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Author Reiss, Diana.

Title The dolphin in the mirror : exploring dolphin minds and saving dolphin lives / Diana Reiss.

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  599.53 R278    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  599.53 REI    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  599.53 REISS    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  599.5315 REISS    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  599.5315 RE    Check Shelf
Description 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-265) and index.
Contents Saving Humphrey -- Minds in the water -- First insights -- In search of the dolphin Rosetta stone -- Nonterrestrial thinkers -- The face in the mirror -- Through the looking glass -- Cognitive cousins -- Reflections on dolphin minds -- Into the cove -- Ending the long loneliness -- Consortium of marine scientists and zoo and aquarium professionals call for an end to the inhumane dolphin drives in Japan.
Summary Hunter college professor of psychology Dana Reiss is regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on dolphin intelligence and communication. This widely respected scientist is also a vigorous activist for these endangered animals. Her book The Dolphin in the Mirror draws on her expertise and personal experiences with these vital, extraordinarily interactive sea creatures to make an ardent case for their protection in the world's oceans. An intimate, enlightened defense of our playful ocean pals.
Subject Dolphins -- Psychology.
Dolphins -- Conservation.
Human-animal relationships.
ISBN 9780547445724
0547445725
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