Princeton Nature

A stunningly illustrated exploration of the lives of wolves around the world.

Wolf: The Illustrated Biography by Douglas W. Smith is now available!

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Hunted to near extinction, wolves evoke a sense of our planet’s dwindling wildernesses. Rather than fear them, we should better understand the crucial role they play in ecosystems throughout the world. This engaging, fact-filled book shares insights into the family histories, relationships, and significant life challenges of wolves while linking them to broader questions about wildlife conservation and management. Written by a world-renowned expert in wolf behavior and reintroduction, Wolf: The Illustrated Biography offers a unique perspective on these charismatic animals, charting the life stories of wolves in all their diversity and complexity.

- Profiles wolves from North America, Europe, and Asia, describing their key characteristics, habitats, distinguishing features, common prey, and distinctive behaviors
- Discusses evolutionary history, biology, ecology, taxonomy, and past and current geographical distribution
- Covers key stages in the lives of wolves, from pregnancy and den building to birth and adolescence, play fights and learning to hunt, traveling with and leaving the pack, social hierarchy and bonds within packs, communication, territoriality, and more
- Emphasizes the leadership role of alpha females in the everyday life of the pack
- Explores the complex relationship between wolves and humans throughout history
- Considers the prospects for wolf populations in an age of accelerating environmental degradation

A marvelously illustrated look at wild orcas. 🫍

Wild Orcas: A Deep Dive into the World of Killer Whales by Hanne Strager and Catherine DeNardo is now available!

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Of the world’s iconic predatory species, orcas are among the most fearsome. Their awesome physical power combined with their cooperative hunting skills and ability to problem-solve make them uniquely efficient killers. Yet orcas also celebrate births, grieve losses, and maintain lifelong family bonds. This stunningly illustrated book draws on five decades of field research and cutting-edge science to provide an incomparable look at the biology, natural history, culture, and conservation of these awe-inspiring marine animals. It explores the behaviors and characteristics of the world’s diverse orca populations—from Antarctica, Iceland, and South America to Norway, Spain, South Africa, the Pacific Northwest of Canada, and the United States —and reveals the startling discoveries that scientists have made in recent years. Wild Orcas takes you on an epic ocean excursion to encounter these magnificent creatures as you have never seen them before.

- Features a wealth of breathtaking color photos
- Covers everything from social structure and family dynamics to evolution, physiology, interactions with humans, and the fascinating ways orcas learn from each other
- Explores orcas’ underwater lives, such as how they “see” with sound
- Discusses the innovative and state-of-the-art ways researchers study orcas
- Sheds light on orca culture, from vocal dialects and hunting strategies to behaviors such as greeting ceremonies, beach rubbing, and porpoise tossing