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The octopus and the orangutan : more true tales of animal intrigue, intelligence, and ingenuity / by Linden, Eugene.(CARDINAL)158008;
Subjects: Animal intelligence.; Animal behavior.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The parrot's lament : and other true tales of animal intrigue, intelligence, and ingenuity / by Linden, Eugene.(CARDINAL)158008;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Animal intelligence.; Animal behavior.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Bird brain [videorecording] / by Arledge, Elizabeth,television producer.; Capener, John,television producer.; Coules, Victoria,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)419769; Sechler, Craig,narrator.; Terra Mater Factual Studios,production company.; Parthenon Entertainment (Firm),production company.(CARDINAL)559102; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),publisher.(CARDINAL)189964; PBS Distribution (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)309769;
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.Narrator, Craig Sechler.Challenges preconceptions about the intelligence of birds. Presents evidence of problem solving skills in varieties of crows, ravens, and parrots, as well capabilities such as postponement of reward, empathy, and the ability to read facial expressions.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Wildlife television programs.; Nature television programs.; Science television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Birds.; Animal intelligence.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The parrot's lament [large print] and other true tales of animal intrigue, intelligence, and ingenuity / by Linden, Eugene.(CARDINAL)158008;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-286).
Subjects: Large print books.; Animal behavior.; Animal intelligence.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The smartest animals on the planet : extraordinary tales of the natural world's cleverest creatures / by Boysen, Sarah,1949-(CARDINAL)762052; Boysen, Sarah,1949-(CARDINAL)762052; Custance, Deborah,Contributor.(CARDINAL)561955;
my back later" ; Chimps "kiss and make up" after a fight ; Yawn and the world yawns with you : empathetic responses ; A dog's dinner is a shared affair ; Working together : is it teamwork or just a bunch of animals? ; Monkeys are quick to spot an unfair deal.Using tools. Woodpecker finches probe with sticks ; New Caledonian crows hook a treat ; Captive crows show talent for tool use ; Sea otters hammer their way to a meal ; Sea sponges provide padded protection ; Naked mole-rats protect their assets ; Why elephants use switches ; The wild chimp's toolkit ; Use of spears by wild chimpanzees ; Sumatrans get to grips with tools ; Wild gorillas stun researchers ; Wild capuchins adapt tool use to suit their environment ; Innovations with tools in captive capuchins ; Tool use in captive chimps -- Communication. Dance language of honeybees ; Ground squirrels look out for their own ; Wild vervet monkey "smart" alarms ; Baboons : kings of expression ; Diana monkeys spread the news ; Wild chimpanzees : masters of communication ; Signature whistles in dolphins ; Whales can really carry a tune ; Can elephants hear through their feet? -- Imitation and social learning. Monkey see, monkey do? ; Jungle copy cats ; Birdbrained is best ; The great ape debate ; Ape culture? -- Mirror self-recognition. Chimps use mirrors like we do-- to see how they look ; Dolphins give themselves admiring glances ; It's rude to stare : gorillas don't give mirrors a second glance ; Elephants get the idea-- with a very big mirror -- Numerical abilities. The case of "Clever Hans" ; You can count on an ant to find its way home ; Lions show roar talent ; Birds : the number crunchers ; Rats that can count ; Salamanders prefer more ; Young chimps learn to count -- Animal language studies. Can you really teach a chimp to speak? ; How a chimp learned sign language ; Chimps and humans : do two great brains think alike? ; Ask a dolphin and you'll get the right answer ; Koko, the only gorilla to learn sign language ; Is he smart, or just parrotting what he's heard? ; A young chimp keeps her answers in order ; An orangutan learns to sign ; Rocky, the sea lion with a logical approach -- Cooperation and altruism. "I'll scratch your back now, if you'll scratchThis 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.
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Animal intelligence.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The privilege of the happy ending : small medium & large stories / by Johnson, Kij,author.(CARDINAL)659955;
Tool-using mimics -- Mintis wives -- Butterflies of Eastern Texas -- Five sphines and 56 answers -- Ratatoskr -- Coyote invents the land of th dead -- The ghastly spectre of Toad Hall -- The apartment dwellers bestiary -- The apartment dwellers stavebook -- The apartment dwellers alphabetical dreambook -- The dream-quest of Vellitt Boe -- Noah's Raven -- Crows attempt human-style riddles, and one joke -- The privilege of the happy ending."A surprising and exciting new collection of speculative and experimental stories that explore animal intelligences, gender, and the nature of stories. The Privilege of the Happy Ending collects award-winning writer Kij Johnson's speculative fiction from the last decade. The stories explore gender, animals, and the nature of stories, and range in form from classically told tales to deeply experimental works. The collection includes the World Fantasy Award-winning "The Privilege of the Happy Ending" and "The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe," as well as two never-before published works"--
Subjects: Short stories.; Animal intelligence;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Reaching the animal mind : what the clicker training method teaches us about animals / by Pryor, Karen,1932-(CARDINAL)329927;
Subjects: Clicker training (Animal training); Animal intelligence.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Reaching the animal mind : clicker training and what it teaches us about all animals / by Pryor, Karen,1932-(CARDINAL)329927;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Clicker training (Animal training); Animal intelligence.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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The intelligence of dogs : canine consciousness and capabilities / by Coren, Stanley.(CARDINAL)136522;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253) and index.Do dogs think? -- Natural history of dogs -- Early views of the dog's mind -- Modern views of the dog's mind -- Nature of dog intelligence -- Linguistic intelligence of dogs -- Varieties of dog intelligence -- Instinctive intelligence -- Adaptive intelligence -- Working or obedience intelligence -- Personality factor -- Increasing a dog's intelligence -- Dog's mind and the owner's happiness.
Subjects: Animal intelligence.; Dogs;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? [sound recording] / by Waal, F. B. M. de(Frans B. M.),1948-author.(CARDINAL)323198; Runnette, Sean,narrator.(CARDINAL)540632;
Subjects: Animal intelligence.; Psychology, Comparative.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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