Safina, Carl
Summary: Follows a herd of elephants in Kenya and killer whales in the Pacific Northwest and describes their capacity for perception, thought, and emotion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.56 SAFSafina, Carl
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.42 SAFSafina, Carl
Summary: A conservationist explores various global regions to investigate examples of environmental degradation and renewal while identifying a link between environmental dangers and human rights issues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 SAFSafina, Carl
Summary: "Some people insist that culture is strictly a human feat. What are they afraid of? This book looks into three cultures of other-than-human beings in some of Earth's remaining wild places. It shows how if you're a sperm whale, a scarlet macaw, or a chimpanzee, you too experience your life with the understanding that you are an individual in a particular community. You too are who you are not by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 591.7 SAFSafina, Carl
Summary: Follows a pack of wolves at Yellowstone National Park and domestic dogs including the author's own pets, and describes their capacity for perception, thought, and emotion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.56 SAFSafina, Carl
Summary: "A moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned screech owl, whose lasting friendship with the author illuminates humanity's relationship with the world. When ecologist Carl Safina and his wife, Patricia, took in a near-death baby owl, they expected that, like other wild orphans they'd rescued, she'd be a temporary presence. But Alfie's feathers were not growing correctly, requiring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W W Norton 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 598.9 SAFSafina, Carl
Summary: The story of an ancient sea turtle and what its survival says about our future. The decline of sea turtles in Pacific waters and their surprising recovery in the Atlantic illuminate what can go both wrong and right from human interventions, and teach us lessons that can be applied to restore health to the world's oceans. The only surviving species of its suborder, the leatherback is an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holt 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 597.9289 SAFAkhtar, Aysha
Summary: Through the stories of a varied cast of characters, Dr. Akhtar reveals what happens when we both break and forge bonds with animals. She demonstrates how humans are neurologically designed to empathize with animals, and how violence against them goes against our nature. In equal measure, the love and friendship we give to other species biologically reverberates back to us.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 590 AKHNischk, Frank
Summary: "For many people, cockroaches are the most pesky of pests. Not so for entomologist Frank Nischk. In this funny and fascinating book, Frank reveals his love and admiration for so-called "nasty" creatures like cockroaches, crickets, and more. He shows us that even seemingly terrifying insects are beautiful in their own way--and essential to all life on Earth." -- from Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.72 NISCall, Marina
Summary: What if you had always dreamed of traveling and suddenly you received some money to make this happen? Oscar Santos embarks on a train and begins his journey eastbound. Leaving his native Portugal, he enters Spain and meets Daniel, upending his plans for a solo journey . These two unlikely characters become friends quickly and soon discover there is much more to learn on their travels than mere...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Call of Eden Publishing 0000