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
Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are
The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter
The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes
A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
Other Minds
Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (A Harvest Book)
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals
The Genius of Birds
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlWonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldLife in the Undergrowth by David Attenborough
Books about Invertebrates
398 books — 47 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
237 books — 27 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
163 books — 42 voters

The Snow Leopard by Peter MatthiessenInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonMountains of the Mind by Robert MacfarlaneThere's Always the Hills by Cameron McNeish
Mountains and Highlands
117 books — 22 voters
In a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonRed by Terry Tempest WilliamsDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyTracks by Robyn DavidsonTrack of the Cat by Nevada Barr
Deserts of the World
116 books — 20 voters

Ptera Hunter
Try to maneuver against a crowd of students and teachers who have learned that an administrative meeting just ended and that food plates are still available in an open conference room. It's like a shark feeding-frenzy. ...more
Ptera Hunter, The Wisdom of Loki: The Art of Lying in the Natural World

When conflict is inescapable and it has been learned that making a "wrong" decision can have severe emotionally or physically painful consequences, then we have the makings of stress, anxiety, and aggression. ...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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