02163cam a2200385 i 4500 1164521764 TxAuBib 20161018120000.0 150722s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781594205217 hardcover 1594205213 hardcover (OCoLC)914290323 YDXCP eng rda YDXCP BTCTA BDX OCLCQ PX0 CLE CPL ZHB JNE CDX VP@ YAM OCLCF HFU TxAuBib rda Ackerman, Jennifer, 1959-, author. The genius of birds / Jennifer Ackerman ; illustrations by John Burgoyne. New York : Penguin Press, 2016. ℗2016. 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-327) and index. 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. "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. 20161018. Birds Behavior. Birds Psychology. Birds. Animal intelligence. Burgoyne, John, (Illustrator), illustrator. TXKIP