Introduction. Animals as Creative Beings

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction. Animals as Creative Beings 1
4. 1 Animal Intelligence: Pigeons and Higher Math 19
5. 2 Communication Unlimited: Do Not Ask What That Prairie Dog Is Saying about You 49
6. 3 Play as a Creative Source: Finding Your Inner Kea 76
7. 4 Creating Built Environments: Nests, Lodges, Bowers, Avenues, Tunnels, and Hives 106
8. 5 Sexual Exuberance: Ratchet-Pointing, Water Dancing, and Same-Sex Enjoyment 138
9. 6 Emotional Agency: The Empathy of Chickens 164
10. 7 Culture across Species: Tools, Songs, and Moral Codes of Conduct 194
11. Epilogue: Creativity Has Its Reasons 225
12. Acknowledgments 233
13. Notes 235
14. Bibliography 253
15. Index 275
16. About the Author 289