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E. Animal Intelligence |
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2. Teamwork 3. Teamwork II 9. Horse Sense 10. Hoover Speaks
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13. Moms and Dads of the World 16. Sympathetic Ants 18. More about Bird Intelligence 19. Animal Planners 20. Dolphin Trust 21. The Big Bluff 22. Can We Talk? 23. Fish Smarts
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1. An Unlikely Musiciann
Story Source:
Farre, Rowena. Seal Morning. Edinburgh: Mercat Press, 2001
Additional Material Cited:
"Finding a Rehabilitator." National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA)
Web: http://www.nwrawildlife.org/content/finding-rehabilitator
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67IF6m2M4
2. Teamwork
Story Sources:
Stories One and Two
Steiger, Sherry Hansen and Brad Steiger. The Mysteries of Animal Intelligence: True Stories of Animals with Amazing Abilities. New York: Tor Books, 2007
Story Three
"Bacteria Talk." Nova. October 19, 2006.
Web: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3401/04-bact.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvJI5KRY
"Bonnie Bassler (Bacteria Talk)" video. Nova.
Web: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3401/04.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvJSX7uV
Friend, Tim. Animal Talk: Breaking the Codes of Animal Language. New York: Free Press, 2005.
"Symbiosis." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 6 December 2008.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Symbiosis&oldid=256314912
Story Four
Delderfield, Eric R. Second Book of True Animal Stories. Newton Abbot: David & Charles Ltd., 1972.
Linden, Eugene. The Parrot’s Lament: And Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. New York: Plume, 2000.
Activity Seven—Additional Material Cited:
"Earth's First 3.7 Billion Years." Columbia University. 2001.
Web: http://rainbow.ldeo.columbia.edu/courses/v1001/first3bill.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvJwbgBv
Lloyd, Robin. "First Humans: Time of Origin Pinned Down." LiveScience. 23 February 2007. (Click chart: Timeline of Human Evolution)
Web: http://www.livescience.com/4406-humans-time-origin-pinned.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/66mASHDpu
Mullen, Leslie and Staff. "Life from Scratch?" Astrobiology Magazine. 26 November 2002.
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvKIYQaR
"Timeline of evolution." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 8 December 2008.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_evolution
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timeline_of_evolution&oldid=256570009
3. Teamwork II
Story Sources:
Story One
Friend, Tim. Animal Talk: Breaking the Codes of Animal Language. New York: Free Press, 2005.
Story Two
Live Science: "An Amazing First: Two Species Cooperate to Hunt"
Web: http://www.livescience.com/animals/061207_fish_cooperation.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvOAVgEf
4. Ask Dr. Chimp
Story Sources:
Story One
Sikora, Rae. Personal account.
Story Two
Engel, Cindy. Wild Health: Lessons in Natural Wellness from the Animal Kingdom. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Story Three
Biser, Jennifer A. "Really Wild Remedies—Medicinal Plant Use by Animals." Smithsonian Zoogoer. January, February 1998.
Web: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/1998/1/reallywildremedies.cfm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5xS3eLnk2 [click Cancel on dialog box to view page]
Linden, Eugene. The Octopus and the Orangutan: More True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. New York: Plume, 2003.
Story Four
"Clever Monkeys: Monkeys and Medicinal Plants." PBS: NATURE. 2008.
Web: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/clever-monkeys/monkeys-and-medicinal-plants/3957/
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/665gjHo1H
Engel, Cindy. Wild Health: Lessons in Natural Wellness from the Animal Kingdom. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Story Five
Ange-van Heugten, Kimberly. "Nutritional and Health Status of Woolly Monkeys." Springer Netherlands: International Journal of Primatology. 24 January 2008.
Web: http://www.springerlink.com/content/a1q5n7476j254125/ (Abstract)
Engel, Cindy. Wild Health: Lessons in Natural Wellness from the Animal Kingdom. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Story Six
Debboun, Mustapha, Stephen P Frances, and Daniel Strickman, eds. Insect Repellents: Principles, Methods, and Uses. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2006.
Engel, Cindy. Wild Health: Lessons in Natural Wellness from the Animal Kingdom. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Story Seven
Biser, Jennifer A. "Really Wild Remedies—Medicinal Plant Use by Animals." Smithsonian Zoogoer. January, February 1998.
Web: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/1998/1/reallywildremedies.cfm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5xS3eLnk2 [click Cancel on dialog box to view page]
"Capuchin monkey." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 2008. 5 December 2008.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capuchin_monkey
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capuchin_monkey&oldid=256085709
"Capuchin Monkeys." Animal Corner: Wildlife.
Web: http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/wildlife/monkeys/nwcapuchin.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvQKrhZH
Engel, Cindy. Wild Health: Lessons in Natural Wellness from the Animal Kingdom. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
5. Nutritional Wisdom
Story Sources:
All Stories
Engel, Cindy. Wild Health: Lessons in Natural Wellness from the Animal Kingdom. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Johnson, Clarke. "Dirt as Food / Pica / Geophagy." University of Illinois.
Web: http://www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/8_2DirtasFood.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvQda8Sc
Klein, Noémie, François Fröhlich, and Sabrina Krief. "Geophagy: soil consumption enhances the bioactivities of plants eaten by chimpanzees." Naturwissenschaften Vol. 95, No. 4 (April, 2008): 325-331.
Web: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18188538 (Abstract)
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/65J13V6JS (Abstract)
Lewan, Todd (AP). "Gorilla heart disease deaths puzzling zoos." Los Angeles Times. 9 April 2008.
Web: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2008/04/gorilla-heart-d.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5ic3ACNU5
6. Cafeteria Choices
Story Sources:
All Stories
Adams, Mike. "Animals are smarter than humans when it comes to feeding their children." NaturalNews. 2007.
Web: http://www.naturalnews.com/021778.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvQy91at
Campbell, T. Colin and Thomas M. Campbell II. The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health. Dallas: BenBella Books, 2006.
Engel, Cindy. Wild Health: Lessons in Natural Wellness from the Animal Kingdom. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
"The China Study." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 4 December 2008.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_China_Study
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_China_Study&oldid=255846200
Story Six: About Calcium
"Calcium and Milk: What's Best for Your Bones?" The Nutrition Source. Harvard School of Public Health.
Web: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/calcium-full-story/
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvRPlNBO
Feskanich D, W C Willett, M J Stampfer, and G A Colditz. "Milk, dietary calcium, and bone fractures in women: a 12-year prospective study." Am J Public Health. 1997 June; 87(6): 992–997.
Web: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=1380936&blobtype=pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvS6kl5d
Marsh, AG, TV Sanchez, O Michelsen, FL Chaffee and SM Fagal. "Vegetarian lifestyle and bone mineral density." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 48, 837-841
Web: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/48/3/837
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvSeWUzQ
McLean, Rob. "Calcium and Osteoporosis." CyberParent.
Web: http://www.cyberparent.com/nutrition/osteoporosiscalciumprotein.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvT4PUPu
Activity Two—Additional Material Cited:
For a chart showing the comparative amounts of calcium in various non-dairy foods, see:
Mangels, Reed. "Calcium in the Vegan Diet." The Vegetarian Resource Group. 28 March 2006.
Web: http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/calcium.htm#table1
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvTE7lVW
7. Baboon Masters
Story Sources:
Roach, John. "Baboons, Birds Remember Hundreds of Photos." National Geographic News. 7 November 2006.
Web: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/11/061107-baboons.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvTLM4PP
Smuts, Barbara B. (ed.), and Dorothy L. Cheney (ed.), Robert M. Seyfarth (ed.), Richard W. Wrangham (ed.). Primate Societies. Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 1987.
Smuts, Barbara B. Sex and Friendship in Baboons. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999.
8. Breaking the Rules
Story Sources:
Stories One and Two
Steiger, Sherry Hansen and Brad Steiger. The Mysteries of Animal Intelligence: True Stories of Animals with Amazing Abilities. New York: Tor Books, 2007
Story Three
"Rosa Parks — How I Fought for Civil Rights." Scholastic.
Web: http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/index.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvThN3Vy (Interview)
"They changed the world: the Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott." Montgomery Advertiser.
Web: http://www.montgomeryboycott.com/frontpage.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvU5CNyR (Overview)
9. Horse Sense
Story Sources:
Roberts, Monty. The Man Who Listens to Horses. New York: Ballantine, 1998
Waldau, Griffin. "Monty Roberts." 20 December 2000.
Web: http://www.waldau.com/monty_roberts.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvULe4ZY
Activity One, Reference:
"Animal Abuse and Human Aggression." CHAI Online. CHAI (Concern for Helping Animals in Israel).
Web: http://www.chai.org.il/en/humane/humane_abuse_i.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvUTcyaS
10. Hoover Speaks
Story Source:
Friend, Tim. Animal Talk: Breaking the Codes of Animal Language. New York: Free Press, 2005.
Additional Material Cited:
"Finding a Rehabilitator." National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA)
Web: http://www.nwrawildlife.org/content/finding-rehabilitator
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67IF6m2M4
11. Now We are Talking
Story Sources:
Story One and Two
Linden, Eugene. The Parrot’s Lament: And Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. New York: Plume, 2000.
Wyckoff, Betsy and Barbara Goodman. Talking Apes & Dancing Bees: Intelligence, Emotions, and Other Marvels of the Animal Kingdom. Barrytown: Station Hill Press, 1999.
12. Whale Songs, Bird Songs, & Whistled Languages
13. Moms and Dads of the World
Story Sources:
Linden, Eugene. The Octopus and the Orangutan: More True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. New York: Plume, 2003.
Linden, Eugene. The Parrot’s Lament: And Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. New York: Plume, 2000.
14. Instinct vs. Learning
15. Saved or Betrayed?
Story Sources:
Story One
Friend, Tim. Animal Talk: Breaking the Codes of Animal Language. New York: Free Press, 2005.
Story Two
Sikora, Rae. Personal account.
Additional Material—Background about Crows and Ravens:
Barber, Theodore Xenophon. Human Nature of Birds: A Scientific Discovery with Startling Implications. E Rutherford: Penguin, 1994.
Heinrich, Bernd. Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds. New York: Harper Perennial, 2007.
Pringle, Laurence. Crows! Strange and Wonderful. Honesdale: Boyds Mills Press, 2002.
Savage, Candace. Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1997.
Skutch, Alexander F. The Minds of Birds. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1997.
16. Sympathetic Ants
Story Source:
Friend, Tim. Animal Talk: Breaking the Codes of Animal Language. New York: Free Press, 2005
Activity Three
"Ants know their math." Deccan Herald.
Web: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/46224/snippets.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6EkmExveW
Activity Four—Background Source:
Cohen, Murry et al. "A Critical Look at Animal Experimentation." Medical Research Modernization Committee (MRMC). 2006.
Web: http://www.mrmcmed.org/Critcv.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvV3A2nh
17. You Birdbrain
Background Information about Intelligence:
Akst, Jef. "Crows Do It Again: New Caledonian crows prove capable of yet another cognitive feat—inferring the actions of hidden people." TheScientist. 18 September 2012.
Web: http://the-scientist.com/2012/09/18/crows-do-it-again/
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6Ap6q5ZYU
Barber, Theodore Zenophon. The Human Nature of Birds: A Scientific Discovery With Startling Implications. NY: St Martins Press. 1993.
Berreby, David. "Deceit of the Raven." New York Times. 4 September2005.
Web: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/04/magazine/04IDEA.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HJz78Pv
Campbell, Bruce. A Dictionary of Birds, Shipman, VA: Buteo Books. 1985.
Davies, Gareth Huw. "Bird Brains." PBS.org
Web: http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/brain/
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HK2RnuS
Heinrich, Bernd. Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds. NY: Harper Perennial. 2000.
"Intelligence." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 25 December 2011.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intelligence&oldid=467646040
Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff and Susan McCarthy. When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals. New York: Delta, 1996.
Nelson, Rob. "Nervous Systems." The Wild Classroom.
Web: http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biodiversity/birds/aviantopics/nervoussystems.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HK59I59
Owen, James. "Crows as Clever as Great Apes, Study Says." National Geographic News. 9 December 2004.
Web: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1209_041209_crows_apes.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HK7E7QS
Owen, James. "Magnetic Beaks Help Birds Navigate, Study Says." National Geographic News. 24 November 2004.
Web: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/11/1124_041124_magnetic_birds.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HK9nd6Y
Pringle, Laurence. Crows! Strange and Wonderful. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press. 2010.
Savage, Candace. . Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books. 1997.
Schmid, Randolph E. "Why Birds Don't Ask For Directions." CBS Newsws.11 February 2009.
Web: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/15/tech/main612112.shtml
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HKDLMD3
Short, Lester L. The Lives of Birds: The Birds of the World and Their Behaviorr. NY: Henry Holt & Co. 1993.
Skutch, Alexander F. The Minds of Birdsds. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. 1996.
Wheldon, Julie. "Birds have brilliant brains, say experts." Mail Onlinene. 6 November 2006.
Web: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=414938&in_page_id=1770
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HKGFrNG
Story Sources:
Story One
Leslie, RF. Lorenzo the Magnificent: the Story of an Orphaned Blue Jay. NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 1985
"Understanding Bird Body Language: What Your Parrot or Your Other Bird is Trying to Tell You." ; Drs. Foster & Smith.
Web: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=15&cat=1795&articleid=3334
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HKIztcG
Story Two
"Birding Briefs." BirdWatching. October 2004.
Web: http://www.birdersworld.com/brd/default.aspx?c=a&id=344
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HKL8vz5
Story Five
Gorman, James. "How Smart Is This Bird? Let It Count the Ways." New York Times. 22 December 2011.
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64K9ABaDh
Story Six
Fox. Maggie. "Some Apes, Birds Can Think Ahead, Studies Show." Planet Ark. 22 May 2006..
Web: http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/36462/story.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HKNdDSF
Activities:
Activity Two
"How Many Times Does a Robin Sing?" Annenberg Lerner..
Web: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/robin/VocalizationSongStudy.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HKPZuwm
Ramel, Gordon. "Bird Sounds." The Amazing World of Birds.
Web: http://www.earthlife.net/birds/song.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HKTLhmM
Activity Five
"Alex (parrot)" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 23 December 2011.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_(parrot)
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_(parrot)&oldid=467338378
"The Australian pelican—an—Pelecanus conspicillatus." Aussie Pelicans.
Web: http://www.aussiepelicans.com/facts.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/64HKVr8U9
"Birds Can Recognize People's Faces and Know Their Voices" Science Daily 22 June 2012.
Web: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120622163056.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6Eklv9Zfb
Chew, Kristina. "Wrens Teach Their Eggs to Sing a Password" Care2 14 November 2012.
Web: http://www.care2.com/causes/wrens-teach-their-eggs-to-sing-a-password.html#ixzz2JUHPvpQE
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"Pigeon intelligence" 15 April 2012
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_intelligence
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pigeon_intelligence&oldid=487442132
Ramel, Gordon. "Bird Sounds." The Amazing World of Birds.
Web: http://www.earthlife.net/birds/song.html
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18. More about Bird Intelligence
19. Animal Planners
Story Sources:
Story One
Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff and Susan McCarthy. When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals. New York: Delta, 1996.
Story Two
Linden, Eugene. The Parrot’s Lament: And Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. New York: Plume, 2000.
Story Three
Linden, Eugene. The Octopus and the Orangutan: More True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. New York: Plume, 2003.
Activity Three—Sources:
Website One
Holtcamp, Wendee. "The Sordid Underbelly of the Elephant World." Animal Planet.
Web: http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/safari/elephant/thaielephants/thaielephants2.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvVDH2CA
Website Two
Kemf, Elizabeth and Charles Santiapillai. "Asian Elephants in the Wild." World Wildlife Fund. 2000.
Web: http://awsassets.panda.org/downloads/WWFelep2.pdf
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/67IPNvyrk
Additional Material—Background about Elephants
Holdrege, Craig. "Elephantine Intelligence." The Nature Institute. Spring, 2001.
Web: http://www.natureinstitute.org/pub/ic/ic5/elephant.htm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvVPxFdy
20. Dolphin Trust
Story Source:
Grover, Wayne. Dolphin Adventure, a True Story. New York: HarperCollins, 2000
Background Information Sources:
Boyer, Crispin. "The Secret Language of Dolphins." National Geographic Kids.
Web: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/AnimalsNature/Dolphin-language
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5cvVWR8OR
De Rohan, Anuschka. "Deep thinkers: The more we study dolphins, the brighter they turn out to be." guardian.co.uk. 3 July 2003.
Web: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2003/jul/03/research.science
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"Pigeons Show Superior Self-Recognition Abilities to Three Year Old Humans." ScienceDaily. 14 June 2008.
Web: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080613145535.htm
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Rothenberg, David. Thousand Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound. Philadelphia: Basic Books, 2008.
Thomas, Warren D., DVM and Daniel Kaufman. Dolphin Conferences, Elephant Midwives, and Other Astonishing Facts about Animals. New York: St. Martins Press, 1990
Walker, Matt." Dolphin species attempt 'common language'."
BBC Earth News. 30 September 2010.
Web:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9045000/9045389.stm
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5vsY8b6zE
For Students—What Can I Do? Source Material:
The Cove. Documentary official site:
21. The Big Bluff
Story Sources:
Story One
Sikora, Rae. Personal account.
Story Two
Linden, Eugene. The Parrot’s Lament: And Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. New York: Plume, 2000.
Pepperberg, Irene Maxine. The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002.
Story Three
Linden, Eugene. The Parrot’s Lament: And Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. New York: Plume, 2000.
22. Can We Talk?
Background Sources:
Angier, Natalie. "Listening to Bacteria: By studying microbial communications, Bonnie Bassler has come up with new ways to treat disease." Smithsonian Magazine, July-August 2010.
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/6BFHdSUyb
Blackburn, Bradley. "World's Smartest Dog? Meet a Border Collie Whose Memory Astounds." ABC World News. 9 February 2011.
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"Crack the code of elephant communication." PBS: NATURE. 2007.
Web: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/unforgettable/communication.html
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Evans, Chris. "Cheating Chooks" transcript. ABC Television: Catalyst. 10 March 2010.
Web: http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s692455.htm
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Gill, Frank B. Ornithology. NY: W.H. Freeman and Co., 2006.
Houpt, Katherine A. Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State Press, 1998.
Stein, Rob. "Common Collie or Uberpooch? German Pet's Vocabulary Stuns Scientists." Washington Post. 11 June 2004.
Web: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A31130-2004Jun10?language=printer
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Storr, Will. "Mad cows (and livid lambs)." The Telegraph. 10 Aug 2008.
Web: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/3349191/Mad-cows-and-livid-lambs.html
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Story Sources:
Story One
Kreutz, Doug. "Can we talk? Prairie dogs do." Arizona Daily Star. 6 January 2006.
Web: http://azstarnet.com/lifestyles/article_3993de8e-70f0-5c9a-9787-edd9dad9a480.html
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Story Two
Raffaele, Paul. "Speaking Bonobo: Bonobos have an impressive vocabulary, especially when it comes to snacks." Smithsonian magazine. November 2006.
Web: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/speakingbonobo.html
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Story Three
Page, George. The Singing Gorilla: Understanding Animal Intelligence. London: Headline Book Publishing Ltd, 2000.
Story Four
"Whistled language." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. March 2011.
Web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistled_language
Permanent link: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whistled_language&oldid=417692870
"Whistled language of the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands), the Silbo Gomero." UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage (text and video). 2009.
Web: http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/RL/00172
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Story Five
"American Robin: How Many Times Does a Robin Sing?" Annenberg Learner.
Web: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/robin/VocalizationSongStudy.html
Archived by WebCite®: http://www.webcitation.org/5xP6egCTa
"Bird vocalization" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 12 February 2011
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23. FISH SMARTS
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Fish Intelligence
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Do Fish Feel Pain?
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Story One and Story Two
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Story Three
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24. YOUNG ANIMALS LEARN
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25. YOUNG ANIMALS LEARN 2
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