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Author : John Farndon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910684542
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (845 download)
Download or read book Smart Animals - Brilliant Birds written by John Farndon and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Isabel Thomas
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 1410946789
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Brilliant Birds written by Isabel Thomas and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2013 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes a look at brilliant birds, including eagles, hummingbirds, and crows.
Author : Jennifer Ackerman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399563121
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)
Download or read book The Genius of Birds written by Jennifer Ackerman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of ‘bird brains,’ [Ackerman] shows them to be uniquely impressive machines . . .” —New York Times Book Review “A lyrical testimony to the wonders of avian intelligence.” —Scientific American An award-winning science writer tours the globe to reveal what makes birds capable of such extraordinary feats of mental prowess Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. According to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores their newly discovered brilliance and how it came about. As she travels around the world to the most cutting-edge frontiers of research, Ackerman not only tells the story of the recently uncovered genius of birds but also delves deeply into the latest findings about the bird brain itself that are shifting our view of what it means to be intelligent. At once personal yet scientific, richly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds celebrates the triumphs of these surprising and fiercely intelligent creatures. Ackerman is also the author of Birds by the Shore: Observing the Natural Life of the Atlantic Coast.
Author : Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1617145017
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (171 download)
Download or read book Brilliant Birds written by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the different ways in which children care for birds as pets and includes a brief story about Kim's attempts to teach her bird, Ty, to say hello. This title includes a Fun Facts page and a Glossary.
Author : Frans de Waal
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393246191
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? written by Frans de Waal and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller: "A passionate and convincing case for the sophistication of nonhuman minds." —Alison Gopnik, The Atlantic Hailed as a classic, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? explores the oddities and complexities of animal cognition—in crows, dolphins, parrots, sheep, wasps, bats, chimpanzees, and bonobos—to reveal how smart animals really are, and how we’ve underestimated their abilities for too long. Did you know that octopuses use coconut shells as tools, that elephants classify humans by gender and language, and that there is a young male chimpanzee at Kyoto University whose flash memory puts that of humans to shame? Fascinating, entertaining, and deeply informed, de Waal’s landmark work will convince you to rethink everything you thought you knew about animal—and human—intelligence.
Author : J.G Mallard
Publisher : Badger Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784648752
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (846 download)
Download or read book Brilliant Birds written by J.G Mallard and published by Badger Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know which is the smallest bird in the world? Or how long it takes to boil an ostrich egg? Find out the answers, and lots more amazing facts, in this book. Whether your reluctant readers want to know about famous historical events, comic heroes, deadly plagues and animals, the wonders of space or mountain exploration, there is something in this set to cater for them! With a reading age of 8-8.5, and full of features to make reading more inviting for reluctant or struggling readers, these books are perfect to ignite an interest for a new subject, whilst simultaneously developing a sense of achievement and progress in the act of reading.
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Publisher : QED Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781784936112
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (361 download)
Download or read book Brilliant Birds written by and published by QED Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-21 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Exquisite, detailed artwork * Converation piece with which adults can engage young children * Fun, un conventional groupings to spark the imagination A large-format, illustrated collection of beautiful birds. An amazing collection of more than 300 of the most colourful, beautiful and bizzare birds on earth. From novel nesters to soaring sensations, birds from around the globe are grouped to show off the features that make them special. There is so much to look at and discuss in this collection of feathered wonders. A great present for bird lovers, young and old.
Author : Jo Wimpenny
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472966937
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)
Download or read book Aesop’s Animals written by Jo Wimpenny and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop's Fables are still passed on from parent to child, and are embedded in our collective consciousness. The morals we have learned from these tales continue to inform our judgements, but have the stories also informed how we regard their animal protagonists? If so, is there any truth behind the stereotypes? Are wolves deceptive villains? Are crows insightful geniuses? And could a tortoise really beat a hare in a race? In Aesop's Animals, zoologist Jo Wimpenny turns a critical eye to the fables to discover whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of the animal kingdom. She brings the tales into the twenty-first century, introducing the latest findings on some of the most fascinating branches of ethological research – the study of why animals do the things they do. In each chapter she interrogates a classic fable and a different topic – future planning, tool use, self-recognition, cooperation and deception – concluding with a verdict on the veracity of each fable's portrayal from a scientific perspective. By sifting fact from fiction in one of the most beloved texts of our culture, Aesop's Animals explores and challenges our preconceived notions about animals, the way they behave, and the roles we both play in our shared world.
Author : John Marzluff
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439198748
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Gifts of the Crow written by John Marzluff and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers insight into crows' ability to make tools and respond to environmental challenges, explaining how they engage in human-like behaviors, from giving gifts and seeking revenge to playing and experiencing dreams.
Author : Nathan Emery
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691165173
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)
Download or read book Bird Brain written by Nathan Emery and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book was conceived, designed and produced by Ivy Press"--Title page verso.
Author : Gregory Benford
Publisher : Tor Science Fiction
ISBN 13 : 1250756464
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Bowl of Heaven and Shipstar written by Gregory Benford and published by Tor Science Fiction. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bowl of Heaven and Shipstar collects two novels from science fiction masters Larry Niven (Ringworld) and Gregory Benford (Timescape) that weave a thrilling intersteller odyssey in the not-too-distant future. “If you like hard SF with mind-stretching ideas—both physical and psychological—then you definitely want to read this book.” —Analog on the New York Times bestseller Bowl of Heaven A human expedition to colonize another star system is jeopardized by an encounter with an astonishingly immense artifact in interstellar space: a bowl-shaped structure cupping a star, with a habitable area equivalent to many millions of Earths. And which, tantalizingly, is on a direct path heading toward the same system. Investigating the Bowl, or Shipstar, the human explorers are separated—one group captured by the gigantic structure’s alien inhabitants, the other pursued across its strange and dangerous landscape—while the mystery of the Shipstar’s origins and purpose propel the human voyagers toward discoveries that transform their understanding of their place in the universe. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Paul Shepard
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820342343
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Thinking Animals written by Paul Shepard and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world increasingly dominated by human beings, the survival of other species becomes more and more questionable. In this brilliant book, Paul Shepard offers a provocative alternative to an "us or them" mentality, proposing that other species are integral to humanity's evolution and exist at the core of our imagination. This trait, he argues, compels us to think of animals in order to be human. Without other living species by which to measure ourselves, Shepard warns, we would be less mature, care less for and be more careless of all life, including our own kind.
Author : Betsy Rathburn
Publisher : Bellwether Media
ISBN 13 : 1648346944
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (483 download)
Download or read book Brilliant Birds written by Betsy Rathburn and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is full of beautiful bird species! This low-level title helps young readers explore birds on every continent, including body parts, behaviors, and more. Narrative nonfiction text combines with bright illustrations to explore different kinds of birds, while a sidebar summarizes important information and questions encourage readers to think about what they have read. This engaging book is a brilliant choice for budding bird enthusiasts!
Author : Pamela S. Turner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781328967169
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Crow Smarts written by Pamela S. Turner and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's no longer an insult to be called "bird-brained." Scientists have discovered the New Caledonian crows deserve a spot alongside dolphins, monkeys, and chimpanzees in the ranks of super-smart animals. Yet even within this elite crowd, New Caledonian crows are special. These birds not only use tools, but manufacture a whole crow toolkit. And their puzzle-solving abilities invite the question: Is a crow smarter than a second-grader? Join the crow scientist team as they investigate the mysteries of crow smarts.
Author : Tim Birkhead
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 140883054X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Bird Sense written by Tim Birkhead and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it like to be a swift, flying at over one hundred kilometres an hour? Or a kiwi, plodding flightlessly among the humid undergrowth in the pitch dark of a New Zealand night? And what is going on inside the head of a nightingale as it sings, and how does its brain improvise?Bird Sense addresses questions like these and many more, by describing the senses of birds that enable them to interpret their environment and to interact with each other. Our affinity for birds is often said to be the result of shared senses - vision and hearing - but how exactly do their senses compare with our own? And what about a birds' sense of taste, or smell, or touch or the ability to detect the earth's magnetic field? Or the extraordinary ability of desert birds to detect rain hundreds of kilometres away - how do they do it?Bird Sense is based on a conviction that we have consistently underestimated what goes on in a bird's head. Our understanding of bird behaviour is simultaneously informed and constrained by the way we watch and study them. By drawing attention to the way these frameworks both facilitate and inhibit discovery, it identifies ways we can escape from them to seek new horizons in bird behaviour.There has never been a popular book about the senses of birds. No one has previously looked at how birds interpret the world or the way the behaviour of birds is shaped by their senses. A lifetime spent studying birds has provided Tim Birkhead with a wealth of observation and an understanding of birds and their behaviour that is firmly grounded in science.
Author : Alan Bond
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022624878X
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)
Download or read book Thinking Like a Parrot written by Alan Bond and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People form enduring emotional bonds with other animal species, such as dogs, cats, and horses. For the most part, these are domesticated animals, with one notable exception: many people form close and supportive relationships with parrots, even though these amusing and curious birds remain thoroughly wild creatures. What enables this unique group of animals to form social bonds with people, and what does this mean for their survival? In Thinking like a Parrot, Alan B. Bond and Judy Diamond look beyond much of the standard work on captive parrots to the mischievous, inquisitive, and astonishingly vocal parrots of the wild. Focusing on the psychology and ecology of wild parrots, Bond and Diamond document their distinctive social behavior, sophisticated cognition, and extraordinary vocal abilities. Also included are short vignettes—field notes on the natural history and behavior of both rare and widely distributed species, from the neotropical crimson-fronted parakeet to New Zealand’s flightless, ground-dwelling kākāpō. This composite approach makes clear that the behavior of captive parrots is grounded in the birds’ wild ecology and evolution, revealing that parrots’ ability to bond with people is an evolutionary accident, a by-product of the intense sociality and flexible behavior that characterize their lives. Despite their adaptability and intelligence, however, nearly all large parrot species are rare, threatened, or endangered. To successfully manage and restore these wild populations, Bond and Diamond argue, we must develop a fuller understanding of their biology and the complex set of ecological and behavioral traits that has led to their vulnerability. Spanning the global distribution of parrot species, Thinking like a Parrot is rich with surprising insights into parrot intelligence, flexibility, and—even in the face of threats—resilience.
Author : Gisela Kaplan
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486300200
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)
Download or read book Bird Minds written by Gisela Kaplan and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. She describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Many Australian birds cooperate and defend each other, and exceptional ones go fishing by throwing breadcrumbs in the water, extract poisonous parts from prey and use tools to crack open eggshells and mussels. The author brings together evidence of many such cognitive abilities, suggesting plausible reasons for their appearance in Australian birds. Bird Minds is the first attempt to shine a critical and scientific light on the cognitive behaviour of Australian land birds. In this fascinating volume, the author also presents recent changes in our understanding of the avian brain and links these to life histories and longevity. Following on from Gisela’s well-received books on the Australian Magpie and the Tawny Frogmouth, as well as two earlier titles on birds, Bird Minds contends that the unique and often difficult conditions of Australia's environment have been crucial for the evolution of unusual complexities in avian cognition and behaviour.
