03181nam 2200601 450 991081176250332120230120002215.00-12-802487-9(CKB)3710000000356135(EBL)1956677(SSID)ssj0001468106(PQKBManifestationID)11837096(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001468106(PQKBWorkID)11519859(PQKB)10441048(MiAaPQ)EBC1956677(Au-PeEL)EBL1956677(CaPaEBR)ebr11020379(CaONFJC)MIL732179(OCoLC)903489056(EXLCZ)99371000000035613520150228h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrElephant sense and sensibility behavior and cognition /Michael Garstang ; photographers, Wynand du Plessis and Claudia du PlessisLondon, England :Academic Press,2015.©20151 online resource (148 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-336-00897-0 0-12-802217-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Elephant Sense and Sensibility: Behavior and Cognition; Copyright; Contents ; Foreword; A Special Note on the Photography; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Elephant Evolution; Chapter 3: An Elephant's Brain; Chapter 4: Functioning of the Brain; Chapter 5: Memory; Chapter 6: Morality; Chapter 7: Emotions; Chapter 8: Empathy and Altruism; Chapter 9: Communication; Sound Generation; Sound Detection; Sound Location; The Role of the Atmosphere; Range of Elephant Calls; Times and Frequency of Calling; Abiotic Sounds; Chapter 10: LanguageChapter 11: IntelligenceChapter 12: Learning and Teaching; Chapter 13: The Sensory Environment of Elephants; Chapter 14: Them and Us; References; Supplemental Bibliography; Communication; Behavior; Intelligence; Movement; Learning; Index Elephant Sense and Sensibility is a comprehensive treatment of the full range of elephant behavior. Beginning with chapters on evolution and the elephant's brain, this book is an integrated presentation of the elephant's capacity for memory, morality, emotion, empathy, altruism, language, intelligence, learning and teaching. Grounded primarily in scientific research, the book also draws upon anecdotal and visual evidence showing elephants thinking, acting, feeling and behaving in ways that we, as humans, recognize. This complete treatment of elephant behavior supported by the extensive literaElephantsAfrican elephantBehaviorElephants.African elephantBehavior.599.67Garstang Michael1649806Du Plessis WynandDu Plessis ClaudiaMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811762503321Elephant sense and sensibility3998780UNINA