{"product_id":"australian-magpie-gisela-kaplan-9781486307241","title":"Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Australian magpie is one of that nation's most popular and iconic birds. It is loved for its impressive vocal abilities, propensity to play, excellent parenting and willingness to form enduring friendships with people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by award-winning author Gisela Kaplan, a leading authority on animal behavior and Australian birds, this second edition of \u003ci\u003eAustralian Magpie\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoroughly updated and substantially expanded account of the behavior of these birds. With new chapters on classification, cognition and caring for young, it reveals the extraordinary capabilities of the magpie, including its complex social behavior. The author, who has devoted more than 20 years to studying and interacting with magpies, brings together the latest research on the magpie's biology and behavior, along with information on the origin of magpies, their development and health not published previously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book has a wide appeal to bird lovers, amateur ornithologists and naturalists, as well as those with a scientific or professional interest in avian behavior and ecology and those interested in the importance of native birds to the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A fully updated account of this Australian icon, written by one of Australia's leading animal behavior researchers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Interweaves rigorous academic research with hundreds of hours of the author's personal observations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Unravels the complex family and social behavior of magpies in an engaging text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gisela Kaplan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1486307248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781486307241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CSIRO Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.60w x 0.60d","brand":"Gisela Kaplan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980517802239,"sku":"9781486307241","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4c78852-aa0e-4638-b830-50334bf94b59.jpg?v=1683250357","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/australian-magpie-gisela-kaplan-9781486307241","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}