Ethology

Ethology is the scientific and objective study of animal behaviour, usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait

Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
King Solomon's Ring
On Aggression
Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter
Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are
The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
Other Minds
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes
A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
The Genius of Birds
Man Meets Dog (Routledge Classics)
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (A Harvest Book)
When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals
A Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonNo Word for Wilderness by Roger  ThompsonSave the Arctic by Bethany StahlThe Quest Begins by Erin HunterLittle Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
Books about Bears
166 books — 36 voters
Spotted Hyena by Hans KruukKings of the Jungle by Daniel S. William FletcherThe Bolds by Julian ClaryEmperor Mage by Tamora PierceThe hunter's reflection by Bálint Makai
Misunderstood: Hyenas
16 books — 8 voters

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeWhite Fang by Jack LondonThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonNever Cry Wolf by Farley MowatA Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans
Books about Wild Canines
166 books — 45 voters
The Tree by Colin TudgeThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenThe Wild Trees by Richard   PrestonA Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonThe Golden Spruce by John Vaillant
Deciduous and Coniferous Forests
239 books — 29 voters

Hyena by Mikita BrottmanCrow by Boria SaxTurtle by Louise M. PrykeScorpion by Louise M. PrykeWhale by Joe   Roman
Reaktion Animal Books
105 books — 14 voters

Ptera Hunter
Without [Loki's] ability to deceive, the foresight of Oden had no power to protect Asgard. Without the ability to lie, the power of Thor stood diminished. ...more
Ptera Hunter , The Wisdom of Loki: The Art of Lying in the Natural World

Stress is like an allergic person's reaction to the environment. If you have hay fever, you will probably be able to tolerate some allergens. When you really have trouble is when you are exposed to several allergens over too short a period of time. This is a classic case of "the straw that broke the camel's back". Given a number of stressors in a short time, just about any dog may behave aggressively. ...more
Brenda Aloff, Aggression in Dogs: Practical Management, Prevention and Behavior Modification

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Books by animals, about animals, for animals
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