Anyone know a good Wildlife book or DVD?

i_love_animals · #1 (**permalink**) 13-10-2008, 10:23 AM

Hi all

I am mad about wildlife and animals and am looking for a series of books on all the animals in the animal kingdom. Some video would be great too.

Anyone know of anything?

Kev-B · #2 (**permalink**) 13-10-2008, 11:12 AM

Hi .. and welcome to WAB Forums ..

I'd recommend any of the excellent David Attenborough "Life" series .. I have the Life of Birds on DVD & VHS Cassette ..

Just Google "David Attenborough" .. or go to the BBC website & look in the Natural History section for a full list ..

I'm sure others will be along shortly with their favourites too ..

Bye for now ..

Kev ..

seamusagleann · #3 (**permalink**) 13-10-2008, 01:06 PM

"hostile habitat" is a one stop book everything from how the land was formed to flora and fauna ,at about £15 bit expensive for a beginner so i'd look for it in a library first........welcome to wab by the way!!!

oxycera · #4 (**permalink**) 13-10-2008, 01:36 PM

View larger imageWalker's Mammals of the World (Complete Edition)
Series: WALKER'S MAMMALS OF THE WORLD

Edited by Ronald M Nowak
1732 pages, 2103 b/w photos, 1550 illus.
Johns Hopkins University Press

Lancashire Lad · #5 (**permalink**) 13-10-2008, 02:32 PM

Hi i_love_animals.

A warm welcome to WAB. I'm sure you'll find lots of interest here.

One of my favourite books on British wildlife is: -
"Fauna Britannica" by Stefan Buczacki. (Hamlyn - ISBN 0 600 59867 5).
The book is larger than A4 size, hardback, about 40mm thick, and has over 500 pages.

Another favourite is: -
"The Natural History of the British Isles", by Mike & Peggy Briggs. (Parragon - ISBN 1-40545-685-X). This book is also larger than A4 size, hardback, about 30mm thick, with nearly 400 pages.

Both books are crammed full of superb photographs and detailed articles.

A more locally specialised book, and a great favourite of mine is: -
"Wildlife of Lancashire".
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd. for The Lancashire Wildlife Trust.
(ISBN 1-85936-118-8).
That book is just less than A4 size, hardback, about 25mm thick, with 340 pages. I don't think that you'd find a better book of its kind available. Again full of brilliant photographs & articles. (Includes Sea Life, Lower Plants, Wildflowers, Fungi, Ferns, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Freshwater Life, Invertebrates. etc. etc.).

Best regards
Mike.

Kayleigh · #6 (**permalink**) 13-10-2008, 02:47 PM

Hi and welcome to WAB..

dan-fisher · #7 (**permalink**) 13-10-2008, 02:58 PM

Dunno mate i'm far too shallow to read a book but this is an excellent and nicely brief read..

http://www.veggieglobal.com/wildlife...land-ponds.htm

It's in 4 parts i think.

Morph · #8 (**permalink**) 13-10-2008, 03:45 PM

Hello and welcome

ellen h · #9 (**permalink**) 13-10-2008, 06:58 PM

Hello and welcome
ellen

i_love_animals · #10 (**permalink**) 14-10-2008, 09:44 AM

Wow thanks guys - I feel very welcome

I've tried Dvid Attenborough - quite good - think I shall have to take a look at Walkers Mammals of the world...and "Fauna Britannica" and thanks Dan nice pond reading; wish I had a bigger garden now

Oh meant to say - have come across a cool website during my search - http://www.ultimate-wildlife.com they have free online video and other bits. Think it's a collection of books and wildlife DVD's...dont know if you all think it's worth subscribing to...let me know what you guys think. May just try the first edition me thinks.

Xx

welsh.lensman · #11 (**permalink**) 14-10-2008, 10:46 AM

Hi and welcome to WAB, great site and great people, I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here.

big bill · #12 (**permalink**) 14-10-2008, 12:26 PM

Hello and a warm welcome to the site I`m sure you`ll find plenty here to enthral you enjoy

deer boy · #13 (**permalink**) 14-10-2008, 07:02 PM

Hi i_love_animals welcome to WAB have fun

Keith Talbot · #14 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 10:12 PM

hi i_love_animals

sorry cant be much help,im affraid i dont have time to read as much as id like,i spend my spare time either out with the camera or processing the pics i have taken

welcome to wab

keith

dan-fisher · #15 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 10:45 PM

There's one thing that's massively under-rated these days mate and that's your local library.. there is an infinity supply of books on just about every aspect of wildlife. Plus you can just pick up and read at your lesiure without having to open the laptop up or be in the house..

i_love_animals · #16 (**permalink**) 16-10-2008, 08:49 AM

Hi there

Yes I guess you are right - the old fashioned version of going to the library is an underated thing...I do go frequently though as I just love the smell of library books, strange I know

Found a really great series though - with DVD's and books, great graphics and info and amazing detail, covers almost every aspect of wildlife...so happy about that!

Thanks for all your help and welcomes!

Rebus · #17 (**permalink**) 16-10-2008, 12:11 PM

Hi! If you like bird watching, Bill Oddie's books on the subject are imformative and hilarious

He's also written 'How to watch wildlife' which is good if you are a beginner. Be warned--- Bill Oddie is a bit like marmite, you either love him or hate him!

ferell · #18 (**permalink**) 19-10-2008, 12:36 AM

Hi,
I am a new user of this forum and opened up this thread just because I also want to know names of some books on wildlife and I would like to thank to author to discuss them.
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DebbieP · #19 (**permalink**) 29-10-2008, 12:57 PM

The RSBP bird ones are pretty good

i_love_animals · #20 (**permalink**) 30-10-2008, 10:41 AM

Well I just bought the first and second edition of Ultimate Wildlife - which is available online via Simply HE. It's pretty good - you get the book and DVD, and my daughter loves it. You even get to adopt an animal when you subscribe and we have now adopted a giraffe called Kakuda

The Ultimate Wildlife website, also has free video and a blog which is kinda cool...

Collins Complete Guide to British Wildlife: A Photographic Guide to Every Common Species, is also pretty good, oh and I also Collins British Wildlife...and Wildlife of the British Isles, which you can get on Amazon me thinks...

Ciao