Animal Mind
, by Pitt, Frances- ISBN: 9781406796742 | 1406796743
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/30/2006
Originally published in 1927, 'this book is not a dissertation on psychology or mind in general, but is a collection of notes and observations on animal behaviour, mainly that of wild animals, intended rather for the general reader than the scientific student, yet, the writer hopes, of value to the latter, as it is written chiefly from original observation.' Contents Include: Introduction - Intelligence - Temperament and Personality - Fun and Mischief - Revenge - Revenge - Rage - Destruction of Young by the Mother - Instinct - Migration - The Homing "Instinct" - The Broken Wing Trick - Territory - The Storing Habit - Nest-Building - The Mind of the Hunter - The Horse - Flock and Herd Movements - Courtship and Mating - The Social Animal - Tameness, Wildness and Fear of Man - Conclusion