The Genius of Birds

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An award-winning science author tours the globe to reveal what makes birds able to such peculiar feats of mental prowess
 
Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In step with revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed writer Jennifer Ackerman explores their newly came upon brilliance and the way it came about.

As she travels around the globe to the most state of the art frontiers of research, Ackerman not only tells the story of the recently uncovered genius of birds but also delves deeply into the recent 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.

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