Savage Candace
Savage Candace - Bird Brains The Intelligence Of Crows Ravens Magpies And Jays - Paperback
Savage Candace - Bird Brains The Intelligence Of Crows Ravens Magpies And Jays - Paperback
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Description: Internationally celebrated nature writer Candace Savage presents the Corvid family surprisingly bright brassy and colorful birds in a remarkable collection of full - color close - up photographs by some of the world's best wildlife photographers. Birds have long been viewed as the archetypal featherbrains beautiful but dumb. But according to naturalist Candace Savage bird brain as a pejorative expression should be rendered obsolete by new research on the family of corvids: crows and their close relations. The ancients who regarded these remarkable birds as oracles bringers of wisdom or agents of vengeance were on the right track for corvids appear to have powers of abstraction memory and creativity that put them on a par with many mammals even higher primates. Bird Brains presents these bright brassy and surprisingly colorful birds in a remarkable collection of full - color close - up photographs by some two dozen of the world's best wildlife photographers. Savage's lively authoritative text describes the life and behavior of sixteen representative corvid species that inhabit North America and Europe. Drawing on recent research she describes birds that recognize each other as individuals call one another by name remember and relocate thousands of hidden food caches engage in true teamwork and purposeful play and generally exhibit an extraordinary degree of sophistication.
Title: Bird Brains The Intelligence Of Crows Ravens Magpies And Jays
Author(s): Savage Candace
Publisher: Greystone Books Canada
Barcode: 9781771644259
Pages: 152 Pages, Color And Black-And-White Photographs
Publication Date: 7/24/2018
Category: Wildlife: Birds & Birdwatching
Description: Internationally celebrated nature writer Candace Savage presents the Corvid family surprisingly bright brassy and colorful birds in a remarkable collection of full - color close - up photographs by some of the world's best wildlife photographers. Birds have long been viewed as the archetypal featherbrains beautiful but dumb. But according to naturalist Candace Savage bird brain as a pejorative expression should be rendered obsolete by new research on the family of corvids: crows and their close relations. The ancients who regarded these remarkable birds as oracles bringers of wisdom or agents of vengeance were on the right track for corvids appear to have powers of abstraction memory and creativity that put them on a par with many mammals even higher primates. Bird Brains presents these bright brassy and surprisingly colorful birds in a remarkable collection of full - color close - up photographs by some two dozen of the world's best wildlife photographers. Savage's lively authoritative text describes the life and behavior of sixteen representative corvid species that inhabit North America and Europe. Drawing on recent research she describes birds that recognize each other as individuals call one another by name remember and relocate thousands of hidden food caches engage in true teamwork and purposeful play and generally exhibit an extraordinary degree of sophistication.
Title: Bird Brains The Intelligence Of Crows Ravens Magpies And Jays
Author(s): Savage Candace
Publisher: Greystone Books Canada
Barcode: 9781771644259
Pages: 152 Pages, Color And Black-And-White Photographs
Publication Date: 7/24/2018
Category: Wildlife: Birds & Birdwatching
