The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom From a Remarkable Herd of Elephants by Graham Spence, Lawrence Anthony
$19.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - dangerous and unpredictable, they would be killed if Anthony wouldn't take ...Show more
Green Guide: Dangerous Creatures by Robinson Marty
$19.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Michelin Green Guides
The Australian Green Guides have been created for wildlife enthusiasts of all ages. The most commonly asked questions are answered with particular emphasis on fascinating behavioural insights into both common and unusual creatures. The pages are alive with entertaining and informative text accompanied b ...Show more
Photographic Field Guide to Australian Frogs by Mark G. Sanders
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Australia is home to more than 240 species of frogs, many of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world.The Photographic Field Guide to Australian Frogsprovides readers with the tools to confidently identify 242 species and five recognized subspecies. It includes detailed information on the distri ...Show more
On Animals by Susan Orlean
$22.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Magnificent." --The New York Times * "Beguiling, observant, and howlingly funny." --San Francisco Chronicle * "Spectacular." --Star Tribune (Minneapolis) * "Full of astonishments." --The Boston Globe Susan Orlean--the beloved New Yorker staff writer hailed as "a national tre ...Show more
Feijoa: A Story of Obsession and Belonging by Kate Evans
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Inspired by a personal obsession with this singular exotic fruit, Feijoa is a sweeping, global tale about the dance between people and plants - how we need each other, how we change each other, and the surprising ways certain species make their way into our imaginations, our stomachs, and our hearts. ...Show more
Frogs of Victoria - A Guide to Identification, Ecology and Conservation by Nick Clemann; Michael Swan
$49.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Amphibians are one of the world's most rapidly declining fauna groups. In an era of devastating climate change, habitat destruction and irreplaceable loss of biological diversity, it has never been more important to have effective resources for identifying and managing wildlife. Tapping into the deep k ...Show more
Prehistoric Marine Life in Australia's Inland Sea by Danielle Clode
$24.95 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Museum Victoria Natures Ser.
Step back to a time when Australia's red centre was flooded by a vast shallow ocean, the Eromanga Sea. While dinosaurs stalked the scattered islands that made up the Australian continent, giant marine reptiles ruled the waves. Plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs swam in an inland sea filled with schools of amm ...Show more
Shells - A Natural and Cultural History by Fabio Moretzsohn
$44.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
A stunningly illustrated scientific and cultural history of shells. Shells have captivated humans from the dawn of time: the earliest known artwork was made on a shell. As well as containers for food, shells have been used as tools, jewellery and decorations for dwellings, and to bring good luck or to w ...Show more
The Frog Book: Nature's Alarm by Sue Lawson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
What animal can drink and breathe through its skin, jump up to 30 times its length and taste with its eye? Frogs are important to the health of the environment. Find out how they are nature’s alarm.
The Memory of Trees: The future of eucalypts and our home among them by Viki Cramer
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History
Most Australians see their world through eucalypts. From towering forests to straggly woodlands, in city parks, by the coast and in the bush, these are the trees that inhabit our familiar landscapes and national psyche. Yet the resilience of our eucalypt ecosystems is being tested by logging and land c ...Show more
The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs by Gregory S. Paul
$44.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Princeton Field Guides
The most up-to-date and authoritative illustrated guide to the marvelous flying reptiles that dominated the skies of the Mesozoic for 160 million years Once seen by some as evolutionary dead-enders, pterosaurs were vigorous winged reptiles capable of thriving in an array of habitats and climates, in ...Show more
Worm by Kevin Butt
$34.99 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Animal Ser.
A richly illustrated celebration of the mysterious world of worms in science and culture. This book celebrates the mysterious world of worms from gardens to toothaches and beyond. Kevin Butt introduces all manner of worms, including many that bear only superficial resemblance to our limbless, sinuou ...Show more