Wynne, Clive D.L. Do animals think?WYNNE, Clive D.L. Do animals think? Princeton Univ, Press. 268p, illus. notes. bibliog. index. c2004. 0-691-12636-4. $1795. SA With gently engaging shots at animal rights activists such as Jane Goodall Noun 1. Jane Goodall - English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934) Goodall and Peter Singer, Wynne reveals all the reasons why animals don't reason. And he does it without destroying one iota of their dignity and worth on this planet. The reader learns much about animals in the cases he has chosen for close scrutiny to prove his point. Some of these are the dances of honey bees honey bee called also Apis mellifera. See also bee sting. ; chimps configuring boxes to be able to reach otherwise unreachable bananas; wasps providing food for their larval-stage offspring at the time of egg laying; the amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. abilities of bats, in spite of our propensity to malign them; a homing pigeon homing pigeon see homing pigeon. rescuing a lost battalion Lost Battalion, in World War I, popular name given to those American units of the 77th Division—six companies of the 1st and 2d battalions of the 308th Infantry, one company of the 307th Infantry, and the platoons of the 306th Machine Gun Battalion—that in WW I (the bird's remains are in the Smithsonian); macaques washing potatoes; and the recreational sex of dolphins. Woven through all this information about animals is the metaphor of the "similarity sandwich" that is used to compare the capacity of the reasoning powers of humans and animals. The author is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. . Younger YAs may enjoy the animal information, but will find the book cumbersome reading for its involved description of experiments and the theories behind them. Bees, bats and dolphins have entire chapters devoted to them and these could serve as valuable reference sources for research. Ann Hart, Trustee, Juniata County Library, Mifflintown, PA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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