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Books like On Animals

Raising Hare
by Chloe Dalton • 2025
She rescued a palm-sized leveret. It rewilded her life and was never once tame.
4.28
43k+
🏥 Wildlife Rescue🐾 Human Animal Bond🌳 English Countryside🧠 Animal Intelligence🌿 Rewilding
Raising Hare Summary
Raising Hare 94%
She rescued a palm-sized leveret. It rewilded her life and was never once tame.
by Chloe Dalton 2025
4.28
43k+ ratings
🏥 Wildlife Rescue🐾 Human Animal Bond🌳 English Countryside🧠 Animal Intelligence🌿 Rewilding
Run, Spot, Run
by Jessica Pierce • 2016
Your beloved pet is part of an industry that breeds suffering and kills the leftovers.
3.81
236
🧭 Animal Ethics🐾 Animal Welfare🤝 Human-Animal Bond📚 Animal Studies⚖️ Practical Ethics
Run, Spot, Run Summary
Run, Spot, Run 94%
Your beloved pet is part of an industry that breeds suffering and kills the leftovers.
by Jessica Pierce 2016
3.81
236 ratings
🧭 Animal Ethics🐾 Animal Welfare🤝 Human-Animal Bond📚 Animal Studies⚖️ Practical Ethics
Beyond Words
by Carl Safina • 2015
Science called animal minds unknowable. Elephants, wolves, and whales are proving otherwise.
4.41
5k+
🧠 Animal Consciousness💔 Animal Emotion🐘 Animal Societies🗣️ Animal Communication🔬 Cognitive Ethology
Beyond Words Summary
Beyond Words 94%
Science called animal minds unknowable. Elephants, wolves, and whales are proving otherwise.
by Carl Safina 2015
4.41
5k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Consciousness💔 Animal Emotion🐘 Animal Societies🗣️ Animal Communication🔬 Cognitive Ethology
The Emotional Lives of Animals
by Marc Bekoff • 2007
Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.
4.05
2k+
🐒 Animal Behavior🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology🐘 Animal Sentience🐄 Animal Welfare
The Emotional Lives of Animals Summary
The Emotional Lives of Animals 93%
Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.
by Marc Bekoff 2007
4.05
2k+ ratings
🐒 Animal Behavior🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology🐘 Animal Sentience🐄 Animal Welfare
Animal Madness
by Laurel Braitman • 2014
Dogs get panic attacks. Parrots self-harm. What animal mental illness reveals about our own.
3.85
1k+
🧠 Animal Cognition🏥 Animal Mental Illness🔗 Captive Animal Welfare🫂 Anthropomorphism🐾 Human Animal Bond
Animal Madness Summary
Animal Madness 93%
Dogs get panic attacks. Parrots self-harm. What animal mental illness reveals about our own.
by Laurel Braitman 2014
3.85
1k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🏥 Animal Mental Illness🔗 Captive Animal Welfare🫂 Anthropomorphism🐾 Human Animal Bond
What the Animals Taught Me
by Stephanie Marohn • 2012
She built a sanctuary for broken animals and discovered they were mending her.
3.75
155
🐾 Animal Sanctuaries💞 Human-Animal Bond🦉 Animal Wisdom🙏 Animal Therapy🌿 Spiritual Ecology
What the Animals Taught Me Summary
What the Animals Taught Me 93%
She built a sanctuary for broken animals and discovered they were mending her.
by Stephanie Marohn 2012
3.75
155 ratings
🐾 Animal Sanctuaries💞 Human-Animal Bond🦉 Animal Wisdom🙏 Animal Therapy🌿 Spiritual Ecology
The Soul of All Living Creatures
by Vint Virga • 2013
A vet learns life's biggest lessons from his patients: presence, responsiveness, and forgiveness.
3.55
666
🐾 Human-Animal Bond🐵 Animal Behavior🧘 Mindfulness Practice🤐 Nonverbal Communication☸️ Buddhist Psychology
The Soul of All Living Creatures Summary
The Soul of All Living Creatures 93%
A vet learns life's biggest lessons from his patients: presence, responsiveness, and forgiveness.
by Vint Virga 2013
3.55
666 ratings
🐾 Human-Animal Bond🐵 Animal Behavior🧘 Mindfulness Practice🤐 Nonverbal Communication☸️ Buddhist Psychology
Animal Wise
by Virginia Morell • 2013
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
4.13
3k+
🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology🐾 Cognitive Ethology❤️ Animal Emotions📡 Animal Communication
Animal Wise Summary
Animal Wise 93%
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
by Virginia Morell 2013
4.13
3k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology🐾 Cognitive Ethology❤️ Animal Emotions📡 Animal Communication
What the Chicken Knows
by Sy Montgomery • 2024
Chickens know faces, navigate by landmarks, and form bonds you'd never expect from a bird.
3.82
3k+
🐔 Single-Species Study🧠 Avian Intelligence❤️ Human-Animal Bond🐓 Backyard Chickens🥺 Animal Emotion
What the Chicken Knows Summary
What the Chicken Knows 93%
Chickens know faces, navigate by landmarks, and form bonds you'd never expect from a bird.
by Sy Montgomery 2024
3.82
3k+ ratings
🐔 Single-Species Study🧠 Avian Intelligence❤️ Human-Animal Bond🐓 Backyard Chickens🥺 Animal Emotion
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
by Frans de Waal • 2016
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
3.97
17k+
🧠 Animal Cognition❌ Human Exceptionalism🧬 Evolutionary Biology🤝 Social Intelligence🌿 Behavioral Ecology
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Summary
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? 93%
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
by Frans de Waal 2016
3.97
17k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition❌ Human Exceptionalism🧬 Evolutionary Biology🤝 Social Intelligence🌿 Behavioral Ecology
An Immense World
by Ed Yong • 2022
Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.
4.46
37k+
🐾 Animal Senses🔬 Sensory Biology👁️ Animal Perception🧪 Popular Science🦊 Animal Behavior
An Immense World Summary
An Immense World 93%
Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.
by Ed Yong 2022
4.46
37k+ ratings
🐾 Animal Senses🔬 Sensory Biology👁️ Animal Perception🧪 Popular Science🦊 Animal Behavior
A Primate's Memoir
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2001
A young scientist joins a baboon troop expecting gorillas and finds violence, humor, and himself.
4.39
9k+
🦍 Primatology🐘 Wildlife Conservation🔬 Science Memoir😂 Humorous Science🌍 Cross-Cultural Memoir
A Primate's Memoir Summary
A Primate's Memoir 93%
A young scientist joins a baboon troop expecting gorillas and finds violence, humor, and himself.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2001
4.39
9k+ ratings
🦍 Primatology🐘 Wildlife Conservation🔬 Science Memoir😂 Humorous Science🌍 Cross-Cultural Memoir
Mama's Last Hug
by Frans de Waal • 2019
Before humans felt, animals did. A primatologist on grief, empathy, and justice in the wild.
4.21
6k+
🧠 Animal Cognition📊 Comparative Psychology💕 Animal Emotions🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Ethology
Mama's Last Hug Summary
Mama's Last Hug 92%
Before humans felt, animals did. A primatologist on grief, empathy, and justice in the wild.
by Frans de Waal 2019
4.21
6k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition📊 Comparative Psychology💕 Animal Emotions🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Ethology
What the Dog Knows
by Cat Warren • 2013
An unmanageable dog and the unlikely solution: training him to find human remains.
3.98
2k+
🐕‍🦺 Working Dogs👃 Olfactory Science🫂 Human-Animal Bond🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Forensic Science
What the Dog Knows Summary
What the Dog Knows 92%
An unmanageable dog and the unlikely solution: training him to find human remains.
by Cat Warren 2013
3.98
2k+ ratings
🐕‍🦺 Working Dogs👃 Olfactory Science🫂 Human-Animal Bond🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Forensic Science
Animals in Translation
by Temple Grandin • 2004
An animal scientist argues that autism unlocks how animals think, feel, and fear.
4.15
10k+
🧠 Animal Cognition👁️ Sensory Perception♾️ Neurodiversity💙 Animal Emotions🐾 Ethology
Animals in Translation Summary
Animals in Translation 92%
An animal scientist argues that autism unlocks how animals think, feel, and fear.
by Temple Grandin 2004
4.15
10k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition👁️ Sensory Perception♾️ Neurodiversity💙 Animal Emotions🐾 Ethology
The Hidden Life of Trees
by Peter Wohlleben • 2015
A forester reveals trees are social, caring parents that communicate through an underground network.
4.06
90k+
🌳 Forest Ecology🌿 Plant Communication🍄 Fungal Symbiosis🧠 Plant Intelligence🌲 Old-Growth Forests
The Hidden Life of Trees Summary
The Hidden Life of Trees 92%
A forester reveals trees are social, caring parents that communicate through an underground network.
by Peter Wohlleben 2015
4.06
90k+ ratings
🌳 Forest Ecology🌿 Plant Communication🍄 Fungal Symbiosis🧠 Plant Intelligence🌲 Old-Growth Forests
Life Everlasting
by Bernd Heinrich • 2012
A dead animal in the wild wastes nothing. Scavengers, beetles, and bacteria turn death into fuel.
3.98
1k+
🪰 Animal Decomposition♻️ Nutrient Cycling🔬 Field Biology🌿 Modern Naturalism🌍 Ecological Philosophy
Life Everlasting Summary
Life Everlasting 92%
A dead animal in the wild wastes nothing. Scavengers, beetles, and bacteria turn death into fuel.
by Bernd Heinrich 2012
3.98
1k+ ratings
🪰 Animal Decomposition♻️ Nutrient Cycling🔬 Field Biology🌿 Modern Naturalism🌍 Ecological Philosophy
Listening to Whales
by Alexandra Morton • 2002
A marine biologist lost her husband, then fought the salmon farms killing the orcas she studied.
4.51
1k+
🐋 Marine Biology🐆 Wildlife Conservation🐋 Orca Societies⛓️ Anti-Captivity✊ Environmental Advocacy
Listening to Whales Summary
Listening to Whales 92%
A marine biologist lost her husband, then fought the salmon farms killing the orcas she studied.
by Alexandra Morton 2002
4.51
1k+ ratings
🐋 Marine Biology🐆 Wildlife Conservation🐋 Orca Societies⛓️ Anti-Captivity✊ Environmental Advocacy
The Soul of an Octopus
by Sy Montgomery • 2015
An octopus looked her in the eye and held her hand. Everything she knew unraveled.
3.94
61k+
🐙 Cephalopods🧠 Animal Cognition💭 Animal Consciousness🌊 Marine Biology🌿 Nature Writing
The Soul of an Octopus Summary
The Soul of an Octopus 92%
An octopus looked her in the eye and held her hand. Everything she knew unraveled.
by Sy Montgomery 2015
3.94
61k+ ratings
🐙 Cephalopods🧠 Animal Cognition💭 Animal Consciousness🌊 Marine Biology🌿 Nature Writing
How Stella Learned to Talk
by Christina Hunger • 2021
A puppy learned to press word buttons. Her first unprompted sentence was about the beach.
4.41
4k+
🧠 Animal Minds🐕 Dog Communication🔊 Aac Devices👶 Language Development💬 Speech Therapy
How Stella Learned to Talk Summary
How Stella Learned to Talk 92%
A puppy learned to press word buttons. Her first unprompted sentence was about the beach.
by Christina Hunger 2021
4.41
4k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Minds🐕 Dog Communication🔊 Aac Devices👶 Language Development💬 Speech Therapy
Landfill
by Tim Dee • 2018
Gulls eat our trash, nest on our roofs, and carry our poisons. They are our truest mirror.
3.67
152
🦅 Avian Ecology🦝 Urban Wildlife🗑️ Discard Studies🐗 Human-Animal Conflict🧬 Taxonomy Debates
Landfill Summary
Landfill 92%
Gulls eat our trash, nest on our roofs, and carry our poisons. They are our truest mirror.
by Tim Dee 2018
3.67
152 ratings
🦅 Avian Ecology🦝 Urban Wildlife🗑️ Discard Studies🐗 Human-Animal Conflict🧬 Taxonomy Debates
What an Owl Knows
by Jennifer Ackerman • 2023
Silent flight, asymmetrical ears, and the minds that decode them. A new portrait of the owl.
4.14
7k+
🦉 Ornithology👂 Animal Senses🧬 Evolutionary Biology🦅 Predator Biology🪺 Bird Behavior
What an Owl Knows Summary
What an Owl Knows 91%
Silent flight, asymmetrical ears, and the minds that decode them. A new portrait of the owl.
by Jennifer Ackerman 2023
4.14
7k+ ratings
🦉 Ornithology👂 Animal Senses🧬 Evolutionary Biology🦅 Predator Biology🪺 Bird Behavior
The Philosopher and the Wolf
by Mark Rowlands • 2008
A philosopher's decade with a wolf revealed that humans misunderstand love, happiness, and death.
4.13
3k+
📖 Philosophical Memoir⚖️ Moral Philosophy🐺 Animal Consciousness🤝 Human-Animal Bond⌛ Existentialism
The Philosopher and the Wolf Summary
The Philosopher and the Wolf 91%
A philosopher's decade with a wolf revealed that humans misunderstand love, happiness, and death.
by Mark Rowlands 2008
4.13
3k+ ratings
📖 Philosophical Memoir⚖️ Moral Philosophy🐺 Animal Consciousness🤝 Human-Animal Bond⌛ Existentialism
The Sixth Extinction
by Elizabeth Kolbert • 2014
The planet's fifth mass extinction killed the dinosaurs. We are the cause of the sixth.
4.15
80k+
🦴 Mass Extinction🌿 Biodiversity Loss📜 Environmental History⏳ Deep Time🧬 Evolutionary Biology
The Sixth Extinction Summary
The Sixth Extinction 91%
The planet's fifth mass extinction killed the dinosaurs. We are the cause of the sixth.
by Elizabeth Kolbert 2014
4.15
80k+ ratings
🦴 Mass Extinction🌿 Biodiversity Loss📜 Environmental History⏳ Deep Time🧬 Evolutionary Biology
The Genius of Birds
by Jennifer Ackerman • 2016
Beneath a tiny skull is a brain that rivals primates in tool making, navigation, and culture.
4.05
14k+
🧠 Animal Cognition🧩 Avian Intelligence🐦 Bird Behavior🗺️ Bird Migration🔬 Ethology
The Genius of Birds Summary
The Genius of Birds 91%
Beneath a tiny skull is a brain that rivals primates in tool making, navigation, and culture.
by Jennifer Ackerman 2016
4.05
14k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🧩 Avian Intelligence🐦 Bird Behavior🗺️ Bird Migration🔬 Ethology
Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams • 1990
A flightless parrot, a blind dolphin, and the last-chance quest to see them before they vanish.
4.32
26k+
🤣 Comic Travelogues🦏 Endangered Species🐆 Wildlife Conservation🏝️ Island Ecology💀 Extinction Narratives
Last Chance to See Summary
Last Chance to See 91%
A flightless parrot, a blind dolphin, and the last-chance quest to see them before they vanish.
by Douglas Adams 1990
4.32
26k+ ratings
🤣 Comic Travelogues🦏 Endangered Species🐆 Wildlife Conservation🏝️ Island Ecology💀 Extinction Narratives
Two Dogs and a Parrot
by Joan D. Chittister • 2015
A Benedictine nun found her greatest spiritual teachers on four legs and two wings.
4.15
155
🐾 Pet Memoirs🌿 Animal Spirituality🐕 Animal Companionship💚 Animal Healing✝️ Benedictine Spirituality
Two Dogs and a Parrot Summary
Two Dogs and a Parrot 91%
A Benedictine nun found her greatest spiritual teachers on four legs and two wings.
by Joan D. Chittister 2015
4.15
155 ratings
🐾 Pet Memoirs🌿 Animal Spirituality🐕 Animal Companionship💚 Animal Healing✝️ Benedictine Spirituality
On Looking
by Alexandra Horowitz • 2013
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
3.51
5k+
👁️ Sensory Perception🌿 Nature Writing🔍 Everyday Observation🏙️ Urban Ecology🎯 Selective Attention
On Looking Summary
On Looking 91%
The same city block holds eleven unseen worlds. A walk with those who can see them.
by Alexandra Horowitz 2013
3.51
5k+ ratings
👁️ Sensory Perception🌿 Nature Writing🔍 Everyday Observation🏙️ Urban Ecology🎯 Selective Attention
War Dogs
by Rebecca Frankel • 2013
The best bomb detector has a wet nose, and war leaves it as traumatized as any soldier.
4.07
841
🦮 Working Dogs🤝 Human Animal Bond🧠 Canine Psychology👃 Sensory Biology🩺 Animal Assisted Therapy
War Dogs Summary
War Dogs 91%
The best bomb detector has a wet nose, and war leaves it as traumatized as any soldier.
by Rebecca Frankel 2013
4.07
841 ratings
🦮 Working Dogs🤝 Human Animal Bond🧠 Canine Psychology👃 Sensory Biology🩺 Animal Assisted Therapy
Shark Life
by Peter Benchley • 2002
Sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year. The author of Jaws explains why.
4.01
845
🐠 Marine Biology🌊 Ocean Conservation🎲 Risk Perception🦈 Apex Predators🛟 Ocean Safety
Shark Life Summary
Shark Life 91%
Sharks kill fewer than 10 people a year. The author of Jaws explains why.
by Peter Benchley 2002
4.01
845 ratings
🐠 Marine Biology🌊 Ocean Conservation🎲 Risk Perception🦈 Apex Predators🛟 Ocean Safety
A Big Little Life
by Dean Koontz • 2009
Dean Koontz adopted a retired service dog who played pranks, beat cancer, and rewired his soul.
4.26
12k+
🐕 Dog Memoirs💔 Pet Loss🦮 Service Dogs🤝 Human Animal Bond🧠 Animal Intelligence
A Big Little Life Summary
A Big Little Life 91%
Dean Koontz adopted a retired service dog who played pranks, beat cancer, and rewired his soul.
by Dean Koontz 2009
4.26
12k+ ratings
🐕 Dog Memoirs💔 Pet Loss🦮 Service Dogs🤝 Human Animal Bond🧠 Animal Intelligence
Wildhood
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2019
Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.
4.11
518
🐾 Animal Behavior🧑‍🎤 Adolescence🧬 Evolutionary Biology📊 Social Hierarchies💃 Mating Rituals
Wildhood Summary
Wildhood 91%
Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2019
4.11
518 ratings
🐾 Animal Behavior🧑‍🎤 Adolescence🧬 Evolutionary Biology📊 Social Hierarchies💃 Mating Rituals
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal
by Justin Gregg • 2022
Human intelligence is overrated. Animal cognition reveals why our big brains are a liability.
3.89
3k+
🧠 Animal Cognition🧐 Human Exceptionalism🐬 Animal Consciousness⚖️ Moral Psychology💀 Death Awareness
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal Summary
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal 91%
Human intelligence is overrated. Animal cognition reveals why our big brains are a liability.
by Justin Gregg 2022
3.89
3k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🧐 Human Exceptionalism🐬 Animal Consciousness⚖️ Moral Psychology💀 Death Awareness
The Human Zoo
by Desmond Morris • 1969
Urban anxiety, status obsession, and self-destruction: a zoologist traces them back to captivity.
4.00
3k+
🏙️ Urban Anthropology🐒 Human Ethology🦒 Captivity Analogy👑 Dominance Hierarchies📊 Status Signaling
The Human Zoo Summary
The Human Zoo 91%
Urban anxiety, status obsession, and self-destruction: a zoologist traces them back to captivity.
by Desmond Morris 1969
4.00
3k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Anthropology🐒 Human Ethology🦒 Captivity Analogy👑 Dominance Hierarchies📊 Status Signaling
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
by Jim Corbett • 1944
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
4.31
6k+
🐅 Indian Wildlife🏔️ Adventure Memoir🎯 Hunting Ethics👣 Tracking And Woodcraft🐾 Predator Behavior
Man-Eaters of Kumaon Summary
Man-Eaters of Kumaon 91%
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
by Jim Corbett 1944
4.31
6k+ ratings
🐅 Indian Wildlife🏔️ Adventure Memoir🎯 Hunting Ethics👣 Tracking And Woodcraft🐾 Predator Behavior
The Future of Life
by Edward O. Wilson • 2002
Extinction runs 1,000 times too fast. The bottleneck is not knowledge but a global land ethic.
4.14
3k+
🦠 Biodiversity Crisis🌿 Conservation Biology☠️ Sixth Extinction🦏 Species Extinction🌴 Tropical Rainforests
The Future of Life Summary
The Future of Life 91%
Extinction runs 1,000 times too fast. The bottleneck is not knowledge but a global land ethic.
by Edward O. Wilson 2002
4.14
3k+ ratings
🦠 Biodiversity Crisis🌿 Conservation Biology☠️ Sixth Extinction🦏 Species Extinction🌴 Tropical Rainforests
The New Breed
by Kate Darling • 2021
Robot panic is sci-fi fueled. The real future looks more like our ancient partnership with animals.
3.96
415
🤖 Human Robot Interaction🧠 Anthropomorphism🐾 Animal Rights⚖️ Technology Ethics🏭 Future Of Work
The New Breed Summary
The New Breed 91%
Robot panic is sci-fi fueled. The real future looks more like our ancient partnership with animals.
by Kate Darling 2021
3.96
415 ratings
🤖 Human Robot Interaction🧠 Anthropomorphism🐾 Animal Rights⚖️ Technology Ethics🏭 Future Of Work
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking
by Tom Brown Jr. • 1999
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
4.10
335
🐾 Animal Tracking🏕️ Wilderness Skills👣 Track Interpretation👁️ Nature Awareness🪶 Indigenous Wisdom
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking Summary
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking 91%
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
by Tom Brown Jr. 1999
4.10
335 ratings
🐾 Animal Tracking🏕️ Wilderness Skills👣 Track Interpretation👁️ Nature Awareness🪶 Indigenous Wisdom
Animals Make Us Human
by Temple Grandin • 2009
Wolf packs are families, not dominance fights. What that means for your dog.
4.04
6k+
🐾 Animal Behavior🦮 Dog Training🧠 Animal Cognition💙 Animal Emotions🎾 Positive Reinforcement
Animals Make Us Human Summary
Animals Make Us Human 91%
Wolf packs are families, not dominance fights. What that means for your dog.
by Temple Grandin 2009
4.04
6k+ ratings
🐾 Animal Behavior🦮 Dog Training🧠 Animal Cognition💙 Animal Emotions🎾 Positive Reinforcement
The Lion in the Living Room
by Abigail Tucker • 2016
Cats tamed themselves, charm us with baby-like features, kill billions, and now rule the Internet.
3.61
4k+
🐱 Cat Evolution🐄 Animal Domestication🐍 Invasive Species🧫 Parasite Manipulation🏙️ Urban Ecology
The Lion in the Living Room Summary
The Lion in the Living Room 91%
Cats tamed themselves, charm us with baby-like features, kill billions, and now rule the Internet.
by Abigail Tucker 2016
3.61
4k+ ratings
🐱 Cat Evolution🐄 Animal Domestication🐍 Invasive Species🧫 Parasite Manipulation🏙️ Urban Ecology
Darwin Comes to Town
by Menno Schilthuizen • 2018
Evolution is unfolding faster on concrete than in any rainforest, right under your feet.
4.10
2k+
🏙️ Urban Ecology🧬 Contemporary Evolution🦎 Urban Adaptation🐦 Animal Behavior🧩 Habitat Fragmentation
Darwin Comes to Town Summary
Darwin Comes to Town 91%
Evolution is unfolding faster on concrete than in any rainforest, right under your feet.
by Menno Schilthuizen 2018
4.10
2k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Ecology🧬 Contemporary Evolution🦎 Urban Adaptation🐦 Animal Behavior🧩 Habitat Fragmentation
Peacebunny Island
by Caleb Smith • 2021
He brought rabbits to school shootings. Then he captained a houseboat toward his own island.
4.13
208
🐰 Animal Therapy🕊 Pet Loss💼 Youth Entrepreneurship✝️ Christian Memoir🐇 Animal Rescue
Peacebunny Island Summary
Peacebunny Island 91%
He brought rabbits to school shootings. Then he captained a houseboat toward his own island.
by Caleb Smith 2021
4.13
208 ratings
🐰 Animal Therapy🕊 Pet Loss💼 Youth Entrepreneurship✝️ Christian Memoir🐇 Animal Rescue
Domesticated
by Richard C. Francis • 2015
Selecting for tameness remakes body, brain, and behavior. The same force may have shaped us.
3.98
594
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🐄 Domestication Science🏗️ Niche Construction🧠 Self Domestication🧪 Evo Devo
Domesticated Summary
Domesticated 90%
Selecting for tameness remakes body, brain, and behavior. The same force may have shaped us.
by Richard C. Francis 2015
3.98
594 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🐄 Domestication Science🏗️ Niche Construction🧠 Self Domestication🧪 Evo Devo
By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020
by Dean Nicholson • 2020
His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.
4.36
7k+
🚲 Cycle Touring🐾 Animal Rescue❤️ Human-Animal Bond📱 Internet Fame🥾 Solo Travel
By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020 Summary
By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020 90%
His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.
by Dean Nicholson 2020
4.36
7k+ ratings
🚲 Cycle Touring🐾 Animal Rescue❤️ Human-Animal Bond📱 Internet Fame🥾 Solo Travel
Ecological Intelligence
by Ian McCallum • 2005
The environmental crisis is a crisis of self: we cannot save what we refuse to see as part of us.
4.08
109
🌿 Deep Ecology🧠 Ecopsychology🌑 Shadow Work🤔 Environmental Philosophy⚖️ Environmental Ethics
Ecological Intelligence Summary
Ecological Intelligence 90%
The environmental crisis is a crisis of self: we cannot save what we refuse to see as part of us.
by Ian McCallum 2005
4.08
109 ratings
🌿 Deep Ecology🧠 Ecopsychology🌑 Shadow Work🤔 Environmental Philosophy⚖️ Environmental Ethics
Inside of a Dog
by Alexandra Horowitz • 2009
Your dog inhabits a world of smell you cannot enter. Science can finally take you inside.
3.63
18k+
🧠 Canine Cognition👃 Animal Senses🐕 Dog Behavior💞 Human-Animal Bond🔬 Ethology
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Inside of a Dog 90%
Your dog inhabits a world of smell you cannot enter. Science can finally take you inside.
by Alexandra Horowitz 2009
3.63
18k+ ratings
🧠 Canine Cognition👃 Animal Senses🐕 Dog Behavior💞 Human-Animal Bond🔬 Ethology
Letters to a Young Scientist
by Edward O. Wilson • 2013
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
3.90
5k+
🧪 Scientific Careers🔬 Field Biology💡 Scientific Creativity🍂 Natural History🌍 Biodiversity
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Letters to a Young Scientist 90%
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
by Edward O. Wilson 2013
3.90
5k+ ratings
🧪 Scientific Careers🔬 Field Biology💡 Scientific Creativity🍂 Natural History🌍 Biodiversity
Birds Art Life Death
by Kyo Maclear • 2017
As her father faded, a writer watched city birds. Small things, closely seen, restored her life.
4.00
4k+
🌿 Nature Writing🖤 Grief Memoir🐦 Birding Memoir🏙️ Urban Nature👁️ Attention Cultivation
Birds Art Life Death Summary
Birds Art Life Death 90%
As her father faded, a writer watched city birds. Small things, closely seen, restored her life.
by Kyo Maclear 2017
4.00
4k+ ratings
🌿 Nature Writing🖤 Grief Memoir🐦 Birding Memoir🏙️ Urban Nature👁️ Attention Cultivation
The Songs of Trees
by David George Haskell • 2017
Forests are societies. Underground networks let trees communicate, trade, and compete.
4.05
2k+
🌲 Forest Ecology📝 Natural History Essays🌳 Tree Communication🏙️ Urban Ecology🧠 Plant Intelligence
The Songs of Trees Summary
The Songs of Trees 90%
Forests are societies. Underground networks let trees communicate, trade, and compete.
by David George Haskell 2017
4.05
2k+ ratings
🌲 Forest Ecology📝 Natural History Essays🌳 Tree Communication🏙️ Urban Ecology🧠 Plant Intelligence
Thinking in Pictures
by Temple Grandin • 1995
A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.
4.10
17k+
👁️ Visual Thinking🔊 Sensory Processing🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir🐄 Animal Cognition⚖️ Animal Welfare Ethics
Thinking in Pictures Summary
Thinking in Pictures 90%
A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.
by Temple Grandin 1995
4.10
17k+ ratings
👁️ Visual Thinking🔊 Sensory Processing🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir🐄 Animal Cognition⚖️ Animal Welfare Ethics
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