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Demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. Gisela Kaplan describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Kaplan brings together evidence of many such cognitive abilities, suggesting plausible reasons for their appearance in Australian birds.

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The book covers with competence the most traditional topics of avian intelligence, including nest building, mimicry, tool use, imitation, play, social and vocal learning but also more neglected topics, such as brain and behavioural asymmetries. [...] Overall, the book provides a scholarly but also very enjoyable reading on the intelligence of birds, and should thus be a recommended reading even to non-specialists."
- Giorgio Vallortigara, Centre for Mind and Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Italy

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    A Paperback / softback by Gisela Kaplan

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      Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/08/2015
      ISBN13: 9781486300181, 978-1486300181
      ISBN10: 1486300189
      Also in:
      Natural History Wildlife: general interest Ethology and animal behaviour Genetics (non-medical)

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. Gisela Kaplan describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Kaplan brings together evidence of many such cognitive abilities, suggesting plausible reasons for their appearance in Australian birds.

      Trade Review
      The book covers with competence the most traditional topics of avian intelligence, including nest building, mimicry, tool use, imitation, play, social and vocal learning but also more neglected topics, such as brain and behavioural asymmetries. [...] Overall, the book provides a scholarly but also very enjoyable reading on the intelligence of birds, and should thus be a recommended reading even to non-specialists."
      - Giorgio Vallortigara, Centre for Mind and Brain Sciences, University of Trento, Italy

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