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Maddalena Bearzi and Craig B Stanford

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Introduction: Beautiful Minds 1
1 An Eternal Fascination 15
2 Two Histories Afield 45
3 Swimming with Dolphins, Swinging with Apes 65
4 Dolphin and Ape Societies—Whys and Wherefores 99
5 Cognition: Minds in the Sea and Forest 135
6 Master Politicians 183
7 Culture Vultures 213
8 Toward the Roots of Human Intelligence 241
Conclusion: Beautiful Minds Are a Terrible Thing to Waste 265
Further Reading 303
Acknowledgments 323
Index 329

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Introduction: Beautiful Minds 1
1 An Eternal Fascination 15
2 Two Histories Afield 45
3 Swimming with Dolphins, Swinging with Apes 65
4 Dolphin and Ape Societies—Whys and Wherefores 99
5 Cognition: Minds in the Sea and Forest 135
6 Master Politicians 183
7 Culture Vultures 213
8 Toward the Roots of Human Intelligence 241
Conclusion: Beautiful Minds Are a Terrible Thing to Waste 265
Further Reading 303
Acknowledgments 323
Index 329

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