Marine biology
Metazoa: Animal Minds and the Birth of Consciousness
The follow-up to the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week Other Minds
A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year
A Waterstones Best Book of 2020
The scuba-diving philosopher explores the origins of animal consciousness.
Emperors of the Deep: The Mysterious and Misunderstood World of the Shark
Sharks are ruthlessly efficient predators, the apex of 450 million years of evolution. They are older than trees, have survived five extinction events and are essential to maintaining balanced ocean ecosystems, but how much do we really know about their lives?
Collins Modern Classics – Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life (Collins Modern Classics)
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come.
The Book of Eels: Their Lives, Secrets and Myths
What has been the dish of kings, the subject of myths and the traveller of epic and mysterious journeys? The eel.
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present and Future of the World’s Largest Animals
Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. We have hunted them for thousands of years and scratched their icons into our mythologies. They simultaneously fill us with waves of terror, awe and affection – yet we know hardly anything about them.
Collins New Naturalist Library – British Seals (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 57)
A comprehensive account of the seal’s migratory patterns, methods of hunting and patterns of reproduction.
Collins New Naturalist Library – The Sea Shore (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 12)
A comprehensive, authoritative account of the natural history of the seashore, from earliest times to the present day.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Islands (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 109)
Islands have incited passion throughout the ages. These ‘watery lands’ symbolise the eternal contrast between land and water, suggesting mystery and adventure, romanticism and beauty. For centuries, they have stimulated the imaginations of writers, artists, historians and naturalists alike.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Shallow Seas (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 131)
Shallow Seas are the most biologically rich and productive areas of the world ocean. This latest New Naturalist volume provides a natural history of this environment and its biological communities.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Gower (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 99)
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A definitive natural history of the Gower Peninsula, from its heritage coast and its appeal to the naturalist, to the geology, geomorphology, conservation and ecological history of this diverse area.