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Gifts Of The Crow: How Perception, Emotion, And Thought Allow Smart Birds To Behave Like Humans (2012)

by John M. Marzluff(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

143919873X (ISBN13: 9781439198735)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Simon & Schuster

review 1: Fascinating book about the intelligence, and even sense of humor, as well as many other traits of the class of birds known as corvids. The book alternates between very scientific explanations of the inner workings of brains and engaging anecdotal stories about these birds. I was amazed to read of the high level of intelligence, (com)passion, humor, and sociability of these birds. The book appears to be well-researched and is clearly written.
review 2: I'm fascinated by animals in general and crows in particular, and Marzluff and Angell - whom we're very lucky to have living and working among us here in Seattle - are really wonderful at bringing to light some of the incredibly intelligent and "human-like" (for lack of a better term) behaviors of corvids and givi... moreng some of the science and biology involved without just bogging you down in dry scientist-speak. To this layperson it seems like they've found a pretty good balance of science and compelling anecdotes to show just how remarkable these animals are.ALSO: I read the whole thing, only to find myself mentioned on the very last page and named in the acknowledgments (among dozens of others) for the album of songs about crows I released several years ago. This is a not-at-all-humble brag, but it's one of the coolest things that's ever happened to me, so I had to share. less

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