A New York Times bestseller: "A passionate and convincing case for the sophistication of nonhuman minds." ―Alison Gopnik, The Atlantic Hailed as a classic, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? explores the oddities and complexities of animal cognition―in crows, dolphins, parrots, sheep, wasps, bats, chimpanzees, and bonobos―to reveal how smart animals really are, and how we’ve underestimated their abilities for too long. Did you know that octopuses use coconut shells as tools, that elephants classify humans by gender and language, and that there is a young male chimpanzee at Kyoto University whose flash memory puts that of humans to shame? Fascinating, entertaining, and deeply informed, de Waal’s landmark work will convince you to rethink everything you thought you knew about animal―and human―intelligence. 32 illlustrations
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
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Author: de Waal, Frans
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780393353662
Details:
Author: de Waal, Frans
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 352
Release Date: 04-04-2017
Part Number: 45637076
Package Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.0 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780393353662
