The Smartest Animals on the Planet: Extraordinary tales of the natural world's cleverest creatures
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- Synopsis
- We have all heard talk of the intelligence of dolphins, elephants orgreat apes, or even, in different ways, ants and bees. But what is thisintelligence all about? How do we know which animals are smart, and howdo they use this superior intelligence?Written by one of the world's authorities in this field, this rivetingbook cover the themes of tool use, language, communication, imitationand social learning, numerical abilities, social cognition, emotion,self-recognition and awareness, drawing together the most recent andremarkable global research relating to almost every "smart" species. Fully illustrated, and including step-by-step illustrations to showexperiments and observations both in the field and in captivity,Covering the core themes of, this book delivers cutting-edge scientificresearch about a topic fascinating to anyone interested in the naturalworld.
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 192 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781408154793
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781408113431, 9781408113431, 9781408113431
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 10/15/18
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Animals
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.