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1) A most remarkable creature: the hidden life and epic journey of the world's smartest birds of prey
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"An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet a rare and mysterious bird of prey--the caracara--that puzzled Darwin, fascinates modern-day falconers, and carries secrets of our planet's deep past in its family history. In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by an animal he met in the Falkland Islands: handsome, social, and oddly crow-like falcons that were "tame and inquisitive ... quarrelsome and passionate," and so insatiably...
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“Utterly captivating and beautifully written, this book is a hugely entertaining and enlightening exploration of a bird so wickedly smart, curious, and social, it boggles the mind.”—Jennifer Ackerman, author of The Bird Way
“A fascinating, entertaining, and totally engrossing story.”—David Sibley, author of What It's Like to Be a Bird
An enthralling account...
“A fascinating, entertaining, and totally engrossing story.”—David Sibley, author of What It's Like to Be a Bird
An enthralling account...
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