Dorothy Cheney
The primatologist who, with Robert Seyfarth, played monkey calls from hidden speakers to learn what they mean.
Books
- How Monkeys See the World1990
Written with Robert Seyfarth, the story of the vervet years in Amboseli and what the calls reveal about a monkey's mind.
Baboon Metaphysics2007Written with Robert Seyfarth, on the baboons of Botswana's Okavango Delta and the social mind behind their calls.
Mentioned in
In praise of asking, part one
Answers got cheap, so where does a good question come from? The story starts with a parrot asking “What’s that?” in front of a mirror, and goes on to silent classrooms and an AI that never needs anything.