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The Crocodile Hunter: The Incredible Life and Adventures of Steve and Terri Irwin

10 best books like The Crocodile Hunter: The Incredible Life and Adventures of Steve and Terri Irwin (Steve Irwin): Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us, Into Great Silence: A Memoir of Discovery and Loss among Vanishing Orcas, Soul of a Lion: One Woman's Quest to Rescue Africa's Wildlife Refugees, The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures, Zoo Vet: Adventures Of A Wild Animal Doctor, Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada, Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us, Rainforest, Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World's Brightest Bird, Tales of an African Vet

Listening to Whales: What the Orcas Have Taught Us
AuthorAlexandra Morton
ISBN0345442881
In Listening to Whales, Alexandra Morton shares spellbinding stories about her career in whale and dolphin research and what she has learned from and about these magnificent mammals. In the late 1970s, while working at Marineland in California, Alexandra pioneered the recording of orca sounds by...
Into Great Silence: A Memoir of Discovery and Loss among Vanishing Orcas
AuthorEva Saulitis
ISBN0807014354
Science entwines with matters of the human heart as a whale researcher chronicles the lives of an endangered family of orcas
 
Ever since Eva Saulitis began her whale research in Alaska in the 1980s, she has been drawn deeply into the lives of a single extended family of endangered orcas struggling...
Soul of a Lion: One Woman's Quest to Rescue Africa's Wildlife Refugees
AuthorBarbara Bennett
ISBN1426206542
For animal lovers, nature enthusiasts, and the vast readership for gripping true-life stories, this African saga is a must-read adventure. It chronicles the unique Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia, where Marieta van der Merwe and her family, former wealthy cattle farmers, have sold land...
The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures
AuthorLawrence Anthony
ISBN1250004519
When Lawrence Anthony learned that the northern white rhino, living in the war-ravaged Congo, was on the very brink of extinction, he knew he had to act. If the world lost the sub-species, it would be the largest land mammal since the woolly mammoth to go extinct. In "The Last Rhinos," Anthony recounts...
Zoo Vet: Adventures Of A Wild Animal Doctor
AuthorDavid Taylor
ISBN0440199034
David Taylor is one of a rare breed: a veterinarian who specializes exclusively in the treatment of wild animals. Clocking over 200,000 miles of travel each year to zoos, circuses, and marinelands, he takes the reader with him on the world's most exotic "grand rounds." Along the way he introduces a host...
Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada
AuthorWill Ferguson
Canada's number one humorist, routinely compared to our own Bill Bryson, has written a funny, idiosyncratic, and warmly humane book full of sly observations and witty stories culled from his travels among the people and places of our neighbors up north.
Will Ferguson spent the past three years...
Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us
AuthorDavid Neiwert
ISBN1468308653
The orca—otherwise known as the killer whale—is one of earth’s most intelligent animals. Remarkably sophisticated, orcas have languages and cultures and even long-term memories, and their capacity for echolocation is nothing short of a sixth sense. They are also benign and gentle, which...
Rainforest
AuthorThomas Marent
ISBN0756619408
Thomas Marent, a self-taught photographer who has dedicated half his life to capturing images of rainforest life, tells the story of his journey through these spectacular photographs. Join him as he travels across five continents for an up-close view of the astonishing variety and fascinating behavior...
Crow Smarts: Inside the Brain of the World's Brightest Bird
AuthorPamela S. Turner
ISBN0544416198
One of the biggest differences between humans and animals is the ability to understand the idea of “If I do X, Y might happen.” New Caledonian crows seem to possess the intelligence to understand this “causal” concept. Why do crows have this ability? What does the crow know and what does it tell...
Tales of an African Vet
AuthorRoy Aronson
ISBN1599219425
The heart-wrenching and adventure-filled stories of a South African wild animal vet and his colleagues

When do you watch a wild animal suffer and let nature take its course, and when do you intervene? In his more than twenty-five years as an African vet, Dr. Roy Aronson has seen and done some...
The Encyclopedia of the Dog
AuthorBruce Fogle
ISBN0789461307
This was my FAVORITE BOOK as a child. I carried it everywhere I could take a big book. I memorized facts about nearly every breed I could. I was gifted this by my parents when I was 8 years old and by the time I was 18 it had bite marks from, well, our dog. Because of this book, I can now look at dogs and guess their...
Steve & Me
AuthorTerri Irwin
ISBN1416953884
When Terri Raines was twenty-seven years old, she took a vacation that changed her life. Leaving behind her wildlife rescue work in Oregon, Terri traveled to Australia, and there, at a small wildlife park, she met and fell in love with a tall, blond force of nature named Steve Irwin. They were married...
Killing for Profit
AuthorJulian Rademeyer
ISBN1770223347
A terrifying true story of greed, corruption, depravity and ruthless criminal enterprise...

On the black markets of Southeast Asia, rhino horn is worth more than gold, cocaine and heroin. This is the chilling story of a two-year-long investigation into a dangerous criminal underworld...
The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals; Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates
AuthorRichard D. Estes
ISBN1890132446
Since its original publication in 1993, The Safari Companion has been the best field guide to observing and understanding the behavior of African mammals. An indispensable tool for naturalists traveling to Africa, this new edition has been revised to acknowledge the enthusiasm to those watching...
Secret Language of Animals: A Guide to Remarkable Behavior
AuthorJanine M. Benyus
ISBN1579129684
Unlock the secrets behind the behavior of the world's most fascinating creatures? from the Adélie penguin to the plains zebra to the giant panda?in this wonderfully written, beautifully illustrated book.



In The Secret Language of Animals, biologist Janine Benyus takes us inside...
Lads Before the Wind: Diary of a Dolphin Trainer
AuthorKaren Pryor
ISBN1890948047
This isn't a training book so much as it is memoirs of training and related events. Karen Pryor is a noted behavioral biologist who helped bring the technology of "clicker training" (animal-friendly operant conditioning) from the psychology sciences into the popular pet training market.

The...
Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife
AuthorDavid Burnie
ISBN0756616344
Unrivaled in its breadth and visual impact, this unique guide sets out to illustrate, describe, and explain the incredible range of creatures that make up the animal kingdom. Exceptional Coverage. This authoritative volume starts with a clear introduction to the animal world, examining the reasons...
100 Heartbeats: A Journey to Meet Our Planet's Endangered Animals and the Heroes Working to Save Them
AuthorJeff Corwin
ISBN1605298476

It’s no secret that our planet—and the delicate web of ecosystems that comprise it—is in crisis. Environmental threats such as climate change, pollution, habitat loss, and land degradation threaten the survival of thousands of plant and animal species each day. In 100 Heartbeats, conservationist...
Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Exotic Animal Trainers
AuthorAmy Sutherland
ISBN0670037680
An invitation into the magical, grueling, and virtually unknown world of exotic animal training

Behind the imposing gate of the Exotic Animal Training Program at California’s Moorpark College lies a kingdom full of small mysteries, deep passions, and a camel that shoots hoops. Each year...
Tim Burton: A Child's Garden of Nightmares
AuthorPaul A. Woods
ISBN0859653102
Tim Burton, the cinematic genius behind Batman, Sleepy Hollow, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks!, and Edward Scissorhands, is a product of 1960s “monster culture,” including DC Comics’ Batman, over-the-top movie posters, and Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. Once a lonely teenager who found solace...
Japanese Mythology
AuthorJuliet Piggott
ISBN0600021130
A brief summary of Japanese mythology. As with all Paul Hamlyn myth books, really fine examples of the art of the culture were included, which made the book. Most of it wasn't about the gods themselves or their histories, but either folktales concerning talking animals or ghosts, or very loosely historical...
Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day
AuthorMarc Spitz
ISBN1401302742
The full story of the rise and spectacular comeback of the band hailed as the saviors of punk rock.

It's hard to believe that in early 2004 Green Day was considered over -- the band was still together, but they were dismissed as a strictly '90s phenomenon, incapable of re-creating the success...
Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures
AuthorRichard E. Leakey
ISBN0312303343
In this engrossing memoir, one of the most controversial, influential, and inspirational figures in African politics today gives the full story of his crusade to save Kenya's natural resources, and specifically the African elephant--a crusade that set him against internal corruption, poverty,...
The Merck Manual of Medical Information
AuthorMark H. Beers
ISBN0743477332
For more than 100 years doctors have been coming to us for advice. Now you can, too.
The Merck Manual has traditionally provided exclusive, up-to-the-minute information to doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Now, with this special Home Edition, the general public can access...
My Pride and Joy: An Autobiography
AuthorGeorge Adamson
ISBN0671624970
I absolutely love George Adamson and have read all his books and watched the documentaries. His story made a life changing decision for me....to become a wildlife Vet and conservationist. His work is admired and inspiring. I can't recommend this book enough...all of them by him. It's a shame how he dies,...
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