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Bird Brains - The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays (Paperback, New edition)
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Bird Brains - The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays (Paperback, New edition)
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Discovery Miles 4 660
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Internationally celebrated nature writer Candace Savage presents
the Corvid family- surprisingly bright, brassy, and colorful
birds-in a remarkable collection of full-color, close-up
photographs by some of the world's best wildlife photographers.
Birds have long been viewed as the archetypal
featherbrains-beautiful but dumb. But according to naturalist
Candace Savage, "bird brain," as a pejorative expression, should be
rendered obsolete by new research on the family of corvids: crows
and their close relations. The ancients who regarded these
remarkable birds as oracles, bringers of wisdom, or agents of
vengeance were on the right track, for corvids appear to have
powers of abstraction, memory, and creativity that put them on a
par with many mammals, even higher primates. Bird Brains presents
these bright, brassy, and surprisingly colorful birds in a
remarkable collection of full-color, close-up photographs by some
two dozen of the world's best wildlife photographers. Savage's
lively, authoritative text describes the life and behavior of
sixteen representative corvid species that inhabit North America
and Europe. Drawing on recent research, she describes birds that
recognize each other as individuals, call one another by "name,"
remember and relocate thousands of hidden food caches, engage in
true teamwork and purposeful play, and generally exhibit an
extraordinary degree of sophistication.
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