{"product_id":"the-parrots-lament-and-other-true-tales-of-animal-intrigue-intelligence-and-ingenuity-9780452280687","title":"The Parrot's Lament: And Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity","description":"A 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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eugene Linden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.35w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452280687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/17\/2000 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43752941092979,"sku":"9.78045E+12","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9dab03a1-92ed-483d-b5d8-684b21652340.jpg?v=1756554195","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-parrots-lament-and-other-true-tales-of-animal-intrigue-intelligence-and-ingenuity-9780452280687","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}