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The Genius Of Birds
[Paperback - 2017]
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Category: Science
Sub-category: Life Sciences
Additional Category: Biography & Autobiography - Others - Nature
Publisher: Penguin Books | ISBN: 9780399563126 | Pages: 352
Shipping Weight: .283 | Dimensions: 5.4 x .71 x 8.3 inches

“Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of ‘bird brains,’ [Ackerman] shows them to be uniquely impressive machines . . .” New York Times Book Review 

“A lyrical testimony to the wonders of avian intelligence.” Scientific American

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. 

Jennifer Ackerman has been writing about science and nature for three decades. She is the author of eight books, including theNew York Timesbestseller,The Genius of Birds, which has been translated into more than twenty languages. Her articles and essays have appeared inScientific American,National Geographic,The New York Times, and many other publications. Ackerman is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship in Nonfiction, a Bunting Fellowship, and a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Her articles and essays have been included in several anthologies, among themBest American Science Writing,The Nature Reader, andBest Nature Writing.

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