{"product_id":"the-genius-of-birds-jennifer-ackerman-9781925106879","title":"The Genius of Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eElegantly blending science and travelogue, Ackerman's extraordinary story provides a new appreciation for the talents of birds and what birds can reveal about our changing world.  Incredibly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds richly celebrates the triumphs of these surprising creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 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.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eElegantly blending science and travelogue, Ackerman's extraordinary story provides a new appreciation for the talents of birds and what birds can reveal about our changing world.  Incredibly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds richly celebrates the triumphs of these surprising creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e' A  gloriously provocative and highly entertaining book. Jennifer Ackerman provides a masterly survey of research in the last two decades that has produced a revolution in our understanding of bird cognition. The Genius of Birds  is  important not only for what it says about birds, but also about the human ingenuity entailed in unraveling the mysteries of the avian brain. It is at once a book of knowledge but also a work of wonder and an affirmation of the astonishing complexity of our world.'\n\u003cbr\u003e-Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of 'bird brains,'  Ackerman  shows them to be uniquely impressive machines.'\n\u003cbr\u003e-New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Jennifer Ackerman's book is ... very important. Her engaging survey of recent findings about bird acumen delivers so many surprises it ends up a revelation.'\n\u003cbr\u003e-Tim Low, author of Where Song Began\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jennifer Ackerman","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43176051048691,"sku":"9781925106879","price":37.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781925106879.jpg?v=1662081210","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-genius-of-birds-jennifer-ackerman-9781925106879","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}