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The Genius of Birds
by Ackerman, Jennifer
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition
- ISBN 10
- 192510687X
- ISBN 13
- 9781925106879
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Scribe Publications, Melbourne, 2016. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 340 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. In fine unread condition. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. For decades, people have written off birds as largely witless, driven by instinct and capable of only the simplest mental processes. But this just isn't true.In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence and social smarts. They make complex navigational decisions, sing in regional accents, and use tools. They deceive and manipulate. They eavesdrop. They kiss to console one another. They share. They give gifts. They teach. They blackmail their parents. They summon witnesses to the death of a peer. They may even grieve . . . And they do it all with brains so tiny each would fit inside a walnut. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores the newly discovered brilliance of birds. As she travels around the world, bringing together the latest science from lab and field, she reveals the intelligent bird behaviour that we can see in our own backyards, at birdfeeders, in parks, in city streets, and in country skies, if only we care to look. And in doing so, she reveals what a bird's intelligence may have to say about our own. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Animals & Birds; Biology; Birds; Australia; Modern; Science & Technology. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781925106879. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10036. . 9781925106879
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10036
- Title
- The Genius of Birds
- Author
- Ackerman, Jennifer
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 192510687X
- ISBN 13
- 9781925106879
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- BZDB137 birds, biology, instincts, behaviour, intelligence, science Animals & Birds; Biology; Birds; Australia; Modern; Science & Technology. Unbranded EAN: 9781925106879 Ackerman, Jennifer The Genius of Birds
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