false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg 254704 4 Beyond croaking, "Nevermore," what exactly do ravens do all day? Bernd Heinrich, biology professor at the University of Vermont and author of <i>Ravens in Winter</i>, has spent more than a decade learning the secrets of these giants of the crow family. He has observed startlingly complex activities among ravens, including strong pair-bonding, use of tools, elaborate vocal communication, and even play. Ravens are just plain smart, and we can see much of ourselves in their behavior. They seem to be affectionate, cranky, joyful, greedy, and competitive, just like us. And in <i>Mind of the Raven</i>, Heinrich makes no bones about attributing emotions and intellect to <i>Corvus corax</i>--just not the kind we humans can understand. He mostly catalogs their behaviors in the manner of a respectful anthropologist, although a few moments of proud papa show through when he describes the pet ravens he hand-raised to adulthood. <p> Heinrich spends hundreds of loving hours feeding roadkill fragments to endlessly hungry raven chicks, and cold days in blinds watching wild ravens squabble and frolic. He is a passionate fan of his "wolf-birds," a name he gave them when he made the central discovery of the book: that ravens in Yellowstone National Park are dependent on wolves to kill for them. <i>Mind of the Raven</i> offers inspiring insight into both the lives of ravens and the mind of a truly gifted scientist. <i>--Therese Littleton</i> 246837 1999 Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds total:234|5:83|4:86|3:53|2:10|1:2| 234 940 414 55 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 5 0 false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 19:42:31 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 19:52:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 3 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 02 12:22:12 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 12:22:12 -0700 2009
A great scientific study of Ravens. The observations gave me a clear picture of the animal that played a crucial role in human history, inspired trickster myths, and stirred our collective imagination. I read this book along with Lewis Hyde's Trickster ...more...]]> 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 5 0 false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 04:27:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 18:51:59 -0700 2009
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We learn about how ravens use tools, how they have symbiotic relatio...more...]]> 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 5 0 false Thu Nov 19 20:02:03 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 21:17:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 4 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 31 08:28:23 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 08:28:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 517843 0061136050 9780061136054 22 3 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213044391m/517843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/517843.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 2 0 false Mon Mar 02 11:40:53 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 15 15:43:29 -0700 2009
A note: There are things scientists do that the regular population doesn't do. If we did, we'd be obsessive compulsives or just p...more...]]> 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 1 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 16:59:02 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 17:01:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 5 0 false Thu Apr 17 06:04:20 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 06:15:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 4 0 false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 21:07:24 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 14:22:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 5 0 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Aug 10 16:32:35 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 16:44:18 -0700 2008
But he never anthropomorphizes the ravens; instead, he sees them as the unique entities that they are, perfectly adapted to what nature demands of them. Yes, he loves his c...more...]]> 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 5 0 false Thu Apr 23 12:11:25 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 12:13:25 -0700 2009 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 5 0 false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 11:12:01 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 15:33:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 5 0 false Thu Jul 30 11:40:46 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 11:49:11 -0700 2009 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 4 0 false Sat Apr 11 14:22:14 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 14:23:18 -0700 2009 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 5 0 false Mon Aug 31 13:07:48 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 13:09:23 -0700 2009
It has been too long since I last saw two ravens doing tandem aerial triple somersaults over Roan or Grandfather ]]> 254704 0060930632 9780060930639 209 52 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173183652m/254704.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254704.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 4 0 false Thu Oct 22 14:41:19 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 14:42:56 -0700 2009 517843 0061136050 9780061136054 22 3 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213044391m/517843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/517843.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 4 0 false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 17:43:14 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 17:49:03 -0800 2008 517843 0061136050 9780061136054 22 3 4.02 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1213044391m/517843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/517843.Mind_of_the_Raven_Investigations_and_Adventures_with_Wolf_Birds 5 0 false Sat Oct 17 19:14:39 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 18:31:18 -0700 2009 these posts]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=254704