The Secret Language and Remarkable Behavior of Animals.

Benyus, Janine M.

ISBN 10: 1579120369 / ISBN 13: 9781579120368

Published by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York, 1998

About this Item

Hsrdcover. 4to. 464pp. Tight. Illustrated throughout. An otherwise fine copy with just an insignificant smudge of color bottom edge, still, Fine in Fine D/j.

Seller Inventory # 121174

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Secret Language and Remarkable Behavior of Animals.
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579120369
• ISBN 13: 9781579120368
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Juan Carlos Narberis
• Edition: First Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Animals & Reptiles

About this title

Synopsis

Illustrations by Juan Carlos Barberis * The definitive inquiry into the secret communication and behavior of animals for animal-lovers of all ages. * The behavior and body language of animals such as the Giant Panda, Gray Wolf, Nile Crocodile, Plains Zebra, African Elephant and Bald Eagle are brought to life through 200 illustrations. * Organized just the way exhibits are set up at the zoo, the text provides in-depth explanations on how to determine and interpret the social, familial, interactive and private behavior of these animals. * Janine M. Benyus, a knowledgeable zookeeper, draws from extensive research of animal behaviorists and explains why and how these creatures scratch, run, bathe, preen, stretch, yawn, play and eat, court their mates, confront one another, give birth to young and keep them fed.

About the Author

Juan Carlos Barberis was the staff artist/illustrator for the Museum of Natural History in New York for twenty years.

Janine M. Benyus is the author of A Field Guide to Wildlife: Habitats of the Eastern United States and A Field Guide to Wildlife: Habitats of the Western United States as well as Northwoods Wildlife: A Watcher's Guide to Habitats. An educator at heart, she believes that the better people understand the genius of the natural world, the more likely they are to love and protect it.