The Dolphin in the Mirror: Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives, $11.16 (2011)

Diana Reiss  has spent 35 years studying dolphin communication and intelligence.   Her most notable experiment, from which the book gets it’s title, is watching how dolphins react to their own images in a mirror.   There is a large body of research in both human child development and animal behavior that shows how these experiments help understand what is intelligence and self-awareness.   Ms. Reiss’s work and book are significant contributions to our knowledge and appreciation of these highly intelligent creatures.