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Fox Talk - L. E. Carmichael
Fox Talk
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When you talk to a dog, does the dog talk back? Many people think so. But for a long time, scientists didn't know how our furry friends learned to communicate with people. Luckily, Russian scientist Dmitri Belyaev had a plan. If he could tame wild red foxes, he could learn how dogs first came... show more
When you talk to a dog, does the dog talk back? Many people think so. But for a long time, scientists didn't know how our furry friends learned to communicate with people. Luckily, Russian scientist Dmitri Belyaev had a plan. If he could tame wild red foxes, he could learn how dogs first came from wolves. By studying the way these foxes changed during domestication, the mystery of communication would be solved at a last. More than 50 years after the experiment began, Belyaev's foxes have become so tame, you can have one as a pet! Packed with eye-popping photos and first-hand research, FOX TALK reveals the story of these amazing animals... and everything they've taught us about wolves, dogs, and communication.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780988163850 (0988163853)
ASIN: 0988163853
Publisher: Ashby-BP Publishing
Pages no: 62
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it
5.0 Fox Talk: How Some Very Special Animals Helped Scientists Understand Communication
Cute animal squee. But, also, real science. Truly, I am impressed that there is more here than just happy foxes. Much more. Carmichael explains the scientific rationale for the big domestication experiment performed in Russia, as well as for many other studies since using the same animals. This is a...
Books Direct
Books Direct rated it
5.0 Fox Talk
"Fox Talk" is a nonfiction book describing the links between foxes, wolves, and domesticated dogs. It documents Russian scientist Belyaev's experiments to try and domesticate wild foxes in order to better understand how humans and dogs communicate. The book explains the distinction between trained a...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it
3.0 Fox Talk: How Some Very Special Animals Helped Scientists Understand Communication
bookshelves: e-book, net-galley, zoology, nonfiction, published-2013, autumn-2013, sciences, dog-steals-the-show Read on November 26, 2013 NetGalley: Ashby-BP PublishingIndependent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Members' Titles The strapline: When you talk to a dog, does the dog talk back?Fab...
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