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Are Dolphins Really Smart?

The mammal behind the myth

By (author) Justin Gregg
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom
Published: 26th Sep 2013
Dimensions: w 148mm h 222mm d 23mm
Weight: 504g
ISBN-10: 019966045X
ISBN-13: 9780199660452
Barcode No: 9780199660452
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Synopsis
How intelligent are dolphins? Is their communication system really as complex as human language? And are they as friendly and peaceful as they are made out to be? The Western world has had an enduring love affair with dolphins since the early 1960s, with fanciful claims of their 'healing powers' and 'super intelligence'. Myths and pseudoscience abound on the subject. Justin Gregg weighs up the claims made about dolphin intelligence and separates scientific fact from fiction. He puts our knowledge about dolphin behaviour and intelligence into perspective, with comparisons to scientific studies of other animals, especially the crow family and great apes. He gives fascinating accounts of the challenges of testing what an animal with flippers and no facial expressions might be animal behaviour, Gregg challenges many of the widespread beliefs about dolphins, while also inspiring the reader with the remarkable abilities common to many of the less glamorized animals around us - such as chickens.

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[S]erves as both a rigorous litmus test of animal intelligence and a check on human exceptionalism * Bob Grant, The Scientist * [T]horough and engaging [Gregg's] writing skills are solid and his observations are often fascinating. * Booklist * Are Dolphins Really Smart? makes an important contribution to discussions of animal intelligence. Justin Gregg examines the 'myth of the intelligent dolphin' and gives us a rational, scientific view of what dolphins are really capable of doing. He writes in a very readable and convincing way about the various claims that have been made and leaves us with a realistic, if not entirely flattering, picture of dolphin life and behaviour. * Marian Stamp Dawkins, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford * Highly recommended. * J. A. Mather, Choice, *