Big Books of 2026

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Death at SeaWorld by David KirbyBorn Free by Joy AdamsonThe Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotMarley and Me by John Grogan
Adult Nonfiction Animal Books
594 books — 152 voters
Technological Slavery by Theodore John KaczynskiAnti-Tech Revolution by Theodore John KaczynskiIndustrial Society and Its Future by Theodore John KaczynskiSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Naked Ape by Desmond Morris
The Human Animal
139 books — 97 voters

Curious George by H.A. ReyThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinGorillas in the Mist by Dian FosseyTarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice BurroughsPlanet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
Monkey Business
357 books — 56 voters
The Social Instinct by Nichola RaihaniSex, Power, and Partisanship by Héctor A. GarcíaThe Myth of Monogamy by David Philip BarashThe Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology, Volume 1 by David M. BussThe Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology by David M. Buss
Biology & Psychology (Evolutionary Psychology)
181 books — 12 voters

Fox & I by Catherine RavenWe Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn GreenidgeWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy FowlerGeorge by Frieda HughesSongs of the Gorilla Nation by Dawn Prince-Hughes
The uncanny bond of human and animal
7 books — 2 voters
Dian Fossey by Diane PhelpsI am Jane Goodall by Brad MeltzerJoan Procter, Dragon Doctor by Patricia ValdezThe Girl Who Thought in Pictures by Julia Finley MoscaWho Is Temple Grandin? by Patricia Brennan Demuth
Children's Books of Inspiring Women in Zoology
34 books — 2 voters

Silent Partners by Eugene LindenPrimatology, Ethics and Trauma by Robert IngersollNim Chimpsky by Elizabeth HessThe Monkey Wars by Deborah BlumNext of Kin by Roger Fouts
Classic Ape Language Studies: Controversies and Ethical Implications (Non-Fiction)
36 books — 1 voter

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