Rakuten Kobo

Audiobook

Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

by Frans de Waal ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

From world-renowned biologist and primatologist Frans de Waal comes this groundbreaking work on animal intelligence destined to become a classic.What separates your mind from an animal’s? Maybe you think it’s your ability to design tools, your sense of self, or your grasp of past and future―all traits that have helped us define ourselves as the planet’s preeminent species. But in recent decades, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

From world-renowned biologist and primatologist Frans de Waal comes this groundbreaking work on animal intelligence destined to become a classic.What separates your mind from an animal’s? Maybe you think it’s your ability to design tools, your sense of self, or your grasp of past and future―all traits that have helped us define ourselves as the planet’s preeminent species. But in recent decades,
... Read more
Audiobook

How Fast Did T. rex Run?

Unsolved Questions from the Frontiers of Dinosaur Science

by David Hone ...

Narrated by Tom Lawrence ...

Unabridged

9 hours 19 min

This audiobook narrated by Tom Lawrence describes the revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of dinosaursIn just the past twenty years, we have learned more about dinosaurs than we did in the previous two centuries. This book describes the extraordinary advances in palaeontology that are beginning to solve many of the mysteries surrounding these marvelous prehistoric ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook narrated by Tom Lawrence describes the revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of dinosaursIn just the past twenty years, we have learned more about dinosaurs than we did in the previous two centuries. This book describes the extraordinary advances in palaeontology that are beginning to solve many of the mysteries surrounding these marvelous prehistoric
... Read more
Audiobook

Wishing Under a Starlit Skye

An uplifting, heartwarming read from Lisa Hobman

by Lisa Hobman ...

Narrated by Eilidh Beaton ...

Series series The Skye Collection
Unabridged

10 hours 39 min

Everyone deserves a chance of happiness - right?Glentorrin bakery owner, and lone parent, Caitlin Fraser, is single and finally ready to mingle.With her daughter, Grace, about to become a teenager, and her friends all settling down, Caitlin decides she deserves a shot at happiness too.Resisting the pull of dating apps, Caitlin embarks upon a series of disastrous singles events where she bumps into ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Everyone deserves a chance of happiness - right?Glentorrin bakery owner, and lone parent, Caitlin Fraser, is single and finally ready to mingle.With her daughter, Grace, about to become a teenager, and her friends all settling down, Caitlin decides she deserves a shot at happiness too.Resisting the pull of dating apps, Caitlin embarks upon a series of disastrous singles events where she bumps into
... Read more
Audiobook

Animal Talk

Interspecies Telepathic Communication

by Penelope Smith ...

Narrated by Janet Metzger ...

Series series Animal Talk series
Unabridged

5 hours 43 min

A straightforward, easy-to-understand book that teaches you how to directly communicate with animals.Animal Talk teaches you how to open the door to your animal friends’ hearts and minds without resorting to magic tricks or wishful thinking. Every creature can be reached through telepathic communication—from your tabby cat or cockatiel to the wasps that build nests in the eaves of your home or ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A straightforward, easy-to-understand book that teaches you how to directly communicate with animals.Animal Talk teaches you how to open the door to your animal friends’ hearts and minds without resorting to magic tricks or wishful thinking. Every creature can be reached through telepathic communication—from your tabby cat or cockatiel to the wasps that build nests in the eaves of your home or
... Read more
Audiobook

Tigers Between Empires

The Improbable Return of Great Cats to the Forests of Russia and China

by Jonathan C. Slaght ...

Narrated by Jonathan C. Slaght ...

Unabridged

12 hours 17 min

"Author-narrator [Jonathan C.] Slaght reads this account of the Siberian Tiger Project with a clear, grounded delivery that reflects his background as a field researcher...Slaght's performance reflects observation, patience, and sustained attention to both human and animal lives." — Kirkus (Earphones Award Winner)The thrilling saga of the great Amur tiger and the scientists who came together, ... Read more

$26.99 USD

"Author-narrator [Jonathan C.] Slaght reads this account of the Siberian Tiger Project with a clear, grounded delivery that reflects his background as a field researcher...Slaght's performance reflects observation, patience, and sustained attention to both human and animal lives." — Kirkus (Earphones Award Winner)The thrilling saga of the great Amur tiger and the scientists who came together,
... Read more
Audiobook

Owls of the Eastern Ice

A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl

by Jonathan C. Slaght ...

Narrated by Jonathan C. Slaght ...

Unabridged

8 hours 43 min

A field scientist and conservationist tracks the elusive Blakiston's Fish Owl in the forbidding reaches of eastern RussiaWhen he was just a fledgling birdwatcher, Jonathan C. Slaght had a chance encounter with one of the most mysterious birds on Earth. Bigger than any owl he knew, it looked like a small bear with decorative feathers. He snapped a quick photo and shared it with experts. Soon he was ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A field scientist and conservationist tracks the elusive Blakiston's Fish Owl in the forbidding reaches of eastern RussiaWhen he was just a fledgling birdwatcher, Jonathan C. Slaght had a chance encounter with one of the most mysterious birds on Earth. Bigger than any owl he knew, it looked like a small bear with decorative feathers. He snapped a quick photo and shared it with experts. Soon he was
... Read more
Audiobook

The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life

by Boyd Varty ...

Narrated by Boyd Varty ...

Unabridged

3 hours 1 min

Somewhere deep inside, you know what your gift, purpose, and mission are. Boyd Varty, a lion tracker and life coach, reveals how the wisdom from the ancient art of tracking can teach you how to recognize these essential ingredients in a meaningful life.Know how to navigate, don’t worry about the destination, and stay alert. These are just a few of the strategies that contribute to both successful ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Somewhere deep inside, you know what your gift, purpose, and mission are. Boyd Varty, a lion tracker and life coach, reveals how the wisdom from the ancient art of tracking can teach you how to recognize these essential ingredients in a meaningful life.Know how to navigate, don’t worry about the destination, and stay alert. These are just a few of the strategies that contribute to both successful
... Read more
Audiobook

Stories from the Barn Aisle

Real Life Tales of Humor and Grace from a Horse Obsessed Girl

by Sarah Hickner ...

Narrated by Sarah Hickner ...

Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

A girl’s obsession with all things horses carried her on some epic adventures and landed her in precarious situations. When her first horse came with the same name as the hero of her favorite book, Misty of Chincoteague, it seemed like a match made in Heaven. However, it didn’t take long for Sarah to learn that there is no such thing as a good fairy tale without a little trouble. It turns out that ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A girl’s obsession with all things horses carried her on some epic adventures and landed her in precarious situations. When her first horse came with the same name as the hero of her favorite book, Misty of Chincoteague, it seemed like a match made in Heaven. However, it didn’t take long for Sarah to learn that there is no such thing as a good fairy tale without a little trouble. It turns out that
... Read more
Audiobook

Two Legs, Thee Legs, Four Legs.

More Adventures With Duncan the Canine Tripod And His Friends

by Katie ...

Narrated by Woods ...

Series series The Rescue Dogs
Unabridged

40 min

Do You Know My 'Gang of Four'?Would you like to meet them?All rescue dogs, all with different backgrounds and personalities, but together they made up my 'Gang of Four' and were a part of my life for many years.Seamus - 'Head Boy' - once tied to a hedge and abandoned.Shannon - The Beauty - previously owned by a child abuser.Minnie - The Maiden Aunt - condemned as being 'unhomable'.And Duncan - The ... Read more

Free

Do You Know My 'Gang of Four'?Would you like to meet them?All rescue dogs, all with different backgrounds and personalities, but together they made up my 'Gang of Four' and were a part of my life for many years.Seamus - 'Head Boy' - once tied to a hedge and abandoned.Shannon - The Beauty - previously owned by a child abuser.Minnie - The Maiden Aunt - condemned as being 'unhomable'.And Duncan - The
... Read more
Audiobook

An Immense World

How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

by Ed Yong ...

Narrated by Ed Yong ...

Unabridged

14 hours 17 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” (The New York Times), “dazzling” (The Wall Street Journal) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong“One of this year’s finest works of narrative nonfiction.”—Oprah DailyONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: <e ... Read more

$25.00 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” (The New York Times), “dazzling” (The Wall Street Journal) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong“One of this year’s finest works of narrative nonfiction.”—Oprah DailyONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: <e
... Read more
Audiobook

All Creatures Great and Small

The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor

by James Herriot ...

Narrated by Christopher Timothy ...

Series series All Creatures Great and Small
Unabridged

15 hours 41 min

The classic multimillion copy bestsellerDelve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients.When this book was first published, it was merely a simple volume of memoirs by an unknown Scottish veterinarian. But within a year, the book became recognized as a masterpiece. And in the ... Read more

$32.99 USD

The classic multimillion copy bestsellerDelve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients.When this book was first published, it was merely a simple volume of memoirs by an unknown Scottish veterinarian. But within a year, the book became recognized as a masterpiece. And in the
... Read more
Audiobook

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

A New History of a Lost World

by Steve Brusatte ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

A sweeping and revelatory new history of the age of dinosaurs, from one of our finest young scientists.""THE ULTIMATE DINOSAUR BIOGRAPHY."" — Scientific AmericanThe dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today they remain one of our planet’s great mysteries. Now The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs reveals their extraordinary, 200-million-year-long ... Read more

$28.99 USD

A sweeping and revelatory new history of the age of dinosaurs, from one of our finest young scientists.""THE ULTIMATE DINOSAUR BIOGRAPHY."" — Scientific AmericanThe dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today they remain one of our planet’s great mysteries. Now The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs reveals their extraordinary, 200-million-year-long
... Read more
Audiobook

All Creatures Great and Small

The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor

by James Herriot ...

Narrated by Nicholas Ralph ...

Series series All Creatures Great and Small
Unabridged

15 hours 23 min

**This program is read by Nicholas Ralph, star of the PBS Masterpiece series**"Nicholas Ralph’s readings of Herriot’s stories are as comforting an experience as the show, and even more immersive." —The Houston ChronicleA tie-in to the PBS Masterpiece series and Christmas special, available on streaming and home video.All Creatures Great and Small is first volume in the multimillion copy bes... ... Read more

$32.99 USD

**This program is read by Nicholas Ralph, star of the PBS Masterpiece series**"Nicholas Ralph’s readings of Herriot’s stories are as comforting an experience as the show, and even more immersive." —The Houston ChronicleA tie-in to the PBS Masterpiece series and Christmas special, available on streaming and home video.All Creatures Great and Small is first volume in the multimillion copy bes...
... Read more
Audiobook

The Feather Thief

Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

by Kirk Wallace Johnson ...

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews ...

Unabridged

8 hours 4 min

**As heard on NPR's This American Life“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science MonitorA rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume ... Read more

$22.99 USD

**As heard on NPR's This American Life“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science MonitorA rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground world of fanatical fly-tiers and plume
... Read more
Audiobook

The Rise of Wolf 8

Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's Underdog

by Rick McIntyre ...

Narrated by Geoff Sugiyama ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone
Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

“The powerful origin story of one of Yellowstone’s greatest and most famous wolves.” —Washington Post“[The Rise of Wolf 8] is a goldmine for information on all aspects of wolf behavior and clearly shows they are clever, smart, and emotional beings.” —Marc Bekoff, Psychology TodayYellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild wolves—but park rangers killed the last of their kind in ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“The powerful origin story of one of Yellowstone’s greatest and most famous wolves.” —Washington Post“[The Rise of Wolf 8] is a goldmine for information on all aspects of wolf behavior and clearly shows they are clever, smart, and emotional beings.” —Marc Bekoff, Psychology TodayYellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild wolves—but park rangers killed the last of their kind in
... Read more
Audiobook

The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs

by Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Ellen Archer ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

The Other End of the Leash shares a revolutionary, new perspective on our relationship with dogs, focusing on our behavior in comparison with that of dogs. An applied animal behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell looks at humans as just another interesting species, and muses about why we behave the way we do around our dogs, how dogs might ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Other End of the Leash shares a revolutionary, new perspective on our relationship with dogs, focusing on our behavior in comparison with that of dogs. An applied animal behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell looks at humans as just another interesting species, and muses about why we behave the way we do around our dogs, how dogs might
... Read more
Audiobook

Mind of the Raven

Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds

by Bernd Heinrich ...

Narrated by Norman Dietz ...

Unabridged

16 hours 47 min

Bernd Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies their daily routines, and in the process, paints a vivid picture of the ravens' world. At the heart of this book are Heinrich's love and ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Bernd Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies their daily routines, and in the process, paints a vivid picture of the ravens' world. At the heart of this book are Heinrich's love and
... Read more
Audiobook

Otherlands

A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds

by Thomas Halliday ...

Narrated by Adetomiwa Edun ...

Unabridged

11 hours 6 min

“Immersive . . . bracingly ambitious . . . rewinds the story of life on Earth—from the mammoth steppe of the last Ice Age to the dawn of multicellular creatures over 500 million years ago.”—The EconomistLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE • “One of those rare books that’s both deeply informative and daringly imaginative.”—Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White SkyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF ... Read more

$20.00 USD

“Immersive . . . bracingly ambitious . . . rewinds the story of life on Earth—from the mammoth steppe of the last Ice Age to the dawn of multicellular creatures over 500 million years ago.”—The EconomistLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE • “One of those rare books that’s both deeply informative and daringly imaginative.”—Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White SkyONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF
... Read more
Audiobook

The Tiger

A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

by John Vaillant ...

Narrated by John Vaillant ...

Unabridged

12 hours 6 min

It’s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East. The tiger isn’t just killing people, it’s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers sift through the gruesome remains of the victims, they discover that these attacks aren’t random: the tiger is apparently ... Read more

$22.99 USD

It’s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East. The tiger isn’t just killing people, it’s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold. As the trackers sift through the gruesome remains of the victims, they discover that these attacks aren’t random: the tiger is apparently
... Read more
Audiobook

The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion -- Surprising Observations of a Hidden World

by Peter Wohlleben, Translation by Jane Billinghurst, Foreword by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson ...

Narrated by Mike Grady ...

Unabridged

7 hours 23 min

"Like The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben's The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. Surprising, humbling, and filled with delight, this book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do--and that their lives are, to them, as precious as ours are to us."—Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an OctopusThrough vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Like The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben's The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. Surprising, humbling, and filled with delight, this book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do--and that their lives are, to them, as precious as ours are to us."—Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an OctopusThrough vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies
... Read more
Audiobook

The Story of Birds

A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present

by Steve Brusatte ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

11 hours 48 min

From the renowned paleontologist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a sweeping evolutionary history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to the 10,000+ extraordinary species alive today.Tens of billions of birds share the planet with us, an astonishingly diverse array of species that are present nearly everywhere humans call home—and many places we do not. With their ... Read more

$28.99 USD

From the renowned paleontologist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a sweeping evolutionary history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to the 10,000+ extraordinary species alive today.Tens of billions of birds share the planet with us, an astonishingly diverse array of species that are present nearly everywhere humans call home—and many places we do not. With their
... Read more
Audiobook

Cesar's Way

The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems

by Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier ...

Narrated by John H. Mayer ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

Cesar Millan—nationally recognized dog expert—helps you see the world through the eyes of your dog so you can finally eliminate problem behaviors.From his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show to his roster of celebrity clients to his reality television series, Cesar Millan is America’s most sought-after dog-behavior expert. But Cesar is not a trainer in the traditional sense—his expertise lies in ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Cesar Millan—nationally recognized dog expert—helps you see the world through the eyes of your dog so you can finally eliminate problem behaviors.From his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show to his roster of celebrity clients to his reality television series, Cesar Millan is America’s most sought-after dog-behavior expert. But Cesar is not a trainer in the traditional sense—his expertise lies in
... Read more
Audiobook

A Most Remarkable Creature

The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey

by Jonathan Meiburg ...

Narrated by Jonathan Meiburg ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

**“Utterly captivating and beautifully written, this book is a hugely entertaining and enlightening exploration of a bird so wickedly smart, curious, and social, it boggles the mind.”—Jennifer Ackerman, author of The Bird Way“A fascinating, entertaining, and totally engrossing story.”—David Sibley, author of What It's Like to Be a BirdAn enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we ... Read more

$20.00 USD

**“Utterly captivating and beautifully written, this book is a hugely entertaining and enlightening exploration of a bird so wickedly smart, curious, and social, it boggles the mind.”—Jennifer Ackerman, author of The Bird Way“A fascinating, entertaining, and totally engrossing story.”—David Sibley, author of What It's Like to Be a BirdAn enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we
... Read more
Audiobook

The Sun Is a Compass

A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds

by Caroline Van Hemert ...

Narrated by Xe Sands ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

This gripping true story follows a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure—perfect for fans of Cheryl Strayed.During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of ... Read more

$27.99 USD

This gripping true story follows a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure—perfect for fans of Cheryl Strayed.During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Animals Audiobooks

Show: