animal psychology

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animal psychology

If a lion could talk

animal intelligence and the evolution of consciousness
1998
Explores the cognitive abilities of many animals, including humans, and shows how different types of intelligence and imagination are based on evolutionary necessity and limits.

Wild minds

what animals really think
2001
Studies how animals develop the ability to count, to navigate, to recognize individuals, to communicate, and to socialize.

Animal minds

beyond cognition to consciousness
2001
Explores recent developments in the scientific research of animal mentality, discussing whether or not animals are consciously aware of anything.

Unlikely loves

43 heartwarming true stories from the animal kingdom
2013
Documents forty-three tales of unusual pairings in the animal kingdom, from a giraffe and a goat to a dolphin and a cat.

Wild minds

what animals really think
2000
Studies how animals develop the ability to count, to navigate, to recognize individuals, to communicate, and to socialize.

Wild justice

the moral lives of animals
2009
Argues that animals do experience human-like emotions and moral intelligence, such as fear, regret, grief, empathy, trust, and reciprocity, and discusses how understanding those emotions can contribute to people's understanding of animals, their actions, and their place in the world.

Behavior in living things

2012
Describes what behavior is, the different types, and the role that emotions play in behavior.

Animal rights

a very short introduction
2002

The moral lives of animals

2011
Draws on documented examples to argue that animals have powerful morals that influence their actions towards one another and link them closer to humans on an intellectual level.

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