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The Gazelle's Dream

Game Drives of the Old and New Worlds

by Jack W. Brink, Maria Nieves Zedeo, Anna Jansson, Lars Pil, Espen Finstad, Olivier Barge, Jacques Elie Brochier, Jwana Chahoud, Chrisitine Chataigner, Emmanuelle Regagnon, Remy Crassard, Marie-Laure Chambrade, David Burke, Wael Abu-Azizeh, Mohammad Barakat Tarawneh, Juan Antonio Snchez Priego, Dani Nadel, Dan Malkinson, Guy Bar-Oz, Amnon Nachmias, Uzi Avner, Liora K. Horwitz, Naomi Porat, D.L. Kennedy, Ueli Brunner, Per Storemyr, Vadim N. Yagodin, Shamil Amirov, Toni Huber ...

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Once the world's prairies, grasslands, steppes and tundra teemed with massive herds of game: gazelle, wild ass, bison, caribou and antelope. Humans seeking to hunt these large fast-moving herds devised a range of specialised traps that share many characteristics across all continents. Typically consisting of guiding walls or lines of stones leading to an enclosure or trap, game drives were ... Read more

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Once the world's prairies, grasslands, steppes and tundra teemed with massive herds of game: gazelle, wild ass, bison, caribou and antelope. Humans seeking to hunt these large fast-moving herds devised a range of specialised traps that share many characteristics across all continents. Typically consisting of guiding walls or lines of stones leading to an enclosure or trap, game drives were
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Hunting and Extinctions in Southwest Asia and North America

The Silent Testimony of Communal Game Traps

by Dani Nadel, Guy Bar-Oz, Dan Malkinson, Leland Bement ...

Hunting and Extinctions in Southwest Asia and North America: The Silent Testimony of Communal Game Traps explores communal game traps for harvesting ungulate herds in two continents, utilizing a comparative approach addressing settings, species, and the hunters’ societies.The kites of Southwest Asia have been known to archaeologists for almost one hundred years but with the advent of high ... Read more

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Hunting and Extinctions in Southwest Asia and North America: The Silent Testimony of Communal Game Traps explores communal game traps for harvesting ungulate herds in two continents, utilizing a comparative approach addressing settings, species, and the hunters’ societies.The kites of Southwest Asia have been known to archaeologists for almost one hundred years but with the advent of high
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A World on the Wing

The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds

by Scott Weidensaul ...

**New York Times BestsellerFinalist for the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeA Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the YearAn exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration.**In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken ... Read more

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**New York Times BestsellerFinalist for the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeA Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the YearAn exhilarating exploration of the science and wonder of global bird migration.**In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken
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Pests

How Humans Create Animal Villains

by Bethany Brookshire ...

An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats to rats, elephants to pigeons—and what this tells us about our own perceptions, beliefs, and actions, as well as our place in the natural worldA squirrel in the garden. A rat in the wall. A pigeon on the street. Humans have spent so much of our history drawing a hard line between human spaces and wild ... Read more

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An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats to rats, elephants to pigeons—and what this tells us about our own perceptions, beliefs, and actions, as well as our place in the natural worldA squirrel in the garden. A rat in the wall. A pigeon on the street. Humans have spent so much of our history drawing a hard line between human spaces and wild
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The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere

by Paulette F. C. Steeves ...

2022 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere is a reclaimed history of the deep past of Indigenous people in North and South America during the Paleolithic. Paulette F. C. Steeves mines evidence from archaeology sites and Paleolithic environments, landscapes, and mammalian and human migrations to make the case that people have been in the Western ... Read more

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2022 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleThe Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere is a reclaimed history of the deep past of Indigenous people in North and South America during the Paleolithic. Paulette F. C. Steeves mines evidence from archaeology sites and Paleolithic environments, landscapes, and mammalian and human migrations to make the case that people have been in the Western
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of North American Mammals: A Comprehensive Guide To Mammals Of North America (Mobi Reference)

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The Encyclopedia of North American Mammals describes and illustrates over 500 mammals, from the bear and bat to whale and deer. With over 2,000 color photographs, this encyclopedia is for every reader from the novice to the experienced observer.FEATURES:- Information about each North American Mammal. - Over 2,000 color photographs. - Intuitive navigation: navigate from Table of Contents or search ... Read more

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The Encyclopedia of North American Mammals describes and illustrates over 500 mammals, from the bear and bat to whale and deer. With over 2,000 color photographs, this encyclopedia is for every reader from the novice to the experienced observer.FEATURES:- Information about each North American Mammal. - Over 2,000 color photographs. - Intuitive navigation: navigate from Table of Contents or search
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Where the Wild Things Were

Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators

by William Stolzenburg ...

For years, predators like snow leopards and white-tipped sharks have been disappearing from the top of the food chain, largely as a result of human action. Science journalist Will Stolzenburg reveals why and how their absence upsets the delicate balance of the world's environment. ... Read more

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For years, predators like snow leopards and white-tipped sharks have been disappearing from the top of the food chain, largely as a result of human action. Science journalist Will Stolzenburg reveals why and how their absence upsets the delicate balance of the world's environment.
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The Ptarmigan's Dilemma

An Exploration into How Life Organizes and Supports Itself

by John Theberge, Mary Theberge ...

**Winner of the 2010 Lane Anderson AwardDrawing on breakthrough research in evolution, genetics, and on their extensive work in the field and lab, wildlife biologists John and Mary Theberge explain for non-scientists the real facts of life.**Birds that suddenly grow gall bladders, when their species has none. Moose with antlers so big they encumber their movement through the forest. Butterflies ... Read more

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**Winner of the 2010 Lane Anderson AwardDrawing on breakthrough research in evolution, genetics, and on their extensive work in the field and lab, wildlife biologists John and Mary Theberge explain for non-scientists the real facts of life.**Birds that suddenly grow gall bladders, when their species has none. Moose with antlers so big they encumber their movement through the forest. Butterflies
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When the Land Was Young

Reflections on American Archaeology

by Sharman Apt Russell ...

An award-winning science and nature writer "presents a lively, confident, and free-flowing history of archaeology in America" ( Booklist).Digging up the relics of the past is not without controversy. With insight and eloquence, Sharman Apt Russell reveals here that when it comes to archaeological study, there is more than one way to examine history.Raising provocative questions anew about subjects ... Read more

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An award-winning science and nature writer "presents a lively, confident, and free-flowing history of archaeology in America" ( Booklist).Digging up the relics of the past is not without controversy. With insight and eloquence, Sharman Apt Russell reveals here that when it comes to archaeological study, there is more than one way to examine history.Raising provocative questions anew about subjects
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The Five-Million-Year Odyssey

The Human Journey from Ape to Agriculture

by Peter Bellwood ...

The epic story of human evolution, from our primate beginnings more than five million years ago to the agricultural eraOver the course of five million years, our primate ancestors evolved from a modest population of sub-Saharan apes into the globally dominant species Homo sapiens. Along the way, humans became incredibly diverse in appearance, language, and culture. How did all of this happen? In ... Read more

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The epic story of human evolution, from our primate beginnings more than five million years ago to the agricultural eraOver the course of five million years, our primate ancestors evolved from a modest population of sub-Saharan apes into the globally dominant species Homo sapiens. Along the way, humans became incredibly diverse in appearance, language, and culture. How did all of this happen? In
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Once and Future Giants

What Ice Age Extinctions Tell Us About the Fate of Earth's Largest Animals

by Sharon Levy ...

Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and foraged on the marsh land now buried beneath Chicago's streets. Then, just as the first humans reached the Americas, these Ice Age giants vanished forever. In Once and Future Giants, science writer Sharon Levy ... Read more

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Until about 13,000 years ago, North America was home to a menagerie of massive mammals. Mammoths, camels, and lions walked the ground that has become Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and foraged on the marsh land now buried beneath Chicago's streets. Then, just as the first humans reached the Americas, these Ice Age giants vanished forever. In Once and Future Giants, science writer Sharon Levy
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Tenacious Beasts

Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals

by Christopher J. Preston ...

An inspiring look at wildlife species that are defying the odds and teaching important lessons about how to share a planet.First Honorable Mention, The Rachel Carson Environment Book AwardWinner of the 2024 High Plains Book Award, Non-Fiction CategoryFinalist, 2024 PROSE Awards: Popular Science and Mathematics CategoryIncluded in The New Yorker's "Best Books of 2023, So Far"The news about wildlife ... Read more

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An inspiring look at wildlife species that are defying the odds and teaching important lessons about how to share a planet.First Honorable Mention, The Rachel Carson Environment Book AwardWinner of the 2024 High Plains Book Award, Non-Fiction CategoryFinalist, 2024 PROSE Awards: Popular Science and Mathematics CategoryIncluded in The New Yorker's "Best Books of 2023, So Far"The news about wildlife
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