Natural History Birds
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The Feather Thief
- Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
- By: Kirk Wallace Johnson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, 20-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History. Home to one of the largest ornithological collections in the world, the Tring museum was full of rare bird specimens whose gorgeous feathers were worth staggering amounts of money to the men who shared Edwin's obsession: the Victorian art of salmon fly-tying. Once inside the museum, the champion fly-tier grabbed hundreds of bird skins - some collected 150 years earlier.
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Unusual and true natural history mystery!
- By Sylvia on 04-28-18
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The Feather Thief
- Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-24-18
- Language: English
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On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, 20-year-old American flautist Edwin Rist boarded a train for a suburban outpost of the British Museum of Natural History....
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Ten Birds That Changed the World
- By: Stephen Moss
- Narrated by: Stephen Moss
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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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.
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Fascinating Stories
- By beth on 10-01-23
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Ten Birds That Changed the World
- Narrated by: Stephen Moss
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 09-12-23
- Language: English
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For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. 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....
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Birds, Beasts and Relatives
- The Corfu Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Gerald Durrell
- Narrated by: Nigel Davenport
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The Durrell family returns to the island of Corfu, continuing the story begun in My Family and Other Animals. Already an ardent naturalist at the age of 10, the young Gerald lives in an unconventional and disordered household with his mother, sister, and two brothers. Convivial and open, the family plays host to a constant stream of quirky guests. But for Gerald, the main attraction is the wildlife of Corfu.
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The antidote to stress
- By Rebecca on 09-07-14
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Birds, Beasts and Relatives
- The Corfu Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Nigel Davenport
- Series: Corfu, Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 11-28-11
- Language: English
- Gerald Durrell was 10 when he moved to Corfu, where he met intoxicated hedgehogs and a menagerie of eccentric friends....
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The Thing with Feathers
- The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
- By: Noah Strycker
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself. The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, and other mysteries.
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Interesting book, terrible reader
- By MGM123 on 03-16-18
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The Thing with Feathers
- The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 01-25-17
- Language: English
- Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood....
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Chickens
- Their Natural and Unnatural Histories
- By: Janet Lembke
- Narrated by: Katherine Dyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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Framed by the author’s personal experience with backyard hens, Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories explores the history of the chicken from its descent from the dinosaurs to the space-age present. En route, Lembke surveys chickens in ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the 19th century, and modern times, including the role of chickens in Jewish and Muslim practices. She also investigates the birds’ contributions to science and their jaunty appearances in literature.
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Interesting but...
- By Elisa on 05-05-13
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Chickens
- Their Natural and Unnatural Histories
- Narrated by: Katherine Dyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 02-23-13
- Language: English
- Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories explores the history of the chicken from its descent from the dinosaurs to the space-age present....
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Ten Birds That Changed the World
- By: Stephen Moss
- Narrated by: Stephen Moss
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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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.
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Interesting - but too many anecdotes
- By Paal Skjetne on 03-19-23
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Ten Birds That Changed the World
- Narrated by: Stephen Moss
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 02-28-23
- Language: English
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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....
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The Story of Birds
- An Evolutionary History of the Dinosaurs that Live Among Us
- By: Steve Brusatte
- Length: 14 hrs
- Unabridged
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From the bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, this is the engrossing story of the dinosaurs that live among us. Billions of birds share the planet with us. With their flamboyant plumage and joyous dawn serenades, many of them are impossible to miss. But how did they get here...
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The Story of Birds
- An Evolutionary History of the Dinosaurs that Live Among Us
- Length: 14 hrs
- Release date: 06-04-26
- Language: English
- From the bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, this is the engrossing story of the dinosaurs that live among us. Billions of birds share the planet with us. With their flamboyant plumage and joyous dawn serenades, many of them are impossible to miss. But how did they get here...
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Swifts and Us
- The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky
- By: Sarah Gibson
- Narrated by: Janine Cooper-Marshall
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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Swifts live almost entirely in the air. They eat, drink, sleep, mate and gather their nesting materials on the wing, fly thousands of miles across the world, navigating their way around storms, never lighting on tree, cliff or ground, until they return home with the summer. Sarah Gibson has written a fascinating story of discovery, exploring what is known about these mysterious birds, their ancient ancestry and how they have been regarded through history.
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This book depressed me
- By Bookaholic Andreia on 10-19-21
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Swifts and Us
- The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky
- Narrated by: Janine Cooper-Marshall
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 05-13-21
- Language: English
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Swifts live almost entirely in the air. They eat, drink, sleep, mate and gather their nesting materials on the wing, fly thousands of miles across the world, navigating their way around storms, never lighting on tree, cliff or ground, until they return home with the summer....
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When There Were Birds
- The Forgotten History of Our Connections
- By: Roy Adkins, Lesley Adkins
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
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Birds are a joy and solace in troubled times, as well as a reminder of past experiences and a symbol of hope for the future. For centuries, they were also seen as a source of food, feathers, and even fuel, and being so numerous many were persecuted as pests. When There Were Birds is a social history of Britain that charts the complex connections between people and birds, set against a background of change. No other group of animals has had such a complex relationship with humankind.
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When There Were Birds
- The Forgotten History of Our Connections
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 04-26-22
- Language: English
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Birds are a joy and solace in troubled times, as well as a reminder of past experiences and a symbol of hope for the future. For centuries, they were also seen as a source of food, feathers, and even fuel, and being so numerous many were persecuted as pests....
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