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The smartest animals on the planet

We have all heard talk of the intelligence of dolphins, elephants or great apes, or even, in different ways, ants and bees. But what is this intelligence all about? How do we know which animals are smart, and how do they use this superior intelligence? Written by one of the world's authorities in this field, this riveting book cover the themes of tool use, language, communication, imitation and social learning, numerical abilities, social cognition, emotion, self-recognition and awareness, drawing together the most recent and remarkable global research.

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  • "Extraordinary tales of the natural world's cleverest creatures"

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  • "We have all heard talk of the intelligence of dolphins, elephants or great apes, or even, in different ways, ants and bees. But what is this intelligence all about? How do we know which animals are smart, and how do they use this superior intelligence? Written by one of the world's authorities in this field, this riveting book cover the themes of tool use, language, communication, imitation and social learning, numerical abilities, social cognition, emotion, self-recognition and awareness, drawing together the most recent and remarkable global research."@en
  • "Looks at animal intelligence from seven broad categories of cognition, including tool making and use, numerical ability, language learning, and learned social behaviors."
  • "Des observations et des expérimentations en laboratoires illustrant une série d'aptitudes chez les espèces. De l'emploi d'objets en tant qu'outil à l'utilisation d'expressions pour communiquer, en passant par des formes d'organisation sociale où s'exprime une certaine forme de coopération entre les individus. Singe imitateur, dauphin partageant une vie en communauté, danse de l'abeille..."
  • "Brings together the cumulative research on the comparative intelligence levels of nonhuman "smart" species. Sally Boysen reveals how these intelligent animals communicate, learn behavior, show feelings and emotions and, for some species, how they use tools, count and sometimes pick up a foreign language."
  • "This fascinating book, written by a world authority on animal intelligence, brings together the cumulative research on the comparative intelligence levels of nonhuman "smart" species. Sally Boysen reveals how these intelligent animals communicate, learn behavior, show feelings and emotions and, for some species, how they use tools, count and sometimes pick up a foreign language."
  • "We have all heard talk of the intelligence of dolphins, elephants or<br/><br/>great apes, or even, in different ways, ants and bees. But what is this<br/><br/>intelligence all about? How do we know which animals are smart, and how<br/><br/>do they use this superior intelligence?<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Written by one of the world's authorities in this field, this riveting<br/><br/>book cover the themes of tool use, language, communication, imitation<br/><br/>and social learning, numerical abilities, social cognition, emotion,<br/><br/>self-recognition and awareness, drawing together the most recent and<br/><br/>remarkable global research relating to almost every "smart" species. <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Fully illustrated, and including step-by-step illustrations to show<br/><br/>experiments and observations both in the field and in captivity,<br/><br/>Covering the core themes of, this book delivers cutting-edge scientific<br/><br/>research about a topic fascinating to anyone interested in the natural<br/><br/>world.<br/>"

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  • "Populárně-naučné publikace"
  • "Popular works"
  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Les animaux les plus malins de la planète"
  • "The smartest animals on the planet"@en
  • "The smartest animals on the planet"
  • "Géniové světa zvířat : neobyčejné poznatky o nejchytřejších tvorech naší planety"
  • "L'intelligence animale : récits extraordinaires sur les créatures les plus ingénieuses de la planète"
  • "The Smartest Animals on the Planet Extraordinary tales of the natural world's cleverest creatures"@en
  • "The Smartest Animals On The Planet : Extraordinary Tales Of The Natural World's Cleverest Creatures"
  • "Najpametnejše živali sveta : presenetljive zgodbe o pametnih živalih, ki si z nami delijo planet"@sl
  • "Najpametnejše živali sveta : presenetljive zgodbe o pametnih živalih, ki si z nami delijo planet"
  • "The smartest animals on the planet : extraordinary tales of the natural world's cleverest creatures"
  • "The smartest animals on the planet : extraordinary tales of the natural world's cleverest creatures"@en
  • "Smartest Animals on the Planet"
  • "The smartest animals on the planet extraordinary tales of the natural world's cleverest creatures"@en

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