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Author Castaldo, Nancy F. (Nancy Fusco), 1962- author.

Title Beastly brains : Exploring How Animals Talk, Think, and Feel / Nancy F. Castaldo.

Publisher Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.

ISBN 9780544633353
0544633350



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Description 152 pages : photographs ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Our amazing brain -- From machine to thinking animal -- Entering the lab -- Making decisions -- Emotions and empathy -- Fairness -- Communication -- Self-awareness -- Mental time travel -- Problem solving -- From thinking animals to protected animals.
Summary "In this fascinating nonfiction account, author Nancy F. Castaldo reveals just what's going on inside the minds of animals, and through understanding animal intelligence we discover more about ourselves, including far more similarities than one might expect. Humans may have the biggest brains, but intelligence is not a quality exclusive to only us!" -- Provided by publisher.
Audience Ages 12+
Grades 7 to 8.
Subject(S) Animal intelligence -- Literatures.
Cognition in animals -- Literatures.
Animal behavior -- Literatures.
Animal intelligence.
Cognition in animals.
Animal behavior.
ISBN 9780544633353
0544633350