Animals do have culture, maintains this delightfully illustrated and provocative book, which cites a number of fascinating instances of animal communication and learning. John Bonner traces the origins of culture back to the early biological evolution of animals and provides examples of five categories of behavior leading to nonhuman culture: physical dexterity, relations with other species, auditory communication within a species, geographic locations, and inventions or innovations. Defining culture as the transmission of ...
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Animals do have culture, maintains this delightfully illustrated and provocative book, which cites a number of fascinating instances of animal communication and learning. John Bonner traces the origins of culture back to the early biological evolution of animals and provides examples of five categories of behavior leading to nonhuman culture: physical dexterity, relations with other species, auditory communication within a species, geographic locations, and inventions or innovations. Defining culture as the transmission of information by behavioral rather than genetical means, he demonstrates the continuum between the traits we find in animals and those we often consider uniquely human.
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La Farge, Margaret. Very Good in Very Good Minus jacket. Book. 6" tall x 9-1/2" wide. Brown hardcover with silver titling to spine. Brown endpapers. 216 pages, indexed. Black and white illustrations. Several pages have some underlining. Unclipped DJ in Very Good-Minus condition with some edgewear and soiling. One-half inch tear to front lower edge near spine. Previous owner's name written on lower page edges and on first blank endpaper.
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