Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are?
Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948-2017
Books, Manuscripts
What separates your mind from an animal's? Maybe you think it's your ability to design tools, your sense of self, or your grasp of past and future; all traits that have helped us define ourselves as the preeminent species on Earth. But in recent decades, these claims have been eroded, or disproven outright, by a revolution in the study of animal cognition. Based on research involving crows, dolphins, parrots, sheep, wasps, bats, whales, and of course chimpanzees and bonobos, Frans de Waal explores the scope and the depth of animal intelligence, revealing how we have grossly underestimated their abilities.
Main title:
Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? / Frans de Waal ; with drawings by the author.
Author:
Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948-, author, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Granta, 2017.
Collation:
338 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781783783069 (pbk)
Dewey class:
591.513
Language:
English
BRN:
2515718