02417nam 2200529 450 991078952300332120230721014341.01-283-19495-397866131949541-4081-5479-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 intelligenceAnimal intelligence.591.513Boysen Sarah1949-1466558MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789523003321The smartest animals on the planet3677051UNINA