Animal Languages
''A rich compendium of incidents, anecdotes and studies illustrating the linguistic abilities of animals . . . a rewarding book'' Sunday Times
Dolphins and parrots call each other by their names. Fork tailed drongos mimic the calls of other animals to scare them away and then steal their dinner. In the songs of many species of birds, and in skin patterns of squid, we find grammatical structures . ....
''A rich compendium of incidents, anecdotes and studies illustrating the linguistic abilities of animals . . . a rewarding book'' Sunday Times
Dolphins and parrots call each other by their names. Fork tailed drongos mimic the calls of other animals to scare them away and then steal their dinner. In the songs of many species of birds, and in skin patterns of squid, we find grammatical structures . ....
