If animal behavior is mostly instinctual, why do animals need to communicate? Is it possible that there is a universal language spoken and understood by all animals on earth, including humans? Do barks, growls, rumbles, chirps, yips, and meows have communicative meanings?"No matter what species," writes acclaimed science journalist Tim Friend, "we're all concerned with the same...(展开全部)

If animal behavior is mostly instinctual, why do animals need to communicate? Is it possible that there is a universal language spoken and understood by all animals on earth, including humans? Do barks, growls, rumbles, chirps, yips, and meows have communicative meanings?"No matter what species," writes acclaimed science journalist Tim Friend, "we're all concerned with the same...(展开全部)

Destined to be the ultimate authority on animal communities, Animal Life explores and explains every aspect of animal behavior, including courtship and mating rituals, family relationships and defense mechanisms, hunting techniques and feeding habits. Now in paperback!

Destined to be the ultimate authority on animal communities, Animal Life explores and explains every aspect of animal behavior, including courtship and mating rituals, family relationships and defense mechanisms, hunting techniques and feeding habits. Now in paperback!

彼得·辛格（Peter Singer） 澳大利亚著名道德哲学家，现代效用主义代表人物，全球动物解放（保护）运动的倡导者，曾任国际伦理学学会主席、美国普林斯顿大学生物伦理学教授、澳大利亚墨尔本大学应用哲学与公共伦理中心荣誉教授，专事应用伦理学的研究。 他于 1946年6月6日出生于澳大利亚墨尔本。父亲和母亲是奥地利被纳粹攻占后的犹太移民。1938 年他们从维也纳逃到澳大利亚。彼得 · 辛格的父亲是位成功的茶与咖啡进口商，祖父曾与弗洛伊德共同发表多篇文章。他有三位祖辈死于大屠杀。 他师从英国道德哲学家理查德 · 麦尔文· 黑尔（RichardMervyn Hare）教授，于1971年获得了牛津大学博士学位。他先后在牛津大学、纽约大学、莫纳什大学及普林斯顿大学等高校执教，曾在莫纳什大学成立人类生物伦理学中心。 1971年，《饥荒，富裕与道德 》（ Fami...(展开全部)

《为什么动物会说话》是一次穿越动物交流的原始世界的科学之旅。 从狼威严的嚎叫声、鹦鹉迷人的叽叽喳喳声，到海豚旋律优美的咔哒声和黑猩猩活泼的咕噜声，这些多样化且看似怪异的表情绝非纯粹的噪音。 事实上，他们掌握着我们刚刚开始破译的秘密。 例如，狼和人类一样，拥有独特的口音来区分它们的嚎叫声，海豚不仅给自己起名字，而且它们还会对久违的同伴的口哨声录音做出兴奋的反应。 克申鲍姆逐章、逐动物地阐述了他对野生动物的广泛研究和观察，解释了动物交流背后的科学原理。 《为什么动物会说话》还揭示了对我们自己的语言及其不同之处的深刻见解，讲述了交流的故事以及它如何在整个动物王国中发挥作用。 Why Animals Talk is a scientific journey through the untamed world of animal communicatio...(展开全部)

《动物为什么说话》是一场穿越未驯服的动物交流世界的科学之旅。从狼的雄伟嚎叫和鹦鹉的迷人喋喋不休到海豚的悦耳咔哒声和黑猩猩的活泼咕噜声，这些多样而看似奇怪的表达远非噪音。事实上，它们蕴藏着我们刚刚开始破译的秘密。 例如，狼——就像人类一样——拥有独特的口音来区分它们的嚎叫；长臂猿对豹子和蛇有不同的报警声，并与伴侣唱浪漫的二重唱；海豚不仅会给自己起名字，还会兴奋地回应失散已久的同伴的口哨声录音。 一章一章地，每一种动物，克申鲍姆都利用他对野生动物的广泛研究和观察来解释动物交流背后的科学原理。《动物为什么说话》还揭示了我们自己的语言以及它为什么与众不同的深刻见解，从而讲述了交流的故事以及它在整个动物界是如何运作的。 Why Animals Talk is a scientific journey through the untamed world of a...(展开全部)

Animal communication has forever seemed intelligible. We are surrounded by animals and the cacophony of sounds that they make—from the chirping of songbirds to the growls of lions on the savanna—but we have yet to fully understand why animals communicate the way they do. What are they saying? This is only part of the mystery. To go deeper, we must also ask, what is motivating t...(展开全部)

Newly revised and up-to-date, this edition of The Social Animal is a brief, compelling introduction to modern social psychology. Through vivid narrative, lively presentations of important research, and intriguing examples, Elliot Aronson probes the patterns and motives of human behavior, covering such diverse topics as terrorism, conformity, obedience, politics, race relations,...(展开全部)

Come and join the fun as a group of creatures from the Indian jungle shows children from all over the world how to dance to the animal boogie An elephant, a sloth bear, a vulture, and a snake are some of the characters who will help you boogie your way through this playful book. A lively, rhyming text, a musical score, and an easy-to-learn dance routine teach children coordina...(展开全部)