This manual provides comprehensive information for the Animals at Play: Rules of the Game, a publication by Marc Bekoff, released on September 28, 2008. This book explores the fascinating world of animal behavior, detailing how various species engage in play, learn social rules, and communicate during these interactions. Through engaging descriptions and illustrations, it offers insights into cooperation, fairness, and conflict resolution within animal communities, making it an entertaining and informative resource for understanding animal social dynamics.
The purpose of this manual is to serve as a guide for readers interested in the scientific observation of animal play. It covers key aspects of animal behavior, including the nuances of playful interactions, the establishment of rules, and the management of aggression. The content is designed to be accessible, explaining complex behaviors with simple language and vivid imagery, thereby enhancing the reader's understanding of how animals, much like humans, interact and learn through fun and games.
What can we learn from watching animals play? Dogs chase each other and wrestle. Cats pounce and bite. These animals may look like they are fighting, but if you pay close attention- as world-renowned biologist Marc Bekoff does-you can see they are playing and learning the rules of their games. In Animals at Play, Bekoff shows us how animals behave when they play, with full-color illustrations showing animals in action and having fun-from squirrels climbing up a tree to polar bears somersaulting in the snow.
Bekoff emphasizes how animals communicate, cooperate and learn to play fair and what happens when they break the rules. He uses lively illustrations and simple explanations of what it means when a sea lion swims with kelp in its mouth or when two dogs bow to each other. Bekoff also describes what happens when animals become too aggressive and how they apologize, forgive and learn to trust one another. This entertaining and informative book will delight every child and show readers how animals-and humans-interact when they are having fun.
Author: Bekoff, Marc
Publisher: Temple University Press
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Animals at Play: Rules of the Game
Pages: 00032 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2008-09-28
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781592135523
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction : General
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction : Animals - General
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction : Animals - Animal Welfare
What can we learn from watching animals play? Dogs chase each other and wrestle. Cats pounce and bite. These animals may look like they are fighting, but if you pay close attention- as world-renowned biologist Marc Bekoff does-you can see they are playing and learning the rules of their games. In Animals at Play, Bekoff shows us how animals behave when they play, with full-color illustrations showing animals in action and having fun-from squirrels climbing up a tree to polar bears somersaulting in the snow.
Bekoff emphasizes how animals communicate, cooperate and learn to play fair and what happens when they break the rules. He uses lively illustrations and simple explanations of what it means when a sea lion swims with kelp in its mouth or when two dogs bow to each other. Bekoff also describes what happens when animals become too aggressive and how they apologize, forgive and learn to trust one another. This entertaining and informative book will delight every child and show readers how animals-and humans-interact when they are having fun.
Author: Bekoff, Marc
Publisher: Temple University Press
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Animals at Play: Rules of the Game
Pages: 00032 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2008-09-28
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781592135523
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction : General
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction : Animals - General
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction : Animals - Animal Welfare
