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Can Fish Count?
- Author
- Brian Butterworth
- Narrator
- Brian Butterworth
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 3 March 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Pioneering psychologist Brian Butterworth describes the extraordinary numerical feats of all manner of species ranging from primates and mammals to birds, reptiles, fish and insects. Whether it's lions deciding to fight or flee, frogs competing for mates, bees navigating their way to food sources, fish assessing which shoal to join, or jackdaws counting friends when joining a mob - every species shares an ability to count.
Homo Sapiens may think maths is our exclusive domain, but this book shows that every creature shares a deep-seated Darwinian ability to understand the intrinsic language of our universe: mathematics
CAN FISH COUNT? is that special sort of science book - a global authority in his field writing an anecdotally-rich and revelatory narrative which changes the way you perceive something we take for granted.
(P)2022 Quercus Editions Limited
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His densely detailed but remarkably clear exploration, illuminated by fascinating experiments, maps our understanding of numeration in the animal kingdom
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Details
- Author
- Brian Butterworth
- Narrator
- Brian Butterworth
- Duration
- 10 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 March 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529411270
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Zoology and animal sciences, Mathematics, Popular science
Synopsis
Every pet owner thinks their own dog, cat, fish or hamster is a genius. What makes CAN FISH COUNT? so exciting is the way it unveils just how widespread intelligence is in nature. Pioneering psychologist Brian Butterworth describes the extraordinary numerical feats of all manner of species ranging from primates and mammals to birds, reptiles, fish and insects. Whether it's lions deciding to fight or flee, frogs competing for mates, bees navigating their way to food sources, fish assessing which shoal to join, or jackdaws counting friends when joining a mob - every species shares an ability to count.Homo Sapiens may think maths is our exclusive domain, but this book shows that every creature shares a deep-seated Darwinian ability to understand the intrinsic language of our universe: mathematics CAN FISH COUNT? is that special sort of science book - a global authority in his field writing an anecdotally-rich and revelatory narrative which changes the way you perceive something we take for granted.(P)2022 Quercus Editions Limited
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