"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 ...
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"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."--Provided by publisher.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Very Good jacket. Hardcover with very good dust-jacket. Former owner's blindstamp on front fly-leaf. Otherwise, clean and solid. Ships from a smoke-free home.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Size: 4to-over 9.75"-12" tall; First edition, first printing hardcover in black paper covered boards with gilt spine title, sharp tips and spine ends, flawless 134 p. profusely color photo illustrated glossy text, no names, tears, soil, defects inside. Unclipped white background dust jacket has two issues. It features an attractive close up of a crow, no tears or chips, but a small 1" x 6/8" inch tan discoloration at upper fore edge of frt board. Rear dj has a color photo of three Magpies in flight that has a couple of dented only (no color loss) lines on the rear panel photo only (not the new mylar the jacket is in).