Animal Partnerships

Radical Relationships, Unlikely Alliances, and Other Animal Teams

Author Ben Hoare
Illustrated by Asia Orlando
Hardcover
$16.99 US
On sale May 27, 2025 | 80 Pages | 9780593969236

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Discover a whole host of partnerships from across the animal kingdom, with the nature enthusiast and best-selling author Ben Hoare.

Get acquainted with unexpected animal teams around the world, and find out how these groups thrive in the wild as they defend, feed, and plot with each other in order to survive in this fascinating and unique look at animals.

Presenting these unpredictable discoveries, Ben Hoare's friendly, informative explanations are paired with striking photographs and colorful illustrations to make sure every page captivates the imagination.

This unique animal book for children offers:
  • Groundbreaking scientific discoveries, including animal behaviors that have only just been documented.
  • Impressive facts about previously unknown animal behaviors that are guaranteed to wow adults and children alike.
  • Animals shown in incredible detail through photographs paired with charming illustration.

Animal Partnerships explores cooperative relationships between sea turtles at underwater "cleaning stations" ran by surgeon fish, “bands of brothers” within particular species of big cats, and even cross-species alliances between birds and dolphins that are hungry for a shared meal.

Discover how animals and plants depend upon each other to hold their territory, and how even humans have come to develop partnerships with animals all around the world.
Ben Hoare is an editor and author of books on nature and natural history, including Eyewitness: Endangered Animals, Trees and Leaves, and Pond Life. A fellow of the Zoological Society of London, his work can also be seen published in BBC Wildlife and Birdlife magazines, and on several BBC websites. View titles by Ben Hoare

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Discover a whole host of partnerships from across the animal kingdom, with the nature enthusiast and best-selling author Ben Hoare.

Get acquainted with unexpected animal teams around the world, and find out how these groups thrive in the wild as they defend, feed, and plot with each other in order to survive in this fascinating and unique look at animals.

Presenting these unpredictable discoveries, Ben Hoare's friendly, informative explanations are paired with striking photographs and colorful illustrations to make sure every page captivates the imagination.

This unique animal book for children offers:
  • Groundbreaking scientific discoveries, including animal behaviors that have only just been documented.
  • Impressive facts about previously unknown animal behaviors that are guaranteed to wow adults and children alike.
  • Animals shown in incredible detail through photographs paired with charming illustration.

Animal Partnerships explores cooperative relationships between sea turtles at underwater "cleaning stations" ran by surgeon fish, “bands of brothers” within particular species of big cats, and even cross-species alliances between birds and dolphins that are hungry for a shared meal.

Discover how animals and plants depend upon each other to hold their territory, and how even humans have come to develop partnerships with animals all around the world.

Author

Ben Hoare is an editor and author of books on nature and natural history, including Eyewitness: Endangered Animals, Trees and Leaves, and Pond Life. A fellow of the Zoological Society of London, his work can also be seen published in BBC Wildlife and Birdlife magazines, and on several BBC websites. View titles by Ben Hoare

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