¿Cabezas de chorlito?Inteligencia e innovación en las aves

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Are birds really as foolish as the expression “birdbrain” suggests? Not at all. In ¿Cabezas de chorlito? Inteligencia e innovación en las aves, renowned biologist Louis Lefebvre takes us on a fascinating journey into the world of avian intelligence, debunking myths and revealing surprising discoveries.

For over 25 years, Lefebvre has revolutionized the study of animal behavior, developing methods to measure bird intelligence that were later successfully applied to primates. In this book, he demonstrates how the ability to innovate and use tools is not exclusive to humans—from tits that open milk bottles to finches that craft tools and crows that solve complex problems.

Through captivating stories and ingenious experiments, the author raises key questions: how are innovations transmitted in the animal world? What makes some species more intelligent than others? Could evolution have led to an intellectual development similar to ours in another lineage, such as that of corvids?

With an engaging and accessible style, Lefebvre invites us to rethink our understanding of intelligence and recognize that humans are not the only species capable of it. ¿Cabezas de chorlito? is an essential read for lovers of ornithology, ethology, and science in general.

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