| The Evolution of Culture in Animals Contributor(s): Bonner, John Tyler (Author) |
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ISBN: 0691023735 ISBN-13: 9780691023731 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1983 Annotation: 'The great virtue of the book is the re-creation of culture and culture-mimicking behaviors throughout the animal kingdom, an essential step in understanding the probable origins and unique qualities of human sociality. Professor Bonner's style is, as always, witty, and wholly lucid.' -- E.O. Wilson, Harvard University |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General |
| Dewey: 591.5 |
| LCCN: 79003190 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.44" W x 8.46" (0.56 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Animals do have culture, maintains this delightfully illustrated and provocative book, which cites a number of fascinating instances of animal communication and learning. John Bonner traces the origins of culture back to the early biological evolution of animals and provides examples of five categories of behavior leading to nonhuman culture: physical dexterity, relations with other species, auditory communication within a species, geographic locations, and inventions or innovations. Defining culture as the transmission of information by behavioral rather than genetical means, he demonstrates the continuum between the traits we find in animals and those we often consider uniquely human. |