animal intelligence

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animal intelligence

If a lion could talk

animal intelligence and the evolution of consciousness
1998
Explores the cognitive abilities of many animals, including humans, and shows how different types of intelligence and imagination are based on evolutionary necessity and limits.

Wild minds

what animals really think
2001
Studies how animals develop the ability to count, to navigate, to recognize individuals, to communicate, and to socialize.

Talking with the animals

1994
Jack takes viewers on an investigation of animal intelligence, looking at parrots, dolphins, elephants and whales.

Animals learning

1991
Explains, through the use of color photographs, how animals learn from experience as they grow.

Becoming a tiger

how baby animals learn to live in the wild
2005
A comprehensive scientific study to illustrate the ways in which animals figure out how to function in the world.

Talented animals

a chapter book
2003
Describes six very talented animals: Twiggy, a squirrel who water-skis; Tracker, a dog who acts; Tilly, a dog who paints; Koko, a gorilla who uses sign language and paints; and Siri and Ruby, elephants who also paint.

Octopus

2012
Did you know that octopuses are related to snails and slugs? Octopuses are shaped like a ball, with eight soft arms attached to one end. Learn more interesting information in Octopus, and AV2 media enhanced book.

The parrot's lament

and other true tales of animal intrigue, intelligence, and ingenuity
1999
A collection of true stories that examine the ways in which various animals react to humans in the course of their daily lives.

Animal minds

beyond cognition to consciousness
2001
Explores recent developments in the scientific research of animal mentality, discussing whether or not animals are consciously aware of anything.

Thinking gorillas

testing and teaching the greatest ape
1980
Discusses studies of gorillas in zoos, laboratories, and in the wild and explains what has been learned about the mental abilities of these intelligent apes.

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