the genius of birds by jennifer ackerman

The Genius of Birds richly celebrates the triumphs of these surprising and fiercely intelligent creatures.

Ackerman delivers an extraordinary story that will both give readers a new appreciation for the exceptional talents of birds and let them discover what birds can reveal about our changing world.

Beyond highlighting how birds use their unique genius in technical ways, Ackerman points out the impressive social smarts of birds. As she travels around the world to the most cutting-edge frontiers of research- the distant laboratories of Barbados, the bowerbird habitats of Australia, and the ravaged mid-Atlantic coast after Hurricane Sandy-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 revolutionizing our view of what it means to be intelligent. Jennifer Ackerman The Genius of Birds Hardcover Illustrated, 12 April 2016 by Jennifer Ackerman (Author) 1,971 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 3.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 15.99 5 Used from 15.99 Paperback 7.56 19 Used from 1.77 18 New from 3. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores the newly discovered brilliance of birds and how it came about. The Genius of Birds is an astonishing and delighting scientific research-based book in which the author tells us about the extraordinary qualities and features of the latest genera of birds and the book relates the intelligence of birds to humans in an impressive manner. Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Science, Nonfiction

The genius of birds by jennifer ackerman