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The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human book cover by Noah Strycker
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The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human

by Noah Strycker

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Paperback · 304 pages Penguin Publishing Group · 2015

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The Thing with Feathers

"[Strycker] thinks like a biologist but writes like a poet." -- Wall Street Journal

An entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds, illuminating their surprising world—and deep connection with humanity.

 
Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself.

The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, the lifelong loves of albatrosses, and other mysteries—revealing why birds do what they do, and offering a glimpse into our own nature.

Drawing deep from personal experience, cutting-edge science, and colorful history, Noah Strycker spins captivating stories about the birds in our midst and shares the startlingly intimate coexistence of birds and humans. With humor, style, and grace, he shows how our view of the world is often, and remarkably, through the experience of birds. You’ve never read a book about birds like this one.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Author
Noah Strycker
Format
Paperback
Published
Mar 3, 2015
ISBN-13
9781594633416
ISBN-10
159463341X
Pages
304
Carton quantity
60 copies
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