Birds of Senegal and the Gambia by Nik Borrow; Ron Demey; Tony Disley (Illustrator)
$59.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Helm Field Guides
This new field guide covers The Gambia, a country which is very popular with a large number of birders and tourists, and the whole of neighbouring Senegal. This fascinating region shelters many Western Palearctic migrants from September to April, as well as a significant list of resident West African bi ...Show more
Britain's Mammals - A Field Guide to the Mammals of Britain and Ireland by Dominic Couzens; Jon Dunn; Robert Still; Andy Swash
$69.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Britain's Wildlife Ser.
Britain's Mammals is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in the wild in Britain and Ireland in recent times--including marine mammals, bats and introduced species that have bred. The book features hundreds of stunning photographs and incorporates ...Show more
Cenozoic Mammals of Africa by Lars Werdelin (Editor); William Joseph Sanders (Editor)
$205.00 AUD
Category: Natural History
This magnificent volume is a clear and comprehensive review of the African mammalian fossil record over the past 65 million years. Cenozoic Mammals of Africa includes current taxonomic and systematic revisions of all African mammal taxa, detailed compilations of fossil site occurrences, and a wealth of ...Show more
Consider the Platypus: Evolution through Biology's Most Baffling Beasts by Maggie Ryan Sandford
$39.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Interested in the origins of the species? Consider the Platypus uses pets such as dogs and cats as well as animal outliers like the axolotl and naked mole rat to wittily tackle mind-bending concepts about how evolution, biology, and genetics work. Consider the Platypus explores the history and features ...Show more
Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants - Darwin's Botany Today by Ken Thompson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Most of us think of Darwin at work on The Beagle, taking inspiration for his theory of evolution from his travels in the Galapagos. But Darwin published his Origin of Species nearly thirty years after his voyages and most of his labours in that time were focused on experimenting with and observing plant ...Show more
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual Guide to Prehistoric Animals by DK
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
From the origin of life, through the age of dinosaurs stalked by the terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex, to the earliest humans, this book tells the story of life on Earth. Dinosaurs may be the stars of the show, but the book is truly comprehensive, with fossil plants, invertebrates, amphibians, fish, birds, ...Show more
Elephant by Errol Fuller
$74.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
A lavishly illustrated celebration of these glorious animals--and a poignant lament for their future Elephants are among the most beloved of all creatures. Their behavior can seem almost human, from their complex social interactions to their need to mourn their dead. They are also among the most persecu ...Show more
Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals by Bernd Würsig (Editor); J. G. M. "Hans" Thewissen (Editor); Kit M. Kovacs (Editor)
$236.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
The Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Third Edition covers the ecology, behavior, conservation, evolution, form and function of whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, manatees, dugongs, otters and polar bears. This edition provides new content on anthropogenic concerns, latest information on emerging threats ...Show more
Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials by Anthony K. Lee; Andrew Cockburn
$65.95 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Monographs on Marsupial Biology Ser.
The ecological literature on marsupials is dominated by descriptive natural history, and there has hitherto been little attempt at either synthesis or evolutionary interpretation. This book attempts to provide such a synthesis, by drawing on both the descriptive data base and predictions from the burgeo ...Show more
Fauna: Australia's Most Curious Creatures by Tania McCartney
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Did you know that platypus have retractable webbing on their hind feet to enable an easy transition from swimming to digging? That kangaroos can't sweat and that the cassowary has no tongue?In Fauna - Australia's Most Curious Creatures, readers are constantly introduced to facts that delight, amaze and ...Show more
Gemstones - Identifying and Using the World's Most Fabulous Gems by Judith Crowe
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Discover the treatments, imitations, pricing, cuts, sources, and appraisal of gems.Jewellers and designer goldsmiths, lapidaries and gem cutters, stone setters, gemologists, geologists, collectors and people who buy and sell jewellery at antique fairs and on the internet, this book is for anyone who has ...Show more
Gliding Mammals of the World by Stephen Jackson
$99.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
The world's gliding mammals are an extraordinary group of animals that have the ability to glide from tree to tree with seemingly effortless grace. There are more than 60 species of gliding mammals including the flying squirrels from Europe and North America, the scaly-tailed flying squirrels from centr ...Show more