Bugs & Beasts

Renowned writer, and filmmaker David Attenborough treks across every continent to introduce us to such unusual and evolutionarily successful creatures as the Patagonian opossum, the Canadian pygmy shrew, the Alpine marmot, and the Malaysian sun bear. Read more

Thomas Seeley, a world authority on honey bees, sheds light on why wild honey bees are still thriving while those living in managed colonies are in crisis. Read more

A beautifully illustrated introduction to the lives of butterflies around the world by David G. James and Dr David J. Lohman. Read more

By Nicolas Mathevon with a foreward by Bernie Krause. Songs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the mysteries of how animals communicate by sound. Read more

Distinguished scholar Dan Flores's ambitious history chronicles the epoch in which humans and animals have coexisted in the "wild new world" of North America—a place shaped both by its own evolutionary forces and by arrivals from Asia, Africa, and Europe. Read more

By David Lee Myers. An extraordinary look at the wild butterflies of North America, with hundreds of compelling original photographs Read more

A fascinating journey into the secret life of insects, with QR codes to video and audio to bring the creatures to life. By Dominic Couzens and Gail Ashton. Read more