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1、BECOMINGATIGER-HowBabyAnimalsLearntoLiveintheWild-SUSANMcCARTHYForMarySusanKuhnWithlove,gratitude,andrespectContentsIntroduction:WhyLearning?vONEHowtoDoorKnowSomethingNew:WaysofLearning1TWOLearningtheBasics:HowtoCrawl,Walk,Climb,Swim,andFly31THREELearningYourSpecies
2、59FOURHowtoGetYourPointAcross:BeingVocal,BeingVerbal,andOtherwiseCommunicating91FIVEHowtoMakeaLiving141SIXHowNottoBeEaten183SEVENInvention,Innovation,andTools:HowtoDoSomethingNew,PossiblywithaStick209EIGHTHowtoGetCultured245NINEParentingandTeaching:HowtoPassItOn273T
3、ENWhatLearningTellsUsAboutIntelligence311Conclusion:SecretsofaTiger’sSuccess347Notes351Bibliography375Acknowledgments399Index401AbouttheAuthorPraiseOtherBooksbySusanMcCarthyCreditsCoverCopyrightAboutthePublisherIntroduction:WhyLearning?-SOMEHOWAFUZZY,STUMBLINGtigerk
4、ittenbecomesamon-strouslyefficientkiller.Somehowabig-footedfoolofaravenfledglingbecomesanaerialacrobatandamasterfulsurvivorinthenorthwoods.Somehowawide-eyedspindle-limbedsquirrelmonkeyinfantbecomesawilyadultwhoeatsawholesomecaterpillarandavoidsapoisonousone.Somehowa
5、pandafindslove,aspear-nosedbatjoinsasorority,andabearwhosuccessfullyholdsaterritorypassesherhard-wongainsontoherignorantcubs.Howdobabyanimalsbecomecompetentadults?Whilepartoftheansweristhatcubsandkittensandchicksmatureandcomeintotheirpow-ers,anotherpartisthattheylea
6、rnwhattheycandoandhowtodoit.Learningistheultimatecombinationofnatureandnurture,inwhichagrowinganimalappliesitspowersofintelligence,curiosity,perception,andmemorytotheworldaroundit,againandagain,andendsupwithknowledgeandskillsitdidnothavebefore.Nonewbornanimalisablan
7、kslateandnonewbornanimalhasacompleteinstructionmanual.Learningandintelligenceareconnected,butarenotthesamething.Weoftenaskquestionslike“Howintelligentisachimpanzee?”“Howsmartarepigs?”or“Howdumbismysister’scat?”Thisbooklooksinsteadatwhatachimpanzee,apig,oracatcanlear
8、n.Thiskindofinquiryacknowledgeschange,examinestheinterplaybetweennatureandnurture,andlendsitselftonarrative.Intheend,itisasneakywayofstart
