Ten Birds That Changed the World

Ten Birds That Changed the World

Stephen Moss

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From “a captivating storyteller” (Wall Street Journal), the natural history of humankind told through our long relationship with birds 

For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art, and poetry.  
  
In Ten Birds That Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and intimate relationship through key species from all seven of the world’s continents. From Odin’s faithful raven companions to Darwin’s finches, and from the wild turkey of the Americas to the emperor penguin as potent symbol of the climate crisis, this is a fascinating, eye-opening, and endlessly engaging work of natural history.

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ISBN-13: 9781541604469

Number of pages: 416

Format: Hardback

Imprint: Basic Books

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