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by Clive D. L. Wynne (Author) "We live with animals (of course people are animals too, but for ease of reading I shall stick with the tradition of calling humans 'humans'..." (more)
Key Phrases: New York, Lloyd Morgan, Cambridge University Press (more...)
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"Extremely readable, particularly for undergraduates...the first book of its kind that is well-suited for an advanced undergraduate course rather than for a graduate course." --Professor Tom Zentall, University of Kentucky

"Wynne writes clearly, engages the reader well, and gives lots of examples and anecdotes but does not sacrifice rigor." --Professor Michael Corballis, University of Auckland
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"Extremely readable, particularly for undergraduates...the first book of its kind that is well-suited for an advanced undergraduate course rather than for a graduate course." --Professor Tom Zentall, University of Kentucky

"Wynne writes clearly, engages the reader well, and gives lots of examples and anecdotes but does not sacrifice rigor." --Professor Michael Corballis, University of Auckland


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  • Paperback: 231 pages
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (March 8, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0333923960
  • ISBN-13: 978-0333923962
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #448,118 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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We live with animals (of course people are animals too, but for ease of reading I shall stick with the tradition of calling humans 'humans' and the rest 'animals') - we always have and we probably always will. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars Cynical Scholar Warning, June 1, 2009
This is a textbook on the subject of animal intelligence, which is a much better book than the author's popular level book, Do Animals Think? The text includes very lucid descriptions of animal "IQ tests." I have to say that Dr. Wynne has a remarkable ability to explain academic matters in very simple English. However, the book is strangely personal and jaded for a classroom textbook. At one point in this textbook, the author tells a story about a friend bringing him a newspaper article about dolphins having sex just for fun. He tells his friend that the article is "ridiculous." He goes on to say why he thinks the article is "ridiculous" but never states why the article makes such an assertion about dolphins. In other words, he never addresses the researchers' reasons for thinking the dolphins have sex just for pleasure. Of course, he could be correct on all of his points, but I'm warning you before you spend good money on his books: This animal researcher has a strangely hand-waving, dismissive, cynical attititude towards the whole idea of animal intelligence and emotion. It really is very odd. He seems determined to expose what he calls the "foolishness" of "popluar opinion" about animals. He wants to say that the scientists who believe in animal rights and intelligence (a large and growing number) are just idealogues, or they are being politically correct. If you are a cynic yourself, check out the "Smart Crow" videos over at Youtube.

Now Sam Booksmith is going to get himself in hot water again, but I must tell you the truth. You can take it or leave it. Here it goes: Dr. Wynne teaches at the University of Florida, which is a notoriously conservative institution that propagates Republican thought in economics, political science, religious studies, etc. I'm sorry to have to say this, but is a well-known, little-advertised fact about UF. I'm sorry but I sincerely want you to know this before you pull out your credit card - Dr. Wynne has a bias, too - which he has been known to admit to at times. If you shop around, you will see that there are some very objective and readable books out there such as Animal Learning & Cognition, 3rd Edition by Dr.Pearce, Minds of Their Own by Lesley Rogers, and The Cognitive Animal (multiple authors).
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