie Dutcher · 320 pages
Living Free
Joy Adamson · 149 pages
Story of the unique relationship of a wild animal with its human friends.
Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo
Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence · 256 pages
Never Cry Wolf
Farley Mowat · 215 pages
Biologist Farley Mowat was dropped into Eskimo lands by the Canadian Government, that was looking for an excuse to eradicate wolves. What he discovered instead was astonishing. The Eskimos were listening to wolves from five miles away, messages from the Canis lupus telegraph system. One example was the instance that two men and a woman were going to arrive in three days. All these communications w
Catch Me a Colobus
Gerald Durrell · 240 pages
The Eye of the Elephant: An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness
Delia Owens, Mark Owens · 306 pages
Gorillas in the Mist
Dian Fossey · 326 pages
Describes four gorilla families living in the rain forests of the Virunga mountains of Rwanda during a fifteen-year case study.
A Boy and a Jaguar
Alan Rabinowitz
The renowned cat conservationist reflects on his early childhood struggles with a speech disorder, describing how he only spoke fluently when he was communicating with animals and how he resolved at a young age to find his voice to be their advocate. In this true story, a boy who stutters except when he speaks to animals, promises that if he can find his voice, he will be their voice and keep the
A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees
Dave Goulson · 288 pages
Dave Goulson has always been obsessed with wildlife, from his childhood menagerie of exotic pets and dabbling in experimental taxidermy to his groundbreaking research into the mysterious ways of the bumblebee and his mission to protect our rarest bees. Once commonly found in the marshes of Kent, the short-haired bumblebee now only exists in the wilds of New Zealand, the descendants of a few queen
Soul of a Lion: One Woman's Quest to Rescue Africa's Wildlife Refugees
Barbara Bennett, Mariete van der Merwe · 311 pages
In the Shadow of Man
Jane Goodall · 297 pages
Goodall's classic account of primate behavior combines a landmark scientific study with a fascinating adventure story of a determined young woman's struggle in remote Africa to approach primates in the wild as no one had ever done before.
An African Love Story: Life, Love and Elephants
Daphne Sheldrick
Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey
Jane Goodall, Phillip Berman · 301 pages
Dr. Jane Goodall's revolutionary study of chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe preserve forever altered the very, definition of humanity.Now, in a poignant and insightful memoir, Jane Goodall explores her extraordinary life and personal spiritual odyssey, with observations as profound as the knowledge she has brought back from the forest.
Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales Of A Botswana Safari Guide
Peter Allison · 264 pages
The warm, funny and utterly engaging true story of a young Aussie safari guide who has spent the last twelve years leading tours in the African bush.Peter Allison was only nineteen when he left Australia for Africa, thinking he might travel around and see a bit of the country before going home to a 'proper job.' But Africa worked its magic, and Peter ended up falling, quickly and completely, in lo
Raising Hare
Chloe Dalton · 336 pages
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95
Phillip M. Hoose · 148 pages
Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey from NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer
Mireya Mayor · 304 pages
Betty and Friends: My Life at the Zoo
Betty White · 286 pages
America's sweetheart, impassioned lifelong animal welfare advocate, and bestselling author White offers intimate and funny stories about her animal friends at the zoo, enhanced by gorgeous four-color photographs. "Betty & Friends" is the passion project she has been working on for more than a decade--a love letter to zoos and to the animals in them.
The Blue Bear: A True Story of Friendship and Discovery in the Alaskan Wild
Lynn Schooler · 288 pages
The Beast in the Garden: The True Story of a Predator's Deadly Return to Suburban America
David Baron · 277 pages
A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond between Two Friends and a Lion
Anthony Bourke, John Rendall · 180 pages
In 2008 an extraordinary two-minute film clip appeared on YouTube and immediately became an international phenomenon. It captures the moving reunion of two young men and their pet lion Christian, after they had left him in Africa with Born Free's George Adamson to introduce him into his rightful home in the wild.A Lion Called Christian tells the remarkable story of how Anthony "Ace" Bourke and Joh