Chasing Doctor Dolittle: Learning the Language of Animals

by Con Slobodchikoff

Book Overview

"Slobodchikoff's ground-breaking research" (Jonathan Balcombe) shows us that animals have much to teach us about language Groundbreaking research has been done teaching animals human language, but what about the other way around? Studies have shown that lizards, squid, monkeys, and birds are talking to each other, communicating information about food, predators, squabbles, and petty jealousies. These animal languages are unique and highly adaptive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031261179X
• ISBN13: 9780312611798
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.4"