{"product_id":"bird-minds-gisela-kaplan-9781486300181","title":"Bird Minds: Cognition and Behaviour of Australian Native Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. She describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Many Australian birds cooperate and defend each other, and exceptional ones go fishing by throwing breadcrumbs in the water, extract poisonous parts from prey and use tools to crack open eggshells and mussels. The author brings together evidence of many such cognitive abilities, suggesting plausible reasons for their appearance in Australian birds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBird Minds\u003c\/i\u003e is the first attempt to shine a critical and scientific light on the cognitive behaviour of Australian land birds. In this fascinating volume, the author also presents recent changes in our understanding of the avian brain and links these to life histories and longevity. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing on from Gisela's well-received books, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Magpie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTawny Frogmouth\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two earlier titles on birds, \u003ci\u003eBird Minds\u003c\/i\u003e contends that the unique and often difficult conditions of Australia's environment have been crucial for the evolution of unusual complexities in avian cognition and behaviour. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is written for a general audience, especially amateur ornithologists and naturalists but it will equally appeal to specialists in bird behaviour and students working in biology, comparative psychology, cognitive ecology, field ornithology, zoology, aviculture and animal welfare. It will also be of interests to veterinarians, zoo personnel, bird lovers and members of other groups concerned with birds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecipient of a \u003cb\u003e2016 Whitley Award commendation for Behavioural Zoology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gisela Kaplan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1486300189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781486300181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CSIRO Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 5.51w x 0.63d","brand":"Gisela Kaplan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47759146385663,"sku":"9781486300181","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc0db1f1-e8cc-40fb-a64b-d62038740464.jpg?v=1765512154","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bird-minds-gisela-kaplan-9781486300181","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}