Frank Carlson Library

Too sick to perform his once-a-year job, Groundhog interviews other animals to come out of his hole on Groundhog Day.

Understanding Your Fearful, Reactive, or Aggressive dog, and Strategies and Techniques to Make Change Are your dog walks a nightmare?Lunging, barking, pulling you over, and putting on a blood-curdling display of aggression? You love your dog - a perfect peach at home - so why on earth is she doing this? Using entirely force-free proven methods, developed through extensive study and working with thousands of dog-owners - and a very readable, jargon-free...

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado cómo las hormigas pueden trabajar en equipo para construir estructuras asombrosas? ¿O por qué los flamencos tienen ese llamativo color rosa? Entonces sigue leyendo… "Tenemos más que aprender de los animales, que los animales de nosotros." - Anónimo Seguramente estás leyendo esto porque te fascinan las historias extraordinarias del reino animal y deseas conocer mucho más. Para ello, seguramente tendrías que...

Based on twenty years of research at the Jackson Laboratory, this is the single most important and comprehensive reference work on the behavior of dogs ever compiled, written by geneticist and comparative psychologist John Paul Scott, known for his research into social behavior and aggression.

In this remarkable groundbreaking book, a documentarian and conservationist, determined to dispel misplaced fear and correct common misconceptions, explores in-depth the secret lives of sharks-magnificent creatures who play an integral part in maintaining the health of the world's oceans and ultimately the planet. From the Jaws blockbusters to Shark Week, we are conditioned to see sharks as terrifying cold-blooded underwater predators. But as Ocean...

The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough's classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology, and now The Trials of Life tackles ethology, the study of how animals behave. 'This is, quite simply, the best thing I've ever done.' Sir David Attenborough on the TV series, The Trials of Life, upon which this book is based. This is the third and last of Sir David's great natural history books based on his TV...

Nature author Marianne Taylor's The Animal Mind is a fascinating exploration of animal intelligence and emotion, with thought-provoking essays, surprising insights, and breathtaking images by leading photographers Joel Sartore, Melissa Groo, Peter Delaney, and others. We are only beginning to understand the ways in which the animal mind is as complex as our own. A prairie dog's vocal language is now the most sophisticated ever decoded, but their...

"When Bella wins a poster-making contest at the animal shelter, she gets to be queen of the "Adopt-an-Animal" parade. That can only mean one thing... Bub the pug is her prince! But Bub has no idea what a prince does. Can he figure it out in time to help Bella be the best queen she can be?"--

"Are you ready for round two of the hilarious guessing game picture book? Discover fascinating facts about animals while guessing if you're looking at a butt or a face! Butt or Face? Volume 2 continues the delightfully cheeky challenge with a whole new set of animals from all over the world. Examine a close-up photo of an animal and then guess whether you're looking at the top or the...um...bottom. The answer is revealed on the next page with a compete...