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Indlæser... The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human (2014)af Noah Strycker
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Well written, compelling story telling. Heads and shoulders more accessible than most bird books. ( ) This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. In the introduction, Strycker sums up what the book is about. "This book may be about the bird world, but it's also about the human world. Birds can behave in curious, flashy, and startling ways, but they seek the same basic things we do: foods, shelter, territory, safety, companionship, a legacy."Each chapter examines a bird behavior (the ability of Clark's Nutcrackers to create mental maps, the monogamy of the albatross), and often relates this trait to human behaviors. While some may think this smacks of anthropomorphism, Strycker does an excellent job in examining the latest in ornithology and human neurology in order to ask whether some of our own behavior might be biological in origin. The study of birds will be fascinating to any birder, and the glimpse at human nature will interest any student of humanity. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself. The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, the lifelong loves of albatrosses, and other mysteries-revealing why birds do what they do, and offering a glimpse into our own nature. Drawing deep from personal experience, cutting-edge science, and colorful history, Noah Strycker spins captivating stories about the birds in our midst and shares the startlingly intimate coexistence of birds and humans. With humor, style, and grace, he shows how our view of the world is often, and remarkably, through the experience of birds. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)598.072Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Birds Education, research, related topics ResearchLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
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