Natural History > Pets & Pet Care

<i>Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish</i> is the definitive guide and comprehensive reference for all aquarium and pond fish enthusiasts. This is the first book on the market to provide care and identification information on all types of fish for every type of environment. It covers fresh and salt water fish and fish for outdoor ponds as well as indoor aquariums and conservatory ponds. Also featured are specially commissioned photographs of how to create indoor and outdoor ponds.

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Provides information to dog owners and carers so they are better equipped to help their dog in an emergency. Complete with illustrations. This book will help you assess your dog's health, deal with ticks and bites, treat wounds and poisons and to recognize and manage an emergency.

The Illustrated Guide to Chickens covers the 100 most familiar breeds of chickens in Europe and North America. The breed profiles are written in engaging text that covers the history of each breed, its main characteristics, and information about looking after them. Each breed has been illustrated with delightful paintings by the author. Introductory sections contain practical advice about poultry-rearing and husbandry, and outline the differences between breeds, including the pros and cons between pure breeds, hybrids, bant... read more

The Illustrated Guide to Pigs covers the 35 most familiar breeds of pigs in Europe and North America. The breed profiles are written in engaging text that covers the history of each breed, its main characteristics and information about how to look after them. Each breed has been illustrated with delightful paintings by the author. Introductory sections contain practical advice about pig-rearing and husbandry, and outline the differences between breeds, including the pros and cons of keeping pure breeds and cross breeds. Whether yo... read more

Offers the information you need to know to get started keeping chickens, from how to choose, house, feed and handle them to how many eggs they lay, their affect on the local ecosystem and protection from foxes.

"Dog Is My Copilot" tells the story of Pilots N Paws, a high-flying animal-rescue operation founded "accidentally" in 2008 when a private pilot offered to fly a mission of mercy to save an abused dog for a friend. Once on the ground, the pilot asked his friend if there was a big need to transport shelter animals from one part of the country to another. She responded, "You have no idea." Since that time, Pilots N Paws has grown to include thousands of pilots who have transported tens of thousands of "death-row dogs" (and a fair amou... read more

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For beginners and passionate hobby aquarium fans alike, The Complete Aquarium Guide includes all the fundamental information about keeping an aquarium in one handy volume, from the selection of an appropriate tank, designing the aquarium and adding plants, to choosing fish as well as their proper feeding and care. A detailed introduction to the basics of maintaining an aquarium is followed by a wealth of information about its inhabitants: the anatomy, physiology, behaviour and reproductive cycle of fish, their transportation and fe... read more

Heart-warming animal stories: 91 moving true stories of rescued animals making the most of their second chance at life.

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This is a practical and comprehensive everything-you-need-to-know guide to chicken breeds for anyone who keeps chickens, is considering keeping chickens or aspires to keep chickens. Comprehensive content features over 70 breeds which reveals how, as well as being useful, chickens are interesting and colourful characters. This guide includes essential practical information on feeding, housing and welfare as well as easy-to-use keys to selecting the most suitable breeds. Chickens make great pets - they are low maintenance living on t... read more

Presents an introduction to the rewarding hobby of poultry keeping. This book reveals how, as well as being useful, chickens are interesting and colourful characters that make good pets and can enliven any garden.

The ultimate breed resource, this volume provides detailed descriptions of more that twenty goat breeds, from the popular Nubian, Pygmy and Boer, to the rare and beautiful Golden Guernsey. Illustrated with 150 colour photographs, this convenient, easy-to-use field guide includes exhaustive information about behaviour, characteristics, breeding, history, as well as a glossary of caprine terms and a list of breed associations.

An undersea kingdom in the comfort of one's own home...includes CD- ROM! <br> "The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Saltwater Aquariums" offers nearly 1000 descriptions and pictures of marine fishes, corals, plants, and invertebrates among sixty family groupings on an easy-to-use cross-referenced CD-ROM. Presented in straightforward, readable text focused on the best species to consider, compatibility guidelines, general care recommendations, and what to do if things go wrong, this indispensable volume answers questions for both ... read more

"The Backyard Beekeeper", now revised and expanded, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime that will appeal to gardeners, crafters, and cooks everywhere. Now, with Quarry's revised and expanded edition, there is even more information on greening your beekeeping with sustainable practices, use of chemical pesticides, and understanding Colony Collapse Disorder. More than a guide to beekeeping, it is a handbook for harvesting the products of a beehive and a honey cookboo... read more

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