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In this controversial culmination of a lifelong quest, Alexander F. Skutch, a well-known ornithologist who has studied birds for more than sixty years, makes a case for "believing that birds' mental capacities have been grossly underestimated". Lacking hard scientific proofs of what birds think and feel, we are left, Skutch argues, with inferences gleaned from observation of their behavior. His intimate, six-decade study of tropical and north temperate birds and his wide survey of the literature inform this remarkable review of the psychic life of birds. Although varying widely by species, many birds have a striking ability to recognize as individuals not only other birds of their own kind (which all look alike to humans), but also familiar humans, even after a long absence. They have good memories and give indications of forethought. Only humans take more elaborate care of their offspring than most birds do, and few animals of any kind live in such closely united families as those of cooperatively breeding birds, which carefully avoid incest. The diverse play of birds suggests their capacity for enjoyment. They can be taught to count up to eight, and some are known to use tools. The tastefully adorned constructions of bower birds and the songs of many other species also point strongly to an aesthetic sense. The journeys of migrants between known breeding and wintering territories separated by thousands of miles speak of memory and navigational skills that baffle human observers. Birders and behaviorist ornithologists alike will find Skutch's work provocative and rewarding - no more easily dismissed than the apparently purposeful behavior of the birds he describes. A timely and usefulcontribution to the debate on animal intelligence, this book offers - with precision, force, clarity, and a wide range of examples - a challenge to the long-standing mechanistic view of nonhuman life.
Detalles
- Título The Minds of Birds
- Autor Alexander F. Skutch
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición First Edition
- Páginas 200
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Texas A&M University Press, College Station
- Fecha de publicación 1996
- Ilustrado Sí
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780890966716 / 0890966710
- Peso 1.16 libras (0.53 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.34 x 6.38 x 0.8 pulgadas (23.72 x 16.21 x 2.03 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Animal intelligence, Birds - Behavior
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 95004645
- Dewey Decimal Code 598.251
Reseñas en medios
Citas
- Library Journal, 12/01/1995, Page 151
- LJ Best Sci-Tech Books, 01/01/1997, Page 50
- New York Times, 06/30/1996, Page 24
- NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 01/01/1996, Page 89
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