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The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
Riverhead
April 2014
On Sale: March 20, 2014
270 pages
ISBN: 1594486352
EAN: 9781594486357
Kindle: B00DMCVZHK
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
An entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds,
illuminating their surprising world—and deep connection with
humanity. Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence
is dramatically different from our own and has been little
understood. As scientists come to understand more about the
secrets of bird life, they are unlocking fascinating
insights into memory, 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 albatross, and other
mysteries—revealing why birds do what they do, and offering
a glimpse into our own nature. Noah Strycker is a birder and naturalist who has traveled
the world in pursuit of his flighty subjects. Drawing deep
from personal experience, cutting-edge science, and colorful
history, he spins captivating stories about the birds in our
midst and reveals 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. Beautiful and wise, funny and insightful, The Thing with
Feathers is a gripping and enlightening journey into the
lives of birds.
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