Animal books with a hint of memoir
1. 
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
by:
Farley Mowat
4.21 avg rating — 25,555 ratings 
3. 
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by:
Bill Bryson
4.07 avg rating — 436,115 ratings 4. 
The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
by:
Sy Montgomery
4.02 avg rating — 8,215 ratings 5. 
Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
by:
Stacey O'Brien
4.10 avg rating — 12,464 ratings 6. 
How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
by:
Sy Montgomery
4.06 avg rating — 12,942 ratings 7. 
9. 
The Secret World of Red Wolves: The Fight to Save North America's Other Wolf 4.12 avg rating — 103 ratings
10. 
The Wonderful World of James Herriot: A Charming Collection of Classic Stories
by:
James Herriot
4.37 avg rating — 361 ratings 
12. 
Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins
by:
Susan Casey
4.04 avg rating — 3,303 ratings 
17. 
Saving Simon: How a Rescue Donkey Taught Me the Meaning of Compassion
by:
Jon Katz
4.13 avg rating — 1,897 ratings 20. 
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Finding Gobi: The True Story Of A Little Dog And An Incredible Journey
by:
Dion Leonard
4.15 avg rating — 13,575 ratings 25. 
How Stella Learned to Talk: The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog
by:
Christina Hunger
4.41 avg rating — 4,162 ratings 25. 
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 — 1,380 ratings 
28. 
Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
by:
Jane Goodall
4.29 avg rating — 3,223 ratings 28. 
Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish
by:
Mark R. Levin
3.94 avg rating — 3,497 ratings 28. 
31. 
Deer Man: Seven Years Living with Deer in the Wild
by:
Geoffroy Delorme
3.96 avg rating — 757 ratings 31. 
Starting With Max: How a Wise Stray Dog Gave Me Strength and Inspiration
by:
Ying Ying
3.76 avg rating — 50 ratings 
34. 
The Good, the Bad and the Furry: Life with the World's Most Melancholy Cat and Other Whiskery Friends
by:
Tom Cox
4.08 avg rating — 1,841 ratings 
37. 
The Honey Bus: A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees
by:
Meredith May
4.32 avg rating — 11,712 ratings 
40. 
The Dogs Buried over the Bridge: A Memoir in Dog Years
by:
Rheta G. Johnson
4.16 avg rating — 32 ratings 
40. 
All Creatures Great and Small: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)
by:
James Herriot
4.35 avg rating — 155,359 ratings 43. 
43. 
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
by:
Vicki Myron
3.87 avg rating — 62,008 ratings 
46. 
The World According to Bob: The Further Adventures of One Man and his Street-wise Cat
by:
James Bowen
4.28 avg rating — 10,579 ratings 46. 
All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4)
by:
James Herriot
4.35 avg rating — 82,193 ratings 
48. 
All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small, #5-6)
by:
James Herriot
4.45 avg rating — 37,078 ratings 48. 
A Donkey in the Meadow: Tales from a Cornish Flower Farm
by:
Derek Tangye
4.23 avg rating — 114 ratings 51. 
Think Like a Horse: Lessons in Life, Leadership, and Empathy from an Unconventional Cowboy
by:
Grant Golliher
4.38 avg rating — 697 ratings 
54. 
Shrimp to Eat and Shrimp to Heal: The Future of Shrimp Fishing and Farming
by:
Jack Rudloe
it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating 
54. 
Hope – How Street Dogs Taught Me the Meaning of Life: Featuring Rodney, McMuffin and King Whacker
by:
Niall Harbison
4.62 avg rating — 2,345 ratings 
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She Swims with Alligators: Harrowing to Harmonizing - Alligator Encounters and Imaginings
by:
Diana K. Kanoy
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 60. 
Questions Raised by Quolls: Fatherhood and Conservation in an Uncertain World
by:
Harry Saddler
4.11 avg rating — 65 ratings 
63. 
Neighborhood Hawks: A Year Following Wild Birds (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books)
by:
John Lane
3.65 avg rating — 20 ratings 64. 
Coyote Settles the South (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books)
by:
John Lane
4.07 avg rating — 41 ratings 65. 
Eat Like a Fish: My Adventures as a Fisherman Turned Restorative Ocean Farmer
by:
Bren Smith
4.39 avg rating — 1,872 ratings 66. 
In Search of Monster Fish: Angling for a More Sustainable Planet
by:
Mark Spitzer
4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings 67. 
Season of the Gar: Adventures in Pursuit of America's Most Misunderstood Fish
by:
Mark Spitzer
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings 
70. 
Nightingales in Berlin: Searching for the Perfect Sound
by:
David Rothenberg
3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings 71. 
The Search for the Giant Squid: The Biology and Mythology of the World's Most Elusive Sea Creature
by:
Richard Ellis
3.70 avg rating — 620 ratings 72. 
Orison for a Curlew: In Search of a Bird on the Edge of Extinction
by:
Horatio Clare
4.03 avg rating — 125 ratings 73. 
Voices of the Wild: Animal Songs, Human Din, and the Call to Save Natural Soundscapes (The Future Series)
by:
Bernie Krause
3.67 avg rating — 45 ratings 74. 
Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl 4.19 avg rating — 6,059 ratings
75. 
Stronghold: One Man's Quest to Save the World's Wild Salmon
by:
Tucker Malarkey
4.30 avg rating — 905 ratings 76. 
Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther
by:
Craig Pittman
4.16 avg rating — 967 ratings 77. 
The Horse Lover: A Cowboy's Quest to Save the Wild Mustangs
by:
H. Alan Day
4.30 avg rating — 186 ratings 78. 
Among Chimpanzees: Field Notes from the Race to Save Our Endangered Relatives
by:
Nancy Merrick
4.24 avg rating — 42 ratings 79. 
Edible: An Adventure into the World of Eating Insects and the Last Great Hope to Save the Planet
by:
Daniella Martin
3.86 avg rating — 506 ratings 
81. 
Manatee Insanity: Inside the War over Florida's Most Famous Endangered Species
by:
Craig Pittman
4.40 avg rating — 58 ratings 82. 
Backcountry Lawman: True Stories from a Florida Game Warden
by:
Bob H. Lee
4.03 avg rating — 173 ratings 83. 
Alligators in B-Flat: Improbable Tales from the Files of Real Florida
by:
Jeff Klinkenberg
4.18 avg rating — 92 ratings 
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A Forest in the Clouds: My Year Among the Mountain Gorillas in the Remote Enclave of Dian Fossey
by:
John Fowler
3.85 avg rating — 203 ratings 87. 
Springer Mountain: Meditations on Killing and Eating
by:
Wyatt Williams
3.72 avg rating — 95 ratings 88. 
The Ape and the Sushi Master: Reflections of a Primatologist
by:
Frans de Waal
4.05 avg rating — 602 ratings 
90. 
A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
by:
Jane Smiley
3.89 avg rating — 795 ratings 91. 
The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality
by:
Karen Fine
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,541 ratings 
93. 
The Curious Life of Krill: A Conservation Story from the Bottom of the World
by:
Stephen Nicol
4.02 avg rating — 66 ratings 94. 
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
by:
Ben Goldfarb
4.28 avg rating — 4,973 ratings 95. 
And a Dog Called Fig: Solitude, Connection, the Writing Life
by:
Helen Humphreys
3.88 avg rating — 652 ratings 96. 
Raccoon Gangs, Pigeons Gone Bad, and Other Animal Adventures: A Wildlife Rehabber's Tale of Birds and Beasts 3.79 avg rating — 62 ratings
97. 
Edward O. Wilson: Biophilia / The Diversity of Life / Naturalist
by:
Edward O. Wilson
4.52 avg rating — 27 ratings