Skyhorse Inside animal hearts and minds: bears that count, goats that surf, and other true stories of animal intelligence and emotion

As Charles Darwin suggested more than a century ago, the differences between animals and humans are “of degree and not of kind." Not long ago, ethologists denied that animals had emotions or true intelligence. Now, we know that rats laugh when tickled, magpies mourn as they cover the departed with greenery, female whales travel thousands of miles for annual reunions with their gal pals, seals navigate by the stars, bears hum when happy, and crows slide down snowy rooftops for fun. In engaging text, photographs, and infographics, __Inside Animal Hearts and Minds__ showcases fascinating and heart-warming examples of animal emotion and cognition that will foster wonder and empathy. Learn about an orangutan who does "macramé," monkeys that understand the concept of money, and rats that choose friendship over food. Even language, math, and logic are no longer exclusive to humans. Prairie dogs have their own complex vocabularies to describe human intruders, parrots... As Charles Darwin suggested more than a century ago, the differences between animals and humans are “of degree and not of kind." Not long ago, ethologists denied that animals had emotions or true intelligence. Now, we know that rats laugh when tickled, magpies mourn as they cover the departed with greenery, female whales travel thousands of miles for annual reunions with their gal pals, seals navigate by the stars, bears hum when happy, and crows slide down snowy rooftops for fun. In engaging text, photographs, and infographics, Inside Animal Hearts and Minds showcases fascinating and heart-warming examples of animal emotion and cognition that will foster wonder and empathy. Learn about an orangutan who does "macramé," monkeys that understand the concept of money, and rats that choose friendship over food. Even language, math, and logic are no longer exclusive to humans. Prairie dogs have their own complex vocabularies to describe human intruders, parrots name their chicks, sea lions appear capable of deductive thinking akin to a ten-year-old child's, and bears, lemurs, parrots, and other animals demonstrate numerical cognition. In a world where a growing body of scientific research is closing the gap between the human and non-human, Inside Animal Hearts and Minds invites us to change the way we view animals, the world, and our place in it. Pt. 1. Heart The joke's on us : Laughter, humor, and mischief A generous nature : Reciprocity and cooperation Fair and square : Playing by the rules Stand by me : Friendship For the fun of it : Play and imagination Random acts of kindness : Empathy and altruism A sense of the sacred : Death and spirituality Pt. 2. Mind To know thyself : Awareness and identity If we could talk to the animals : Language Count them in : Numerical cognition Technology across the kingdom : Tool use Finding their way : Spatial intelligence For art's sake : Creativity and aesthetics Re-imagining IQ : Thinking outside the human brain. Discusses the intelligence and emotions of animals, including how magpies mourn, why female whales travel thousands of miles to meet up with their friends, and how seals navigate by the stars Extraordinary observations of animals living and behaving with feeling in our world