10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Birkhead, the experienced storyteller who is also Emeritus Professor at the School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, author of multiple scientific articles as well as books of popular science, knows how to make it readable and fun. There’s the Neolithic era; Ancient Egypt (bird mummies!);

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Dissection Birds Research Europe 212

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2014

And, I’ve passed through the Ancient Egypt exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum, where the Ibis is featured on pottery fragments, many times. It’s relatively easy to classify birds into family groups based on physical characteristics. I was surprised at how much and how little cultural significance different bird families hold for us.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2011

Itcher birds, migratory members of the tern family. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1046 (1), 282-293 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1343.026 The idea was to see if those without magnets taped to their heads got less lost then those with the magnets. People were doing things like that with birds, sharks, and humans. Image source.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2014

It omits Audubon’s uneven business history, his bankruptcy, and the fact that Lucy, his wife, eventually had to support the family through teaching. through the sale of a “business venture” and drawing lessons.

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