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Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"People often assume a cognitive ladder, from lower to higher forms, with our own intelligence at the top. But what if it is more like a bush, with cognition taking different forms that are often incomparable to ours? Would you presume yourself dumber than a squirrel because you're less adept at recalling the locations of hundreds of buried acorns? Or would you judge your perception of your surroundings as more sophisticated than that of a echolocating...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains are packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores the newly discovered brilliance...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal overturns everything we thought we knew about human intelligence, and asks the question: would humans be better off as narwhals? Or some other, less brainy species? There's a good argument to be made that humans might be a less successful animal species precisely because of our amazing, complex intelligence. All our unique gifts like language, math, and science do not make us happier or more "successful" (evolutionarily...
5) The inner life of animals: love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world
Author
Series
Mysteries of nature trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Presents a revelatory exploration of the diverse emotional intelligence of animals as demonstrated in stories about loving pigs, cheating magpies, scheming roosters, and rats who regret bad choices.
6) Owls aren't wise and bats aren't blind: a naturalist debunks our favorite fallacies about wildlife
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A lively exploration of animal behavior in all its glorious complexity, from tiny wasps to lumbering elephants--and humans. It's time to leave behind the tired nature-versus-nurture debate. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test, Marlene Zuk asks a more fascinating question: How does behavior evolve, and how is that process similar--and different--in people and animals? Drawing from a wealth of research, including her own on insects, she explores...
9) Dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to dogs. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Scientific American/Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The author of Second Nature challenges popular misconceptions to explore the complex lives of the planet's diverse fish species, drawing on the latest understandings in animal behavior and biology to reveal their self-awareness, elaborate courtship rituals and cooperative intelligence,"--NoveList.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Dogs have been mankind's faithful companions for tens of thousands of years, yet today they are regularly treated as either pack-following wolves or furry humans. The truth is, dogs are neither, and our misunderstanding has put them in serious crisis.
What dogs really need is a spokesperson, someone who will assert their specific needs. Renowned anthrozoologist Dr. John Bradshaw has made a career of studying human-animal interactions, and in Dog...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
All we need to do is give animals a voice and our perception of the world could change forever. That's what author Martin Wikelski and his team of scientists believe, and this book shares their story for the first time. As they tag animals around the world with minuscule tracking devices, they link their movements to The International Space Station, which taps into the 'internet of animals': an astonishing network of information made up of thousands...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
After thirty years of training creatures both tame and wild, Karen Pryor, pioneer in the field of no-punishment animal training, presents what she knows about teaching animals and what they in turn have taught her. Pryor's clicker-training system is a safe, effective way to modify and shape behavior. Karen can teach anyone to train animals with a cheap, plastic, handheld clicker, rewarding wanted behaviors and ignoring the unwanted. No leash-jerking....
15) Octopuses
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to octopuses. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.
16) Dolphins
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to dolphins. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.
17) Chimpanzees
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to chimpanzees. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.
18) Clever crow
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Crows may not have flashy feathers, beautiful songs, or fancy flying skills, but if a crow looks at you with its small, round eye, you can be sure that it's thinking, as these birds have very big brains. Did you know that crows will use a stick to poke into a crevice to tease out tasty bugs? Or that they like to play like kids by tumbling down a snowy roof? Or that they remember where they hide their food -- but sometimes only pretend to bury a treat...
19) Crows
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to crows. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher
20) Animal brainiacs
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Discover which animal species have the best memories, which ones are the best at solving problems, and how these creatures use their remarkable intelligence to thrive in the wild"-- Provided by publisher.
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