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Wrong time rooster / by Parkin, Michael,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)633194;
"Ronnie the rooster arrives at Farmer Tony's farm to help wake up the animals, but something isn't right -- Ronnie just cannot tell the time! The animals band together to help teach Ronnie and soon his COCK-A-DOODLE-DOOs are perfectly on time... mostly!" --3-7 years.
Subjects: Picture books.; Animal fiction.; Roosters; Livestock; Time perception in animals;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Sentient : how animals illuminate the wonder of our human senses / by Higgins, Jackie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-295) and index.The peacock mantis shrimp and our sense of color -- The spookfish and our dark vision -- The great gray owl and our sense of hearing -- The star-nosed mole and our sense of touch -- The common vampire bat and our senses of pleasure and pain -- The goliath catfish and our sense of taste -- The bloodhound and our sense of smell -- The giant peacock of the night and our sense of desire -- The cheetah and our sense of balance -- The trashline orbweaver and our sense of time -- The bar-tailed godwit and our sense of direction -- The common octopus and our sense of body -- The duck-billed platypus: an afterword.Analyzes the incredible sensory capabilities of thirteen animals, including the cheetah, orb-weaving spider, and harlequin mantis shrimp, that hold the key to better understanding how humans make sense of the world around them.
Subjects: Perception in animals; Senses and sensation; Human-animal relationships.; Orientation (Psychology); Perception.; Perception in animals.; Senses and sensation.;
Available copies: 23 / Total copies: 25
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Being a dog [sound recording] : following the dog into a world of smell / by Horowitz, Alexandra.(CARDINAL)493921;
Read by the author.Alexandra Horowitz, the author of the lively, highly informative New York Times best selling blockbuster Inside of a Dog, explains how dogs perceive the world through their most spectacular organ, the nose, and how humans can put their under-used sense of smell to work in surprising ways.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Dogs; Dogs; Nose.; Perception in animals.; Smell.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Baby's first book in black & white [board book] / by Hoffmann, Alice,(Illustrator),illustrator.; Boxer Books.publisher.;
"These books, which fold out and stand up, are perfect for shared reading. With its 10 images in black and white of exciting patterns and cute animals, this title is perfectly designed for the eyes of babies and offers a fun way for parents and babies to spend time together" --Baker and Taylor description.
Subjects: Board books.; Toy and movable books.; Wordless picture books.; Picture books.; Animals; Pattern perception; Color;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Orange, triangle, fox [board book] / by Jones, Sarah(Sarah Lucia),illustrator,author.(CARDINAL)613628;
Common animals, such as red square owl and yellow star frog, teach young readers multiple, basic concepts at once in this educational concept book. An ideal read for bedtime or story time, this book's rich watercolor illustrations and delightful animals will engage children and become a family favorite.
Subjects: Board books.; Novels.; Animals; Colors; Form perception;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 10
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The price of altruism : George Price and the search for the origins of kindness / by Harman, Oren Solomon.(CARDINAL)687671;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-427) and index.Library Journal StarredNew York TimesPublisher's WeeklyKirkus Review, April 2010Library Journal Starred, April 2010New York Times, July 2010Publisher's Weekly, July 2010A biography of George Price, an American scientist, discussing his childhood, his involvement in the scientific community, his time with the Manhattan Project, his criticism towards those claiming extrasensory perception abilities, and his later years in London working with the homeless.AdultAdult
Subjects: Biographies.; Price, George Robert, 1922-1975.; Geneticists; Geneticists; Scientists; Scientists; Population genetics.; Altruistic behavior in animals.; Geneticists; Genetics.; Animal behavior.; Scientists;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Baby's first book in color [board book] / by Hoffmann, Alice,(Illustrator),illustrator.; Boxer Books.publisher.;
"Fold-out board concertina books, based on proven scientific research about how babies see. Did you know babies' eyes can see high-contrast black-and-white from birth--and black, white, and primary colors from three months. Five spreads of exciting patterns and cute animals. These books, which fold out and stand up, are perfect for shared reading. With its ten images in black, white, and primary colors, they are perfectly designed for the eyes of babies and offer a fun way for parents and babies to spend time together. Five pages of exciting patterns and five pages of cute animals give every baby the opportunity to find the image that appeals to them most." --00-03.P-P.
Subjects: Board books.; Toy and movable books.; Wordless picture books.; Animals; Pattern perception; Color;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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Sentient [sound recording] : how animals illuminate the wonder of our human senses / by Higgins, Jackie,author.; Walker, Joan(Narrator),narrator.(CARDINAL)790061;
Read by Joan Walker.There is a scientific revolution stirring in the field of human perception. Research has shown that the extraordinary sensory powers of our animal friends can help us better understand the same powers that lie dormant within us. From the harlequin mantis shrimp with its ability to see a vast range of colors to the bloodhound and its hundreds of millions of scent receptors; from the orb-weaving spider whose eyes recognize not only space but time, to the cheetah whose ears are responsible for its perfect agility, these astonishing animals hold the key to better understanding how we make sense of the world around us. Eye-opening and captivating, it will change the way you think about what it is to be human.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Perception in animals; Senses and sensation; Human-animal relationships.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The internet of animals : discovering the collective intelligence of life on Earth / by Wikelski, Martin,author.(CARDINAL)890600; Gaddis, Keith,author of foreword.(CARDINAL)897058;
"All we need to do is give animals a voice and our perception of the world could change forever. That's what author Martin Wikelski and his team of scientists believe, and this book shares their story for the first time. As they tag animals around the world with minuscule tracking devices, they link their movements to The International Space Station, which taps into the 'internet of animals': an astonishing network of information made up of thousands of animals communicating with each other and their environments. Called the International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space, or ICARUS, this phenomenal project is poised to change our world. Down on the ground, Wikelski describes animals' sixth sense first-hand. Farm animals become restless when earthquakes are imminent. Animals on the African plains sense when poachers are on the move. Frigatebirds in South America depart before hurricanes arrive."--1200L
Subjects: ICARUS (Project); Animal intelligence.; Animal marking.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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The invention of tomorrow : a natural history of foresight / by Suddendorf, Thomas,author.(CARDINAL)404065; Redshaw, Jonathan,author.; Bulley, Adam,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Your Private Time Machine -- Creating the Future -- Invent Yourself -- Under the Hood -- Are Other Animals Stuck in Time? -- Discovery of the Fourth Dimension -- Travel Tools -- Our Slice of Time."Apes can do a lot of things that we can, too: they can use tools, tell bigger from smaller, and even say hello. But one thing they can't do is say "see you tomorrow." That's not just because they don't speak English, but because they are unable to imagine reencountering another ape in the future. Humans, of course, can. As Thomas Suddendorf, Jon Redshaw, and Adam Bulley reveal, that represents a truly earth-shattering capacity. In The Invention of Tomorrow, the three cognitive scientists argue that humanity's unique capacity for foresight is the key to our global dominance. Our minds work like time machines, they explain, allowing us to relive past events in order to predict possible futures. Drawing on cutting-edge research from the last decade - including much of the authors' own work - Suddendorf, Redshaw, and Bulley break down the science of foresight, showing us how this fundamental tool evolved and what makes it unique among animal minds. Foresight powers what are essentially private mental time machines that power our species' capacity for innovation, communication, and moral responsibility. Ultimately, the authors offer us a new vision of human progress, one that foregrounds our capacity to think ahead. Even though we sometimes get it wrong, theyargue, human beings are better able to handle future dangers than any creature that has ever existed. The Invention of Tomorrow is a paradigm-shifting exploration of one of humanity's greatest powers, showing how an apparently banal trait has been the key to human ingenuity and culture"--
Subjects: Expectation (Psychology); Cognition.; Forecasting; Time perception.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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