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The thing with feathers: the surprising lives of birds, and what they reveal about being human

Name: The thing with feathers: the surprising lives of birds, and what they reveal about being human
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ISBN: 9780698152731

Strycker, Noah K

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Explores "the lives of birds, illuminating their surprising world and deep connection with humanity"--;Body. Fly away home : how pigeons get around ; Spontaneous order : the curious magnetism of starling flocks ; The buzzard's nostril : sniffing out a turkey vulture's talents ; Snow flurries : owls, invasions, and wanderlust ; Hummingbird wars : implications of flight in the fast land -- Mind. Fight or flights : what penguins are afraid of ; Beat generation : dancing parrots and our strange love of music ; Seeing red : when the pecking order breaks down ; Cache memory : how nutcrackers hoard information -- Spirit. Magpie in the mirror ; reflections on avian self-awareness ; Arts and craftiness : the aesthetics of bowerbird seduction ; Fairy helpers : when cooperation is just a game ; Wandering hearts : the tricky question of albatross love.

Request Code : ZLIBIO2774059

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Year:

2014

Publisher:

Penguin Group;Riverhead Books

Language:

English

Pages:

(xiv, 288 pages) : illustrations

ISBN 10:

0698152735