| Animal Mind Contributor(s): Pitt, Frances (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406796743 ISBN-13: 9781406796742 Publisher: Hesperides Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2006 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Originally published in 1927, 'this book is not a dissertation on psychology or mind in general, but is a collection of notes and observations on animal behaviour, mainly that of wild animals, intended rather for the general reader than the scientific student, yet, the writer hopes, of value to the latter, as it is written chiefly from original observation.' Contents Include: Introduction - Intelligence - Temperament and Personality - Fun and Mischief - Revenge - Revenge - Rage - Destruction of Young by the Mother - Instinct - Migration - The Homing "Instinct" - The Broken Wing Trick - Territory - The Storing Habit - Nest-Building - The Mind of the Hunter - The Horse - Flock and Herd Movements - Courtship and Mating - The Social Animal - Tameness, Wildness and Fear of Man - Conclusion |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - General - Psychology |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.08 lbs) 388 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1927, 'this book is not a dissertation on psychology or mind in general, but is a collection of notes and observations on animal behaviour, mainly that of wild animals, intended rather for the general reader than the scientific student, yet, the writer hopes, of value to the latter, as it is written chiefly from original observation.Contents Include: Introduction Intelligence Temperament and Personality Fun and Mischief Revenge Revenge Rage Destruction of Young by the Mother Instinct Migration The Homing "Instinct" The Broken Wing Trick Territory The Storing Habit Nest-Building The Mind of the Hunter The Horse Flock and Herd Movements Courtship and Mating The Social Animal Tameness, Wildness and Fear of Man Conclusion |