The Evolution of Culture in Animals |
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| Author:
| Bonner, John Tyler |
| Series title: | Princeton Science Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-08250-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1980 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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Animals do have culture, maintains this delightfully illustrated and provocative book, which cites a number of fascinating instances of animal communication and learning. John Bonner traces the origins of culture back to the early biological evolution of animals and provides examples of five categories of behavior leading to nonhuman culture: physical dexterity, relations with other species, auditory communication within a species, geographic locations, and inventions or...
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Animals do have culture, maintains this delightfully illustrated and provocative book, which cites a number of fascinating instances of animal communication and learning. John Bonner traces the origins of culture back to the early biological evolution of animals and provides examples of five categories of behavior leading to nonhuman culture: physical dexterity, relations with other species, auditory communication within a species, geographic locations, and inventions or innovations. Defining culture as the transmission of information by behavioral rather than genetical means, he demonstrates the continuum between the traits we find in animals and those we often consider uniquely human.