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Do Animals Think?.

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 ma...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wynne, Clive D. L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1 What Are Animals? -- 2 The Secrets of the Honeybee Machine -- 3 How Noble in Reason -- 4 What Is It Like to Be a Bat? -- 5 Talk to Me -- 6 The Pigeon That Saved a Battalion -- 7 Monkey See, Monkey Do? -- 8 Dolphins Divine -- 9 Sandwiches to Go -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 
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