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| Genre/Form: | Case studies Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Esther Woolfson |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Esther Woolfson |
| ISBN: | 9781582434773 : 1582434778 |
| OCLC Number: | 251195168 |
| Notes: | Originally published: London : Granta Publications, c2008. |
| Description: | 337 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. 1. Beginnings. Before birds -- The doves -- Le jour de gloire -- Madame Chickeboumskaya -- pt. 2. Life with corvids. The hole in the kitchen wall -- The black airts -- Spike -- The pleasure of the bath -- If men had wings- -- A few ticks of the clock -- Conversations with a magpie on the nature of consciousness -- pt. 3. Bird seasons. Winter -- Spring in the House of Rooks -- Bird music -- Ravens -- Of flight and feathers -- Ziki. |
| Responsibility: | Esther Woolfson. |
Abstract:
Letting her experience speak for itself, Woolfson likens the fears and foibles of corvids to those of humans, taking into account the science of bird intelligence, evolution, song, and flight while also highlighting their big personalities and capacity for affection.
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