Genialita vtákov – Ackerman Jennifer (2020)

•How do birds sense an approaching storm that we have no idea about? •What navigation allows them to find places thousands of kilometers away where they have never been before? •How is it possible that they can perfectly mimic the complex songs of dozens of other species? •Did you know that even after six months, they remember where they hid food over an area of hundreds of square kilometers? Perhaps the word genius is indeed appropriate. For a long time, we thought that birds solve problems with their wings, not their heads. Now it turns out that their brains are comparable in capabilities to primate brains, and in some respects even to human brains. Research conducted in recent years shows that although a bird's brain has a different structure than that of mammals, in terms of functionality, it is not lacking in any way. Birds have simply found their own way to use their heads. Jennifer Ackerman traveled the world to gather the latest insights in scientists' labs and in the field to create a comprehensible portrait of our winged friends. She didn't forget to refresh the text with her characteristic humor and perspective, ensuring its appeal to readers. Whoever reads this book will find...