TY - BOOK AU - Gibeault,Stephanie AU - Sinquett,Jaclyn TI - Calculating chimpanzees, brainy bees, and other animals with mind-blowing mathematical abilities T2 - Extraordinary animals SN - 9781536230017 PY - 2024/// CY - Somerville, Massachusetts PB - MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press KW - Number concept in animals KW - Juvenile literature KW - Cognition in animals KW - Animal behavior KW - Animal intelligence KW - Mathematics KW - Psychological aspects KW - Illustrated works KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-80) and index; Chapter 1: Fish figures -- Chapter 2: Counting calls -- Chapter 3: Bird brains -- Chapter 4: Ape addition -- Chapter 5: Insect integers N2 - Animals know a lot more about numbers than you might think. Guppies can tell large numbers from small ones, hyenas can count, and chimpanzees can use Arabic numerals! Readers will get to know these extraordinary animals and more--and how scientists study their number sense. Each chapter wraps up with an interview with a researcher and a hands-on activity that give readers the chance to challenge their own math skills. Illustrations brimming with personality, along with colorful photos, sidebars, and splashy facts, make for an entertaining delve into these fascinating studies in this second book in the Extraordinary Animals series. A bibliography as well as an "Add to Your Knowledge" section at the back encourage more discovery ER -