02450nam 2200541 450 991046151500332120210209145911.01-283-19495-397866131949541-4081-5479-X(CKB)2670000000105940(EBL)738787(OCoLC)743693856(SSID)ssj0000671687(PQKBManifestationID)11931706(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000671687(PQKBWorkID)10624704(PQKB)10819643(MiAaPQ)EBC3003125(MiAaPQ)EBC5237067(MiAaPQ)EBC738787(EXLCZ)99267000000010594020180328h20092009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe smartest animals on the planet extraordinary tales of the natural world's cleverest creatures /Sally BoysenLondon, [England] :A&C Black Publishers,2009.©20091 online resource (193 p.)Includes index.1-4081-1343-0 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; CreditsWe 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"" specieAnimal intelligenceElectronic books.Animal intelligence.591.513Boysen Sarah1949-962808MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461515003321The smartest animals on the planet2183100UNINA