Jennifer Ackerman
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific exploration of owls, the most elusive group of birds, and an investigation into why these remarkable and yet mysterious animals exert such a hold on human imagination. For centuries, owls have captivated and intrigued us. Our fascination with these mysterious birds was first documented over 30,000 years ago, in the Chauvet cave paintings in...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
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...
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
Follows a typical day in the life of the human body, from the early morning awakening of the senses to the nighttime return to sleep and dreams, revealing the rhythmic cycles that shape and control the body, demonstrating the importance of synchronizing ones actions to these biological rhythms, and shedding new light on other mysteries of human life.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
""There is the mammal way and there is the bird way." This is one scientist's pithy distinction between mammal brains and bird brains: two ways to make a highly intelligent mind. But the bird way is much more than a unique pattern of brain wiring, and lately, scientists have taken a new look at bird behaviors they have, for years, dismissed as anomalies or mysteries. What they are finding is upending the traditional view of how birds conduct their...