Best Books on Nature & Wildlife

Wild lives, from the savanna to your garden. The top-rated non-fiction to read alongside the nature & wildlife documentaries.

1. The Private Life of Plants by David Attenborough - View on Amazon
2. Life on Earth by David Attenborough - View on Amazon
3. The Wild Trees by Richard Preston - View on Amazon
4. H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
5. The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
6. Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey - View on Amazon
7. The Behavior Guide to African Mammals by Richard Estes - View on Amazon
8. Born Free by Joy Adamson - View on Amazon
9. The Serengeti Lion by George B. Schaller - View on Amazon
10. The Tiger by John Vaillant - View on Amazon
11. Man-Eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett - View on Amazon
12. The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen - View on Amazon
13. Cheetah by Luke Hunter - View on Amazon
14. Leopard by Jonathan Scott - View on Amazon
15. Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez - View on Amazon
16. American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee - View on Amazon
17. Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
18. Grizzly Years by Doug Peacock - View on Amazon
19. Bear Attacks by Stephen Herrero - View on Amazon
20. The Great Bear Almanac by Gary Brown - View on Amazon
21. Polar Bears by Ian Stirling - View on Amazon
22. Coming of Age with Elephants by Joyce Poole - View on Amazon
23. The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony - View on Amazon
24. Love, Life, and Elephants by Daphne Sheldrick - View on Amazon

Best Books on Big Cats & Predators

1. The Behavior Guide to African Mammals by Richard Estes - View on Amazon
2. Born Free by Joy Adamson - View on Amazon
3. The Serengeti Lion by George B. Schaller - View on Amazon
4. The Tiger by John Vaillant - View on Amazon
5. Man-Eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett - View on Amazon
6. The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen - View on Amazon
7. Cheetah by Luke Hunter - View on Amazon
8. Leopard by Jonathan Scott - View on Amazon

Best Books on Mammals & Primates

1. Coming of Age with Elephants by Joyce Poole - View on Amazon
2. The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony - View on Amazon
3. Love, Life, and Elephants by Daphne Sheldrick - View on Amazon
4. Elephant Memories by Cynthia Moss - View on Amazon
5. In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall - View on Amazon
6. Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey - View on Amazon
7. Chimpanzee Politics by Frans de Waal - View on Amazon
8. A Primate's Memoir by Robert M. Sapolsky - View on Amazon

Best Books on Birds

1. H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
2. The Peregrine by J. A. Baker - View on Amazon
3. Owls of the Eastern Ice by Jonathan C. Slaght - View on Amazon
4. The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman - View on Amazon
5. Penguins by Lloyd Spencer Davis - View on Amazon
6. The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
7. The Bird Way by Jennifer Ackerman - View on Amazon
8. Living on the Wind by Scott Weidensaul - View on Amazon

Best Books on Insects & Tiny Worlds

1. Buzz by Thor Hanson - View on Amazon
2. The Beekeeper's Lament by Hannah Nordhaus - View on Amazon
3. The Ants by Bert Hölldobler - View on Amazon
4. Journey to the Ants by Bert Hölldobler - View on Amazon
5. The Superorganism by Bert Holldobler and E.O.Wilson - View on Amazon
6. Four Wings and a Prayer by Sue Halpern - View on Amazon
7. Mariposa Road by Robert Michael Pyle - View on Amazon
8. Buzz, Sting, Bite by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson - View on Amazon

Best Books on Reptiles & Amphibians

1. Venomous by Christie Wilcox - View on Amazon
2. Snakes of the World by Mark O'Shea - View on Amazon
3. The Crocodile Hunter by Steve Irwin - View on Amazon
4. Lizards by Mark O'Shea - View on Amazon
5. Komodo Dragons by Murphy, James B. - View on Amazon
6. Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (4.1/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Wild Places

1. The Wild Trees by Richard Preston - View on Amazon
2. Tropical Nature by Adrian Forsyth - View on Amazon
3. The Lost City of Z by David Grann (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
4. One River by Wade Davis - View on Amazon
5. Cry of the Kalahari by Delia Owens - View on Amazon
6. The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony - View on Amazon
7. The Tree Where Man Was Born by Peter Matthiessen - View on Amazon
8. West with the Night by Beryl Markham (3.4/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Animal Minds & Behaviour

1. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
2. An Immense World by Ed Yong - View on Amazon
3. Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
4. Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
5. The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony - View on Amazon
6. Born Free by Joy Adamson - View on Amazon
7. Love, Life, and Elephants by Daphne Sheldrick - View on Amazon
8. The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert (4.1/5) - View on Amazon