Elephant Sense and Sensibility is a comprehensive treatment of the full range of elephant behavior. Beginning with chapters on evolution and the elephant's brain, this book is an integrated presentation of the elephant's capacity for memory, morality, emotion, empathy, altruism, language, intelligence, learning and teaching. Grounded primarily in scientific research, the book also draws upon anecdotal and visual evidence showing elephants thinking, acting, feeling and behaving in ways that we, as humans, recognize. This complete treatment of elephant behavior supported by the extensive literature, along with anecdotal and photographic material, provides an overview not available in any other text. Covers a variety of aspects that relate to behavior, ranging from brain function and sensory input to communication, learning, and intelligenceFeatures a comprehensive treatment of elephant behavior supported by the extensive literature, anecdotal information, and striking photographic material, providing an overview not available in any other textFeatures an interdisciplinary approach to behavior, with vital information included and integrated from several key disciplines INDICE: Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Frontispiece Preface 1. Introduction 2. Elephant Evolution 3. An Elephant's Brain 4. Functioning of the Brain 5. Memory 6. Morality 7. Emotions 8. Empathy and Altruism 9. Communication 10. Language 11. Intelligence 12. Learning and Teaching 13. The Sensory Environment of Elephants 14. Them and Us References Supplemental Reading
- ISBN: 978-0-12-802217-7
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 166
- Fecha Publicación: 15/03/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés