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Birds Britannica by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey

“It’s primarily about our interactions with birds, from shooting and eating them, to celebrating them in various ways, including art and poetry.”

Jonathan Elphick, Biologist

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The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White

“He’s sitting in his house down in Selborne and observing what’s around him. He doesn’t travel far. He just observes and by doing that, you can see lots of wonderful things.”

Lawrence Bee,

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Many of our interviews recommending animal books touch on the complicated relationship between man and the rest of the animal kingdom. Choosing her best books on man and ape, Helene Guldberg looks at what is unique to humans and concludes that it is culture, not evolution, that has transformed us.

José Castello, recommending the best books on dogs, explores how man had created dogs from wolves through thousands of years of domestication.  Jonathan Self continues with that theme with his best books on dog food, a genuinely fascinating subject. Helen Jukes chooses her best books on honeybees and Harriet Ritvo chooses her best books on the history of human interaction with animals.

Lawrence Bee recommends his best books on spiders.  The entomologist May Berenbaum discusses how she fell in love with bugs and gives her top five books on insects. Phil Richardson offers his best books on bats and Jonathan Elphick his best books on birds. Jeremy Mynott recommends his best books on birdwatching.

Other interviews on animal books include Nick Pyenson with his best books on predators and Karen Paolillo with her best books on conservation and hippos.

    The best books on Beatrix Potter, recommended by Libby Joy

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    The best books on Beatrix Potter - Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear

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    Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature
    by Linda Lear

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    The best books on Beatrix Potter - Beatrix Potter's Art: A Selection of Paintings and Drawings by Anne Stevenson Hobbs

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    Beatrix Potter's Art: A Selection of Paintings and Drawings
    by Anne Stevenson Hobbs

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    The best books on Beatrix Potter - Beatrix Potter's Letters by Judy Taylor

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    Beatrix Potter's Letters
    by Judy Taylor

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    The best books on Beatrix Potter - Beatrix Potter’s Hedgehogs by Judy Taylor

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    Beatrix Potter’s Hedgehogs
    by Judy Taylor

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    The best books on Beatrix Potter - Beatrix Potter: At Home in the Lake District by Susan Denyer

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    Beatrix Potter: At Home in the Lake District
    by Susan Denyer

The best books on Beatrix Potter, recommended by Libby Joy

In spite of the huge popularity of her work, Beatrix Potter has often been underappreciated as an artist and a writer, argues Libby Joy of the Beatrix Potter Society. Here she chooses five books to help you appreciate Potter’s life as an author, artist and pioneering conservationist.

    The best books on Dogs, recommended by José Castelló

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    The best books on Dogs - The Call of the Wild and White Fang by Jack London

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    The Call of the Wild and White Fang
    by Jack London

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    The best books on Dogs - The Killing of Wolf Number Ten: The True Story by Thomas McNamee

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    The Killing of Wolf Number Ten: The True Story
    by Thomas McNamee

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    The best books on Dogs - The Secret World of Red Wolves: The Fight to Save North America's Other Wolf by T DeLene Beeland

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    The Secret World of Red Wolves: The Fight to Save North America's Other Wolf
    by T DeLene Beeland

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    The best books on Dogs - The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids David W. Macdonald and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri

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    The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids
    David W. Macdonald and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri

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    The best books on Dogs - Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History Xiaoming Wang and Richard Tedford

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    Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History
    Xiaoming Wang and Richard Tedford

The best books on Dogs, recommended by José Castelló

Next time you look at your cute pooch, remember its DNA is the same as that of a wolf. José Castelló, author of the delightful field guide, Canids of the World: Wolves, Wild Dogs, Foxes, Jackals, Coyotes, and Their Relatives recommends some of the best books to read on dogs and other canids.

    The best books on Predators, recommended by Nick Pyenson

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    The best books on Predators - The Year of the Whale by Victor B. Scheffer

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    The Year of the Whale
    by Victor B. Scheffer

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    The best books on Predators - The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen

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    The Snow Leopard
    by Peter Matthiessen

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    The best books on Predators - A Primate's Memoir by Robert M. Sapolsky

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    A Primate's Memoir
    by Robert M. Sapolsky

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    The best books on Predators - Eye of the Albatross: Views of the Endangered Sea by Carl Safina

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    Eye of the Albatross: Views of the Endangered Sea
    by Carl Safina

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    The best books on Predators - H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

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    H is for Hawk
    by Helen Macdonald

The best books on Predators, recommended by Nick Pyenson

The predators that stalked our ancestors have been marginalised to the brink of extinction, but these animals still fill us with awe, says Nick Pyenson. They play a vital role in life on Earth, and we need to understand them if we are to survive.

    The best books on Honeybees, recommended by Helen Jukes

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    The best books on Honeybees - Natural History by Pliny the Elder

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    Natural History
    by Pliny the Elder

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    The best books on Honeybees - The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting by Eva Crane

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    The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting
    by Eva Crane

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    The best books on Honeybees - Sweetness & Light by Hattie Ellis

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    Sweetness & Light
    by Hattie Ellis

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    The best books on Honeybees - The Buzz About Bees by Jürgen Tautz

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    The Buzz About Bees
    by Jürgen Tautz

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    The best books on Honeybees - Beekeeping journals from the 1940s

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    Beekeeping journals from the 1940s

The best books on Honeybees, recommended by Helen Jukes

Humanity has a long history of keeping bees. But what do we really know about them? Beekeeping memoirist Helen Jukes selects five books that examine both the behaviour of bees as individuals and colonies as ‘superorganisms.’

    The best books on The History of Human Interaction With Animals, recommended by Harriet Ritvo

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    The best books on The History of Human Interaction With Animals - The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

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    The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals
    by Charles Darwin

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    The best books on The History of Human Interaction With Animals - Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science by Donna J Haraway

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    Primate Visions: Gender, Race, and Nature in the World of Modern Science
    by Donna J Haraway

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    The best books on The History of Human Interaction With Animals - Savages and Beasts: The Birth of the Modern Zoo by Nigel Rothfels

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    Savages and Beasts: The Birth of the Modern Zoo
    by Nigel Rothfels

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    The best books on The History of Human Interaction With Animals - Dolly Mixtures: The Remaking of Genealogy by Sarah Franklin

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    Dolly Mixtures: The Remaking of Genealogy
    by Sarah Franklin

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    The best books on The History of Human Interaction With Animals - Beastly Natures: Animals, Humans, and the Study of History by Dorothee Brantz

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    Beastly Natures: Animals, Humans, and the Study of History
    by Dorothee Brantz

The best books on The History of Human Interaction With Animals, recommended by Harriet Ritvo

Animals have played a significant role in human history, and the manner by which we interpret their behaviour says a lot about our own culture and social mores. Harriet Ritvo, professor of history at MIT, selects five of the best books from the field of animal history.

    The best books on Spiders, recommended by Lawrence Bee

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    The best books on Spiders - The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White

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    The Natural History of Selborne
    by Gilbert White

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    The best books on Spiders - A Book of Spiders by W S Bristowe

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    A Book of Spiders
    by W S Bristowe

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    The best books on Spiders - The World Of Spiders by W S Bristowe

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    The World Of Spiders
    by W S Bristowe

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    The best books on Spiders - British Spiders by G H Millidge and A F Locket

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    British Spiders
    by G H Millidge and A F Locket

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    The best books on Spiders - Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland by Michael J Roberts

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    Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland
    by Michael J Roberts

The best books on Spiders, recommended by Lawrence Bee

You don’t have to be a professional arachnologist to study and get excited about spiders—nor do you need to travel away from home. The author of Britain’s Spiders, Lawrence Bee, recommends all the books you need to become an amateur arachnologist.

    The best books on Dog Food, recommended by Jonathan Self

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    The best books on Dog Food - Give Your Dog a Bone by Ian Billinghurst

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    Give Your Dog a Bone
    by Ian Billinghurst

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    The best books on Dog Food - The Lucky Dog Weight Loss Plan by Vicky Marshall

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    The Lucky Dog Weight Loss Plan
    by Vicky Marshall

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    The best books on Dog Food - In Defence of Dogs by John Bradshaw

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    In Defence of Dogs
    by John Bradshaw

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    The best books on Dog Food - Pottenger's Cats by Francis Pottenger

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    Pottenger's Cats
    by Francis Pottenger

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    The best books on Dog Food - Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet by Steve Brown

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    Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet
    by Steve Brown

The best books on Dog Food, recommended by Jonathan Self

Dogs are like wolves and should be fed raw meat and bones, says the author and founder of Honey’s Real Dog Food company. He chooses the best books on dog food.

    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction, recommended by Beth Shapiro

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    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson

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    The Diversity of Life
    by Edward O. Wilson

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    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Cave Bear Story by Björn Kurtén

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    The Cave Bear Story
    by Björn Kurtén

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    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine

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    Last Chance to See
    by Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine

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    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Making of the Fittest by Sean B Carroll

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    The Making of the Fittest
    by Sean B Carroll

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    The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction - The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

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    The Sixth Extinction
    by Elizabeth Kolbert

The best books on Extinction and De-Extinction, recommended by Beth Shapiro

Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro tells us why it’s impossible to clone a mammoth, and why we might want to. She guides us through five inspiring books to get us thinking about extinction and the role genetics could potentially play in maintaining biodiversity.

    The best books on Man and Ape, recommended by Helene Guldberg

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    The best books on Man and Ape - Ape, Primitive Man and Child by Alexander Romanovich Luria and Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky

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    Ape, Primitive Man and Child
    by Alexander Romanovich Luria and Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky

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    The best books on Man and Ape - The Prehistory of the Mind by Steven Mithen

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    The Prehistory of the Mind
    by Steven Mithen

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    The best books on Man and Ape - The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition by Michael Tomasello

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    The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
    by Michael Tomasello

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    The best books on Man and Ape - The Cradle of Thought by Peter Hobson

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    The Cradle of Thought
    by Peter Hobson

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    The best books on Man and Ape - Aping Language by Joel Wallman

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    Aping Language
    by Joel Wallman

The best books on Man and Ape, recommended by Helene Guldberg

It’s fashionable today to liken humans to animals but the developmental psychologist says it’s more interesting to study the ways in which we’re remarkably different from other creatures

    The best books on Bugs, recommended by May Berenbaum

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    The best books on Bugs - For Love of Insects by Thomas Eisner

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    For Love of Insects
    by Thomas Eisner

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    The best books on Bugs - Life on a Little Known Planet by Howard Ensign Evans

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    Life on a Little Known Planet
    by Howard Ensign Evans

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    The best books on Bugs - Introduction to the Study of Insects by Charles Triplehorn and Norman F Johnson

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    Introduction to the Study of Insects
    by Charles Triplehorn and Norman F Johnson

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    The best books on Bugs - Encyclopedia of Insects by Vincent H Resh and Ring T Cardé

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    Encyclopedia of Insects
    by Vincent H Resh and Ring T Cardé

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    The best books on Bugs - The Insect Societies by Edward O. Wilson

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    The Insect Societies
    by Edward O. Wilson

The best books on Bugs, recommended by May Berenbaum

Insects outnumber us, outweigh us, and without them ecosystems would collapse. In short, we live on their planet. The entomologist explains why we should value bugs more – even, or especially, the carrion beetles and dung feeders

    The best books on Bats, recommended by Phil Richardson

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    The best books on Bats - The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White

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    The Natural History of Selborne
    by Gilbert White

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    The best books on Bats - Mammals of the British Isles handbook, 4th Edition by S Harris & D Yalden, eds.

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    Mammals of the British Isles handbook, 4th Edition
    by S Harris & D Yalden, eds.

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    The best books on Bats - Walker’s Bats of the World by R M Nowak

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    Walker’s Bats of the World
    by R M Nowak

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    The best books on Bats - Ecology and Conservation of Bats in Villages and Towns by J Smit-Viergutz, M Simon & S Hüttenbügel

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    Ecology and Conservation of Bats in Villages and Towns
    by J Smit-Viergutz, M Simon & S Hüttenbügel

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    The best books on Bats - Mammals of the South-West Pacific and Moluccan Islands by Tim Flannery

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    Mammals of the South-West Pacific and Moluccan Islands
    by Tim Flannery

The best books on Bats, recommended by Phil Richardson

Phil Richardson, co-founder of the Bat Conservation Trust www.bats.org.uk, says bats are remarkably like us in many ways. They are social animals with complex lives

    The best books on Birds, recommended by Jonathan Elphick

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    The best books on Birds - The Hill of Summer by J A Baker

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    The Hill of Summer
    by J A Baker

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    The best books on Birds - Shorelands Winter Diary by C F Tunnicliffe (edited by Robert Gillmor)

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    Shorelands Winter Diary
    by C F Tunnicliffe (edited by Robert Gillmor)

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    The best books on Birds - Birds Britannica by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey

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    Birds Britannica
    by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey

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    The best books on Birds - Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience by Jeremy Mynott

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    Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience
    by Jeremy Mynott

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    The best books on Birds - The Wisdom of Birds by Tim Birkhead

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    The Wisdom of Birds
    by Tim Birkhead

The best books on Birds, recommended by Jonathan Elphick

Birds are everywhere. They capture our imagination and make us wish that we, too, could soar away. Jonathan Elphick eloquently recommends the best books on the wonders of birds.

    The best books on Dinosaurs, recommended by Paul Barrett

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    The best books on Dinosaurs - The Dinosaur Heresies by Robert Bakker

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    The Dinosaur Heresies
    by Robert Bakker

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    The best books on Dinosaurs - Bone Wars by Tom Rea

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    Bone Wars
    by Tom Rea

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    The best books on Dinosaurs - The Dinosaur Hunters by Deborah Cadbury

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    The Dinosaur Hunters
    by Deborah Cadbury

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    The best books on Dinosaurs - The Complete Dinosaur by James O Farlow and Michael Brett-Surman

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    The Complete Dinosaur
    by James O Farlow and Michael Brett-Surman

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    The best books on Dinosaurs - The Dinosauria (Second Edition) by David B Weishampel, Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska

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    The Dinosauria (Second Edition)
    by David B Weishampel, Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska

The best books on Dinosaurs, recommended by Paul Barrett

Palaeontologist and dinosaur specialist Paul Barrett says many of the 1,200 known species of dinosaur were far more complex than we once thought. Some were brightly feathered, many were at least partly warm-blooded

    The best books on Palaeontology, recommended by Richard Fortey

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    The best books on Palaeontology - Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay Gould

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    Wonderful Life
    by Stephen Jay Gould

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    The best books on Palaeontology - Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte and Michael Benton

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    Dinosaurs
    by Steve Brusatte and Michael Benton

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    The best books on Palaeontology - Trilobites by H B Whittington

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    Trilobites
    by H B Whittington

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    The best books on Palaeontology - Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth by Andrew H Knoll

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    Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth
    by Andrew H Knoll

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    The best books on Palaeontology - Extinction by Douglas H Erwin

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    Extinction
    by Douglas H Erwin

The best books on Palaeontology, recommended by Richard Fortey

Palaeontologist Richard Fortey says it took tiny organisms two billion years of work to oxygenate the planet sufficiently for our kind of life, including trilobites, dinosaurs and ourselves, to evolve

    The best books on Birdwatching, recommended by Jeremy Mynott

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    The best books on Birdwatching - The Peregrine by JA Baker

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    The Peregrine
    by JA Baker

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    The best books on Birdwatching - Birds Britannica by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey

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    Birds Britannica
    by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey

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    The best books on Birdwatching - John Clare by Jonathan Bate

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    John Clare
    by Jonathan Bate

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    The best books on Birdwatching - A Bird in the Bush by Stephen Moss

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    A Bird in the Bush
    by Stephen Moss

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    The best books on Birdwatching - The Birds by Aristophanes

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    The Birds
    by Aristophanes

The best books on Birdwatching, recommended by Jeremy Mynott

What drives people’s passion for birds and birdwatching? For Jeremy Mynott, it’s as much about us as it is about them. He recommends the best books on birds and birdwatching.

    The best books on Conservation and Hippos, recommended by Karen Paolillo

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    The best books on Conservation and Hippos - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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    The Little Prince
    by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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    The best books on Conservation and Hippos - Born Free by Joy Adamson

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    Born Free
    by Joy Adamson

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    The best books on Conservation and Hippos - With My Soul Amongst Lions by Gareth Patterson

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    With My Soul Amongst Lions
    by Gareth Patterson

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    The best books on Conservation and Hippos - Woman in the Mists by Farley Mowat

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    Woman in the Mists
    by Farley Mowat

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    The best books on Conservation and Hippos - Hippos by Glenn Feldhake

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    Hippos
    by Glenn Feldhake

The best books on Conservation and Hippos, recommended by Karen Paolillo

Karen has been studying the hippos in Zimbabwe full-time since 1993. In this interview she talks sustainable conservation and selects five excellent books as further reading including Born Free and The Little Prince

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