{"product_id":"the-parrots-lament-and-other-true-tales-of-animal-intrigue-intelligence-and-ingenuity-paperback","title":"The Parrot's Lament: And Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEugene Linden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gorilla shrewdly sells back a missing key chain to the highest bidder. An orangutan picks a lock to let himself out of his zoo enclosure and two elephants adopt a tag-team strategy to keep their handlers from putting them back into theirs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Parrot's Lament\u003c\/i\u003e, noted environmentalist Eugene Linden offers more than one hundred true anecdotes about animal acts of cooperation, heroism, escape--even tales of deception or manipulation of human beings. Drawing on the first-person experiences of veterinarians, field biologists, researchers, and trainers, Linden has compiled a warmly entertaining and powerfully persuasive argument for animal consciousness that, while not human, far exceeds what humans usually grant animals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScientifically sound and emotionally compelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Parrot's Lament \u003c\/i\u003econtains remarkable stories that are sure to resonate with animal lovers, turning skeptics everywhere into believers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugene Linden\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Parrot's Lament, The Future in Plain Sight, Silent Partners\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books on animals and the environment. He has consulted for the U.S. State Department, the UN Development Program, and he is a widely traveled speaker and lecturer. Yale University named Linden a Poynter Fellow in recognition of his writing on the environment. He lives in Nyack, New York, and Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.01 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53448993866035,"sku":"9780452280687","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/h7bNrk8roH9780452280687.webp?v=1782969019","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-parrots-lament-and-other-true-tales-of-animal-intrigue-intelligence-and-ingenuity-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}