Frances Pitt

The Intelligence of Animals (eBook, ePUB)

Studies in Comparative Psychology

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1931, The Intelligence of Animals sets out detailed studies of various birds and beasts, some in the wild, some under domestication, and some under semi-domestication, with a view to illustrating the supreme importance of the "mental factor" in biology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040408278
• Artikelnr.: 74170708

Autorenporträt

Frances Pitt (1888-1964) was a British naturalist, author and pioneer of wildlife photography.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Part I: The Mallard and the Call or Decoy Duck, Being a Study of
the Effects of Domestication on Temperament and Inherited Modes of
Behaviour 1. The Mallard and the Call or Decoy Duck 2. Nesting Behaviour 3.
Family Life and the Social Order Part II: The Peafowl, Being a Study of a
Semi-Domesticated Bird 1. Types of Peafowl, the Peacock's Display etc. 2.
Territory and Strife 3. "Rachel" 4. Temperament, Temper and Fighting Part
III: Four Domestic Beasts 1. The Horse and its Behaviour Under Natural
Conditions 2. The Horse as a Docile Slave 3. The Mentality of the Horse 4.
The Cow, Her Character and Behaviour 5. The Cow, Temperament and
Intelligence 6. The Pig, a Maligned Beast 7. The Sheep - A Silly Fool? 8.
Studies in Sheep Character Part IV: Two Friends 1. The Dog, Our Best Friend
2. The Mind of the Dog 3. The Cat - A Mystery Part V: A Wild Animal - The
Fox 1. The Fox as a Truly Wild Animal 2. The Year's Cycle of Behaviour 3.
Young Foxes 4. The Mind of the Fox - The Hunter 5. The Hunted Fox Part VI:
Three Studies in Temperament 1. The Lemming 2. The Lemming as a Traveller
3. The Lemming Family 4. The Crane at Home 5. More About the Cranes of
Hjerkinn 6. The Skomer Vole Part VII: Has the Fish a Mind? 1. The Trout at
Home 2. Does the Trout Learn? Postscript. Index.