Animals Published in Decade: 2010s
1. 
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
by:
Sy Montgomery
3.94 avg rating β 57,046 ratings 
3. 
Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
by:
Frans de Waal
4.21 avg rating β 5,466 ratings 4. 
Our Symphony with Animals: On Health, Empathy, and Our Shared Destinies
by:
Aysha Akhtar
4.31 avg rating β 258 ratings 5. 
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
by:
Frans de Waal
3.97 avg rating β 16,189 ratings 6. 
How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
by:
Sy Montgomery
4.06 avg rating β 12,942 ratings 7. 
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
by:
Steve Brusatte
4.21 avg rating β 38,328 ratings 
10. 
Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-Arms during World War II
by:
Damien Lewis
4.13 avg rating β 306 ratings 11. 
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
by:
John Vaillant
4.07 avg rating β 18,590 ratings 12. 
No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History 3.84 avg rating β 2,160 ratings
13. 
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation
by:
Elizabeth Letts
4.23 avg rating β 14,499 ratings 
17. 
The World According to Bob: The Further Adventures of One Man and His Street-wise Cat
by:
James Bowen
4.28 avg rating β 10,579 ratings 
22. 
Finding Gobi: The True Story Of A Little Dog And An Incredible Journey
by:
Dion Leonard
4.15 avg rating β 13,576 ratings 23. 
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures
by:
Nick Pyenson
3.79 avg rating β 3,806 ratings 24. 
The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World
by:
Abigail Tucker
3.62 avg rating β 3,800 ratings 
26. 
The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
by:
Alex Dehgan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 400 ratings 
32. 
Mythic Creatures: And the Impossibly Real Animals Who Inspired Them
by:
Mark A. Norell
3.94 avg rating β 67 ratings 
34. 
Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat
by:
David Dosa
4.05 avg rating β 7,625 ratings 35. 
Fly with Me: A Celebration of Birds through Pictures, Poems, and Stories
by:
Jane Yolen
4.61 avg rating β 120 ratings 35. 
Saving Simon: How a Rescue Donkey Taught Me the Meaning of Compassion
by:
Jon Katz
4.13 avg rating β 1,897 ratings 35. 
The Possibility Dogs: What a Handful of "Unadoptables" Taught Me About Service, Hope, and Healing 4.20 avg rating β 1,503 ratings
39. 
Comet's Tale: How the Dog I Rescued Saved My Life
by:
Steven D. Wolf
4.09 avg rating β 1,531 ratings 40. 
Dogs with Jobs: Inspirational Tales of the World's Hardest Working Dogs
by:
Laura Greaves
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 193 ratings 
42. 
Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II 4.27 avg rating β 11,421 ratings
45. 
Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
by:
Stacey O'Brien
4.10 avg rating β 12,466 ratings 
47. 
The Railway Dog: The True Story of an Australian Outback Dog
by:
Olwyn M. Parker
4.12 avg rating β 68 ratings 
49. 
The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
by:
Noah Strycker
4.14 avg rating β 3,637 ratings 50. 
The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion: Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
by:
Peter Wohlleben
3.75 avg rating β 9,513 ratings 51. 
52. 
Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone
by:
Juli Berwald
3.71 avg rating β 3,255 ratings 
53. 
Unlikely Friendships : 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom 4.06 avg rating β 3,323 ratings
56. 
American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
by:
Nate Blakeslee
4.39 avg rating β 12,274 ratings 
58. 
Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology
by:
Lisa Margonelli
3.69 avg rating β 394 ratings 58. 
The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World - and Us
by:
Richard O. Prum
4.06 avg rating β 2,787 ratings 58. 
Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa's Fastest Cat (Scientists in the Field Series)
by:
Sy Montgomery
4.17 avg rating β 236 ratings 61. 
62. 
I'm a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America's Most Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet
by:
Ken Foster
4.52 avg rating β 661 ratings 
62. 
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands
by:
Katherine Roy
4.15 avg rating β 1,836 ratings 
67. 
69. 
The Wall of Birds: One Planet, 243 Families, 375 Million Years
by:
Jane Kim
4.72 avg rating β 103 ratings 69. 
Pasta for Nightingales: A 17th-Century Handbook of Bird-Care and Folklore 3.89 avg rating β 54 ratings
69. 
The Dogs that Made Australia: The fascinating untold story of the dog's role in building a nation
by:
Guy Hull
3.87 avg rating β 196 ratings 69. 
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
by:
Sy Montgomery
4.10 avg rating β 1,343 ratings 73. 
Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures
by:
Virginia Morell
4.13 avg rating β 2,472 ratings 73. 
Bob Langrishβs World of Horses: A Master Photographerβs Lifelong Quest to Capture the Most Magnificent Horses in the World
by:
Bob Langrish
4.33 avg rating β 33 ratings 73. 
How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution 4.22 avg rating β 1,785 ratings
73. 
The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion
by:
Wendy Williams
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 517 ratings 
80. 
Beyond the Call of Duty: Heart-warming stories of canine devotion and bravery
by:
Isabel George
3.69 avg rating β 83 ratings 82. 
Wallace: The Underdog Who Conquered a Sport, Saved a Marriage, and Championed Pit Bulls-- One Flying Disc at a Time
by:
Jim Gorant
4.11 avg rating β 1,380 ratings 
82. 
The Zookeepers' War: An Incredible True Story from the Cold War
by:
J.W. Mohnhaupt
3.48 avg rating β 578 ratings 
85. 
88. 
Second-Chance Dogs: True Stories of the Dogs We Rescue and the Dogs Who Rescue Us 4.24 avg rating β 176 ratings
88. 
How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction
by:
Beth Shapiro
3.93 avg rating β 1,009 ratings 
93. 
Arthur and Friends: The incredible story of a rescue dog, and how our dogs rescue us
by:
Mikael Lindnord
3.84 avg rating β 175 ratings 
93. 
97. 
Pandas and Other Endangered Species (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker, #26) 4.29 avg rating β 383 ratings
