Crows: Encounters with the Wise Guys of the Avian World

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Please try again later. I love this book. Have read it many times, and finally decided to get my own copy, so fellow library patrons have a chance to enjoy the library copies as well. Very well written and researched. I have raised a baby crow for two years and integrated it into the local flock. That was two years ago. Bottom line, if you have an interest in crows, read this book. You will love it. One person found this helpful. If you, like me, love the image of Crows as "swaggering black-clad wise guys", then this book is for you!

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Candace Savage's book is not an acedemic tome, or a scientific study.. The many beautiful illustrations, including several by Arthur Rackham, as well as Pacific Northwest Indian designs, are a treasure in themselves, and her inclusion of myths and legends of this fabled bird make this book an incredible treat. I laughed and cackled all the way through it!

CROW , the most intelligent bird on the planet, intelligent with a sense of humor. A quick, easy read with great information and insights. The illustrations are beautiful and it's very well written. Each section includes a brief excerpt from a myth or cultural history relating to the roles corvids have played in human development, often through religion. If you are looking for something with more in-depth coverage of the characteristics of the several species, or the full specifics of the many scientific experiments mentioned, this may book may be a little light for you.

But I enjoyed it immensely, a great introduction to corvids and a pleasant reading experience. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Learn more about Amazon Prime. In one story, a pack of crows brilliantly thwarts an attack by a Golden Eagle; in another, a mischievous crow rescues the author from grief. But whether viewed through the lens of science, myth, or everyday experience, the result is always the same. Read more Read less. Enabled Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download.

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Product details File Size: Greystone Books; 10th Anniversary ed. April 20, Sold by: Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video. Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. To no one's surprise. If not, take a moment to consider how many animals use tools.

Humans yep, we're animals , lots of primates like chimps and orangutans and bonobos and gorillas and some others they use sticks to hit stuff, basically , dolphins sometimes stick sponges on their noses and then dig through sand with it, elephants can hit stuff with sticks or drop rocks on things, sea otters can hit stuff with sticks, and some species of birds like Egyptian vultures use rocks to break open eggs.

But tool manufacture is a different thing, and the list of animals that have been observed to do it is much shorts: So the next time someone asks you what your favorite animal is, I trust you know what the correct answer is. A crow displays causal understanding of water displacement. A crow displays its ability to think multiple steps ahead. This crow found a human friend. Let David Attenborough tell you how Japanese crows use the city to get food. It occurs to me that I should actually say something about this book.

It's a good introduction to why crows are awesome and I highly recommend it. It's nice and succinct and doesn't get too technical. View all 5 comments. This is a pleasant book about crows and ravens, full of anecdotes about the strange encounters that people often have with the species. Interspersed throughout fairly current scientific data about corvids - emotions they might feel, how they socialize, solve problems, create tools, and essentially form their own cultures - are myths and stories of how people have interacted with them over time.

An interesting aspect of the book is that often the stories and myths hint at how well older cultures This is a pleasant book about crows and ravens, full of anecdotes about the strange encounters that people often have with the species. An interesting aspect of the book is that often the stories and myths hint at how well older cultures understood what science is now proving today - the crow is a crafty bird, and all too much like us.

While humans and crows are exceptionally taxonomically distinct, well over million years separates us from our most recent ancestor - there is much that we have in common with these poorly studied animals. Like Alex, the African Grey Parrot, they harbor intelligence previously only seen in our closest relatives - and even then they are often far more advanced than those primates. We have a lot to learn about other animals, but at least now we're beginning to recognize the fact that we're more alike than not.

Jul 07, Ladiibbug rated it really liked it. Enjoyable short non-fiction book about Crows, thought to be the smartest bird. My fascination with the corvid family of birds isn't with the crows, but with blue jays - close relatives. Books on just the blue jay subset are impossible to find, so I've focused on books featuring the larger corvid family.

They Enjoyable short non-fiction book about Crows, thought to be the smartest bird. All I've read have been very informative and enjoyable.

Jul 22, Ram rated it it was amazing Shelves: A great book about the most common bird that we get to ignore. We tend to forget about these beautiful birds that are quite witty and intelligent and have a society setup of their own that is similar to the humans. This book changes the perspective we have about these birds.

May 21, Paula Kirman rated it really liked it. An entertaining, fast read about the intelligence and behaviours of crows and ravens.

This book was a disappointment. It wasn't particularly bad or anything I just wish there was more. Trivial facts about the corvids presented in the book were neat and interesting. Including myths and folklore associated with crows and ravens was a nice touch. The writing itself, though, was not very polished and the book lacked continuity between chapters.

I would be hesitant to pick up another book by Savage.

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This is too bad because I was really interested in her book Bird Brain. I think I wi This book was a disappointment. Beautiful illustrations and photographs though. It's a mere 2-star book. Oct 08, Jane Eaton Hamilton rated it really liked it. An attractive book with thick, artsy pages making it perfect for a casual dip. It roams through myth and crows in history and photographs. If you already know something about crows, I'd give this a pass, though, as it doesn't go into much detail.

For instance, I would have loved to have heard more, much more, about the crows at the traffic lights in Japan--how did they happen upon this solution? How old are their young when they pass the knowledge along? Ditto for the ways crows attack people. T An attractive book with thick, artsy pages making it perfect for a casual dip. Tell me, tell me, tell me. But if you are looking for an intro to crows, I doubt you'd find a more beautiful one. Sep 24, Larraine rated it it was amazing. This is one of the most interesting and entertaining non fiction books I've read in awhile.

It's not long at pages. Many of the pages are illustrations, plus there are illustrations sprinkled liberally through the book. I probably could have read this in one or two long sittings, but chose to read it a little at a time at night before I went to bed.

The author has written and co-written quite a few books about the natural world although birds seem to be her thing. What she says about crows i This is one of the most interesting and entertaining non fiction books I've read in awhile. What she says about crows is fascinating. They are incredibly intelligent, probably not far from the primates. Some have made and used tools. They travel in groups even after they leave the nest. They mate for life in some cases. Their vocalizations are varied and have a purpose. They are tricksters and appear to be able to think a problem through.

There was even one case of a crow learning to talk. I'll leave you with a quote from the back of the book: If one species of crows routinely makes and uses tools - a behavior so remarkable that it was until recently thought to be uniquely human - then what might the rest of those swaggering black-clad wise guys be up to? Sep 29, Peggy rated it it was amazing. Great book for this. First of all, I love crows, I adore them. So called certain events in my life led me to being locked out with no internet and this book. So I got to read this on the terrace while one such crow who hates me repeatedly kept shouting at me getting as close to me from all the directions he can and was eventually chased off by two such crows who knew me very well.

During all this and bit of rain I couldn't help but notice few crows supporting his ruckus when he was around and some just came up to see First of all, I love crows, I adore them. During all this and bit of rain I couldn't help but notice few crows supporting his ruckus when he was around and some just came up to see what's going on. Now putting all that aside the book was perfect read for me as it managed to answer some of my critical questions about crows.

Mainly it tells about various accounts of observations as said in title and discusses possible and confirmed results about crows showing various aspects of intelligence or being human-alike. It has images and also tells stories, role of crows and ravens in various cultures. It's a short read and perfect for crow enthusiast. Sep 06, Mike rated it liked it. Interesting enough for what it is, but felt a bit thrown together.