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"Gorilas en la niebla", el fascinante relato de los años que Dian Fossey pasó en una remota selva africana con el mayor de los grandes simios, se encuentra entre los libros más importantes jamás escritos sobre nuestra conexión con el mundo natural y sin duda constituye el legado inestimable de uno de los estudios de campo más largos realizados sobre los primates. Los extraordinarios esfuerzos de la primatóloga para garantizar que los gorilas que habitaban los Virunga tuvieran un futuro quedan plasmados en su crónica.

En la tradición de Jane Goodall y Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, uno de los divulgadores científicos más reconocidos en la actualidad, cuenta la fascinante historia de cómo dejó las comodidades de la universidad para compartir durante más de dos décadas su trabajo de campo con una tropa de traviesos babuinos en la sabana africana. Sólo un joven idealista podía aterrizar en el corazón de Kenia esperando encontrar ahí una versión animada de lo que había visto y estudiado hasta entonces en el Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Nueva York.

50 Things to Know about the Birds in New Jersey by Sarah J. Fretz offers an elegant approach to finding the most beautiful and varied species of birds on the continent. Most books on birding tell you to travel to specific locations and hotspots for one or two prize species on your life list. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this book takes another approach. Here we present you with the regional view of the state and help you to locate the habitats and special locations near your travel destination.

50 Things to Know About Birds in New Jersey, by author Jenilee Jankowski, offers an approach to learning about identifying the birds around the Garden State, while also providing interesting and fun facts about the species described. Most books on birds tell you how to identify birds and where to look for them but can be a bit formal and scientific. Although there is nothing wrong with that, not everyone is well-versed in birding lingo and are looking to learn the basics about the many species that can be seen in New Jersey.

Petra Ahne nimmt in ihrem klugen Tierportrait über Wölfe kultur- und naturgeschichtliche Fährte des bernsteinäugigen Wanderers auf und durchstreift die Motivgeschichte von Rotkäppchen bis zum Werwolf, erkundet die ambivalente Beziehung zu seinem domestizierten Nachfahren, dem Hund, und sucht nach seinen Spuren in der heutigen Lausitz, wo Mensch und Wolf zusammenleben. Vorläufig. Denn die Frage nach dem Wolf ist die immer drängendere Frage danach, wie viel Natur und Wildnis der Mensch zu ertragen bereit ist.

What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog's World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive - and possibly even thrive - and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now.

This mould-breaking, exciting, revolutionary book is a result of seven years' research and practical experience by the author, Meljay Turner. It explains that the communication of horses is as comprehensive, deep, and remarkably effective as any human language. Meljay goes into great detail about the communication methods of horses in The Equine Semaphore Code and the entire audiobook is infused by her love of horses and by her constant desire to find better ways for humans to communicate more efficiently with horses, for a greater working partnership.

As people come to understand more about animals' inner lives, we feel a growing compassion, a desire to better their lives. But how do we translate this compassion into helping other creatures, both those that are and are not our pets? Bringing together the latest science with heartfelt storytelling, Animals' Best Friends reveals the opportunities we have in everyday life to help animals in our homes, in the wild, in zoos, and in science labs, as well as those considered to be food.

Jake Keiser was living the life in Tampa, Florida, running a high-powered PR firm and juggling drink dates, shopping sprees, and charity galas. But at age thirty-eight, following a failed marriage, a series of miscarriages, and a still-blistering breakup, she began to suffer from extreme anxiety. Hit with the realization that no amount of Botox could fill the hole in her heart, she decided to make the impulse purchase of a lifetime and bought a farm in the middle of nowhere, Mississippi.

Pig Years catapults American nature writing into the 21st century, and has been hailed by Lydia Davis and Aimee Nezhukumatathil as “engrossing” and “a marvel.” As a farmer in Upstate New York and Vermont, Ellyn Gaydos lives on the knife edge between loss and gain. Her debut memoir draws us into this precarious world, conjuring with stark simplicity the lifeblood of the farm: its livestock and stark full moons, the sharp cold days lives near to the land.

50 Things to Know About Birds in Connecticut, by author Matthew Ziem, offers a streamlined approach to finding and appreciating birds in the state. Most books on birding tell you broad regions where birds live. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this book takes a bit more focused and specific approach. It provides information about each bird’s habitat in the state, as well as some specific sites where you may have a better chance of spotting the bird.

50 Things to Know About the Birds in California by author Jessica Dumas offers an elegant approach to finding the most beautiful and varied species of birds on the continent. Most books on birding tell you to travel to specific locations and hotspots for one or two prize species on your life list. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this book takes another approach. Here we present you with the regional view of the state and help you to locate the habitats and special locations near your travel destination.

Illness and trauma touch us all. Into the uncertainty and pain trots a herd of tiny horses, bringing a smile, a laugh, a chance to heal. Mini Horse, Mighty Hope introduces you to Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses, one of the largest equine therapy programs in the world. You'll experience moments of comfort, hope, healing, and even miracles as you follow these spirited mini horses on visits to children's and veterans' hospitals, victims of natural disasters, survivors of and first responders to mass shootings, and more.

Roaming the oceans in the prehistoric era were sharks that reached 70 feet in length, with teeth the size of shovel blades. Imagine a great white as big as a plane and you've got it. Megalodon ate killer whales for lunch and were unquestionably the most awesome predator in the ocean for millennia. An eating machine with fins the size of sailboat sails that a whaler's harpoon would bounce off of it like a toothpick. As "mega" as it possibly gets, explore Megalodon, the Great White Godfather.

Grant Golliher is what some would call a “horse whisperer”, able to get a wild horse to calmly accept a saddle and a rider in just hours without the use of force. Through training thousands of horses, many traumatized or abused, Golliher was able to learn essential lessons about communication, boundaries, fairness, trust, and respect to foster more fulfilled relationships, and in turn, create a richer life.

Haben Sie schon mal daran gedacht, sich zur Biberberaterin ausbilden zu lassen? An einem Kaninhop-Turnier teilgenommen? Einen Mäusepräparierkurs gemacht? Sich einen Tag am Halfter herumführen lassen, um sich besser in die Psyche eines Alpakas einzufühlen? Mit einer Kuh gekuschelt?

From Mexico to the Arctic ice, grey whale mothers swim with their calves. Following them, by bus, train and ferry, are Doreen and her toddler Max, in pursuit of a wild hope. Doreen first visited Alaska as a young journalist reporting on climate change among indigenous whaling communities. There, drawn deeply into an Iñupiaq family, she joined the bowhead whale hunt, watching for polar bears under the never-ending light. Years later, now a single mother living in a hostel, Doreen embarks on this extraordinary journey.

Beginning with Yuka, a 39,000-year-old mummified woolly mammoth recently found in the Siberian permafrost, each of the 16 essays in Animals Strike Curious Poses investigates a different famous animal named and immortalized by humans. Modeled loosely after a medieval bestiary, these witty, playful, whip-smart essays traverse history, myth, science, and more, bringing each beast vibrantly to life.

Wishing to leave behind the quiet isolation of her Orkney island life, Amy Liptrot books a one-way flight to Berlin. Searching for new experiences, inspiration and love, she rents a loftbed in a shared flat and looks for work. She explores the streets, nightclubs and parks and seeks out the city’s wildlife—goshawks, raccoons and hooded crows. She looks for love through the screen of her laptop. Over the course of a year, Amy makes space, hoping for the unexpected. And it comes with an erotic jolt, in the form of a love affair that obsesses her.

50 Things to Know About Birds in Minnesota, by Danielle Jacobson, offers an approach to Minnesota wildlife that most authors don’t tell you. Although there’s nothing wrong with that, based on the knowledge from the world's leading experts. In this audio, you will discover what it is like to live in Minnesota and see these birds as if you are living and experiencing them yourself. This book will help you learn to respect wildlife from a distance, and appreciate the unspoken connection between birds and people.