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A groundbreaking study on the lives of senior mammals and birds-from the aging of alphas to the role of grandmothers-by the author of Animal Friendships.
How do young and old social animals view each other? Are aged animals, perceived by others as weaker? Or, wiser? What is the relationship between age and power among social animals?
Taking a cue from Frans de Waal's seminal work examining the lives of chimpanzees, Anne Innis Dagg in this pioneering...
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"Inspiring, true tales of interspecies adoption, One Big Happy Family tells the heartwarming stories of animals who have reached out to save the lives of babies from other species and raise them as their own. Whether it's the border collie and his piglets, the cat and her ducklings, the orangutan and his lion cubs, or even the Labrador and her baby hippo, these are poignant, charming tales of animals who have felt the parental instinct and cared for...
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In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea sponges by the dolphins of Shark Bay, Australia, to protect their beaks while foraging for fish, we find clear examples of the transmission of information among cetaceans. Just as human cultures pass on languages and turns of phrase, tastes in food (and in how it is acquired),...
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Monkey see, monkey do - or does she? Can the behavior of non-human primates, their sociality, their intelligence, their communication - really be chalked up to simple mimicry? Emphatically, absolutely: no. And as famed primatologist Julia Fischer reveals, the human bias inherent in this oft-uttered adage is our loss, for it is only through the study of our primate brethren that we may begin to understand ourselves. An eye-opening blend of storytelling,...
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"A group of spotted hyenas has just killed a gazelle. It's time to eat! But not every hyena digs in at once. The females eat first. Next, cubs eat, and then the males. In a hyena clan, females rule! They hunt, care for young, and protect the clan's territory. Take a look at spotted hyenas and the important roles females play to ensure the clan's survival"--
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"From dogs and ducks and cats and squirrels, to lions and tigers and even sheep and pigs - the inspiring true stories of these 50 odd couples prove that it doesn't matter what your friends look like. The most important part of any friendship is having fun together! This book features more than 100 pages of nonfiction facts and adorable photos of these mismatched animal friends."--Back cover.
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"Screech! A female ring-tailed lemur screams loudly. It is a warning for an intruder to stay away. Females lead ring-tailed lemur troops. They hunt, defend their territories, and care for young. Take a close look at ring-tailed lemurs and the important roles princesses play to ensure a troop's survival"--
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Meet Greg. He's a stocky guy with an outsized swagger. He's been the intimidating yet sociable don of his posse of friends-including Abe, Keith, Mike, Kevin, Torn Trunk, and Willie. But one arid summer the tide begins to shift and the third-ranking Kevin starts to get ambitious, seeking a higher position within this social club. But this is no ordinary tale of gangland betrayal-Greg and his entourage are bull elephants in Etosha National Park, Namibia,...
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"Lions are called "king of beasts." But a pride is made of mainly females. These mighty beasts hunt and bring back food for the whole pride. The group also depends on the females to care for young. Take a close look at African lions and the important roles lionesses play to ensure a pride's survival"--
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"An orca mother calls out. Her baby has gotten too far away. The sound travels through the water. The young calf hears the call. It swims back toward the group. Female orcas, or cows, lead an orca pod. They raise young and help the pod find food. Take a look at orcas and the important roles cows play to ensure the pod's survival"--
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This new, revised edition incorporates significant advances in neurobiological research over the past decade, and includes a new introduction by Dr. Vincent J. Felitti, a leading researcher in the field. When Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence was published in 1997, it was lauded for providing scientific evidence that violence can originate in the womb and become entrenched in a child's brain by preschool. The authors' groundbreaking...
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