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• Among Orangutans

  Red Apes and the Rise of Human Culture

  Schaik, Carel van

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  Schaik explains that orangutans' use of tools varies geographically. Isolated groups have different cultures, and the author worries that we may lose these populations and cultures.

• Anima

  a Wild Pastoral

  Kassabova, Kapka

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  After living with nomadic shepherding people, Kassabova describes a disappearing way of life and the coevolution of human, sheep, wolf, dog, and horse populations.

• Bee Time

  Lessons From the Hive

  Winston, Mark L.

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  Biologist Winston has worked with honeybees for over thirty years. He knows bees and the challenges they face from pesticides, some of which, banned in Europe, are still used in the U.S.

• Born Free

  a Lioness of Two Worlds

  Adamson, Joy

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  Lions are the most social of the big cats. "The Serengeti Lion" is a more science-based book about predator-prey relations. This one is a perennial favorite.

• Dolphin Mysteries

  Unlocking the Secrets of Communication

  Dudzinski, Kathleen

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  Temple Grandin and Sy Montgomery both recommend this for everyone who is interested in animal behavior. I cannot argue with that. Also available on eAudio from hoopla streaming with no waiting. Go to librarypoint.org/hoopla to find out more about…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Elephants on the Edge

  What Animals Teach Us About Humanity

  Bradshaw, G. A. (Gay A.), 1959-

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  The news report recently that elephants have names for each other has me wanting to read all about it. Also available as an eBook from hoopla streaming with no waiting. Go to librarypoint.org/hoopla to find out more about this collection.

• Genesis

  the Deep Origin of Societies

  Wilson, Edward O.

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  In this short work, biologist Wilson gives us his take on the benefits and the evolution of organisms working together.

• Gorillas in the Mist

  Fossey, Dian

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  This account of Fossey's 13 years studying their ways inspired the Academy Award–nominated film, "Gorillas in the Mist."

• The Hidden Life of Wolves

  Dutcher, Jim, 1943-

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  This look at the social behavior and natural history of wolves features many beautiful photographs.

• Horses Through Time

  Olsen, Sandra L.

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  A nice collection of essays about the natural history of the horse.

• Journey to the Ants

  a Story of Scientific Exploration

  Hölldobler, Bert, 1936-

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  Hölldobler co-wrote this with E. O. Wilson. It is a very readable account of social behavior among many different ant species around the world.

• The Light Eaters

  How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

  Schlanger, Zoë

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  From Chapter 1, The Question of Plant Consciousness, through Chapter 9, The Social Life of Plants, and beyond, this is a highly praised look at the plant kingdom. Also available both as an eBook and on eAudio from hoopla streaming with no waiting.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The New Chimpanzee

  a Twenty-first-century Portrait of Our Closest Kin

  Stanford, Craig B. (Craig Britton), 1956-

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  This includes recent findings about chimpanzees to complement what we learn from Jane Goodall (See below.).

• Sing Like Fish

  How Sound Rules Life Under Water

  Kingdon, Amorina, 1985-

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  Kingdon writes about singing whales and a lot of other beneath-the-sea communication. The book was longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in nonfiction.

• The Social Lives of Birds

  Flocks, Communes, and Families

  Strassmann, Joan

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  Why do geese honk as they fly in formation? What are eagles saying to each other? Or chickens, crows, mockingbirds? I cannot wait to read this one.

• The Soul of a Horse

  Life Lessons From the Herd

  Camp, Joe

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  This is a highly praised and touching story. Camp writes, "I have spoken their language and they have responded."

• Through a Window

  My Thirty Years With the Chimpanzees of Gombe

  Goodall, Jane, 1934-

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  To understand human social interaction, one could compare it to that of our closest animal relative, the chimpanzee. Enlightening, to say the least. Also available both as an eBook and on eAudio from hoopla streaming with no waiting. Go to…Read moreRead more of this annotation