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books about animal cognition/intelligence

science-y books that highlight different aspects of non-human intelligence, perception, behavior and cognition! mainly highlighting ethology and neurobiology research that i find super cool!

Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness

Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

human inquiry into nature

The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Birding to Change the World: A Memoir

The Feminist Bird Club's Birding for a Better World: A Guide to Finding Joy and Community in Nature

Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World

The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Birding to Change the World: A Memoir

Animal Nonfiction 🐾

Nonfiction books to understand our fellow animals and, through them, ourselves

Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures

A Year with the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea's Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures

Among Tigers: Fighting to Bring Back Asia's Big Cats

Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures

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