Hauser, Marc D.

Wild minds : what animals really think / Marc D. Hauser ; illustrations by Ted Dewan. - New York : Henry Holt, 2000. - xx, 315p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-299) and index.

Animal Tales -- Universal Knowledge -- The Material World -- Number Juggling -- Space Travelers -- Nature's Psychologists -- Know Thyself -- Schools of Learning -- Tools of Deceit -- Minds in Society -- Gossip on the Ark -- Moral Instincts -- Epilogue: What It's Like to Be a Spider Monkey.

"... an essential examination of how animals assemble the basic tool kit that we call the mind: the ability to count, to navigate, to recognize individuals, to communicate, and to socialize."--Dust jacket.

9780805056693 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0805056696 080505670X

99036204


Cognition in animals.
Animal psychology.
Social behavior in animals.
La cognición en animales.
La psicología animal.
Conducta social en los animales.
Primera Jornada de Catalogacion

QL 785 / H376w 2000

591.513