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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

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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
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A Better Ape

The Evolution of the Moral Mind and How it Made us Human

by Victor Kumar, Richmond Campbell ...

Narrated by Chris Henry Coffey ...

Unabridged

11 hours 57 min

Humans are moral creatures.Among all life on Earth, we alone experience rich moral emotions, follow complex rules governing how we treat one another, and engage in moral dialogue. But how did human morality evolve? And can humans become morally evolved?In A Better Ape, Victor Kumar and Richmond Campbell draw on the latest research in the biological and social sciences to explain the key role that ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Humans are moral creatures.Among all life on Earth, we alone experience rich moral emotions, follow complex rules governing how we treat one another, and engage in moral dialogue. But how did human morality evolve? And can humans become morally evolved?In A Better Ape, Victor Kumar and Richmond Campbell draw on the latest research in the biological and social sciences to explain the key role that
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Chimpanzee Whisperer, The

A Life of Love and Loss, Compassion and Conservation

by Stany Nyandwi, David Blissett ...

Narrated by Dion Graham, Callie Beaulieu ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Earphones Award Winner from Audiofile Magazine!Stany Nyandwi’s gift for communicating with chimpanzees is so special that world-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall has called him a “chimpanzee whisperer.” His skills and devotion to these creatures—our closest living relatives, with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA—have earned him international awards and sent him on travels within Africa ... Read more

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Earphones Award Winner from Audiofile Magazine!Stany Nyandwi’s gift for communicating with chimpanzees is so special that world-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall has called him a “chimpanzee whisperer.” His skills and devotion to these creatures—our closest living relatives, with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA—have earned him international awards and sent him on travels within Africa
... Read more
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Through a Window

My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe

by Jane Goodall ...

Narrated by Pearl Hewitt ...

Unabridged

11 hours 47 min

In her classic, In the Shadow of Man, Jane Goodall wrote of her first ten years at Gombe. In Through a Window she continues the story, painting a more complete and vivid portrait of our closest relatives.On the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Gombe is a community where the principal residents are chimpanzees. Through Goodall's eyes we watch young Figan's relentless rise to power and old Mike's crushing ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

In her classic, In the Shadow of Man, Jane Goodall wrote of her first ten years at Gombe. In Through a Window she continues the story, painting a more complete and vivid portrait of our closest relatives.On the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Gombe is a community where the principal residents are chimpanzees. Through Goodall's eyes we watch young Figan's relentless rise to power and old Mike's crushing
... Read more
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Anders

Gender door de ogen van een primatolooog

by Frans de Waal ...

Narrated by Louis van Beek ...

Unabridged

12 hours 44 min

Frans de Waal buigt zich over verschillen in sekse en gender bij de mens en andere dieren. Hij maakt hierbij gebruik van zijn grote kennis van onze naaste verwanten: chimpansees en bonobo’s. Wat is het geheim van de door vrouwen geleide vreedzame samenleving van bonobo’s? En wat kunnen wij mensen leren van mannelijke dominantie en territorialiteit bij chimpansees? Tegenwoordig wordt vaak beweerd ... Read more

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Frans de Waal buigt zich over verschillen in sekse en gender bij de mens en andere dieren. Hij maakt hierbij gebruik van zijn grote kennis van onze naaste verwanten: chimpansees en bonobo’s. Wat is het geheim van de door vrouwen geleide vreedzame samenleving van bonobo’s? En wat kunnen wij mensen leren van mannelijke dominantie en territorialiteit bij chimpansees? Tegenwoordig wordt vaak beweerd
... Read more
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Kasey to the Rescue

The Remarkable Story of a Monkey and a Miracle

by Ellen Rogers ...

Narrated by Joyce Bean ...

Unabridged

8 hours 45 min

A single mother of five, Ellen Rogers has endured her fair share of tragedy, having lost both her first husband and stepdaughter to cancer. But nothing could have prepared Rogers for the June 2005 car accident that left her son Ned—now twenty-five years old—a quadriplegic with a brain injury. The road to Ned's recovery was long and discouraging, but when Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the ... Read more

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A single mother of five, Ellen Rogers has endured her fair share of tragedy, having lost both her first husband and stepdaughter to cancer. But nothing could have prepared Rogers for the June 2005 car accident that left her son Ned—now twenty-five years old—a quadriplegic with a brain injury. The road to Ned's recovery was long and discouraging, but when Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the
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Gorilas en la niebla

by Dian Fossey ...

Narrated by Lina Franco ...

Unabridged

12 hours 29 min

Gorilas en la niebla, el fascinante relato de los años que Dian Fossey pasó en una remota selva africana con el mayor de los grandes simios, se encuentra entre los libros más importantes jamás escritos sobre nuestra conexión con el mundo natural y sin duda constituye el legado inestimable de uno de los estudios de campo más largos realizados sobre los primates. Los extraordinarios esfuerzos de la ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

Gorilas en la niebla, el fascinante relato de los años que Dian Fossey pasó en una remota selva africana con el mayor de los grandes simios, se encuentra entre los libros más importantes jamás escritos sobre nuestra conexión con el mundo natural y sin duda constituye el legado inestimable de uno de los estudios de campo más largos realizados sobre los primates. Los extraordinarios esfuerzos de la
... Read more
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Where Bigfoot Walks

Crossing the Dark Divide

by Robert Michael Pyle ...

Narrated by Adam Barr ...

Unabridged

15 hours 28 min

The inspiration for the film The Dark Divide starring David Cross and Debra Messing, one of America's most esteemed natural history writers takes to the hills in search of Bigfoot—and finds the wildness within ourselves.Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to investigate the legends of Sasquatch, Yale–trained ecologist Dr. Robert Pyle treks into the unprotected wilderness of the Dark Divide near Mount ... Read more

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The inspiration for the film The Dark Divide starring David Cross and Debra Messing, one of America's most esteemed natural history writers takes to the hills in search of Bigfoot—and finds the wildness within ourselves.Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to investigate the legends of Sasquatch, Yale–trained ecologist Dr. Robert Pyle treks into the unprotected wilderness of the Dark Divide near Mount
... Read more
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Next of Kin

What Chimpanzees Tell Us About Who We Are

by Roger Fouts ...

Narrated by Roger Fouts ...

Abridged

4 hours 32 min

Roger Fouts fulfilled humankind's age-old dream of talking to animals by pioneering communication with chimpanzees through sign language. Now, in Next of Kin, Fouts tells the dramatic story of his odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist and caretaker of a family of chimpanzees, to his impassioned awakening as a crusader for the rights of animals.At the heart of this captivating ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Roger Fouts fulfilled humankind's age-old dream of talking to animals by pioneering communication with chimpanzees through sign language. Now, in Next of Kin, Fouts tells the dramatic story of his odyssey from novice researcher to celebrity scientist and caretaker of a family of chimpanzees, to his impassioned awakening as a crusader for the rights of animals.At the heart of this captivating
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Bonobo Handshake

A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo

by Vanessa Woods ...

Narrated by Justine Eyre ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

In 2005, Vanessa Woods accepted a marriage proposal from a man she barely knew and agreed to join him on a research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country reeling from a brutal decade-long war that had claimed the lives of millions. Settling in at a bonobo sanctuary in Congo's capital, Vanessa and her fiancé entered the world of a rare ape with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA. ... Read more

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In 2005, Vanessa Woods accepted a marriage proposal from a man she barely knew and agreed to join him on a research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country reeling from a brutal decade-long war that had claimed the lives of millions. Settling in at a bonobo sanctuary in Congo's capital, Vanessa and her fiancé entered the world of a rare ape with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA.
... Read more
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Orangutans: My Cousins, My Friends - A Journey to Understand and Save the Person of the Forest

by Leif Cocks ...

Narrated by Paul Campion ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

In this inspiring book, you will learn:• The 4 specific characteristics which differentiate the orangutans from other Great Apes• Why orangutans are the most intelligent beings on the planet today, second only to humans• Leif's personal journey to know and understand orangutans and how he came to be an expert witness in a human rights case on behalf of an orangutan named Sandra• The 5 things you ... Read more

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In this inspiring book, you will learn:• The 4 specific characteristics which differentiate the orangutans from other Great Apes• Why orangutans are the most intelligent beings on the planet today, second only to humans• Leif's personal journey to know and understand orangutans and how he came to be an expert witness in a human rights case on behalf of an orangutan named Sandra• The 5 things you
... Read more
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H. sapiens: The Last 12,000 Years

by Fil Munas ...

Unabridged

10 hours 52 min

A COSMIC CONUNDRUM—This astonishing book follows our ascendancy from just another hominin on the open African savannah to the alpha hegemon on Earth today endangering its entire future. Along the way, humans methodically outwitted their competition with phenomenal efficiency and indifference, to emerge in the modern 21st century as the linchpin of a major mass extinction of countless other ... Read more

$14.00 CAD

A COSMIC CONUNDRUM—This astonishing book follows our ascendancy from just another hominin on the open African savannah to the alpha hegemon on Earth today endangering its entire future. Along the way, humans methodically outwitted their competition with phenomenal efficiency and indifference, to emerge in the modern 21st century as the linchpin of a major mass extinction of countless other
... Read more
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A Primate's Memoir

A Neuroscientist’s Unconventional Life Among the Baboons

by Robert M. Sapolsky ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

14 hours 35 min

"I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla," writes Robert Sapolsky in this witty and riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming-of-age in remote Africa.An exhilarating account of Sapolsky's twenty-one-year study of a troop of rambunctious baboons in Kenya, A Primate's Memoir interweaves serious scientific ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

"I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla," writes Robert Sapolsky in this witty and riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming-of-age in remote Africa.An exhilarating account of Sapolsky's twenty-one-year study of a troop of rambunctious baboons in Kenya, A Primate's Memoir interweaves serious scientific
... Read more
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Bigfoot Mysteries & Some Answers

by Martin K. Ettington ...

Narrated by Martin K. Ettington ...

Unabridged

59 min

There are thousands of reports of Bigfoot in North America and other sites around the world. These sightings include videos, pictures, and the stories of witnesses.I’ve researched and written about many types of cryptids and the reports of Bigfoot sightings are orders of magnitudes greater than any other cryptid sightings. These witnesses definitely saw something which is not human but bipedal.The ... Read more

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There are thousands of reports of Bigfoot in North America and other sites around the world. These sightings include videos, pictures, and the stories of witnesses.I’ve researched and written about many types of cryptids and the reports of Bigfoot sightings are orders of magnitudes greater than any other cryptid sightings. These witnesses definitely saw something which is not human but bipedal.The
... Read more
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Gorillas in Our Midst

A Zookeeper's Tale of Hand-Rearing Baby Gorillas

by Alan Toyne ...

Narrated by Oliver J. Hembrough ...

Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

When Afia, a newborn Western Lowland Gorilla, is rejected by her mother Kera after a difficult birth, her human keepers start the challenging but rewarding experience of hand-rearing her themselves. Teaching her the ropes of life in the Gorilla House at Bristol Zoo is tricky enough. But providing 24/7 care for a baby gorilla means Alan must hand-rear Afia in his own home too, forging a remarkable ... Read more

$55.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

When Afia, a newborn Western Lowland Gorilla, is rejected by her mother Kera after a difficult birth, her human keepers start the challenging but rewarding experience of hand-rearing her themselves. Teaching her the ropes of life in the Gorilla House at Bristol Zoo is tricky enough. But providing 24/7 care for a baby gorilla means Alan must hand-rear Afia in his own home too, forging a remarkable
... Read more
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Sisters of the Jungle

The Trailblazing Women Who Shaped the Study of Wild Primates

by Keriann McGoogan ...

Narrated by Chelsea Kwoka ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

Sisters of the Jungle explores the history of primatology, a rare scientific discipline led primarily by women, from pioneers like Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey to author Keriann McGoogan's own adventurous field studies.Since the 1970s, the science of primatology has been dominated by women—a unique reversal, as men usually outnumber women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Sisters of the Jungle explores the history of primatology, a rare scientific discipline led primarily by women, from pioneers like Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey to author Keriann McGoogan's own adventurous field studies.Since the 1970s, the science of primatology has been dominated by women—a unique reversal, as men usually outnumber women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields
... Read more
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Through a Glass Brightly

Using Science to See Our Species as We Really Are

by David P. Barash ...

Narrated by Charles Constant ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

In Through a Glass Brightly, noted scientist David P. Barash explores the process by which science has, throughout time, cut humanity "down to size," and how humanity has responded. A good paradigm is a tough thing to lose, especially when its replacement leaves us feeling more vulnerable and less special. And yet, as science has progressed, we find ourselves—like it or not—bereft of many of our ... Read more

$27.13 CAD

In Through a Glass Brightly, noted scientist David P. Barash explores the process by which science has, throughout time, cut humanity "down to size," and how humanity has responded. A good paradigm is a tough thing to lose, especially when its replacement leaves us feeling more vulnerable and less special. And yet, as science has progressed, we find ourselves—like it or not—bereft of many of our
... Read more

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Where Bigfoot Walks

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