| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-318) and index. |
| Summary |
A groundbreaking work on animal intelligence explores the intricate and complex nature of the animal mind, discussing how the study of animal cognition has revealed how humans have underestimated animals' intellectual abilities. |
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"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 bat? De Waal reviews the rise and fall of the mechanistic view of animals and opens our minds to the idea that animal minds are far more intricate and complex than we have assumed"--Dust jacket flap. |
| Subject |
Animal intelligence.
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Psychology, Comparative.
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| ISBN |
9780393246186 (hardcover) |
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0393246183 (hardcover) |
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