What Does the Crow Know?: The Mysteries of Animal Intelligence

by Margery Facklam

Do animals think? Are they creative? Can they remember things that happened in the past? Do they learn and plan ahead? Are they aware of what they're doing--or are they just programmed by the built-in patterns of behavior called instinct? Award-winning science author Margery Facklam offers some unexpected answers to these and other questions about animal intelligence. She looks at how lions plan a hunt, how crows and ravens solve practical problems, and how guide dogs practice "intelligent disobedience." She also introduces young readers to Darrell, a chimp who is learning fractions; Alex, a parrot who uses the English language to demonstrate original, logical thinking; Ruby, and elephant who creates abstract art with brushes and paints; and many more remarkable creatures. Facklam's fresh, lively text and Pamela Johnson's superbly detailed pencil drawings provide young readers with an intriguing look at how scientists study animal intelligence inthe laboratory and in the wild. The findings are often surprising--and always fascinating.

Genres: Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1993

Reviews

[Zaynäb Book Minimalist · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book at ikeja along for 100 naira , you knw the random bend down select book store.

Mashaa Allah this book was fantastic and an eye opener. Do animals think? Are they creative? Can they remember things that happened in the past? Do they learn and plan ahead? Are they aware of what they are doing? Or are they just programmed by the built in patterns of behavior instincts?

This book answered some of this questions that have bugged me for years. I remember when I went to visit my grandma before she died (may Almighty Allah grant her Aljannah Firdaus) she had a cat who always nuzzle my grandma awake when she is sleeping and she has a visitor.

I never thought he was intelligent until I read this book.

Ruby paints and her paintings often reflects what she sees. Contrary to our opinion that animals are stupid, they are not. Other examples of animal intelligence in the book are a dolphin who does what he is told to do because he knows he would be rewarded, a monkey that fetches a drink from a tap from its owner, a seeing dog that guides its blind owner, a monkey that knows franctions, a parrot that recognizes colours, shapes and sizes etc.

The findings in this book is surprising and fascinating ♡