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Originally published in 1931,
The Intelligence of Animals sets out detailed studies of various birds and beasts, some in the wild, some under domestication, and some under semi-domestication, with a view to illustrating the supreme importance of the "mental factor" in biology.
List of contents
Preface.
Part I: The Mallard and the Call or Decoy Duck, Being a Study of the Effects of Domestication on Temperament and Inherited Modes of Behaviour 1. The Mallard and the Call or Decoy Duck 2. Nesting Behaviour 3. Family Life and the Social Order
Part II: The Peafowl, Being a Study of a Semi-Domesticated Bird 1. Types of Peafowl, the Peacock's Display etc. 2. Territory and Strife 3. "Rachel" 4. Temperament, Temper and Fighting
Part III: Four Domestic Beasts 1. The Horse and its Behaviour Under Natural Conditions 2. The Horse as a Docile Slave 3. The Mentality of the Horse 4. The Cow, Her Character and Behaviour 5. The Cow, Temperament and Intelligence 6. The Pig, a Maligned Beast 7. The Sheep - A Silly Fool? 8. Studies in Sheep Character
Part IV: Two Friends 1. The Dog, Our Best Friend 2. The Mind of the Dog 3. The Cat - A Mystery
Part V: A Wild Animal - The Fox 1. The Fox as a Truly Wild Animal 2. The Year's Cycle of Behaviour 3. Young Foxes 4. The Mind of the Fox - The Hunter 5. The Hunted Fox
Part VI: Three Studies in Temperament 1. The Lemming 2. The Lemming as a Traveller 3. The Lemming Family 4. The Crane at Home 5. More About the Cranes of Hjerkinn 6. The Skomer Vole
Part VII: Has the Fish a Mind? 1. The Trout at Home 2. Does the Trout Learn? Postscript. Index.
About the author
Frances Pitt (1888-1964) was a British naturalist, author and pioneer of wildlife photography.
