{"product_id":"animal-languages-mit-press-9780262044035","title":"Animal Languages Mit Press","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow animals speak to each other and to humans, from chimpanzees who learn sign language to dogs who parse the meaning of other dogs' growls.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs language what sets humans apart from other animals, as many have argued? Or do animals speak in their own languages, to each other and to us? In \u003ci\u003eAnimal Languages\u003c\/i\u003e, Eva Meijer explores the latter possibility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeijer tells us about Alex, the gray parrot who knew more than one hundred words, and Chaser, the border collie who had a talent for grammar. She introduces us to Washoe, the chimpanzee who grew up with humans and learned sign language; Kosik, the elephant who spoke to humans in human language and to his female elephant companion in elephant language; and Noc, the beluga whale who mimicked human speech. She tells us that dogs are able to interpret the meaning of other dogs' growls; that prairie dogs have alarm calls that offer informative details about intruders (specifying, among other things, size, color, and speed o\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIT Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524680098135,"sku":"9780262044035","price":20.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780262044035.jpg?v=1731857721","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/animal-languages-mit-press-9780262044035","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}