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Mammals

Wild Cat Book Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Cats

Sunquist Fiona, Sunquist Mel

ISBN: HB: 9780226780269, University of Chicago Press, October 2014
280 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 137 colour plates, 34 halftones, 1 line drawing

From the ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet, to the prophet Muhammad's favorite cat, Muezza, and our contemporary obsession with online cat videos, felines have long held a place of honor in their human counterparts' homes and cultures. But the dom...

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Nature

Stung! On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean

Gershwin Lisa-ann

ISBN: PB: 9780226213033, University of Chicago Press, September 2014
456 pp., 23x15 cm, 4 tables, 16 colour illus.

Our oceans are becoming increasingly inhospitable to life – growing toxicity and rising temperatures coupled with overfishing have led many marine species to the brink of collapse. And yet there is one creature that is thriving in this seasick enviro...

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Dogs

Last Walk Reflections on Our Pets at the End of Their Lives

Pierce Jessica

ISBN: PB: 9780226151007, ISBN: HB: 9780226668468, University of Chicago Press, April 2014
272 pp., 23x15 cm

From the moment when we first open our homes – and our hearts – to a new pet, we know that one day we will have to watch this beloved animal age and die. The pain of that eventual separation is the cruel corollary to the love we share with them, and...

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How Animals Grieve

King Barbara J.

ISBN: PB: 9780226155203, ISBN: HB: 9780226436944, University of Chicago Press, April 2014
208 pp., 23x15 cm, 7 halftones

From the time of our earliest childhood encounters with animals, we casually ascribe familiar emotions to them. But scientists have long cautioned against such anthropomorphizing, arguing that it limits our ability to truly comprehend the lives of ot...

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Mammals

Atlas of Selected Land Vertebrates of Madagascar

Goodman Steven M., Raherilalao Marie Jeanne

ISBN: HB: 9782953892352, University of Chicago Press, February 2014
308 pp., 40x29 cm, 446 colour plates and maps

One of the largest islands in the world, Madagascar is home to an astonishing array of endemic vertebrate biodiversity. While recent decades have seen numerous publications on the subject – ranging from technical papers to species descriptions and fi...

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Sharks and People Exploring Our Relationship with the Most Feared Fish in the Sea

Peschak Thomas P.

ISBN: HB: 9780226047898, University of Chicago Press, October 2013
256 pp., 30.5x25.4 cm, 188 colour plates

At once feared and revered, sharks have captivated people since our earliest human encounters. Children and adults alike stand awed before aquarium shark tanks, fascinated by the giant teeth and unnerving eyes. And no swim in the ocean is undertaken...

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Birds

Zookeeping An Introduction to the Science and Technology

Irwin Mark, Stoner John B., Cobaugh Aaron M.

ISBN: HB: 9780226925318, University of Chicago Press, September 2013
688 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 85 halftones, 55 line drawings, 48 tables

As species extinction, environmental protection, animal rights, and workplace safety issues come to the fore, zoos and aquariums need keepers who have the technical expertise and scientific knowledge to keep animals healthy, educate the public, and c...

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Sounding of the Whale Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century

Burnett Graham D.

ISBN: PB: 9780226100579, ISBN: HB: 9780226081304, University of Chicago Press, September 2013
824 pp., 23x15 cm, 16 colour plates, 86 halftones, 18 line illus.

From the Bible's "Canst thou raise leviathan with a hook?" to Captain Ahab's "From Hell's heart I stab at thee!", from the trials of Job to the legends of Sinbad, whales have breached in the human imagination as looming figures of terror, power, conf...

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Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms

Goldberg Walter M.

ISBN: PB: 9780226301686, University of Chicago Press, September 2013
424 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 328 colour plates, 36 halftones, 14 line illus.

Reefs provide a wealth of opportunity for learning about biological and ecosystem processes, and reef biology courses are among the most popular in marine biology and zoology departments the world over. Walter M. Goldberg has taught one such course f...

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Biology of Sharks and Rays

Klimley A. Peter

ISBN: HB: 9780226442495, University of Chicago Press, August 2013
528 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 57 colour plates, 87 halftones, 103 line drawings, 12 tables

"The Biology of Sharks and Rays" is a comprehensive resource on the biological and physiological characteristics of the cartilaginous fishes: sharks, rays, and chimaeras. In sixteen chapters, organized by theme, A. Peter Klimley covers a broad spectr...

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