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"An original and probing debut work of nonfiction by a brilliant new writer, rooted in her years-long quest to study the cultural legacy of the wolf In this enthralling, kaleidoscopic exploration of wolves both real and symbolic, Erica Berry weaves historic and scientific findings alongside criticism, journalism, and memoir to illuminate the strands of our cultural constructions of predator and prey, and what it means to navigate a world in which...
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"On a barren seafloor, the pearlfish swims into the safety of a sea cucumber’s anus. To find a meal, the female bolas spider releases pheromones that mimic a female moth, luring male moths into her sticky lasso web. The Glyptapanteles wasp injects a caterpillar with her young, which feed on the victim, erupt out of it, then mind-control the poor (and somehow still living) schmuck into protecting them from predators. These are among the curious...
5) Depredadores
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Silver Dolphin en Español
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Español
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Vivid illustrations and text provide information about predatory animals (and plants) on land and in the sea.
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English
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"Thirteen flies become tasty snacks in this clever reverse counting book about predators and prey. Science meets subtraction as a swarm of flies buzzes along, losing one member to each predator along the way. Includes a guide to eating bugs, complete with nutritional information for a single serving of flies."--
10) The hunt
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BBC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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A new series that explores the dramatic contests between predators and their prey.
12) Where the wild things were: life, death, and ecological wreckage in a land of vanishing predators
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Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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A provocative look at how the disappearance of the world's great predators has upset the delicate balance of the environment, and what their disappearance portends for the future, by an acclaimed science journalist.
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Phaidon Press Books
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Three of the longest food chains of the animal kingdom are depicted in three accordion-foldout volumes, complete with stunning dimensional art and sparse read-aloud text. Young children will experience the factual, specific, and possibly surprising information via bright visuals, pleasingly repetitive text, and a physical folding-out of the chain itself. The food chains are themed as terrestrial, avian, and aquatic, respectively, fully researched...
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A biologist shows the influence of wild species on our well-being and the world and how nature still clings to us-and always will.
We evolved in a wilderness of parasites, mutualists, and pathogens, but we no longer see ourselves as being part of nature and the broader community of life. In the name of progress and clean living, we scrub much of nature off our bodies and try to remove whole kinds of life-parasites, bacteria, mutualists, and predators-to...
16) Dead by dawn
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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When the sun goes down, creatures of the night battle for survival. The first-ever horror nature series from the makers of The Walking Dead showcases the terror of the wild when the sun goes down. Each episode offers its own unique twist, inspired by classic, cult-classic, and modern films, and uses innovative storytelling techniques to infuse suspense, tension, and eeriness into the already terrifyingly real stories of life in the wild . . . after...
17) The shallows
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Nancy is surfing on a secluded beach, and finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
18) Maneater
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Deep Silver, a division of Koch Media GmbH
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Play as the shark, eating and evolving your way to aquatic supremacy.
19) Beast complex: 1
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VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"In these seven stories from the creator of the Eisner-nominated, best-selling series Beastars, a menagerie of carnivores and herbivores grapple with conflicts based on their differences and----sometimes----find common ground. A tiger and a beaver who grew up together defy peer pressure to end their friendship and join forces to fight injustice. A camel journalist who passed judgment on carnivores for years spends a life-changing night with a seductive...
20) Beastars: 18
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VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Labrador Jack delves into the history of the evolution of herbivores and carnivores, the bioengineering that created domesticated dogs like him, and the war that led to the society he and his friends live in today. Then, as the black market descends into chaos, red deer Louis encounters old comrades from his miserable childhood and Legoshi begs one to train him in combat. Plus, Bengal tiger Bill gets a big surprise when he cracks open an egg!".
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