Ravens in Winter
Simon & Schuster · Paperback · October 7, 2014
“One of the most interesting discoveries I’ve seen in animal sociobiology in years.” —E.O. Wilson Why do ravens, often considered solitary birds, share food with one another in the harsh months of winter?
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- Who it’s for
- A winter food-sharing puzzle opens onto careful science and vivid accounts of raven behavior.
- Themes
- Raven cooperation and communication, Animal social behavior
- Genres
- Bird Biology, Birds, Animal Behavior
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“One of the most interesting discoveries I’ve seen in animal sociobiology in years.” —E.O. Wilson Why do ravens, often considered solitary birds, share food with one another in the harsh months of winter? At first glance, the behavior seemed to defy the rules of evolutionary biology. Yet the more biologist Bernd Heinrich observed these intelligent corvids, the more fascinating the puzzle became.
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In Ravens in Winter, Heinrich presents the groundbreaking ornithological research that redefined our understanding of raven social behavior. Blending meticulous science with vivid storytelling, he explores how ravens cooperate, communicate, and thrive in ways that challenge long-held assumptions about animal behavior. “Bernd Heinrich is no ordinary biologist. He’s the sort who combines formidable scientific rigor with a sense of irony and an unslaked, boyish enthusiasm for his subject, and who even at his current professorial age seems to do a lot of tree climbing in the line of research.” —David Quammen, The New York Times
Raven Social Lives
A winter food-sharing puzzle opens onto careful science and vivid accounts of raven behavior.
Come here for
- The puzzle of ravens sharing food in winter
- Animal behavior viewed through observation and evolutionary questions
Expect
- Meticulous ornithological research paired with vivid storytelling
- Ravens cooperating and communicating in ways that challenge assumptions
Where it sits
| Animal Behavior | 80% |
|---|---|
| Bird Biology | 61% |
| Birds | 49% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Birds
- Biology
- Bird Biology
- Authors
- Bernd Heinrich
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Published
- October 7, 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Raven cooperation and communication · Animal social behavior
- Reading lane
- Birds