Martin Zorde’s Reviews > The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think > Status Update
Martin Zorde
is 80% done
This book has a nasty habit of making false claims with little to no evidence. The section claiming Australian bush turkeys being the most impactful animals on their environment is demonstrably false by the existence of beaver, bees, termites, and humans. Hyperbolic misinformation makes me distrust other claims in this book. Honestly expected better from this author.
— Feb 18, 2025 01:01AM
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Martin Zorde
is 18% done
I find this interesting but the chapter on communication has misinformation. The Huntsman spider is very much venomous but is little threat to humans. Additional I question the validity of the mcglaglan experiment without seeing the methods and statistical tests used as it doesn't sound like there was any control or replication of experimental units. I like the facts so far but bad science brings out my nerd rage
— Feb 10, 2025 11:44PM
