The Octopus and the Orangutan: More Ture Tales Of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity, by Linden, Eugene
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The Octopus and the Orangutan: More Ture Tales Of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity, by Linden, Eugene. Dutton: New York, 2002. Edition: First printing. ISBN: 0525946616. Hardcover, 5.75 by 8.5 inches, 242 pages. Quarter bound in blue cloth over white, paper-covered boards; gilt lettering on spine. Includes Index.

Condition: New and unread in like jacket. Jacket may have some light rubs from shelving, else unblemished in any way.

Contents: From the Library Journal

Although admittedly not a scientist, Linden, the author of several books and articles about animal intelligence and environmental issues, infuses this sequel to his successful Parrot's Lament with important scientific concepts and interesting conundrums relating to animal intelligence. Entertaining and captivating anecdotes about sly octopuses, orangutan escape artists, and penguins mimicking football-playing scientists in Antarctica leaven Linden's graceful musings and also make his discussion of potentially daunting concepts such as convergent evolution or Morgan's Canon more digestible to the lay reader. In the end, elements of intelligence such as empathy, deception, communication, cooperation, and imitation between animals and their human keepers led Linden to "focus on what intelligence does." This is much more than a collection of fascinating tales of animals coping with life in human-imposed environments; it is a thoughtful exploration of the nature of intelligence in both humans and animals.