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The octopus and the orangutan : more true tales of animal intrigue, intelligence, and ingenuity
—Linden, Eugene.
2002

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ISBN: 0525946616

Description: xi, 242 pages

Notes: Includes index.

Contents:

  • Acknowledgments
  • The power of stories
  • The riddle of the octopus
  • Octopus derision, octopus decisions
  • The orca that fished for seagulls
  • Where the wild things are
  • Orangutan thefts and elephant demolition
  • The arsenal of power from clubs to sex
  • When elephants cheat
  • Chimp solace and sharing among the vampires
  • The starling that charmed Mozart
  • Lost cats and quantum mechanics
  • It's not what you know, it's who believes you
  • Convergence, emergence, and beyond
  • Index
  • About the author

LCCN: 2002067434

Control Number: 102875

Publisher: New York : Dutton, 2002.
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