12 Super Smart Animals You Need To Know

Features 12 super-smart animals found around the world. Each spread contains fascinating facts, life cycle and habitat information, and interesting traits that make each animal smart.

Features 12 super-smart animals found around the world, including their life cycles, habitats, and traits.

A New York Times bestseller: "A passionate and convincing case for the sophistication of nonhuman minds." —Alison Gopnik, The Atlantic Hailed as a classic, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? explores the oddities and complexities of animal cognition—in crows, dolphins, parrots, sheep, wasps, bats, chimpanzees, and bonobos—to reveal how smart animals really are, and how we’ve underestimated their abilities for too long. Did you know that octopuses use coconut shells as tools, that elephants classify humans by gender and language, and that there is a young male chimpanzee at Kyoto University whose flash memory puts that of humans to shame? Fascinating, entertaining, and deeply informed, de Waal’s landmark work will convince you to rethink everything you thought you knew about animal—and human—intelligence.

Parrots are common pets, but not many people know that some parrots may outlive their owners! These amazing animals are the world’s longest-living birds. Readers will learn why parrots are not often prey for other animals, and how taking care of them in captivity can extend their lives even longer. Colorful photographs show off these bright, feathered birds at all ages, showing where they live and how they stay alive in some of the most dangerous places on Earth.

We have been fascinated by creatures that exhibit near-human intelligence for thousands of years. Young animal lovers and budding scientists will be delighted with this high-interest series that takes a look at some super smart animals. Scientists have discovered that were not the only beings that can develop tools and complex language systems. Readers will be enthralled to learn about the higher intelligence of parrots, dolphins, horses, chimpanzees, pigs, and dogs. Full-color photographs and fun, informative narratives make this intriguing topic accessible and unforgettable.

Features 12 super-strong animals found around the world. Each spread contains fascinating facts, life cycle and habitat information, and interesting traits that make each animal strong --

The heartwarming and amazing story of Chaser, a Border Collie who has learned the names of over 1,000 objects, and her octogenarian trainer, exploring the true potential of animal intelligence and the ways in which any dog lover could achieve similar results.