Reptiles & Amphibians features: ¸ Background information on evolution, anatomy, physiology, habitats, and life cycles of a range of reptile and amphibian families. ¸ A detailed look at how reptiles and amphibians survive-how they eat, move around, defend themselves, and combat temperature extremes. ¸ Examinations of metamorphosis, growth and longevity, and vocalization techniques. ¸ Practical advice on how to responsibly study reptiles and amphibians in the wild or care for them as pets. ¸ An identification guide to more than 160 of the most fascinating herpetological species from around the world, organized by environment. ¸ More than 300 full-color photos and illustrations.

    Glorious color photography is supplemented by Herriot's own irresistable descriptions.

    The North Runner is a true and moving story of the building of trust between a man and an exceptional dog that was half wolf, half Alaskan Malamute, and the resulting mutual affection and respect between them.

    What kind of cat would go sliding off on skis, and who'd believe it anyway? When the family accidentally leaves Henry, their sassy Siamese, behind at the ski lodge, he takes matters into his own paws in this beguiling adventure.

    She is supposed to be helping on her father's farm but through her carelessness causes a terrible and expensive accident. Her parents take drastic action to force her to grow up. They give her a tumbledown cottage on the farm and a few animals and tell her she has to fend for herself. At first Kate is devastated but then she helps save the life of a beautiful Shire horse mare called The January Queen. Old Joe the ex-farmer and breeder who thought he would lose the mare when forced to retire at the age of eighty, is overjoyed. A warm friendship develops between the pair and Joe helps her make something of the smallholding. But when disaster strikes will Kate show she is made of sterner stuff than before...An excellent adult story of horses, animals and the problems of both growing up and growing old.

    Color illustrations. A group of alligators attempt to split a pie so that everyone gets a piece.

    Tells of how Phyllis Lose fought against prejudice, ridicule, and opposition to become a horse veterinarian and describes her efforts to establish an award-winning equine clinic where she has ministered to today's most famous stallions and racers

    First edition thus. Hardcover. In slip case. A facsimile of a book in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. First Edition wonderful unique beautiful accordion like book show continuous illustration of butterflies by Sekka, facsimile of 1904 book given as gift to Met Museum from the original Japanese title page reproduction stating first published in Japan. Concertina style pages with colour woodblock illustrations of butterflies by Kanzaka Sekka.

    Chapters on seabirds, waders, geese, ducks and swans, birds of prey and miscellaneous birds mean that a massive spectrum of birds are portrayed. 'One of the best bird books ever published' Daily Mail 'Every page is a delight. This book is not only for bird lovers, it is for all of us ...a book to be bought and treasured' J.T.R Sharrock British Birds 'A real prize for all who love birds' Yorkshire Life 'This is a beautiful volume which will provide many lessons for an aspiring bird artist, or just give a lot a pleasure to lovers of birds' The Lady 'Magnificent illustrations ...For anyone with an interest in birds, this book is a delight' Manchester Evening News

    These are interpretations of the horse as perceptive as those done by Stubbs and Remington," wrote James A. Michener in his foreword to Vavra's best-selling classic, Equus - the creation of a horse. But Such is the Real Nature of Horses is bigger and even more spectacular than Equus, if that's possible, with 343 brilliant color photographs celebrating the horse.

    In the grip of winter - Fox's feud - The fox cub bold.

    The grizzly once roamed North America as a coequal with early humans, its range stretching from the Mississippi to the Pacific and from Mexico to the Arctic. Today only remnant populations live in the contiguous United States; the Yellowstone grizzly community is the largest, but is ever threatened by proximity to people: their towns, camps, and garbage dumps.Over a period of thirteen years, beginning in 1959, Frank Craighead, his brother John, and their colleagues lived in the backcountry close to their subjects. Combining firsthand knowledge of the bears and their habitat with radio-tracking and other scientific techniques, they tracked hundreds of grizzlies to discover their social organization and seasonal movements, their breeding and feeding habits, and their life spans. This fascinating, seminal book provides an intimate and detailed portrait of the greatest carnivore in our hemisphere, a lesson in wildlife mismanagement, and a close-up look at the life and work of wildlife biologists in the field.

    

    Lightning strikes their tree just above their home the first time. They decide to vacate the premises just in time as the lightning strikes the tree again right where their home was.

    Beautiful color photographs, engaging descriptions.

    That means it’s his job to look after all the other young penguins. But out in the snow and ice of Antarctica, there’s a lot to learn, and Otto has to discover for himself how to swim, dive, and catch fish before he can teach anyone else.

    

    Almost totally emaciated from his ordeal, Max's chances for recovery are slim. Still, his indomitable will bolsters him against all obstacles. A tag with his owner's telephone number allows the kindly strangers to notify the owners of Max's condition. Helped by several specialists and the devotion of his family, Max eventually recovers.Pepper's Ordeal is the true story of another of Kyra Wayne's beloved Dobermans. An open gate leads Pepper to a sinister character and rusty cages full of raging Pitbulls. After some shrewd detective work, Kyra and a pair of courageous boys rescue Pepper from a dogfight training farm, but not without an encounter with the woman with "one long earring".

    Fifty-two essays record the author's observations of plants and animals encountered on walks in different seasons of the year.

    

    

    

    In this cumulative nursery rhyme a girl gives a special tea party for her animal friends.

    

    

    Paintings are done by Donald Roller Wilson, who has a most unusual but interesting and fun style and subject matter. This particular set of paintings contains monkeys, humans, cats, dogs....His paintings remind me of the "can you find the following things in the picture". His imagination is only topped by the wonder of his work.

    A courageous dog in 14th-century France proves his loyalty to his master in an unusal and heart-rending way.

    The little horses made the lives of their handlers miserable during the initial stages of two attempts on the South Pole, yet endeared themselves so much that the men shared their own precious rations with them. Each handler could hardly bear it when his pony's turn came to be sacrificed for the good of all. The names of the men of these expeditions are well-known - Scott, Shackleton, Mawson, Cherry-Garrard, Ponting, Wilson, Bowers, Oates - but few know the names of the ponies, or even that there ever were Manchurian and Siberian ponies in Antarctica. Through meticulous research, the author brings Nobby, Snatcher, Snippets, Bones, Socks, Chinaman, poor Jimmy Pigg and the other ponies alive again while telling of the two trouble-plagued expeditions to the South Pole. This edition is being produced in an effort to raise awareness of the need to preserve the four huts in Antarctica used by the British explorers, along with all of the remarkable memorabilia and ice-bound supplies preserved within their frozen walls.