Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Animals - Animal Welfare

What can we learn from watching animals play?a Dogs chase each other and wrestle. Cats pounce and bite. These animals may look like they are fighting, but if you pay close attentionOCo as world-renowned biologist Marc Bekoff doesOCoyou can see they are playing and learning the rules of their games. In Animals at Play, Bekoff shows us how animals behave when they play, with full-color illustrations showing animals in action and having funOCofrom squirrels climbing up a tree to polar bears somersaulting in the snow.a

Bekoff emphasizes how animals communicate, cooperate and learn to play...

Loaded with lots of color photos and friendly information you can trust, the ASPCA Kids books were written by animal lovers for animals...

Rufus is a little dog on a big mission. After overhearing a discussion about the endangered species list on TV, Rufus sets out on an assignment as a traveling reporter at large to interview endangered animals and to find out how he can help them.

Upon arrival in Africa, Rufus encounters Peace Hippo, who becomes his traveling companion. The unlikely pair travels to China to meet a panda and to India to meet a tiger. Then, upon their return to Africa, Rufus learns how the Massai are using their tracking skills to protect lions and how bees are helping elephants behave in Africa....

A non fiction introduction to the fascinating world of animal behaviour and animal welfare. The book begins by exploring how animals compare and contrast to each other before going on to examine needs that are common among all animals and how we can address those needs to ensure good animal welfare with a particular emphasis on pets.

D'Angelo, a young pit bull, was neglected, starved, and left for dead. He was able to survive this horrific abuse because of his kindness, strength and will to live. Follow D'Angelo's rags-to-riches story--from his rescue by the New York Bully Crew to the wonderful life he lives today. He is now happy and healthy in his "furever" home, along with three "fursisters" and the rest of his loving family.

Inspired by gratitude, D'Angelo and his family seek to reverse common negative stereotypes of the pit bull breed by training him to become a Therapy Touch dog and sharing their story....