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• Fierce Beauty

  Preserving the World of Wild Cats

  Antle, Bhagavan

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  Close-up photographs highlight the wild cats of TIGERS (The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species), a 50-acre wildlife preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

• ZooBorns. Cats!

  the Newest, Cutest Kittens and Cubs From the World's Zoos

  Bleiman, Andrew

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  The Association of Zoos and Aquariums has filled this work with adorable photos of baby felines born in accredited zoos and conservation programs.

• Zooland

  the Institution of Captivity

  Braverman, Irus, 1970-

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  This well-researched work documents how modern zoos across the country focus on the conservation of species and education.

• The Hungry Tide

  Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-

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  In the remote Sundarban region of India, a labyrinth of tiny islands at the mercy of tidal floods and deadly tigers, three strangers are drawn together as they navigate the conflict between wildness and civilization. Fiction.

• Tigerman

  a Novel

  Harkaway, Nick, 1972-

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  A veteran of the Afghanistan war is sent to a tiny island full of toxic waste where he meets a comics-obsessed street kid who convinces him to be Tigerman. A mix of suspense, fantasy, superheroes and dark humor (and there's a tiger). Fiction.

• Out of the Wild

  Zoo Portraits

  Ivanovic, Boza

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  Without the distraction of color, black and white photographs portray the essential character of zoo inhabitants across the country.

• Endangered

  a Zoo Mystery

  Littlewood, Ann

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  Zoo keeper Iris Oakley is sent to a remote farm in southwest Washington to rescue animals and discovers an exotic animal smuggling operation. Fiction.

• Tiger Hills

  Mandanna, Sarita

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  Set in Southern India, this tragic turn-of-the-century love story follows the intertwining lives of a plantation owner’s daughter, an orphan and a tiger killer. Fiction.

• Life of Pi

  a Novel

  Martel, Yann

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  After the ship carrying Pi Patel, his family and their zoo animals mysteriously sinks, Pi confronts his fate while sharing a lifeboat with a tiger. Fiction.

• Blood of the Tiger

  a Story of Conspiracy, Greed, and the Battle to Save a Magnificent Species

  Mills, Judy A.

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  This memoir chronicles an international wildlife investigator’s two decades of efforts to expose illegal trade in endangered animals.

• Bones of the Tiger

  Protecting the Man-eaters of Nepal

  Mishra, Hemanta R.

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  The author, a distinguished biologist and conservationist, relates his efforts to save the tigers of the Royal Chitwan National Park of Nepal.

• The Tiger's Wife

  a Novel

  Obreht, Téa

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  A physician’s personal mission to understand why her grandfather ceaselessly sought a man who claimed to be immortal leads her to the extraordinary story of the tiger’s wife. Fiction.

• Rainforest

  Oldfield, Sara, 1955-

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  Richly photographed, this work covers the plants, animals and conservation of the world’s rainforests.

• Tigers in Red Weather

  a Quest for the Last Wild Tigers

  Padel, Ruth, 1946-

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  An acclaimed British poet and great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin searches for tigers in 11 countries to determine if they can be saved.

• Monster of God

  the Man-eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind

  Quammen, David, 1948-

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  A popular natural history writer presents a highly readable account of the Amur tiger and its relationship to the humans in the Russian Far East.

• The Wild Cat Book

  Sunquist, Fiona

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  This work is a comprehensive survey of the cats of the world -- their biology, their distribution, and their survival status.

• Tigers of the Snow

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  A National Geographic Society documentary follows Mark Stouffer, an award-winning wildlife filmmaker, as he tracks the Siberian tiger.

• Tigers Forever

  Saving the World's Most Endangered Big Cat

  Winter, Steve

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  The wildlife conservation organization Panthera partnered with the National Geographic Society to present stunning photographs of tigers in Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra and India.