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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789523003321

Autore

Boysen Sarah <1949->

Titolo

The smartest animals on the planet : extraordinary tales of the natural world's cleverest creatures / / Sally Boysen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : A&C Black Publishers, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-283-19495-3

9786613194954

1-4081-5479-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

591.513

Soggetti

Animal intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; About this book; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: USING TOOLS; CHAPTER TWO: COMMUNICATION; CHAPTER THREE: IMITATION AND SOCIAL LEARNING; CHAPTER FOUR: MIRROR SELF-RECOGNITION; CHAPTER FIVE: NUMERICAL ABILITIES; CHAPTER SIX: ANIMAL LANGUAGE STUDIES; CHAPTER SEVEN: COOPERATION AND ALTRUISM; Glossary; Index; Credits

Sommario/riassunto

We have all heard talk of the intelligence of dolphins, elephants or great apes, or even, in different ways, ants and bees. But what is this intelligence all about? How do we know which animals are smart, and how do they use this superior intelligence? Written by one of the world's authorities in this field, this riveting book cover the themes of tool use, language, communication, imitation and social learning, numerical abilities, social cognition, emotion, self-recognition and awareness, drawing together the most recent and remarkable global research relating to almost every ""smart"" specie