Becoming a Tiger

How Baby Animals Learn to Live in the Wild

By: Susan McCarthy

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Paperback | 18 May 2021

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From the co–author of the New York Times bestseller When Elephants Weep comes a book that uses true stories backed by scientific research to explore the way young animals discover their worlds and learn how to survive.

How does a baby animal figure out how to get around in the world How much of what animals know is instinctive, and how much must they learn

In Becoming a Tiger, bestselling author Susan McCarthy addresses these intriguing matters, presenting fascinating and funny examples of animal behaviour in the laboratory and in the wild. McCarthy shows us how baby animals transform themselves from clueless kittens, clumsy cubs, or scrawny chicks into efficient predators, successful foragers, or deft nest–builders. From geese to mice, dolphins to orang–utans, bats to (of course) tigers, McCarthy's warm, amusing, and insightful examinations of animal life and developments provides a surprising window into the mental worlds of our fine fuzzy, furred, finned, and feathered friends.

oReaders will be fascinated by a close look at animal intelligence, learning, and family life.

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"BECOMING A TIGER takes a fascinating area of exploration ... and brings it to life in all its richness."--Dawn Prince-Hughes, Ph.D., author of Gorillas Among Us: A Primate Ethnographer's Book of Days and Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism

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Non-Fiction Nature & The Natural World Wildlife in General Psychology Child & Developmental Psychology Domestic Animals & Pets Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning The Environment Applied Ecology Science Biology, Life Sciences Zoology & Animal Sciences

Animal Behaviour

Introduction: Why Learning?	p. ix
How to Do or Know Something New: Ways of Learning	p. 1
Learning the Basics: How to Crawl, Walk, Climb, Swim, and Fly	p. 31
Learning Your Species	p. 59
How to Get Your Point Across: Being Vocal, Being Verbal, and Otherwise Communicating	p. 91
How to Make a Living	p. 141
How Not to Be Eaten	p. 183
Invention, Innovation, and Tools: How to Do Something New, Possibly with a Stick	p. 209
How to Get Cultured	p. 245
Parenting and Teaching: How to Pass It On	p. 273
What Learning Tells Us About Intelligence	p. 311
Conclusion: Secrets of a Tiger's Success	p. 347
Notes	p. 351
Bibliography	p. 375
Acknowledgments	p. 399
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How Baby Animals Learn to Live in the Wild

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