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Author Ackerman, Jennifer, 1959- author.

Title The genius of birds / Jennifer Ackerman ; illustrations by John Burgoyne.

Publication Info. New York : Penguin Press, 2016.
©2016

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  598 ACKERMAN    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  598 ACKERMAN    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  598 ACKERMAN    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  598 ACKERMAN    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  598 ACKERMAN    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  598 ACK    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  598 ACKERMAN    DUE 04-02-24
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  598 ACK    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  598 AC57    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  598 ACKERMAN    Check Shelf

Description 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary "Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains are packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores the newly discovered brilliance of birds and how it came about."--provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-327) and index.
Contents Introduction: The genius of birds -- From dodo to crow : taking the measure of a bird mind -- The bird way : the avian brain revisited -- Boffins : technical wizardry -- Twitter : social savvy -- Four hundred tongues : vocal virtuosity -- The bird artist : aesthetic aptitude -- A mapping mind : spatial (and temporal) ingenuity -- Sparrowville : adaptive genius.
Subject Birds -- Behavior.
Birds -- Psychology.
Birds.
Animal intelligence.
Animal intelligence. (OCoLC)fst00809280
Birds. (OCoLC)fst00832970
Birds -- Behavior. (OCoLC)fst00832976
Birds -- Psychology. (OCoLC)fst00833054
Added Author Burgoyne, John (Illustrator), illustrator.
ISBN 9781594205217 (hardcover)
1594205213 (hardcover)
9780399563126 (paperback)
0399563121 (paperback)
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