Kanzi's Primal Language - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kanzi's Primal Language write by P. Segerdahl. This book was released on 2005-08-05. Kanzi's Primal Language available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh's work on the language capabilities of the bonobo Kanzi has intrigued the world because of its far-reaching implications for understanding the evolution of the human language. This book takes the reader behind the scenes of the filmed language tests. It argues that while the tests prove that Kanzi has language, the even more remarkable manner in which he originally acquired it - spontaneously, in a culture shared with humans - calls for a re-thinking of language, emphasizing its primal cultural dimensions.
Kanzi
Kanzi - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kanzi write by Sue Savage-Rumbaugh. This book was released on 1994-11-03. Kanzi available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. t how close to the human mind this ape has come. "No other animal has done more to renew interest in animal intelligence"--Time 42 intriguing photos.
Chimpanzee Cultures
Chimpanzee Cultures - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chimpanzee Cultures write by Richard W. Wrangham. This book was released on 1996. Chimpanzee Cultures available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Compares and contrasts the ecology, social relations, and cognition of chimpanzees, bonobos, and occasionally, gorillas.
Kanzi
Kanzi - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kanzi write by Sue Savage-Rumbaugh. This book was released on 1996-09-01. Kanzi available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The remarkable story of a "talking" chimp, a leading scientist, and the profound insights they have uncovered about our species He has been featured in cover stories in Time, Newsweek, and National Geographic, and has been the subject of a "NOVA" documentary. He is directly responsible for discoveries that have forced the scientific community to recast its thinking about the nature of the mind and the origins of language. He is Kanzi, an extraordinary bonobo chimpanzee who has overturned the idea that symbolic language is unique to our species. This is the moving story of how Kanzi learned to converse with humans and the profound lessons he has taught us about our animal cousins, and ourselves. " . . . The underlying thesis is informative and well argued . . . Savage-Rumbaugh's results are impressive." — The Washington Post "This popular, absorbing, and controversial account is recommended." — Library Journal
Do Animals Think?
Do Animals Think? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Do Animals Think? write by Clive D. L. Wynne. This book was released on 2013-10-31. Do Animals Think? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Does your dog know when you've had a bad day? Can your cat tell that the coffee pot you left on might start a fire? Could a chimpanzee be trained to program your computer? In this provocative book, noted animal expert Clive Wynne debunks some commonly held notions about our furry friends. It may be romantic to ascribe human qualities to critters, he argues, but it's not very realistic. While animals are by no means dumb, they don't think the same way we do. Contrary to what many popular television shows would have us believe, animals have neither the "theory-of-mind" capabilities that humans have (that is, they are not conscious of what others are thinking) nor the capacity for higher-level reasoning. So, in Wynne's view, when Fido greets your arrival by nudging your leg, he's more apt to be asking for dinner than commiserating with your job stress. That's not to say that animals don't possess remarkable abilities--and Do Animals Think? explores countless examples: there's the honeybee, which not only remembers where it found food but communicates this information to its hivemates through an elaborate dance. And how about the sonar-guided bat, which locates flying insects in the dark of night and devours lunch on the wing? Engagingly written, Do Animals Think? takes aim at the work of such renowned animal rights advocates as Peter Singer and Jane Goodall for falsely humanizing animals. Far from impoverishing our view of the animal kingdom, however, it underscores how the world is richer for having such a diversity of minds--be they of the animal or human variety.
