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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent focuses on this last question, but you might find yourself fascinated by the first two, which come early in the book but linger on in the imagination as author Danielle J. Do birds use odors and a sense of smell to communicate with each other? But Danielle Whittaker has.

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Flying Dinosaurs: A Review by a Triceratops Fan

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These fossils are seen as proof that some dinosaurs brooded over its eggs. No, not a reality show, the history of paleontology in the United States is apparently livelier than the Indiana Jones movies.) There is a lot of science here to explain. Like birds. The book begins with the discovery of Archaeopteryx in Germany in 1861.

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