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BBC Wild Nature: Unique Sulawesi Animals - Indonesian Fire Islands
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Wonders of Nature: Fiercest Animal of Them All $49.99 Wonders of Nature: Fiercest Animal of Them All - Giclee Print |
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Animal Psychology Its Nature and Its Problems $65.33 This is a small but comprehensive look into animal psychology, following primarily the line of thought that instinct is the basis of all animal behaviour, and that individual experience the animal gathers during its life may influence and reconstruct these instincts. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include: The Problem of Animal Psychology The Problem of Animal Instinct The Problem of Animal Learning The Problem of Animal Intelligence The Problem of Animal Understanding The Problem of Animal Ideation The Problem of the Animals World Keywords: Animal Psychology Animal Intelligence Animal Instinct Animal Behaviour Line Of Thought 1900s Gathers Artwork Author: Bierens De Haan, J. a. Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 168 Publication Date: 2008/11/04 Language: English Dimensions: 5.51 x 8.50 x 0.49 inches |
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The Literary Animal: Evolution and the Nature of Narrative $28.97 In recent years, articles in major periodicals from the "New York Times Magazine" to the "Times Literary Supplement" have heralded the arrival of a new school of literary studies that promises-or threatens-to profoundly shift the current paradigm. This revolutionary approach, known as Darwinian literary studies, is based on a few simple premises: evolution has produced a universal landscape of the human mind that can be scientifically mapped; these universal tendencies are reflected in the composition, reception, and interpretation of literary works; and an understanding of the evolutionary foundations of human behavior, psychology, and culture will enable literary scholars to gain powerful new perspectives on the elements, form, and nature of storytelling. The goal of this book is to overcome some of the widespread misunderstandings about the meaning of a Darwinian approach to the human mind generally, and literature specifically. The volume brings together scholars from the forefront of the new field of evolutionary literary analysis-both literary analysts who have made evolution their explanatory framework and evolutionist scientists who have taken a serious interest in literature-to show how the human propensity for literature and art can be properly framed as a true evolutionary problem. Their work is an important step toward the long-prophesied synthesis of the humanities and what Steven Pinker calls "the new sciences of human nature." |
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The Nature of Human Nature $18.75 This book explores the quirky behaviors of Homo sapiens in the context of the rest of the animal kingdom. |
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Wild Lives: Outrageous Animal & Nature Records $3.95 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS: WILD LIVES presents the world's most awesome records from the animal and plant kingdoms. Take a close-up look at real insects, reptiles, vegetables and minerals, such as: - The world's most dangerous bird - The world's driest place - The world's smelliest flower - The world's strangest insect defense system - The world's tallest waterfall - And much more What are nature's biggest, smallest, loudest, tallest, deadliest, and smelliest? Read GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS: WILD LIVES to find out |
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The Most Dangerous Animal: Human Nature and the Origins of War $16.51 Almost 200 million human beings, mostly civilians, have died in wars over the last century, and there is no end of slaughter in sight. "The Most Dangerous Animal "asks what it is about human nature that makes it possible for human beings to regularly slaughter their own kind. It tells the story of why "all" human beings have the potential to be hideously cruel and destructive to one another. Why are we our own worst enemy? The book shows us that war has been with us---in one form or another---since prehistoric times, and looking at the behavior of our close relatives, the chimpanzees, it argues that a penchant for group violence has been bred into us over millions of years of biological evolution. "The Most Dangerous Animal "takes the reader on a journey through evolution, history, anthropology, and psychology, showing how and why the human mind has a dual nature: on the one hand, we are ferocious, dangerous animals who regularly commit terrible atrocities against our own kind, on the other, we have a deep aversion to killing, a horror of taking human life. Meticulously researched and far-reaching in scope and with examples taken from ancient and modern history, "The Most Dangerous Animal "delivers a sobering lesson for an increasingly dangerous world. |
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Beistle Company 159230 Animal and Nature Props AddOn $20.05 The Animal and Nature Prop AddOn is printed on two (2) plastic sheets. Featuring: 1 rose bush 21 high 3 birds 9.5 12.5 wide each 4 squirrels 6 9.5 high each 4 rabbits 10 13 high each 4 flowers 11 11.5 high each 4 trees 27.5 |
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Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos $45.04 On a rainy day in May 1988, a lowland gorilla named Willie B. stepped outdoors for the first time in twenty-seven years, into a new landscape immersion exhibit. Born in Africa, Willie B. had been captured by an animal collector and sold to a zoo. During the decades he spent in a cage, zoos stopped collecting animals from the wild and Americans changed the ways they wished to view animals in the zoo. Zoos developed new displays to simulate landscapes like the Amazon River basin and African forests. Exhibits similar to animals' natural habitats began to replace old-fashioned animal houses. But such displays are only the most recent effort of zoos to present their audiences with an authentic experience of nature. Since the first zoological park opened in the United States in Philadelphia in 1874, zoos have promised their visitors a journey into the natural world. And for more than a century they have been popular places for education and recreation: every year more than 130 million Americans go to zoos to look at the animals and enjoy a day outdoors. The first book-length history of American zoos, "Animal Attractions" examines the meaning of nature in the city by looking at the ways zoos have assembled and displayed their animal collections. Situated literally and culturally in the American middle landscape, zoos are concrete expressions of longstanding tensions between wildness and civilization, science and popular culture, education and entertainment. In their efforts to promote nature appreciation, they reveal much about how our culture envisions the natural world and the human place in it and how these ideas have changed. |
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Animal Omens $16.54 As fellow creatures who are uniquely attuned to the earth's energies, animals provide us with hidden messages every day--we just need to learn how to read them. This personal and engaging book shows you how each animal carries a particular omen--a personal and significant message'helping to guide you on your life path. Twenty-nine true animal encounter stories are followed by insightful explanations of each animal's corresponding omen, and how their messages can help you make important life decisions. Not sure whether it's the right time to switch jobs or relocate? An unexpected visit from a lingering butterfly can signal a period of imminent change and transformation in your life. Organized alphabetically by animal and compact enough to carry, this inspirational reference guide can be taken along on introspective nature walks. Foster a closer connection with nature and learn about yourself--with a little bit of animal wisdom. |
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Man Is by Nature a Political Animal: Evolution, Biology, and Politics $33.01 In "Man Is by Nature a Political Animal, " Peter K. Hatemi and Rose McDermott bring together a diverse group of contributors to examine the ways in which evolutionary theory and biological research are increasingly informing analyses of political behavior. Focusing on the theoretical, methodological, and empirical frameworks of a variety of biological approaches to political attitudes and preferences, the authors consider a wide range of topics, including the comparative basis of political behavior, the utility of formal modeling informed by evolutionary theory, the genetic bases of attitudes and behaviors, psychophysiological methods and research, and the wealth of insight generated by recent research on the human brain. Through this approach, the book reveals the biological bases of many previously unexplained variances within the extant models of political behavior. The diversity of methods discussed and variety of issues examined here will make this book of great interest to students and scholars seeking a comprehensive overview of this emerging approach to the study of politics and behavior. |
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Animal and Nature Stories: Junior Classics V8 $32.69 1912. Volume 8 of 10. Animal and Nature Stories. The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, stories and poems, both ancient and modern, suitable for children from six to sixteen years of age. This collection, carefully used by parents and teachers with due reference to individual tastes and needs, will make many children enjoy good literature. It will inspire them with a love of good reading, which is the best possible result of any elementary education. The Junior Classics constitute a set of books whose contents will delight children and at the same time satisfy the legitimate ethical requirements of those who have the children's best interests at heart. Beautifully illustrated. |
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Animal Camouflage & Defense (Nature Files) $3.94 Animals have amazing ways to camouflage themselves in the wild. Read about how some animals can change color to hide from predators or grow winter coats to protect themselves from the cold. |
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The Nature and Development of Animal Intelligence (1898) $36.21 Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
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Animal Plagues: Their History, Nature, and Prevention $40.33 This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. |
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The Nature of Animal Healing By Goldstein, Martin $22.14 A guide to pet health by a holistic veterinarian whose clinic is renowned for its pioneering alternative therapies sheds new light on the various causes of disease in animals and the most effective methods for treatment. Reprint. Author: Goldstein, Martin Subtitle: The Path to Your Pets Health, Happiness, and Longevity Publication Date: 2000/06/01 Number of Pages: 361 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.75 Width: 5.25 Height: 7.75 |
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Animal Plagues; Their History, Nature, and Prevention $49.54 The book may have numerous typos or missing text. It is not illustrated or indexed. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publishers website. You can also preview the book there.Purchasers are also entitled to a trial membership in the publishers book club where they can select from more than a million books for free.Original Publisher: Bailliere Publication date: 1871Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General; Literary Collections / General; Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General Author: Fleming, George Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Publication Date: 2010/02/11 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.85 inches |
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The Animal Review: The Genius, Mediocrity, and Breathtaking Stupidity That Is Nature $13.18 The definitive, highly biased, and frequently accurate report card on evolution's illustrious (and sometimes absurd) 3.5-billion-year career. From Aristotle to Charles Darwin, Carolus Linnaeus to the Crocodile Hunter, humans have been studying animals for thousands of years. But in all that time, no one has ever answered the most important question of all: Are these animals even any good? We can all feel good about the king cobra. That is an A-plus animal. Think about it--you don't want to be the one who gives it an A-minus. But what about the hippo? You may think it's bald and wrinkly and adorably fat, but when you get up close to give it a big hug, you'll realize it weighs up to eight thousand pounds and can bite you in half. D-minus. And let's not even get started on the alpaca. In "The Animal Review," Jacob Lentz and Steve Nash give authoritative listings and ratings of dozens of your favorite (and least favorite) animals. Expanded from their popular blog, the entries mix fascinating animal facts with hilarious assessments, set off with brilliantly captioned photos and enlightening charts and graphs. Organized by biosphere--animals that hail from the land, sea, sky, and "other," it's a perfect mix of humor and fascinating biology. Sophisticated yet kid friendly, this book is an appealing gift for animal lovers of all ages. |
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ANIMAL BIRD SOUNDS (CD) $12.42 A collection of 51 bird calls and animal sounds. Genre: Environments/Nature Sounds Release Date: 4SEP2001 |
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Extreme Nature $8.31 smelliest plant best water-walker longest migration hairiest animal best surfer tiniest mammal longest tongue fastest swimmer sharpest sense of smell strangest society hottest animal flashiest males slimiest animal fastest digger loudest bird call slipperiest plant stickiest skin deadliest love-life largest animal ever oldest leaves fattest carnivore deepest-living animal sleepiest animal |
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Nature Red in Tooth and Claw: Theism and the Problem of Animal Suffering $33.53 While the problem of evil remains a perennial challenge to theistic belief, little attention has been paid to the special problem of animal pain and suffering. This absence is especially conspicuous in our Darwinian era when theists are forced to confront the fact that animal pain and suffering has gone on for at least tens of millions of years, through billions of animal generations. Evil of this sort might not be especially problematic if the standard of explanations for evil employed by theists could be applied in this instance as well. But there is the central problem: all or most of the explanations for evil cited by theists seem impotent to explain the reality of animal pain and suffering through evolutionary history. Nature Red in Tooth and Claw addresses the evil of animal pain and suffering directly, scrutinizing explanations that have been offered for such evil. |
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In Nature's Interests?: Interests, Animal Rights, and Environmental Ethics $35.66 This book offers a powerful response to what Varner calls the "two dogmas of environmental ethics"--the assumptions that animal rights philosophies and anthropocentric views are each antithetical to sound environmental policy. Allowing that every living organism has interests which ought, other things being equal, to be protected, Varner contends that some interests take priority over others. He defends both a sentientist principle giving priority to the lives of organisms with conscious desires and an anthropocentric principle giving priority to certain very inclusive interests which only humans have. He then shows that these principles not only comport with but provide significant support for environmental goals. |
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Nature in the Neighborhood $9.95 In a book as beautiful as it is informative, author and nature artist Gordon Morrison reveals the diversity and abundance of life that can be found as nearby as your own backyard. As the seasons change, readers learn how the stories and life cycles of each of the plants and animal families in the neighborhood change too. Filled with lovely, detailed illustrations and overflowing with information, Nature in the Neighborhood invites readers to look closely and enjoy the beauty of nature all around them. |
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Neff Animal Hat $26 Neff Animal Hat: A face on the front and a furry tail on the back, you just can’t get any more down with nature than with the Neff Animal Hat! |
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Blue Q Shopper Hummingbird ... |
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The Ladybug Cookie Cutter $3.95 Tin cookie cutter in the shape of a LADYUG with sturdy tin handle and colorful recipe card. Each card includes a recipe for cookies and frosting. Size 3.75"H... |
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Blue Q - Cat Butt Pencil Case $3.70 (4x9) Cat Butts Pencil Case... |
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Fisher Price: Rainforest Music: Nature's Lullabies $4.85 Keyboards, guitars & nature sounds Running Time: 64:54... |
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Puppy Party $2.98 Studio: Ncircle Entertainment Release Date: 12/01/2009... |
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