🐺 Wolf Behavior

Explorations of lupine biology, social dynamics, and ecology that reveal the real animal behind centuries of myth. These books replace fairy-tale fear with scientific wonder.

The Wisdom of Wolves

by Elli H. Radinger • 2017

Forget alpha leaders. The real secrets to family and leadership are running wild in wolf country.

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2k+

🦉 Animal Wisdom 🐾 Pack Dynamics 👥 Shared Leadership 🗣️ Animal Communication 👩‍🦰 Female Leadership

The Wisdom of Wolves 93%

Forget alpha leaders. The real secrets to family and leadership are running wild in wolf country.

by Elli H. Radinger 2017

4.13

2k+ ratings

🦉 Animal Wisdom 🐾 Pack Dynamics 👥 Shared Leadership 🗣️ Animal Communication 👩‍🦰 Female Leadership

How Dogs Work

by Raymond Coppinger • 2015

Dog behavior decoded not as thought but as physics: the shape, the motor, the emergent pattern.

3.79

168

🐺 Canine Ethology 🦊 Animal Behavior 🌊 Behavioral Emergence 🐕 Breed Differences 📋 Ethology

How Dogs Work 89%

Dog behavior decoded not as thought but as physics: the shape, the motor, the emergent pattern.

by Raymond Coppinger 2015

3.79

168 ratings

🐺 Canine Ethology 🦊 Animal Behavior 🌊 Behavioral Emergence 🐕 Breed Differences 📋 Ethology

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 88%

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

Meet Your Dog

by Kim Brophey • 2018

Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.

4.33

824

🐕 Dog Behavior 🔬 Ethology 🏡 Environmental Enrichment 📚 Owner Education ⚙️ Behavioral Management

Meet Your Dog 88%

Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.

by Kim Brophey 2018

4.33

824 ratings

🐕 Dog Behavior 🔬 Ethology 🏡 Environmental Enrichment 📚 Owner Education ⚙️ Behavioral Management

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 88%

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

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

Inside of a Dog 88%

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

Animal Architecture

by Karl von Frisch • 1974

Termites air-condition, beavers dam, spiders weave: animal engineering that never needed a plan.

4.31

🐾 Animal Behavior 🏗️ Natural Architecture 🔬 Ethology 📖 Natural History 🧠 Instinct And Learning

Animal Architecture 88%

Termites air-condition, beavers dam, spiders weave: animal engineering that never needed a plan.

by Karl von Frisch 1974

4.31

54 ratings

🐾 Animal Behavior 🏗️ Natural Architecture 🔬 Ethology 📖 Natural History 🧠 Instinct And Learning

Animal Architects

by James L. Gould • 2007

From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.

3.90

🧠 Animal Cognition 🐾 Ethology 🏗️ Animal Architecture 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🕊️ Cognitive Ethology

Animal Architects 87%

From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.

by James L. Gould 2007

3.90

89 ratings

🧠 Animal Cognition 🐾 Ethology 🏗️ Animal Architecture 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🕊️ Cognitive Ethology

Coyote America

by Dan Flores • 2016

America's century-long war on coyotes failed so completely they now roam downtown Chicago.

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8k+

🐺 Animal Histories 🧬 Evolutionary Adaptation 🏙️ Urban Ecology ⚡ Human-Wildlife Conflict 🎭 Trickster Mythology

Coyote America 87%

America's century-long war on coyotes failed so completely they now roam downtown Chicago.

by Dan Flores 2016

4.08

8k+ ratings

🐺 Animal Histories 🧬 Evolutionary Adaptation 🏙️ Urban Ecology ⚡ Human-Wildlife Conflict 🎭 Trickster Mythology

The Emotional Lives of Animals

by Marc Bekoff • 2007

Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.

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2k+

🐒 Animal Behavior 🧠 Animal Cognition 🔬 Comparative Psychology 🐘 Animal Sentience 🐄 Animal Welfare

The Emotional Lives of Animals 87%

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

Do Dogs Dream?

by Stanley Coren • 2002

Sniffing secrets, dream chases, and the math dogs do: a psychologist cracks the canine mind.

3.78

301

🐕 Canine Cognition 🦴 Dog Behavior 👃 Animal Senses ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🧪 Comparative Psychology

Do Dogs Dream? 87%

Sniffing secrets, dream chases, and the math dogs do: a psychologist cracks the canine mind.

by Stanley Coren 2002

3.78

301 ratings

🐕 Canine Cognition 🦴 Dog Behavior 👃 Animal Senses ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🧪 Comparative Psychology

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 87%

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

Cesar's Rules

by Cesar Millan • 2006

Dogs read us better than we read ourselves. Become the leader your dog already needs.

3.69

2k+

🐕 Dog Training 🧠 Dog Behavior 🐺 Pack Leadership 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🎾 Canine Enrichment

Cesar's Rules 87%

Dogs read us better than we read ourselves. Become the leader your dog already needs.

by Cesar Millan 2006

3.69

2k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Training 🧠 Dog Behavior 🐺 Pack Leadership 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🎾 Canine Enrichment

How to Raise the Perfect Dog

by Cesar Millan • 2009

Why most puppy training fails: the daily-order mistake that overrides everything else you do right.

3.76

9k+

🐕 Dog Training 🐶 Puppy Raising 🐺 Pack Leadership 🧠 Canine Psychology ⚖️ Balanced Dog Training

How to Raise the Perfect Dog 87%

Why most puppy training fails: the daily-order mistake that overrides everything else you do right.

by Cesar Millan 2009

3.76

9k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Training 🐶 Puppy Raising 🐺 Pack Leadership 🧠 Canine Psychology ⚖️ Balanced Dog Training

The Naked Ape

by Desmond Morris • 1967

A zoologist treats Homo sapiens as just another animal. The report still bites.

3.93

12k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sociobiology 🐒 Popular Ethology 💑 Pair-Bonding 💬 Social Grooming

The Naked Ape 87%

A zoologist treats Homo sapiens as just another animal. The report still bites.

by Desmond Morris 1967

3.93

12k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Sociobiology 🐒 Popular Ethology 💑 Pair-Bonding 💬 Social Grooming

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 87%

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

Canine Enrichment for the Real World

by Allie Bender • 2019

You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.

4.59

490

🐕 Dog Behavior 🧠 Canine Cognition 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🔬 Behavioral Science 🐺 Instinctual Behaviors

Canine Enrichment for the Real World Summary

Canine Enrichment for the Real World 87%

You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.

by Allie Bender 2019

4.59

490 ratings

🐕 Dog Behavior 🧠 Canine Cognition 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🔬 Behavioral Science 🐺 Instinctual Behaviors

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 87%

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

Chimpanzee Politics

by Frans de Waal • 1982

A chimpanzee colony is a political machine, complete with coalition coups and fragile peace accords.

4.27

2k+

🐒 Primate Behavior 🧠 Animal Cognition 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Social Alliances 👑 Dominance Hierarchies

Chimpanzee Politics 87%

A chimpanzee colony is a political machine, complete with coalition coups and fragile peace accords.

by Frans de Waal 1982

4.27

2k+ ratings

🐒 Primate Behavior 🧠 Animal Cognition 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Social Alliances 👑 Dominance Hierarchies

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 87%

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

The Latte Factor

by David Bach • 2019

He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.

3.83

8k+

🌲 Wilderness Memoir 🐕 Man And Dog Bond 🧠 Animal Intelligence 🏔️ Alaskan Frontier ❄️ Near-Death Survival

The Latte Factor 87%

He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.

by David Bach 2019

3.83

8k+ ratings

🌲 Wilderness Memoir 🐕 Man And Dog Bond 🧠 Animal Intelligence 🏔️ Alaskan Frontier ❄️ Near-Death Survival

What the Bears Know

by Steve Searles • 2023

Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.

4.18

401

🐾 Wildlife Management 🏡 Wildlife Coexistence 🧠 Animal Intelligence 💡 Nonlethal Management 🤝 Community Conservation

What the Bears Know 87%

Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.

by Steve Searles 2023

4.18

401 ratings

🐾 Wildlife Management 🏡 Wildlife Coexistence 🧠 Animal Intelligence 💡 Nonlethal Management 🤝 Community Conservation

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 86%

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 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 86%

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

Culture Clash

by Jean Donaldson • 1997

Dogs don't do guilt. They do consequences. Train accordingly and everything changes.

4.31

3k+

🐕 Dog Training 🧠 Canine Behavior 🎾 Positive Reinforcement 👆 Clicker Training 🔬 Operant Conditioning

Culture Clash 86%

Dogs don't do guilt. They do consequences. Train accordingly and everything changes.

by Jean Donaldson 1997

4.31

3k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Training 🧠 Canine Behavior 🎾 Positive Reinforcement 👆 Clicker Training 🔬 Operant Conditioning

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 86%

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

Once a Wolf

by Bryan Sykes • 2019

The wolf-to-dog story is not about campfires. It's about a hunting partnership 30,000 years old.

3.48

328

🐺 Canine Domestication 🧬 Ancient Dna ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🐕 Canine Genetics 🐑 Animal Cloning

Once a Wolf 86%

The wolf-to-dog story is not about campfires. It's about a hunting partnership 30,000 years old.

by Bryan Sykes 2019

3.48

328 ratings

🐺 Canine Domestication 🧬 Ancient Dna ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🐕 Canine Genetics 🐑 Animal Cloning

The Secret Wisdom of Nature

by Peter Wohlleben • 2017

Why a wolf can reroute a river, and salmon feed the forest: nature's invisible connections.

4.05

7k+

The Secret Wisdom of Nature 86%

Why a wolf can reroute a river, and salmon feed the forest: nature's invisible connections.

by Peter Wohlleben 2017

4.05

7k+ ratings

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? 86%

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

Zak George's Dog Training Revolution

by Zak George • 2016

Most problem behaviors come from boredom. The training method that replaces punishment with play.

4.23

6k+

🐕 Dog Training 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🏠 New Dog Owners 🔬 Animal Behavior 🩺 Dog Care

Zak George's Dog Training Revolution Summary

Zak George's Dog Training Revolution 86%

Most problem behaviors come from boredom. The training method that replaces punishment with play.

by Zak George 2016

4.23

6k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Training 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🏠 New Dog Owners 🔬 Animal Behavior 🩺 Dog Care

The Human Animal

by Desmond Morris • 1994

Of 193 primate species, only one is hairless. A zoologist explains what bare skin cost us.

3.9

263

🦍 Human Evolution 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🐒 Primate Behavior 🔬 Comparative Zoology 🧬 Behavioral Evolution

The Human Animal 86%

Of 193 primate species, only one is hairless. A zoologist explains what bare skin cost us.

by Desmond Morris 1994

3.9

263 ratings

🦍 Human Evolution 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🐒 Primate Behavior 🔬 Comparative Zoology 🧬 Behavioral Evolution

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 86%

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

Reaching the Animal Mind

by Karen Pryor • 2008

A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.

4.39

1k+

🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🖱️ Clicker Training 🧠 Animal Cognition 📊 Operant Conditioning 🧱 Shaping Behavior

Reaching the Animal Mind 86%

A cheap plastic clicker unlocks creativity in dolphins, trust in horses, and focus in humans.

by Karen Pryor 2008

4.39

1k+ ratings

🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🖱️ Clicker Training 🧠 Animal Cognition 📊 Operant Conditioning 🧱 Shaping Behavior

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 86%

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

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 86%

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

Sociobiology

by Edward O. Wilson • 1975

Every society, from ant to human, is a gene-spreading machine; the logic is identical.

4.23

2k+

🧬 Social Evolution 🫂 Kin Selection 📡 Sociobiology 🌿 Behavioral Ecology 🔮 Emergent Properties

Sociobiology 86%

Every society, from ant to human, is a gene-spreading machine; the logic is identical.

by Edward O. Wilson 1975

4.23

2k+ ratings

🧬 Social Evolution 🫂 Kin Selection 📡 Sociobiology 🌿 Behavioral Ecology 🔮 Emergent Properties

Man-Eaters of Kumaon

by Jim Corbett • 1944

One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.

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6k+

🐅 Indian Wildlife 🏔️ Adventure Memoir 🎯 Hunting Ethics 👣 Tracking And Woodcraft 🐾 Predator Behavior

Man-Eaters of Kumaon 86%

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

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 86%

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

One Man's Wilderness

by Sam Keith • 1973

At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.

4.37

10k+

🏔️ Wilderness Memoir 🔨 Self-Reliance 🐻 Animal Encounters 🏕️ Alaskan Frontier 🪵 Homesteading Memoir

One Man's Wilderness 86%

At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.

by Sam Keith 1973

4.37

10k+ ratings

🏔️ Wilderness Memoir 🔨 Self-Reliance 🐻 Animal Encounters 🏕️ Alaskan Frontier 🪵 Homesteading Memoir

Search for the Golden Moon Bear

by Sy Montgomery • 2002

One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.

3.83

127

🐾 Wildlife Conservation 🔬 Field Biology 👣 Cryptozoology 🐻 Illegal Wildlife Trade 🌿 Indigenous Ecology

Search for the Golden Moon Bear 86%

One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.

by Sy Montgomery 2002

3.83

127 ratings

🐾 Wildlife Conservation 🔬 Field Biology 👣 Cryptozoology 🐻 Illegal Wildlife Trade 🌿 Indigenous Ecology

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 86%

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

On Animals

by Susan Orlean • 2021

Pigeon racing, taxidermy, lion hugging: Susan Orlean on the animal obsessions that fill our lives.

3.83

6k+

🦁 Animal Essays 🐾 Human-Animal Bond 🌍 Wildlife Conservation ⚖️ Animal Ethics 📰 Literary Journalism

On Animals 86%

Pigeon racing, taxidermy, lion hugging: Susan Orlean on the animal obsessions that fill our lives.

by Susan Orlean 2021

3.83

6k+ ratings

🦁 Animal Essays 🐾 Human-Animal Bond 🌍 Wildlife Conservation ⚖️ Animal Ethics 📰 Literary Journalism

When Pigs Fly!

by Jane Killion • 2007

Your independent dog isn't broken: channel natural drives into a brilliant training partner instead.

4.33

684

🎯 Clicker Training 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🧠 Operant Conditioning 🏗️ Shaping Behavior 🐕 Independent Breeds

When Pigs Fly! 86%

Your independent dog isn't broken: channel natural drives into a brilliant training partner instead.

by Jane Killion 2007

4.33

684 ratings

🎯 Clicker Training 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🧠 Operant Conditioning 🏗️ Shaping Behavior 🐕 Independent Breeds

Science of Consequences

by Susan M. Schneider • 2012

Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.

4.02

280

🧠 Behaviorism 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🔗 Neuroplasticity 🐕 Animal Training 🧩 Applied Behavior Analysis

Science of Consequences 86%

Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.

by Susan M. Schneider 2012

4.02

280 ratings

🧠 Behaviorism 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🔗 Neuroplasticity 🐕 Animal Training 🧩 Applied Behavior Analysis

Don't Shoot the Dog!

by Karen Pryor • 1984

Dolphin training, applied to your spouse, your boss, and the habits you cannot break.

4.24

7k+

🐕 Animal Training 🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis ⭐ Positive Reinforcement 🔊 Clicker Training 🔄 Behavior Modification

Don't Shoot the Dog! 86%

Dolphin training, applied to your spouse, your boss, and the habits you cannot break.

by Karen Pryor 1984

4.24

7k+ ratings

🐕 Animal Training 🔬 Applied Behavior Analysis ⭐ Positive Reinforcement 🔊 Clicker Training 🔄 Behavior Modification

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 86%

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

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 86%

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

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 86%

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

The Sun Trail

by Erin Hunter • 2013

Starving mountain cats follow a vision across roaring roads and hostile lands toward a new home.

4.29

13k+

🐾 Animal Fantasy 🐱 Feline Adventure ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🌅 Visionary Quest 🫂 Found Family

The Sun Trail 86%

Starving mountain cats follow a vision across roaring roads and hostile lands toward a new home.

by Erin Hunter 2013

4.29

13k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Fantasy 🐱 Feline Adventure ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🌅 Visionary Quest 🫂 Found Family

Zoobiquity

by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2012

Animals faint, self-harm, and overdose just like we do; their doctors know why ours don't.

4.12

3k+

🧬 Evolutionary Medicine 🔬 Comparative Biology 🌍 One Health 🐒 Animal Behavior 🩺 Veterinary Medicine

Zoobiquity 86%

Animals faint, self-harm, and overdose just like we do; their doctors know why ours don't.

by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2012

4.12

3k+ ratings

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