Libro Are Dolphins Really Smart? The Mammal Behind the Myth De Justin Gregg

portada Are Dolphins Really Smart? The Mammal Behind the Myth

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Oup Oxford

Autor

Justin Gregg

Año

2015

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

320

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9780199681563

Categorías

Mamíferos

Are Dolphins Really Smart? The Mammal Behind the Myth

Justin Gregg (Autor) · Oup Oxford · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Are Dolphins Really Smart? The Mammal Behind the Myth"

How intelligent are dolphins? Is their communication system really as complex as human language? And are they as friendly and peaceful as they are made out to be? The Western world has had an enduring love affair with dolphins since the early 1960s, with fanciful claims of their 'healing powers' and 'super intelligence'. Myths and pseudoscience abound on the subject. Justin Gregg weighs up the claims made about dolphin intelligence and separates scientific fact from fiction. He puts our knowledge about dolphin behaviour and intelligence into perspective, with comparisons to scientific studies of other animals, especially the crow family and great apes. He gives fascinating accounts of the challenges of testing what an animal with flippers and no facial expressions might be animal behaviour, Gregg challenges many of the widespread beliefs about dolphins, while also inspiring the reader with the remarkable abilities common to many of the less glamorized animals around us - such as chickens.