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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Inspired by a profound experience swimming with wild dolphins off the coast of Maui, the bestselling author of The Wave set out on a quest to learn everything she could about dolphins—the other intelligent life on the planet.
“Part science, part memoir, part impassioned plea for change.” —People
Susan Casey’s journey takes her from a community in Hawaii...
“Part science, part memoir, part impassioned plea for change.” —People
Susan Casey’s journey takes her from a community in Hawaii...
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Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"People often assume a cognitive ladder, from lower to higher forms, with our own intelligence at the top. But what if it is more like a bush, with cognition taking different forms that are often incomparable to ours? Would you presume yourself dumber than a squirrel because you're less adept at recalling the locations of hundreds of buried acorns? Or would you judge your perception of your surroundings as more sophisticated than that of a echolocating...
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2009
Description
After thirty years of training creatures both tame and wild, Karen Pryor, pioneer in the field of no-punishment animal training, presents what she knows about teaching animals and what they in turn have taught her. Pryor's clicker-training system is a safe, effective way to modify and shape behavior. Karen can teach anyone to train animals with a cheap, plastic, handheld clicker, rewarding wanted behaviors and ignoring the unwanted. No leash-jerking....
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
©2011
Description
"Dogs have been mankind's faithful companions for tens of thousands of years, yet today they are regularly treated as either pack-following wolves or furry humans. The truth is, dogs are neither--and our misunderstanding has put them in serious crisis. What dogs really need is a spokesperson, someone who will assert their specific needs. Renowned anthrozoologist Dr. John Bradshaw has made a career of studying human-animal interactions, and in Dog...
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Publisher
Chartwell Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
This books shows how to pick up on the signals and messages your pet sends out to you and others. You'll learn how understanding your dog's behavior will help you bond more closely with your companion. Includes clear, annotated photos that show the signals that dogs convey in both normal and special situations.
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
"Caesar ... [is] a chimpanzee who gains human-like intelligence and emotions from an experimental drug. Raised like a child by the drug's creator ... , Caesar ultimately finds himself taken from the humans he loves and imprisoned. Seeking justice, Caesar assembles a simian army and escapes--putting man and primate on a collision course that could change the planet forever"--Container.
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Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
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The author describes her work studying dolphin communication and her invention of a listening device that allows researchers to tell which of a group of dolphins is vocalizing underwater. Who can resist dolphins? They're so smart, and they have that mysterious smile. But they're wild animals -- possibly friendly, potentially dangerous. And only a very few people get a chance to meet them in the wild. Kathleen Dudzinski is one of them. Dudzinski has...
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Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Octopuses can mimic other underwater animals, make tools below the waves, and . . . sneak out of almost anywhere. When an injured octopus was brought to the National Aquarium of New Zealand, the clever creature soon became a crowd favorite. That is, until Inky the octopus made his great escape back to the ocean. Explore the exciting true story of a supersmart animal in this graphic nonfiction adventure. Then, learn more about these cunning creatures...
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Publisher
MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Following a mysterious murder on an island off the coast of Vietnam, a research team convenes to study an octopus community that seems to be developing its own language and culture. Humans, AIs, and animals are swept up in the machinations of governments and corporations in this near-future thriller about the nature of intelligence"--
Rumors begin to spread of a species of hyperintelligent, dangerous octopus that may have developed its own language...
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Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
[In this book, the author] has amassed a ... collection of stories. [In the book], the stories themselves are the focus and readers have the undiluted pleasure of sharing in [his] unique trove. As history's great figures strut across the stage, [he] guides us from the wings, lovingly picking out the canine cameos and giving every dog of distinction its day. He vividly depicts the dogs who have played a significant role in the lives of many historical...
19) Clever creatures
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Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The sea is full of clever creatures! From the smart and suckered giant Pacific octopus, to the powerful punching peacock mantis shrimp, and some seriously brainy coral-come and check it out at the aquarium"--
20) The inner life of animals: love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world
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Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Presents a revelatory exploration of the diverse emotional intelligence of animals as demonstrated in stories about loving pigs, cheating magpies, scheming roosters, and rats who regret bad choices.
"Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves Peter Wohlleben's wealth of personal experience observing nature in forests and fields with the latest scientific research into how animals...
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