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Author |
: Clive D. L. Wynne |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 286 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0691113114 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780691113111 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Do Animals Think? by : Clive D. L. Wynne
Does your dog really know when you've had a bad day? Noted animal expert Wynne takes aim at the work of such renowned animal rights advocates as Peter Singer and Jane Goodall for falsely humanizing animals.
Author |
: Carl Safina |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 480 |
Release |
: 2015-07-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780805098884 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0805098887 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beyond Words by : Carl Safina
Hailed conservationist Carl Safina examines animal personhood as told through the inspired narrative portraits of elephants, wolves, and dolphins
Author |
: Karsten Brensing |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 2020-10-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781643135557 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1643135554 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis What Do Animals Think and Feel? by : Karsten Brensing
A fascinating study of animal behavior that reveals them to be as sentient and self-aware as we humans are. In What Do Animals Think and Feel? biologist Karsten Brensing has something astonishing to tell us about the animal kingdom: namely that animals, by any reasonable assessment, have developed the sophisticated systems of social organization and behaviour that human beings call "culture." Dolphins call one another by name and orcas inhabit a culture that is over 700,000 years old. Chimpanzees wage strategic warfare, while bonobos delight in dirty talk. Ravens enjoy snowboarding on snow-covered roofs, and snails like to spin on hamster exercise wheels. Humpback whales follow the dictates of fashion and rats are dedicated party animals. Ants recognize themselves in mirrors and spruce themselves up before they return home. Ducklings can pass complicated tests in abstract thinking. Dogs punish disloyalty, though they are also capable of forgiveness if you apologize to them. Brensing draws on the latest scientific findings as well as his own experience working with animals, to reveal a world of behavioral and cognitive sophistication that is remarkable similar to our own.
Author |
: Marc Hauser |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 340 |
Release |
: 2001-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 080505670X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780805056709 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (0X Downloads) |
Synopsis Wild Minds by : Marc Hauser
" ... an essential examination of how animals assemble the basic tool kit that we call the mind: the ability to count, to navigate, to recognize individuals, to communicate, and to socialize."--Jacket.
Author |
: Temple Grandin |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2009-08-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781439130841 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1439130841 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Animals in Translation by : Temple Grandin
With unique personal insight, experience, and hard science, Animals in Translation is the definitive, groundbreaking work on animal behavior and psychology. Temple Grandin’s professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have given her a perspective like that of no other expert in the field of animal science. Grandin and coauthor Catherine Johnson present their powerful theory that autistic people can often think the way animals think—putting autistic people in the perfect position to translate “animal talk.” Exploring animal pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and even animal genius, Grandin is a faithful guide into their world. Animals in Translation reveals that animals are much smarter than anyone ever imagined, and Grandin, standing at the intersection of autism and animals, offers unparalleled observations and extraordinary ideas about both.
Author |
: Virginia Morell |
Publisher |
: Crown Publishing Group (NY) |
Total Pages |
: 306 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307461445 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307461440 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Animal Wise by : Virginia Morell
Explores the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion, offering a surprising examination into the hearts and minds of wild and domesticated animals.
Author |
: Clive D. L. Wynne |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 277 |
Release |
: 2013-10-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781400849550 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1400849551 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Do Animals Think? by : Clive D. L. Wynne
Does your dog know when you've had a bad day? Can your cat tell that the coffee pot you left on might start a fire? Could a chimpanzee be trained to program your computer? In this provocative book, noted animal expert Clive Wynne debunks some commonly held notions about our furry friends. It may be romantic to ascribe human qualities to critters, he argues, but it's not very realistic. While animals are by no means dumb, they don't think the same way we do. Contrary to what many popular television shows would have us believe, animals have neither the "theory-of-mind" capabilities that humans have (that is, they are not conscious of what others are thinking) nor the capacity for higher-level reasoning. So, in Wynne's view, when Fido greets your arrival by nudging your leg, he's more apt to be asking for dinner than commiserating with your job stress. That's not to say that animals don't possess remarkable abilities--and Do Animals Think? explores countless examples: there's the honeybee, which not only remembers where it found food but communicates this information to its hivemates through an elaborate dance. And how about the sonar-guided bat, which locates flying insects in the dark of night and devours lunch on the wing? Engagingly written, Do Animals Think? takes aim at the work of such renowned animal rights advocates as Peter Singer and Jane Goodall for falsely humanizing animals. Far from impoverishing our view of the animal kingdom, however, it underscores how the world is richer for having such a diversity of minds--be they of the animal or human variety.
Author |
: Temple Grandin |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 355 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780151014897 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0151014892 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Animals Make Us Human by : Temple Grandin
The author of "Animals in Translation" employs her own experience with autism and her background as an animal scientist to show how to give animals the best and happiest life.
Author |
: Frans de Waal |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 340 |
Release |
: 2016-04-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393246193 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393246191 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by : Frans de Waal
A New York Times bestseller: "A passionate and convincing case for the sophistication of nonhuman minds." —Alison Gopnik, The Atlantic Hailed as a classic, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? explores the oddities and complexities of animal cognition—in crows, dolphins, parrots, sheep, wasps, bats, chimpanzees, and bonobos—to reveal how smart animals really are, and how we’ve underestimated their abilities for too long. Did you know that octopuses use coconut shells as tools, that elephants classify humans by gender and language, and that there is a young male chimpanzee at Kyoto University whose flash memory puts that of humans to shame? Fascinating, entertaining, and deeply informed, de Waal’s landmark work will convince you to rethink everything you thought you knew about animal—and human—intelligence.
Author |
: Paul Shepard |
Publisher |
: University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages |
: 295 |
Release |
: 2011-07-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780820342344 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0820342343 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Thinking Animals by : Paul Shepard
In a world increasingly dominated by human beings, the survival of other species becomes more and more questionable. In this brilliant book, Paul Shepard offers a provocative alternative to an "us or them" mentality, proposing that other species are integral to humanity's evolution and exist at the core of our imagination. This trait, he argues, compels us to think of animals in order to be human. Without other living species by which to measure ourselves, Shepard warns, we would be less mature, care less for and be more careless of all life, including our own kind.