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Ahab's Rolling Sea A Natural History of "Moby-Dick"
ISBN: PB: 9780226789873, ISBN: HB: 9780226514963, University of Chicago Press, March 2021
448 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 12 colour plates, 71 halftones
Although Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" is beloved as one of the most profound and enduring works of American fiction, we rarely consider it a work of nature writing – or even a novel of the sea. Yet Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard avers "...
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Animals' Best Friends Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and in the Wild
ISBN: HB: 9780226601489, University of Chicago Press, March 2021
280 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
As people come to understand more about animals' inner lives – the intricacies of their thoughts and the emotions that are expressed every day by whales and cows, octopus and mice, even bees – we feel a growing compassion, a desire to better their li...
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Rapid Marine Biological Assessment of the Bird's Head Seascape, Indonesia RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment, Volume 68
ISBN: PB: 9781934151587, University of Chicago Press, Conservation International, January 2021
110 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, Illustrated throughout
This report contains the findings from a rapid marine biological assessment of Bird's "Head Seascape" in western Indonesia. The scientists researching the area offer detailed accounts of reef communities, as well as information on the flora and fauna...
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Rapid Marine Biological Assessment of Anambas Islands, Indonesia RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment, Volume 69
ISBN: PB: 9781934151594, University of Chicago Press, Conservation International, January 2021
120 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, illustrated throughout
This report contains the findings from a rapid marine biological assessment of the Anambas Islands in western Indonesia conducted in May 2012. The scientists researching the area offer detailed accounts of reef communities, as well as information on...
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Spider Webs Behavior, Function, and Evolution
ISBN: HB: 9780226534602, University of Chicago Press, January 2021
704 pp., 27.9x21.5 cm, 195 halftones, 97 line drawings
In this lavishly illustrated, first-ever book on how spider webs are built, function, and evolved, William Eberhard provides a comprehensive overview of spider functional morphology and behavior related to web building, and of the surprising physical...
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Wildlife as Property Owners A New Conception of Animal Rights
ISBN: PB: 9780226571362, ISBN: HB: 9780226571225, University of Chicago Press, November 2020
152 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Humankind coexists with every other living thing. People drink the same water, breathe the same air, and share the same land as other animals. Yet, property law reflects a general assumption that only people can own land. The effects of this presumpt...
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Yellowstone Wolves Science and Discovery in the World's First National Park
ISBN: HB: 9780226728346, University of Chicago Press, November 2020
344 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 62 colour plates, 29 halftones, 24 line drawings
In 2020, it will have been twenty-five years since one of the greatest wildlife conservation and restoration achievements of the twentieth century took place: the reintroduction of wolves to the world's first national park, Yellowstone. Eradicated af...
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Chimpanzees in Context A Comparative Perspective on Chimpanzee Behavior, Cognition, Conservation, and Welfare
ISBN: PB: 9780226727981, ISBN: HB: 9780226727844, University of Chicago Press, November 2020
752 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 71 halftones, 44 tables
The study of the chimpanzee, one of the human species' closest relatives, has led scientists to exciting discoveries about evolution, behavior, and cognition over the past half century. In this book, rising and veteran scholars take a fascinating com...
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Future Sea How to Rescue and Protect the World's Oceans
ISBN: HB: 9780226542676, University of Chicago Press, October 2020
200 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
The world's oceans face multiple threats: the effects of climate change, pollution, overfishing, plastic waste, and more. Confronted with the immensity of these challenges and of the oceans themselves, we might wonder what more can be done to stop th...
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Canine Confidential Why Dogs Do What They Do
ISBN: PB: 9780226755694, ISBN: HB: 9780226433035, University of Chicago Press, October 2020
256 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 10 halftones
For all the love and attention we give dogs,  much of what they do remains mysterious. Just think about different behaviors you see at a dog park: We have a good understanding of what it means when dogs wag their tails – but what about when they snif...
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