Ten Birds That Changed the World

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A] penetrating history…The blend of history and science highlights the deep connections between humans and the natural world, and the cultural insights enlighten….This flies high.”

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Moss] is an ideal guide to this in-depth look at 10 consequential species and the threats to their continued survival… The author’s thorough and well-argued book brings urgent attention to all the species that now face oblivion due to the global climate crisis… Take a fascinating flight into human history on the wings of 10 important bird species.”

A certain native glamour helped ravens coast into human mythologies as helpful companions. Photograph: All Canada Photos/Alamy Moss writes with the scope of a scholar and the confidence of a careful observer, finding fresh and fascinating insights into the lives and legacies of ten iconic birds. A thoughtful, thought-provoking, and thoroughly enjoyable book.” In other chapters, the book illustrated how species including the bald eagle, the pigeon, and the turkey changed human habits and cultures. Ik lijk wat verloren in mijn zoektocht naar boeken ( met passie geschreven) over andere organismen wat maar snel of traag beweegt, als het maar eens niet over sapiens gaat , planten , insecten, atomen , zoog en andere dieren , spoken is ook goed , AI systemen, buitenaards leven enz voorlopig lijk ik deze boeken niet direct te vinden

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We often assume modern agriculture began after the second world war, when chemical fertilisers massively increased crop yields. Yet a century earlier, droppings harvested from vast colonies of the guanay cormorant, off the coast of South America, provided the phosphate needed to launch a boom in intensive farming. This altered the landscape of North America and Europe for ever, and hastened the decline of farmland wildlife. Snowy egretHe makes the point early on not to anthropomorphize birds--they always only act in their own self-interest. I agree with this but when does "birds as symbols" (say, the bald eagle, either as a Nazi symbol or a symbol of American democracy/power, the two of which he discusses at length) cross over into anthropomorphizing? Ten Birds That Changed the World by Stephen Moss is a wonderful book that takes a closer look about our past, the world’s existence, and our relationships amongst nature, the planet, and one another throughout time through the stories highlighting ten different birds. This was an informative and decent book about birds until the author bizarrely decided to insert political commentary during the chapter about bald eagles.

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The key turning-point in the rise of science came when Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859. Although Darwin’s finches of the Galápagos islands are often said to have provided him with the “eureka moment” for his revolutionary theory of evolution by natural selection, in reality he showed little interest in these curious birds. It was not until long after his death that scientists realised their importance – they revealed that evolution can take place in a much shorter timescale than was once thought. Guanay cormorant

For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religion 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 eventful relationship through ten 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. Ten Birds That Changed the World by Stephen Moss – eBook Details Soon, birds were not just providing food but spiritual and social nourishment, too. Without the sustenance the wild turkey provided for the early European settlers of the Americas, it is likely that the colonisation of the New World might never have come about. It soon became the centrepiece of Christmas feasts in Britain and Europe, and Thanksgiving in North America. Dodo

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The author also makes several dubious claims about climate change. For instance, the author claims that the 2021 Australian Wildfires were purely the result of climate change, which is both far too simplistic and easily disproven. The book concluded with some hopeful observations about species recovery when humans correct ill-advised actions like DDT dissemination and harvesting feathers for apparel. I found myself motivated to take action toward improving the lot of species in my own area, but the book did not encourage or guide its readers to act upon their own examinations of conscious. Taking a numerical approach to the natural world – as in Simon Barnes’s History of the World in 100 Plants, for example – is a handy way to carve off a manageable slice from a potential plethora of examples. There are, for instance, nearly 10,000 bird species worldwide. In his new book, naturalist Stephen Moss wisely chooses just 10, but in doing so tells the story of the long relationship between birds and humanity – and it has mostly been a disastrous one. We learn less about the birds and their behavior than the way that humans have treated them. The stories detailing despicable human actions toward snowy egrets and tree sparrows were emotionally difficult to read, but they illuminated how selfishly and callously humans can behave toward other species.In Ten Birds That Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and eventful relationship through ten 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. Ik heb mezelf (terug) wat voor de gek gehouden, ik dacht dat het boek vooral ging gaan over vogels uit vogelperspectief, maar het boek gaat meer over de wisselwerking tussen bepaalde vogels en mensen een beetje als de boeken van Sally Coulthard, op zich boeiend maar anders dan mijn verwachtingen , …Sapiens kan soms behoorlijk vermoeiend zijn , een beetje mensenmoe , Hachette Book Group is a leading book publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest publisher in the world. Social Media This is a journey into an extraordinary world—an outwardly familiar world, but one that has been shaped and contoured by birds in ways we can only begin to imagine. Through the stories of those birds, Moss shows us how our lives owe so much to them, and why we should care for their kind a little more.”