Ravens in Winter - Softcover

Heinrich, Bernd

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679732365 ISBN 13: 9780679732365

Publisher: Vintage, 1991

Synopsis

Why should ravens--which are usually solitary birds--share valuable food in the dead of winter? How clever are these birds? Do they have a language? These are some of the riddles that noted sociobiologist Bernd Heinrich, author of Bumblebee Economics and winner of the John Burroughs Medal, explores in this intriguing book. 16 pages of drawings.

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Review:

Ravens are among the most elusive and yet (or, consequently) fascinating animals of North American I have ever encountered. Heinrich--an incredibly patient and cold-hardy fellow, not to mention, a heck of a writer--studied ravens in the dead of winter in Maine, and made some remarkable discoveries of how these normally solitary birds would actually engage in food sharing. Few of the many works on behavioral ecology I have read so compellingly capture the tedium of field work, the inscrutability of subject animals, and the satisfaction of discovery that provides even greater warmth than a blazing wood fire in the middle of a northern winter. Highly Recommended.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0679732365
• ISBN 13: 9780679732365
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400