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Zusatztext Gregg has produced an authoritive account, disentangling myths from hard evidence. Informationen zum Autor Justin Gregg is a research associate with the Dolphin Communication Project, and Co-Editor of the academic journal Aquatic Mammals. He received his doctorate from Trinity College Dublin in 2008, having studied social cognition and the echolocation behavior of wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins. With an undergraduate background in linguistics, Justin is particularly interested in the study of dolphin communication as it pertains to comparisons of human (natural) language and animal communication systems. Klappentext Are Dolphins Really Smart? provides a highly critical look at the popular myths about dolphin intelligence and behaviour. Justin Gregg presents the latest scientific findings, highlighting the clash between scientific fact and pseudoscience. Incorporating the latest research, this is important reading for all interested in animal behaviour. Zusammenfassung Are Dolphins Really Smart? provides a highly critical look at the popular myths about dolphin intelligence and behaviour. Justin Gregg presents the latest scientific findings, highlighting the clash between scientific fact and pseudoscience. Incorporating the latest research, this is important reading for all interested in animal behaviour. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements 1: The Second Most Intelligent Creature on Earth 2: What Big Brains You Have 3: Cogito Ergo Delphinus Sum 4: The Proof of the Pudding is in the Behaving 5: Dolphinese 6: A Most Gentle Mammal 7: The Deconstructed Dolphin Acknowledgements 1: The Second Most Intelligent Creature on Earth 2: What Big Brains You Have 3: Cogito Ergo Delphinus Sum 4: The Proof of the Pudding is in the Behaving 5: Dolphinese 6: A Most Gentle Mammal 7: The Deconstructed Dolphin Notes
