A collection of Star Trek stories features 'The Terratin Incident,' 'Time Trap,' 'More Tribbles More Troubles,' 'The Amergris Element,' 'The Pirates of Orion,' 'Jihad,' 'Albatross,' 'The Practical Joker,' and 'How Sharper than a Serpent's Tooth.' Original. (view table of contents)

Why do cows have four stomachs? Where – and how – do plants survive in conditions of extreme aridity? Howdo animals plan complex hunting strategies? How many elephants are too many?This compelling book explores and finds answers to some of nature’s most intriguing mysteries, from evolution todeath, predation to communication, feeding to reproduction, adversity to that most contentious of issues – animalconsciousness. Drawing on the southern African landscape for his research and examples, the author reveals the workings, both in detail and on a grand scale, of life in the natural world. Playful line drawings illustrate the clear text, to make a bumper read for the burgeoning popular science market.

Product Description: On New Year's Eve 1874, the British explorer and naturalist Frank Oates became one of the first Europeans since David Livingstone to see the magnificent Victoria Falls. A month later, he was dead from malaria, aged 34. This book draws on the original diaries, letters and sketches of Frank Oates to paint a vivid picture of the Victorian exploration of Central Africa...read more

This guide embraces over 2000 carefully selected plants and animals, large and small, that are likely to be encountered during a visit to any part of the region. It is ideal for all nature lovers, with over 1200 species illustrated and many more identifiable from the text by reference to similar species. Each chapter has been written by a leading expert in the field, most of whom have published major works in their own right.

Product Description: Produced in association with a popular television series in South Africa, this text focuses on 13 different ecosystems or geographical regions in southern Africa and Madagascar. Emphasis within each chapter is upon the variety of life processes, including unusual behavioural and ecological phenomena...read more