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Earth Leakage Trip

Earth Leakage Trip

Earth Leakage Trip

by Paul Chaney

ISBN: 9781913029173

Publisher: Urbanomic

Pub Date: June 13, 2023

The travails, triumphs, and disappointments of eco-life, viewed through the prism of artistic research.
Sexus Animalis

Sexus Animalis

Sexus Animalis

There Is Nothing Unnatural in Nature

by Emmanuelle Pouydebat

Translated by Erik Butler

ISBN: 9780262046589

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 15, 2022

An illustrated guide to the amazingly multifarious sex lives of animals, from elephants and bonobos to butterflies and bedbugs.
Animal Languages

Animal Languages

Animal Languages

by Eva Meijer

Translated by Laura Watkinson

ISBN: 9780262044035

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: February 18, 2020

How animals speak to each other and to humans, from chimpanzees who learn sign language to dogs who parse the meaning of other dogs' growls.
Animal Beauty

Animal Beauty

Animal Beauty

On the Evolution of Biological Aesthetics

by Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

Translated by Jonathan Howard

ISBN: 9780262039949

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: May 14, 2019

An illustrated exploration of colors and patterns in the animal kingdom, what they communicate, and how they function in the social life of animals.
Atlas of Poetic Zoology

Atlas of Poetic Zoology

Atlas of Poetic Zoology

by Emmanuelle Pouydebat

Translated by Erik Butler

ISBN: 9780262039970

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: May 7, 2019

A catalog of wonders, from walking fish to self-medicating chimpanzees.
The Art of Naming

The Art of Naming

The Art of Naming

by Michael Ohl

Translated by Elisabeth Lauffer

ISBN: 9780262537032

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: February 26, 2019

From Tyrannosaurus rex to Heteropoda davidbowie: scientific naming as a joyful and creative act.
Gef!

Gef!

Gef!

The Strange Tale of an Extra-Special Talking Mongoose

by Christopher Josiffe

ISBN: 9781907222481

Publisher: Strange Attractor Press

Pub Date: June 30, 2017

An exhaustive investigation of the case of Gef, a “talking mongoose” or “man-weasel,” who appeared to a family living on the Isle of Man.
Gossamer Days

Gossamer Days

Gossamer Days

Spiders, Humans and Their Threads

by Eleanor Morgan

ISBN: 9781907222351

Publisher: Strange Attractor Press

Pub Date: August 8, 2016

A lively and personal account of the strange, centuries long entanglement between humans and spiders.
Mindreading Animals

Mindreading Animals

Mindreading Animals

The Debate over What Animals Know about Other Minds

by Robert W. Lurz

ISBN: 9780262528238

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 21, 2015

A comprehensive examination of a hotly debated question proposes a new model for mindreading in animals and a new experimental approach.
Animal Music

Animal Music

Animal Music

Sound and Song in the Natural World

Edited by Tobias Fischer and Lara Cory

ISBN: 9781907222344

Publisher: Strange Attractor Press

Pub Date: May 5, 2015

The first anthology on animal music and communication, with contributions from leading scientists, researchers and musicians.
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