Cheney, Dorothy L.

Baboon metaphysics : the evolution of a social mind / Dorothy L. Cheney and Robert M. Seyfarth. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. - x, 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-328) and index.

1. The Evolution of Mind. - 2. The Primate Mind in Myth and Legend. - 3. Habitat, Infanticide, and Predation. - 4. Males: Competition, Infanticide, and Friendship. - 5. Females: Kinship, Rank, Competition, and Cooperation. - 6. Social Knowledge. - 7. The Social Intelligence Hypothesis. - 8. Theory of Mind. - 9. Self-Awareness and Consciousness. - 10. Communication. - 11. Precursors to Language. - 12. Baboon Metaphysics.

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Baboons--Behavior
Social behavior in animals
Cognition in animals

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