Best plant & animal photography books according to redditors
We found 108 Reddit comments discussing the best plant & animal photography books. We ranked the 60 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 108 Reddit comments discussing the best plant & animal photography books. We ranked the 60 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
This is so cool. I've read a similar story about Orangutans.
A researcher in Borneo was following a huge male "Pasha" through the forest for several days. He could clearly see her but never once acknowledged her presence.
One day she happened across a group of illegal loggers who attacked her. She thought she was done for when this massive Orang came tearing out of the canopy (they usually never come to the ground) breaking branches, hollering and waving sticks. He chased the would be rapists away and stayed with the researcher until she had composed herself. Then gently climbed back up into the trees.
Edit: I've found it (from page 284 of Willie Smits Thinkers of the Jungle
"What happened to the Indonesian scientist Dr Suci Utami, who works for BOS. Because the incident is embarrassing for her, maybe also for religious reasons, she does not like talking about it and has until now hesitated to publish it or to talk about in great detail. It is, however, too important to be covered up.
Suci Utami was doing field research for her dissertation on Sumatra Orangutans in Katambe (North Sumatra). For about six months, she had been observing a large ape male with cheek-bulges. Quite on her own, she followed the red ape on the ground during his wanderings through the rainforest and recorded his behaviour when two illegal loggers attacked her, wanting to rape her.
But then - incredible but true - the wild Orangutan, who, during his "observation" had ignored the scientist as completely as possible, climbed down from his jungle giant. With aggressive kiss-smackings and throwing thick branches which he had torn off with one hand, he marched right forward toward the wood thieves and put them to fight! After that was done, he waited patiently close to Suci until she had gained her composure - only then did he climb back into the safely of his treetop."
I often remember the sweetness and forgiveness animals demonstrate. Ron the chimp, who is on the cover of the We Animals book, was kept in a 5x5x7 foot cage suspended above the floor for most of his life before being rescued by Save the Chimps. He was such a lovely and gentle guy. His story is here: https://www.amazon.com/We-Animals-Jo-Anne-McArthur/dp/159056426X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377030078&sr=1-6&keywords=we+animals
I've met bears who were kept in "crush cages" for years before being rescued, bears who have had their paws cut off to make bear paw soup, and yet after their rescue (the lucky few), they are kind to humans. Pretty special!!! I do try to focus on the good happening out there. There were 17 foxes rescued from a fur farm in Poland just the other day. I have a big, beautiful, positive project called Unbound, w/ my co-author Keri Cronin about women on the front lines of animal advocacy. www.unboundproject.org
A little late to the party, but...
This does actually harm the tree. Cutting into a tree's outside bark will expose their inner bark (aka the phloem) which the tree uses to transport food all over the tree. If the inner bark is damaged and gets infected with bacteria/fungi then the tree will unknowingly transport the infection to the rest of itself and slowly die.
You can see in this picture that the tree has attempted to heal itself by producing a covering over the scratch marks people cut into it, and that's essentially scar tissue. It's weaker than the normal outer layer of bark, but is a quick fix to help the tree prevent infections.
If the tree does end up infected by either fungi or bacteria it will still likely live for another 10+ years because of the nature of how a tree grows and survives. The phloem only moves at something like 2cm/hr so for an infection to fully take over a tree it would take months on its own, and the tree has other internal defenses to attempt to prevent an infection that prolongs the lifespan even longer! And even still, the separate parts of the tree can live even if the trunk dies (i.e the roots or leaves), but if the trunk rots and becomes hollow the tree will likely fall over in a storm or strong gust of wind.
So, this tree is likely slowly dying, but is trying it's hardest to keep on keeping on! It can take tens of years for a tree to become weak enough to fall over or stop producing leaves, so this buddy will probably be around for a while longer.
Side note: if you're interested in this more, I would HIGHLY recommend reading The Hidden Life Of Trees because it is amazing.
That isn't how this works. Those tusks won't grow long enough to pierce its skull until well after it has reproduced. Since long tusks actually attract mates (as they good for defense) there's no real evidence to suggest nature is selecting against these. Not to mention they often curve away and pass by the ears. This specific case was covered in this book.
What some people need to realize is the standard isn't perfection and self-killing tusks aren't going to be selected for or against if they have no bearing on reproduction. These "flawed" genes can healthily propagate when they don't influence their own passing on.
These are the kind of posts I love to see on this sub. Thanks for initiating this discussion.
I think you may be referring to this book, a lot of the research you and u/RadOwl (cool name) ar discussing is in this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Life-Trees-Communicate_Discoveries-Secret/dp/1771642483
That's what I love most about this series! The speech of trees with OA has a scientific basis. The trees help each other, nourish each other, and maintain a system that resembles a huge living organism.
I suggest you watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HPgqqdcQXA
And if you're interested, read this book, it's very enlightening: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Life-Trees-Communicate-Discoveries/dp/1771642483
> Actually it does! It’s really cool but in forests the trees sort of divide up sections of the sky by which they harvest sunlight. Trees in forests grow exponentially slower than trees in an open field.
You are right they do grow faster. But slow growth is better for trees and the microenvironment that they create. Faster growth leads to weaker/less healthy trees. Source.
If I may suggest for myself...
Roku: 49.00
Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me: 13.86
Find Momo: 11.67
disc golf disc: 17.99
rapid ramen cooker: 6.99 add-on item
TOTAL: 99.51
Haha, my first list came to 100.01 (doh!) - swapped disc golf disc and ramen cooker for The Casual Vacancy and LEGO earrings. :)
Is that Boo?
How about a cool coffee table book like This one or a funny model like This frog
Find Momo: 11.67
Roku: 49.00
Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me 13.86
That's everything marked high priority, for $74.53.
Catching Fire: $15
My Best Friend's Wedding: $9.16
Total: 98.69
Case in point, a long-running bestseller book is The Hidden Life of Trees. In which other country could you write a book about trees and have it be a hit (being a bestseller elsewhere after it was in Germany doesn't count, publishers love to translate and advertise any kind of bestseller).
Stuff on My Cat
The book is called "Evolution" and it's by Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu.
Dogs and their people
There's also a book about it!
https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Life-Trees-Communicate_Discoveries-Secret/dp/1771642483
I disagree with your title. It is something that I think is a very common view amongst many people. If you are looking for the MOST moral choice about diet then I think veganism doesn't go far enough. Disclaimer: I am not a vegetarian, vegan or anything else. I am a meat-eater like you. Veganism, as you rightly say at the end of your post, is ok with killing and consuming the corpses of plants. Any vegans I've met (not many), have not shown any consideration that plants mght be alive too. I have just started an interesting book and it has been eye-opening for me. Trees and plants warn other nearby plants when their leaves are being eaten. When a tree is injured, other nearby trees will give some of their food to the injured tree. This leads me to think that many vegans are anthropomorphising animals because trees are so unlike people, which is wrong. If veganism is not the most moral choice, then what is...fruitarianism. Fruit is the only thing (that I know of) produced by a living organism that is expected to be eaten by other living organisms. I believe this causes no suffering to the trees/plants producing the fruit. The tree/plant is allowing you to eat its fruit in the hope that you will disperse the seeds within and allow new trees/plants to grow.
Is fruitarianism practical? No (see the link above). But your question wasn't about practical, it was about causing the least suffering to other living organisms. Every day of fruitarianism is a day where you didn't kill or cause suffering to another living organism.
Here's one
I don't know about the analogy, but trees in general do this or some similar things.
There's a book called The Hidden Life of Trees that has some, IMO, pretty interesting stuff in there, if you're interested.
For example, the author even tells about a stump in an old beech (forest) I believe that had been cut down something like 150+ years ago that was still alive, as it was supported by the other trees.
Generally, forests will apparently support sick individual trees, potentially because if a forest loses a tree then the sunlight gets through which evaporates moisture and changes the milieu of the forest floor.
A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow.
Cold Storage by John Straley.
You might like John Krakauer's Into the Wild. Though Alaskans don't have the same romantic feelings about Chris McCandless as most of the rest of the US; we mostly regard him as an idiot.
A Kodiak Bear Mauling by R. Keith Rogan.
And don't overlook The Call of the Wild by Jack London.
Buy the book!
Get The Backyard Astronomer's Guide - best book on this subject
http://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Astronomers-Guide-Terence-Dickinson/dp/0921820119
why hasn't anyone thought to ask the actual orang rehab facility in borneo (kaja island)?
http://www.born-to-be-wild.org/html/borneo_rehab.html
also, plenty of articles cite the photos as coming from the following book: http://www.amazon.com/Thinkers-Jungle-Gerd-Schuster/dp/0841602859/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209301753&sr=8-1
np. I saw it posted (sorry can't remember who) right after I joined reddit. It's what helped me begin to understand how planned out and intricate Brit and Zal's story/puzzle is.
Beware, if you browse through past posts here or on r/forkingpaths it gets very addictive with sources from greek mythology to groundbreaking books to Leonara Carrington painter of SYGYZY & Q Symphony + the IRL Q Symphony, Nazi dream studies, this, etc. Plus theories like Fight Club HAP, forking paths from the start, interdimensional FBI (MIB), Sixth Sense Ending to S1, etc.
or just fun stuff. or things we want to believe, or ponder :)
As for a coffee-table type book, maybe We Animals by JoAnne McArthur. She's a great photographer that documents the ways animals are used not only for food, but for fashion and science as well. There's a documentary of her work on Netflix called 'The Ghosts in Our Machine' that I'd recommend watching as well, it's not overly graphic like Earthlings.
Edit: I'll add that I literally just bought this from Amazon and just got it today, havent gotten a chance to read it, but skimmed through, and the photos are very powerful.
There's a book out there called "Old Dogs are the Best Dogs" that gives loving tributes to the lives of different old dogs. It's a sweet book and it really makes you appreciate your dog's quirks.
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide is the standard answer to this question. It covers everything from objects in the night sky to types of equipment. You can likely find it SUPER cheap too. I think I bought my copy in a used bookstore for a dollar.
Spineless - breath taking photos of marine invertebrates. Trust me she'll adore it.
Not certain, because I haven't read it yet (it's on my list), but it might be The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben that Bryan is talking about.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from a Secret World
Book
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Book 6
Book 7
Book 8
Book 9
Comes to about $91.
You think animals don't have a conscience or morality? You may want to take a look at this
This
And also this that just warmed my heart today
For the record, not everyone was raised in the social environment that gave them an edge for taking things head on. I don't think it's fair of you to speak like you know how to solve everyone's problems and that they just need to toughen up. Their own coping mechanisms may just be the reason they continue on. As someone going into social work, I hope that you have an experience that broadens your views, in a way that I probably won't be able because hey, I'm just one stranger on the internet.
Have a good day~
Harlow and Sage!
http://www.amazon.com/Harlow-Sage-Indiana-Story-Friends/dp/0399172874
> /u/SZOR
TOTAL: $97.67
has a book too
A New Tree Biology and Dictionary by Alex Shigo was used in 3 or 4 of my college classes. But it depends on what you want to learn about (e.g. Mensuration, Silviculture, log grading/scaling, etc). A New Tree Biology will at least give you a good basis for most things, and it's not too bad in terms of being a "dry" textbook. (For example, the first sentence of chapter 2 is "Trees are large, heavy plants that can kill you if they fall on you")
If you're looking for less technical information, and more stories then check out The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature by David George Haskell and A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold (another book used numerous times while in college). If you want a bit of a mix The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben is fantastic. While they might not be all information, they do give you a lot to think about when considering ecosystems and provide interesting ethical perspectives.
I hope this isn't looked at as inappropriate. I share this only to say that you are right about the trees. They are truly amazing beings. I always feel safe in the trees. They will absolutely protect the little ones.
I've been reading this book, it talks about how trees react to their environment
https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Life-Trees-Communicate_Discoveries-Secret/dp/1771642483
I imagine cannabis has similar mechanisms
If he enjoys reading at all, he might like this book about wolves: https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Wolves-Lessons-Sawtooth-Pack-ebook/dp/B071HKMB2N/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=wolves&qid=1557781976&s=gateway&sr=8-4 Amazon has a lot of other books on wolves as well. A few sweatshirts with wolves on them too, or maybe a fleece blanket? Maybe a keychain https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Calm-Love-Wolves-Keychain/dp/B00LOXIJP0/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=wolves&qid=1557782650&s=automotive&sr=1-10 or a license plate frame https://www.amazon.com/Makoroni-WOLVES-Chrome-License-Holder/dp/B079XZLT6T/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=wolves&qid=1557782650&s=automotive&sr=1-5
There's GoT dragon egg candles https://www.amazon.com/Game-Thrones-Sculpted-Dragon-Candles/dp/B07D91ZFHW/ref=sr_1_16?keywords=game+of+thrones&qid=1557782784&s=gateway&sr=8-16 GoT themed Monopoly https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-Game-Thrones-Board-Adults/dp/B07K968Q1C/ref=sr_1_18?keywords=game+of+thrones&qid=1557782784&s=gateway&sr=8-18 Regardless of favorite house, I don't think anyone can resist Ghost or Drogon https://www.amazon.com/Funko-Thrones-Drogon-Vinyl-Figure/dp/B00GXO47JM/ref=sr_1_57_sspa?keywords=game+of+thrones&qid=1557782933&rnid=2941120011&s=apparel&sr=1-57-spons&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Funko-Thrones-Ghost-Vinyl-Figure/dp/B00GXOK37C/ref=sxbs_sxwds-stvp?keywords=game+of+thrones&pd_rd_i=B00GXOK37C&pd_rd_r=8bd83557-8300-43d9-b4fc-aab11530b492&pd_rd_w=XUxKN&pd_rd_wg=kcevh&pf_rd_p=a6d018ad-f20b-46c9-8920-433972c7d9b7&pf_rd_r=GT8X51RAQ3C125M5MWJS&qid=1557782933&rnid=2941120011&s=apparel
Or maybe a shirt with a GoT quote on it. Like "That's what I do. I drink and I know things."
If you search "whiskey accessories" on Amazon, there are a number of different whiskey stone gift sets that come up.
https://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-Photo-Ark-Document/dp/1426217773
I picked up a copy of Evolution on a whim and have really enjoyed reading it. It's classified as a textbook, but it really reads more like a layman's science magazine, with short 2-5 page chapters that cover a certain concept, accompanied by beautiful grayscale pictures of various skeletons.
You should check out Hidden life of trees if you haven't already.
Go/Golang
https://github.com/bryfry/dpc197
I had a bit of fun with this. Implemented:
Example output:
dpc197 $ source env_example.sh
dpc197 $ go run isbn.go -i 0761174427 -n
Checking for valid ISBN: 0761174427
ISBN-10: 0761174427 www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Loves-Heartwarming-Stories-Kingdom/dp/0761174427
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0761174400 www.amazon.com/Hero-Dogs-2014-Wall-Calendar/dp/0761174400
0761174419 www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Heroes-Inspiring-Stories-Courage/dp/0761174419
0761174427 www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Loves-Heartwarming-Stories-Kingdom/dp/0761174427
0761174435
0761174443
0761174451
076117446X
0761174478
0761174486 www.amazon.com/Moms-Family-2014-Desk-Planner/dp/0761174486
0761174494 www.amazon.com/Lego-Calendar-2014-Workman-Publishing/dp/0761174494
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dpc197 $ go run isbn.go -i 076117442X -n
Checking for valid ISBN: 076117442X
Not Valid ISBN-10: Invalid check digit: expected (7) received (X)
Looking up expected ISBN-10: 0761174427
ISBN-10: 0761174427 www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Loves-Heartwarming-Stories-Kingdom/dp/0761174427
----- Neighbor ISBNs -----
0761174400 www.amazon.com/Hero-Dogs-2014-Wall-Calendar/dp/0761174400
0761174419 www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Heroes-Inspiring-Stories-Courage/dp/0761174419
0761174427 www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Loves-Heartwarming-Stories-Kingdom/dp/0761174427
0761174435
0761174443
0761174451
076117446X
0761174478
0761174486 www.amazon.com/Moms-Family-2014-Desk-Planner/dp/0761174486
0761174494 www.amazon.com/Lego-Calendar-2014-Workman-Publishing/dp/0761174494
We just got our copy of the BarkBox book and its ADORABLE. Totally encourage buying or sharing. Dogs wearing pants. Poop jokes. Heartwarming stories. Love it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399574263?creativeASIN=0399574263&linkCode=w01&linkId=ZRP3BTKKWU4X3STQ&ref_=as_sl_pc_ss_til&tag=1988-bg-in-ny-20
+joannemcarthur:
I often remember the sweetness and forgiveness animals demonstrate. Ron the chimp, who is on the cover of the We Animals book, was kept in a 5x5x7 foot cage suspended above the floor for most of his life before being rescued by Save the Chimps. He was such a lovely and gentle guy. His story is here: https://www.amazon.com/We-Animals-Jo-Anne-McArthur/dp/159056426X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377030078&sr=1-6&keywords=we+animals
I've met bears who were kept in "crush cages" for years before being rescued, bears who have had their paws cut off to make bear paw soup, and yet after their rescue (the lucky few), they are kind to humans. Pretty special!!! I do try to focus on the good happening out there. There were 17 foxes rescued from a fur farm in Poland just the other day. I have a big, beautiful, positive project called Unbound, w/ my co-author Keri Cronin about women on the front lines of animal advocacy. www.unboundproject.org
http://www.amazon.com/Stuff-My-Cat-The-Book/dp/0811855384/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347900258&sr=8-1&keywords=stuff+on+my+cat+book
I'm disappointed really; almost no wolves live in my state, and the 50 that currently do are under heavy protest by ranchers. (Even being hunted down).Our fear of them is irrational, as there are certainly more dog attacks than wolf attacks. They are such beautiful animals, but humans seem to have a
loveworship/hate attachment to them. I'd love to hear a wolf howl, maybe even get to see a pack roaming in a national park.People forget this side of wolves:http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/a1/77/f8/a177f8c86e5b5173f5032f8fe0d5d3c6.jpg
If you want to read more about them, these veteran wolf experts put together an awesome coffee table book that seems to pull in anybody who sees the cover. Best informative book I've read in awhile.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Hidden-Life-Wolves-Dutcher/dp/1426210124
Old Dogs are the Best Dogs. I was in a bookstore and picked up this unassuming book with a picture of an ancient golden retriever on the front, and found myself unable to put it down. It was riveting in a way that is hard to describe. It definitely makes you consider philosophy, life, and mortality itself.
oh, why let me help you fellow redditor
https://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Their-People-Stories-Four-Legged/dp/0399574263
let me tell you, I'm totally not paid to type this, and I know you're not either and you aren't me, but I really love this book, its hilarious and it captures the playful spirit of any of our beautiful pups!
Whoa! The video form of this book.
Sure!
In terms of Western Science:
The Philosophy of Plants
OP also mentioned The Hidden Life of Trees (This one's a bit reductive, and Wohlleben's been accused of anthropomorphizing trees a bit too much by many ecologists)
This interview with Wohlleben at Yale360 is a good primer for his book *Free*
I've also mentioned Suzanne Simard and Stefano Mancuso. They've both done TED Talks on the subject which will pop up on a quick google search of their names. It's important to note, also, other thinkers have pushed back against their ideas!
In terms of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK):
EDIT: Forgot this AWESOME interview with Robin Wall Kimmerer, the author of the book below, a Citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, AND a plant ecologist *Free*
Braiding Sweetgrass (I'm sure with some googling you could find some PDF's of a couple chapters online)
As We Have Always Done
This article by Deborah McGregor is a good primer on the dangers of co-opting and viewing Indigenous Knowledge in a reductive way (that of the "Noble Savage," which one person in this thread was attempting to get at, I think)
http://www.amazon.com/Boo-The-Life-Worlds-Cutest/dp/1452103062/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345089653&sr=8-2&keywords=boo+cutest+dog
Check out Hidden Lives of Wolves By Jim and Jamie Dutcher. Fantastic book with amazing photography. This one gives a good overview of wolves, their behavior and their social and emotional lives, along with the Dutcher's amazing photography. This one goes more into the "feels" of wolf life, why and how they play, form families, and grieve. This was written by two naturalists/filmmakers rather than a biologist, so they go much deeper into the psychology of wolves than other books. On that note, check out Carl Safina's Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel for a wonderful treatise on animal thought and emotion, a field that has largely been ignored by behaviorists in the past. Carl takes a look at elephants, wolves, dogs, and orcas in this book.
For more hard science, in-depth ecology and behavior, check out L. David Mech's Wolves: Ecology, Behavior and Conservation This is more of a textbook, very fact-based, written by one of the godfathers of wolf research and is fairly up to date with the latest research. These, along with the other recommendations in this thread, would be my go-to's for wolf behavior.
Joel Sartore Is great! I ordered an autographed book from him a few months ago, and it's really nice. Here's the link on Amazon if you're interested! His Instagram is also pretty awesome!
I came across a nice book ads last time in the subway the book is called : The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate. great read!
http://instagram.com/harlowandsage/
568,000 followers and a book
Just not in the way we think of it.