![]() ![]() The book is a New York Times Best Seller and was named one of the 10 best nonfiction books of 2016 by The Wall Street Journal. Ackerman goes in depth to highlight scientific studies that uncover behavior such as tool usage, speaking in regional accents, navigation and theory of mind. ![]() They are capable of abstract thinking, problem solving, recognizing faces, gift giving, sharing, grieving, and meaningful communication with humans. Much like humans, birds have enormous brains relative to the rest of their bodies.Īckerman highlights the complex social structures of avian society. ![]() 1 In that book, Ackerman posits that, contrary to popular metaphors such as 'bird brained,' birds are actually quite intelligent and think in complex ways. New research suggests that some birds, such as those in the family corvidae, can rival primates and even humans in forms of intelligence. Jennifer Ackerman (born 1959) is an American author known for her ornithology books, including the bestselling book The Genius of Birds. Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. The book explores birds as thinkers (contrary to the cliché " bird brain") in the context of observed behavior in the wild and brings to it the scientific findings from lab and field research. THE GENIUS OF BIRDS (BAJO PEDIDO), ACKERMAN, JENNIFER, 20,50. A New York Times national bestseller in both hardcover and paperback, The Genius of Birds has been published in twenty-five languages. The Genius of Birds highlights new findings and discoveries in the field of bird intelligence. The Genius of Birds is a 2016 book by nature writer Jennifer Ackerman. ![]()
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