animal behavior

Presents a history of animal behavior, discusses choosing a mate, communication, homes and raising their young.

Discusses forest animals that live in groups, including deer, eagles, bears, wolves, and more.

"Bernd Heinrich receives a letter from a severely ill friend asking if he might have a "green burial" at Heinrich's hunting camp, and the acclaimed biologist/author sets out to explore exactly how the animal world deals with the death-to-life cycle and what we can learn from the process, both ecologically and spiritually"--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and pictures show the variety of ways in which animal parents transport their young.

Discusses the work habits of animals and the activities they need to do to survive.

Chronicles the life of Nobel Prize winner Niko Tinbergen, focusing on his creation of the biological study of animal behavior, discussing his creation of behvior-testing experiments, his schooling, field work, research, writings, and other related topics.

Contains photographs of animals experiencing forms of pleasure comparable to that of humans, and explores how pleasure is important to the animal world.

Describes the unique behaviors of animals and creatures as they mate, parent, feed, defend, and communicate. Presents biological information that illustrates how the natural histories of the animal world are weird but also successful to their survival. Features illustrations and personal and scientific vignettes.

Explores and explains more than 700 aspects of animal behavior and provides a brief overview of how animals are classified. Features full-color photographs throughout.

Presents the findings of studies in nonhuman consciousness, discussing animal capacities for perception, thought, and language.