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Book Title: Gifts of the Crow : How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave like Humans
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Free Press
Publication Year: 2013
Topic: Life Sciences / Biophysics, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Birdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Nature, Science
Item Weight: 9.1 Oz
Author: Tony Angell, John Marzluff
Item Length: 8.4 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
