| Description |
x, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-328) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- 1. The evolution of mind -- 2. The primate mind in myth and legend -- 3. Habitat, infanticide, and predation -- 4. Males : competition, infanticide, and friendship -- 5. Females : kinship, rank, competition, and cooperation -- 6. Social knowledge -- 7. The social intelligence hypothesis -- 8. Theory of mind -- 9. Self-awareness and consciousness -- 10. Communication -- 11. Precursors to language -- 12. Baboon metaphysics -- Appendix -- References -- Index. |
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Baboons -- Behavior.
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Baboons -- Behavior. |
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Social behavior in animals.
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Social behavior in animals. |
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Cognition in animals.
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Cognition in animals. |
| Added Author |
Seyfarth, Robert M.
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| ISBN |
9780226102436 cloth alkaline paper |
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0226102432 cloth alkaline paper |
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