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Thinking Like a Parrot
From two experts on wild parrot cognition, a close look at the intelligence, social behavior, and conservation of these widely threatened birds. People form enduring emotional bonds with other animal species, such as dogs, cats, and horses. For the most part, these are domesticated animals, with one notable exception: many people form close and supportive relationships with parrots, even though these amusing and curious birds remain thoroughly wild creatures. What enables this unique group of animals to form social bonds with people, and what does this mean for their survival? In Thinking like a Parrot, Alan B. Bond and Judy Diamond look beyond much of the standard work on captive parrots to...
Animal Social Networks
The scientific study of networks - computer, social, and biological - has received an enormous amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the field of animal behaviour relatively late compared to many other biological disciplines. Understanding social network structure is of great importance for biologists since the structural characteristics of any network will affect its constituent members and influence a range of diverse behaviours. These include finding and choosing a sexual partner, developing and maintaining cooperative relationships, and engaging in foraging and anti-predator behavior. This novel text provides an overview of the insights tha...
Übertiere
Über ein Jahrhundert hinweg wurde uns von der Wissenschaft die Vorstellung von Tieren als Reiz-Reaktions-Automaten vermittelt, die unbewusst, instinktgesteuert und ihren Trieben unterworfen durchs Leben laufen, fliegen, schwimmen. Nur ist dies alles einfach nicht wahr. Die moderne Verhaltensforschung hat in wenigen Jahren mit einer Flut an Erkenntnissen über das geistige und seelische Innenleben der anderen Tiere aufgedeckt, dass die sorgfältig konstruierte Grenze zwischen Menschen und allen anderen Tierarten ein Hirngespinst ist. Von der Mücke bis zum Menschenaffen verbindet uns eine gemeinsame Struktur, die uns durch das Leben leitet: die der Gefühle und Gedanken. Dieses Buch bringt dafür eine Fülle an Belegen: Ameisen können zählen, Krabben berechnen Wege und Guppy kann lesen. Hühner führen inhaltliche Gespräche, Mäuse empfinden Mitleid und der Rhesusaffenmann schaut sich gerne Pin-ups an. Wir begegnen Seelenverwandten, in denen wir uns wiedererkennen können. Das Fundament für ein neues Wir-Gefühl.
The Hunt
With over 240 breathtaking photographs and footage from the landmark BBC series, The Hunt captures the dramatic encounters of predator and prey in an entirely new light. Featuring the extraordinary strategies of a huge range of predators, from cheetahs and African wild dogs to killer whales and polar bears, these images and stories will revolutionise what you thought you knew about life in the wild. Whether through speed, stamina or complex subterfuge, each creature’s strategy is honed to its environment – and remarkable adaptations mean that the hunted often can, and do, outwit their hunters. It’s a life-or-death duel where each animal’s skills are stretched to the very limit. The final chapter of the book goes behind the scenes to recount the adventures of the production teams as they themselves stalk their quarry – and are sometimes stalked – to discover never-before-seen species and previously undocumented behaviours. From the producers of Frozen Planet and Planet Earth, The Hunt reveals in astonishing detail the most surprising and significant events in the natural world.
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