animal intelligence

Explores the issue of whether or not animals are capable of thinking, learning, remembering, and expressing creativity, giving examples of animal behavior that appears to be truly intelligent.

Presents the stories of three talented animals, including a motorcross daredevil dog, a groundhog weather wonder, and a rock star cat.

Explore all the ways these elephants have adapted to their dry biome.

"Just how smart is the orangutan? Supersmart! These animals can use tools and communicate with one another through at least thirty-two different sounds!"--.

Frans de Waal discusses forty years of animal research on the social and emotional lives of primates to showcase how many animals experience emotions and feelings similar to how humans do. Differentiates between feelings and emotions, and argues that humans are not the only species capable of exhibiting complex emotions. Discusses facial expressions and gestures once thought to be distinctly human but are now recognized as universal signals of feeling and emotion, which in turn raises questions about the universal nature of free will and animal sentience. Specifically looks at the chimpanzee Mama who formed a significant bond with a biologist and whose emotional and intelligent responses helped inspire similar animal research.

Explores a number of animals that science has recently found to be much more intelligent than previously thought--such as an elephant and its ability to classify humans by age, race, and language. Discusses what research on animals like crows, dolphins, sheep, whales, and chimpanzees has revealed about the capabilities and limits of animal intelligence and how they stack up next to human intelligence.

"Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, 'The Inner Life of Animals' weaves Peter Wohlleben's wealth of personal experience observing nature in forests and fields with the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world."--Dust jacket.

Presents a comprehensive understanding of animal behavior and archietecture through the structures that they build.

"...Author Nancy F. Castaldo reveals just what's going on inside the minds of animals, and through understanding animal intelligence we discover more about ourselves, including far more similarities than one might expect. Humans may have the biggest brains, but intelligence is not a quality exclusive to only us!"--Provided by publisher.