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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE GENIUS OF BIRDS...

An award-winning science writer tours the globe to reveal what makes birds capable of such
extraordinary feats of mental prowess    Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures.
According to revolutionary new research  some birds rival primates and even humans in their
remarkable forms of intelligence. In The Genius of Birds   acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman
explores their newly discovered brilliance and how it came about.   As she travels around the
world to the most cutting-edge frontiers of research  Ackerman not only tells the story of the
recently uncovered genius of birds but also delves deeply into the latest 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.  Ackerman is
also the author of Birds by the Shore: Observing the Natural Life of the Atlantic Coast.

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