More than man's best friend

Non-fiction books about personal experiences and connections made with wild animals. These books were chosen based on the relationship between author and animal, mostly from rehabilitation perspectives or what we can learn from them.

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created by cetra

last updated September, 2026

14 books

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The Puma Years

Laura Coleman

Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds

Bernd Heinrich

The Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship

Catherine Raven

Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl

Jonathan C. Slaght

The Elephant Whisperer

Lawrence Anthony

George: A Magpie Memoir

Frieda Hughes

Birding to Change the World: A Memoir

Trish O'Kane

Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl

Stacey O'Brien

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

Sy Montgomery

Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe

Jane Goodall

Raising Hare: A Memoir

Chloe Dalton

The Secret Lives Of Bats: My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals

Merlin Tuttle

Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe

Carl Safina

H Is for Hawk

Helen Macdonald

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madbee

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Hi, great list! Mind of The Raven by Bernd Heinrich would be a good addition to this!

cetraOP

ahh i love ravens! thank you for the great rec

madbee

Of course!! Hope you enjoy! 🫶🏻

PaperPigeon

Ah excellent, this is my kind of list. Some I've read and some I've already TBR'd, but a few are new to me, so thanks for sharing.

cetraOP

my pleasure! feel free to share recs any time :)

bookamabobs

Oooh I just made a similar one, but mine was animal nonfiction a bit more broadly. I will have to check some of these out

cetraOP

oh nice!! i’ll have to check out your list as well :)