The Secret Language & Remarkable Behavior Of Animals

Benyus, Janine M.

ISBN 10: 1579120369 / ISBN 13: 9781579120368

Published by Black Dog & Leventhal, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1998

About this Item

First Edition/First Printing (The "A" Is Present In The Letter Line). Includes Index And Further Reading List. The Book Is Bound In Black Buckram Over Boards With Gilt Lettering On The Spine. The Book Has A Light Bump To The Lower Spine. The Jacket Has Moderate Rubbing. Perfect For Animal Lovers Of All Ages, This Book Interprets Animals' Expressive Body Language And In The Process Gives Us A Better Understanding Of The Fascinating Behavioral Patterns Of The Creatures Around Us - Front Flap.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Secret Language & Remarkable Behavior Of Animals
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579120369
• ISBN 13: 9781579120368
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Barberis, Juan Carlos
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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.