Inside the Animal Mind

In the past, scientists have refused to acknowledge that animals have anything like human intelligence. But a growing body of research reveals otherwise. We've discovered ants that use leaves as tools to cross bodies of water, woodpecker finches that hold twigs in their beaks to dig for grubs, and bonobo chimps that can use sticks to knock down fruit or pole-vault over water. Not only do animals use tools--some display an ability to learn and problem-solve, as well.

Based on the latest scientific and anecdotal evidence culled from animal experts in the field and in the labs, Inside the Animal Mind is an engrossing look at animal intelligence, cognitive ability, problem solving, and emotion. George Page, originator and host of the long-running PBS series Nature, offers us an informed, entertaining, and humanistic investigation of the minds of predators and scavengers, birds and primates, rodents, and other species.

In the bestselling tradition of The Hidden Life of Dogs, When Elephants Weep, and Dogs Don't Lie About Love, Inside the Animal Mind is a fascinating narrative explaining the nature and depth of animal intelligence.

George Page is best known as the creator, executive editor, host, and narrator of the Emmy Award-winning Nature, now in its eighteenth season on PBS. Nature is American television's longest-running weekly natural history program and one of PBS's most popular ongoing series. This book, his first, is a companion to the PBS Nature miniseries of the same title.

A graduate of Emory University, which awarded him an honorary degree "for his contribution to science education in the United States," he lives in the New York City metropolitan area.