An illustrated study of animal behaviour, exploring the key groups of animals that inhabit this planet and their survival strategies. It helps you learn how fish can be the most caring of parents, how cuttlefish seduce with colour, how penguin chicks learn the hard way and how monkeys and apes teach their young to use tools.

A personal view of the natural world

Bring your garden to life and enjoy the bounty of fresh eggs from your own small flock of happy hens.

Dean Koontz's first ever nonfiction book, the deeply moving story of his life with his good dog Trixie

With over a million copies already sold this is the bestselling story of how one adorable and lovably roguish library cat touched the lives of everyone he came into contact with.

The Atlantic salmon is an extraordinary and mysterious fish. This book reveals the riverine and marine worlds from the salmon's point of view. It explores the salmon's life cycle and places the fish in its evolutionary context - one that is much closer to man's than we might imagine.

Features identification and details on lifestyle and habitat for 216 species of bird commonly found in Britain, and a further 117 rarer species whose irregular visits add excitement to the birdwatcher's year.

Join zoologist Mark Carwardine and Britain's best-loved wit and raconteur, Stephen Fry, as they follow in their great friend Douglas Adams' footsteps, in search of some of the rarest and most threatened animals on Earth.

With more than 100 photographs of pigs playing, being dressed up, relaxing and socializing, and some facts about them too, this book helps you get to know these charming, smart, loveable and cute animals as they really are - from snout to tail. It is suitable for those who recognize the intelligence and warmth of these fascinating creatures.

Storm petrels fly from a midnight sea in June to their nesting holes in a two-thousand-year-old stone tower; a million starlings gather to roost from all points across a freezing winter sky; and migrant redstarts, only weeks out of their nest, set off over alien seas on their way to Africa. This book records a lifetime of looking at birds.

Looks at why the numbers of bird species have fallen and what efforts are being made to encourage their recoveries. This title also examines why birds matter in the first place and considers the role of the birdwatcher - one species that is certainly not in decline.

When Jon took on a troublesome two-year-old Border Collie, it turned his sedate life upside down and culminated in a move from suburbia to a rural farm. But the contrary Collie never settles down. Jon tries everything, obedience training, changing his name from Devon to Orson, even acupuncture, and it all helps a little, but not enough.

Since its inception in 1996, Buiug Cat Diary has grown steadily in popularity, its profile rising with each new series so that it now attracts audiences of seven million. In autumn 2008, BCD was broadcast live for the first time in what has been described as the BBC Natural History Unit's most ambitious outside broadcast ever.

International TV star and dog training expert and bestselling author Cesar Millan takes his principles of dog psychology a step further and shows you how to be the calm assertive pack leader your dog needs.

The book that started it all, from international bestselling author, dog trainer and TV star, Cesar Millan offers definitive advice for understanding dog behaviour and correcting common dog problems.

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller in both hardback and paperback about everyone's favourite dog.

World-famous horse gentler Monty Roberts answers all your horse-related questions

They may look cute and fluffy, they may even appear affectionate - but don't be fooled. This is what happens when cats turn bad. It's not pretty. These malicious moggies are rude, crude and foul-mouthed. This book explores cats' true agenda. It combines photos of the coolest cats with captions that reveal their inner wickedness.

The companion volume to the best-selling The Bedside Book of Birds (20,000 copies in hardback) is as beautifully produced as its predecessor and will appeal to wildlife enthusiasts the world over.