The genius of birds

We have long thought that birds do not solve problems with their heads, but with their wings. Now it turns out that their brains are comparable in terms of abilities to primate brains, and in some respects even to human brains. Research carried out in recent years has shown that although the bird brain is structured differently from the mammalian brain in terms of functionality, it does not lag behind. Operence, in short, found their own way to use the head. Jennifer Ackerman has traveled the world to gather the latest knowledge in scientists' offices and in the field to create an accessible portrait of our winged friends. She has not forgotten to refresh the text with her typical humour and insight and to make it more appealing to the reader. Whoever reads that book will look at the phrase "birdbrain" from a very different perspective.