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Tamed : ten species that changed our world / by Roberts, Alice M.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Animals and civilization.; Natural history.; Animals;
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The horse : a galloping history of humanity / by Winegard, Timothy C.(Timothy Charles),1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Horses revolutionized the way we hunted, traded, traveled, farmed, fought, worshipped, and interacted. They reshaped the human genome and the world's linguistic map. They determined international borders, molded cultures, fueled economies, and built global superpowers. And they were vectors of lethal disease and contributed to lifesaving medical innovations. Timothy Winegard's 'The Horse' is a riveting narrative of this noble animal's unrivaled and enduring reign across human history.
Subjects: Animals and civilization.; Horses; Horses;
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Fuzz : when nature breaks the law / by Roach, Mary,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-308)."Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, Washington Post) Mary Roach on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? As New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a discipline at the crossroads of human behavior and wildlife biology. Roach tags along with animal attack forensics investigators, human-elephant conflict specialists, bear managers, and "danger tree" faller-blasters. She travels from leopard-terrorized hamlets in the Indian Himalaya to St. Peter's Square in the early hours before the Pope arrives for Easter Mass, when vandal gulls swoop in to destroy the elaborate floral display. Along the way, Roach reveals as much about humanity as about nature's lawbreakers. Combining little- known forensic science and conservation genetics with a motley cast of laser scarecrows, langur impersonators, and mugging macaques, Fuzz offers hope for compassionate coexistence in our ever-expanding human habitat"--
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Animals and civilization.; Human-animal relationships.; Wildlife management.;
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Silent Earth : averting the insect apocalypse / by Goulson, Dave,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Insects are essential for life as we know it. As they become more scarce, our world will slowly grind to a halt; we simply cannot function without them. Drawing on the latest ground-breaking research and a lifetime's study, Dave Goulson reveals the shocking decline of insect populations that has taken place in recent decades, with potentially catastrophic consequences. He passionately argues that we must all learn to love, respect and care for our six-legged friends. Eye-opening, inspiring and riveting, Silent Earth is part love letter to the insect world, part elegy, part rousing manifesto for a greener world. It is a call to arms for profound change at every level - in government policy, agriculture, industry and in our own homes and gardens. Although time is running out, it is not yet too late for insect populations to recover. We may feel helpless in the face of many of the environmental issues that loom on our horizon, but Goulson shows us that we can all take simple steps to encourage insects and counter their destruction"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Animals and civilization.; Insects; Insects; Invertebrate populations.; Nature;
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The wild robot escapes / by Brown, Peter,1979-author,illustrator.;
Middle school.After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.
Subjects: Robots; Farm life; Domestic animals; Science fiction.; JUVENILE FICTION / Robots.; JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction.; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General.; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General.; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories.;
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The American spirit : who we are and what we stand for / by McCullough, David G.,author.;
Subjects: McCullough, David G.; National characteristics, American.; Speeches, addresses, etc., American.;
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Animal, vegetable, junk : a history of food, from sustainable to suicidal / by Bittman, Mark,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultraprocessed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species-and points the way to a better future"--
Subjects: Agriculture; Food habits; Food habits; Agriculture;
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Secrets of ancient Egypt [videorecording] / by Barrie, David,director.; Coles, Phil,producer.; El-Baz, Farouk,performer.; Hale, Christopher,director.; Hawass, Zahi A.,performer.; Landin, Bo,producer,director,screenwriter.; Stoepel, Beatrix,producer.; Athena (Firm),film distributor.; KBYU-TV (Television station : Provo, Utah); Scandinature Film.; TV4 (Sweden);
disc 1. Secrets of the pharaohs: a quest for ancient DNA / written, produced, and directed by Bo Landin ; Oasis of the golden mummies / directed by Christopher Hale -- disc 2. Secrets of the sands / directed by David Barrie ; The sacred animals of the pharaohs / produced by Phil Coles and Beatrix Stoepel.Zahi Hawass, Farouk El-Baz.Bordered by the banks of the Nile River and the edges of the Sahara, Egypt developed one of the world's earliest advanced civilizations. For millennia, after the pharaohs fell and sand reclaimed the Sphinx, the mysteries of this ancient people have fascinated scientists and laymen alike. Four documentaries about the pyramids, mummies, and mysteries of ancient Egypt. Programs included: Secrets of the Pharaohs; Oasis of the Golden Mummies; Secrets of the Sands; and Sacred Animals of the Pharaohs.E.DVD, 16:9 widescreen and 4:3 full screen presentations ; Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Egyptology.; Historical television programs.; Mummies; Pharaohs.; Pyramids;
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Lone wolf : walking the line between civilization and wildness / by Weymouth, Adam,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In 2011, a wolf named Slavc left his home territory of Slovenia for a wide-ranging journey across the Alps. Tracked by a GPS collar, he travelled over 1,200 miles, where he would mate with a female wolf on a walkabout of her own -- the only two wolves for hundreds of square miles -- and start the first pack to call the Italian Alps home in more than a century. A decade later and there are more than a hundred wolves in the area, the result of their remarkable meeting. Now, journalist Adam Weymouth follows Slavc's path on foot, and in doing so, interrogates the fears and realities of those living on land that is being repopulated by wolves; a metaphor for economic, political, and climate upheaval in a region that is seeing a centuries-old way of life being upended. Weymouth journeys to understand how wolves -- vilified throughout history in literature, art, and folklore -- are slowly creeping back into our forests, woods, and sometimes even our towns, and what that deep-rooted terror at the back of our minds really means. Slavc serves as the ultimate symbol for the outsider, journeying through places that are now wrestling with an influx of immigration, a resurgence of the far-right wing, and the steady decline of the environment due to the rapid advance of climate change; the question of how we see the other and treat the earth becomes paramount in everyday lives. Examining the political dimensions that this individual animal's trek brings to light, Lone Wolf tells a newly resonant story -- one less about fear and more about the courage required to seek out a new life, as well as the challenge of accepting the changing world around us. Sharply observed, searching, and written in poetic and precise prose, Lone Wolf explores the thorny connection between humans and nature, and indeed between borders themselves, and presses us to consider this much-discussed creature anew"--
Subjects: Slavc (Wolf); Weymouth, Adam; Gray wolf; Gray wolf; Human-animal relationships.; Gray wolf;
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Another Day of Life. by Nenow, Damian,film director.; de, Raul,film director.; Kotabe, Akie,actor.; Manuel, Celia,actor.; Fortuna, Hoji,actor.; Hollingworth, John,actor.; Suassuna, Lula,actor.; GKIDS Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Akie Kotabe, Celia Manuel, Hoji Fortuna, John Hollingworth, Lula SuassunaOriginally produced by GKIDS Films in 2018.An official Cannes selection and winner of festival prizes and awards worldwide, ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE is a daringly ambitious dive into the chaos of war, based on the book by bestselling journalist Ryszard “Ricardo” Kapuściński, one of the world’s most compelling chroniclers of conflict. In 1975, a bloody civil war breaks out across Angola after the country declares independence from Portugal. Against all advice, Kapuściński drives south into the heart of the conflict to find the isolated rebel leader Farrusco. What he witnesses from the frontlines challenges his ability to remain an impartial observer, in this acclaimed and unique blend of action-packed animation and documentary testimony.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.;
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