Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

Description

A compelling exploration of animal cognition, this book traces how scientists have studied nonhuman intelligence and how long-standing assumptions have shaped—and sometimes limited—our understanding. Drawing on research and vivid examples from primates, birds, mammals, and other species, it reveals sophisticated abilities in problem-solving, communication, memory, empathy, and social learning. It challenges the notion that intelligence can be measured by human standards alone, inviting readers to reconsider what it means to be smart and to view animal minds with greater humility and wonder.