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This is a delightful collection of stories about a few of the birds, puppies, ant-lions, spiders and other assorted bugs this lady either rescued or found and then observed carefully as they made their way to maturity. She is the most careful as well as compassionate observer of their tiny struggles to live and grow in the real world. Picking up abandoned bird chicks, digging for worms, turning over rocks, this amazing lady shows in every sentence that she loves the entire world of living creatures and then she has a knack of describing it plain language yet entertainingly. Ant-lions, ...

An overview of bees and stinging insects - Summary by Larry Wilson

This book is devoted to the study of invertebrate animals. While most people associate the word "animal" with fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, 90% of the animal species on earth are invertebrates, i.e., they have no backbone. Protozoans and invertebrate animals are found world-wide, from the bottom of the oceans to the the rain forests, ice caves, and our own back yards. Many invertebrates still reside in the oceans, while others dwell in our houses, back yards and gardens, in ponds and streams, and on the menus in seafood restaurants. Holders's book represents a traversal of ...

Today, performing animals are frowned on by many but in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, traveling menageries afforded entertainment for the masses. The Bostock family were famous in England at the time, for traveling around the country with a bevy of wild animals, many not seen before in provincial towns. If these animals could be trained to perform "tricks", rather than behave more naturally, so much the better. This volume gives an insight into the training and care of assorted animals. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

This mother and son team, each distinguished in their field, collaborate to give charming portraits of a dozen of our favorite song birds. Their use of poetry and flowing prose makes each of these birds come alive in and endearing and accessible way. - Summary by Larry Wilson

George Miksch Sutton was a world renowned ornithologist whose art and studies rival those of Audubon. In this volume Sutton presents brief descriptions of nearly 200 species of birds common to Pennsylvania, but whose range often covers much of the eastern United States and beyond. This book also features an invaluable introduction to the study of birds for the beginner. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Prior to the emergence of paleontology and comparative anatomy as scientific disciplines at the end of the 18th century, it was generally known that there were species of animals that had disappeared completely. The term "extinction" originally applied to the extinguishing of fires or erasing of one's debt. It was not until 1784 that the term extinction was used to denote the complete eradication of a species of living being. In 1901, Frederic A. Lucas penned an overview of vertebrate animals whose only evidence of being remained in fossil records. The book focuses primarily on vertebrate ...

G.A. Henty offers a clever and witty perspective on different animal species, especially focusing on over-looked or under-appreciated species, and how humans often view many of them unfairly or too harshly. Please note: The language and ideas in this book reflect the period in which it was written. LibriVox does not censor works recorded. Some readers and listeners may be offended. - Summary by Silas Jackson

The little volume which is now presented to the notice of the lovers of the horse in America is a translation of the work of a distinguished French author, who, holding a high position of trust, made this as a report to the Government. His views in some respects may be regarded as extreme, but on the whole they are characterized by strong common sense and are supported by a practical familiarity with all the phases of his subject which should give them weight. The Percheron horse no doubt stands first among the draft breeds of the world. His value has been thoroughly tested in this country, ...

Such is a brief outline of the history up to the present period of the establishment known as the Tower Menagerie. Of the animals contained in it during the summer of 1828, and of two others which had then recently died, the succeeding pages offer delineations, descriptions, and anecdotes. - Summary by Edward Turner Bennett

Host Celeste Skye explores wingspan across nature, engineering, and sports—from the albatross's 12-foot glide to record-breaking aircraft and elite athletes. Discover how the distance between two points shapes survival, innovation, and performance. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

An approved Treatise of Hawkes and Hawking. Divided into three Bookes. The first teacheth, How to make a short-winged Hawke good, with good conditions. The second, How to reclaime a Hawke from any ill condition. The third teacheth. Cures for all knowne griefes and diseases. By Edmund Bert, Gentleman. The author, who lived at Collier Row, near Romford, Essex, details his method of training the Goshawk, in which he was very successful. He used to ride out of Essex into Sussex to hawk over the downs, where, he says, " I have killed for the most part of a moneth together with an intermewed ...

A description of the animal world, from the smallest protozoa all the way to man eating tigers!

Join host Celeste Skye as she dives into the world's most spectacular coral reef destinations, from the Great Barrier Reef to the Red Sea. Discover vibrant ecosystems, extraordinary marine life, and the remarkable resilience of these underwater worlds. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Celeste Skye takes listeners on a vertical journey through America's elevations, uncovering how altitude rewrites the rules of cooking, breathing, flying, and living. From Denver's mile-high surprises to pilots navigating Rocky Mountain air, each episode reveals the hidden science of thin air and extreme terrain. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

During the past thirty years I have had numerous experiences with the grizzly bear in various sections of his territory. The material in this book is drawn chiefly from my own experiences with grizzly bears in the wilderness. (Summary adapted from the Preface)

Vairagya Shatakam is one of the best books that gives the true picture of Renunciation. The book talks on how a common man gets lured by the endless desires which when satisfied fetches him nothing but the desires again. It concludes saying how these insatiable desires mislead the man from knowing his real nature-omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience! (Summary by Uday Sagar)

The deep ocean is the least-known place on Earth. Deep Sea Slumber is a sleep podcast and documentary series about ocean creatures: their biology, their sensory worlds, and the quiet strangeness of their lives. Every episode moves through layers of creature facts, behavioral science, and deep ecology, with a final sequence where you become the animal. Fall asleep somewhere in the dark water.No fear framing. Just calm narration and creatures the ocean mostly keeps to itself.For curious minds who fall asleep best when they're actually learning something.🔔 New episodes weekly on YouTube ...

This is Warner's contemplative and humorous account of the wondrous and mysterious workings of a garden he tended for 19 weeks. After this is a essay of remembrance for Warner's beloved cat, Calvin. (Summary by Mark Penfold)

“Book of Monsters” by David and Marian Fairchild was published in 1914. Riveting descriptions of spiders and insects, from the perspective of both predator and prey, draw the reader into a world beyond the human perspective. Insightful accounts are given of body structures and behaviors employed by insects in their struggle to exist – a struggle which may conflict or align with that of the humans in their environment, and cause them to be viewed as enemy or ally. Additional enjoyment is provided by the explanation of innovative and elaborate photography techniques used to capture the ...