Hannah’s Reviews > The Genius of Birds > Status Update

I expected it to be more about different birds and their behaviors. It had parts like that but much of the book was about what intelligence is. It talked about philosophy and experiments. I was not as interested in that

New Caledonian crow are one of only three animals that can make complex tools. The others are orangutans and chimps. Little geniuses

Attack one to praise the other. I know iguanas are way smarter than we ever believed

Interesting to hear about different birds but it’s less about that than I expected. It’s more about different scientist’s and their beliefs about birds. I do think it’s important to discuss about intelligence is. The way we view it is automatically biased by us being humans. We assume we are the smartest. I do not like how the author looks down on reptiles to praise birds. They are related. You do not have to