{"product_id":"9781408190234","title":"Tales of Remarkable Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout the bird world, examples of strange and seemingly inexplicable behavior abound. For example:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do male Fairywrens bring flowers to females as a nuptial gift in the pre-dawn darkness? Especially when the gift-givers are not the official mates of the females concerned, but visitors, who furthermore may give these gifts in full view of the official mate? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do gangs of White-winged Choughs \"kidnap\" their neighbors' fledglings and then keep them in their \"gang\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich bird is so big, strong, and fierce that stories of it killing humans abound? This book looks at accounts of murderous Cassowaries and explains just what might have happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens in an albatross \"divorce\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book divides the world by continent and takes a series of extraordinary stories from each to illustrate a great diversity of bird behavior, each examining the truths and the mythology behind each example. An intriguing book from an author with a remarkable ability to engage his audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48268779618544,"sku":"9781408190234","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408190234_p0.jpg?v=1763718248","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408190234","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}