First published in 1894, "e;Farm Vermin, Helpful and Hurtful"e; is a collection of articles and essays written by various authors on the subject of the wild critters to be found on and around a farm.
"e;Canary Breeding and Management for Amateurs"e; is a novice-friendly and profusely-illustrated handbook on keeping canaries, with chapters on everything you might need to know from the construction of cages and perches, to common ailments and their treatment.
This vintage book contains a series of beautiful anatomical and physiological illustrations of the horse, cow, sheep, pig, and chicken, in full colour and coupled with explanatory notes.
First published in 1927, "e;The Baby Bird and Its Problems"e; is a vintage treatise on young birds with a special focus on their early development and common ailments.
This is a detailed handbook on the Dandie Dinmont, a small Scottish breed of dog in the terrier family with a very long body, short legs, and a distinctive "e;top-knot"e; of hair on the head.
This vintage book contains a fascinating and comprehensive guide to the various birds that can be found in India, covering mynas, babblers, cuckoos, herons, wagtails, and many, many more.
This is a comprehensive, practical guide to the construction, arrangement, and management of reptile enclosures, with detailed information on which reptiles are suitable as pets, how and where to squire them, their general management, and much more.
For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last 20 years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story.
WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE "e;I knew in every bone of my body, in every fibre of my being, that I had to report what had happened, not only for myself but to help stop anyone else having to go through what I did.
WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE "e;I knew in every bone of my body, in every fibre of my being, that I had to report what had happened, not only for myself but to help stop anyone else having to go through what I did.
The definitive field guide to the birds of SeychellesA group of ancient granitic islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Seychelles enjoy a remarkably diverse bird fauna, rich with endemics.
Universally recognised as by far the most authoritative work ever published on the subject, The Birds of Africa is a superb multi-contributor reference work, with encyclopaedic species texts, stunning paintings of all species and numerous subspecies, informative line drawings, detailed range maps, and extensive bibliographies.
A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Western AfricaThis field guide covers the avifauna of 23 countries, from Senegal and southern Mauritania east to Chad and the Central African Republic, and south to Congo.
From the largest terrestrial carnivore, the Polar Bear, to the tiny Least Weasel that can squeeze through a wedding ring, the true carnivores include some of the world's most charismatic, admired, feared and spectacular creatures.