Jennifer Ackerman

The Genius of Birds

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Produktbeschreibung

An award-winning science writer tours the globe to reveal what makes birds capable of such extraordinary feats of mental prowess Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. According to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores their newly discovered brilliance and how it came about. As she travels around the world to the most cutting-edge frontiers of research, Ackerman not only tells the story of the recently uncovered genius of birds but also delves deeply into the latest findings about the bird brain itself that are shifting our view of what it means to be intelligent. At once personal yet scientific, richly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds celebrates the triumphs of these surprising and fiercely intelligent creatures. Ackerman is also the author of Birds by the Shore: Observing the Natural Life of the Atlantic Coast.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: PENGUIN PR
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 592g
• ISBN-13: 9781594205217
• ISBN-10: 1594205213
• Artikelnr.: 43425437

Autorenporträt

Jennifer Ackerman

Rezensionen

This book is a delight . . . Like a brainy corvid, we can learn much from this book . . . Ackerman has a florid turn of phrase, and she revels in it . . . There is another world of intelligence out there, and this is a great introduction to it. The Guardian