Lovebirds, natives of Africa and Madagascar, are so named because their proximity and mutual preening resemble human affection. The Guardian "The sight of two diminutive parrots sitting side by side and nibbling each other's necks is enough of a cliche that we barely give it a second thought. Marzluff and Tony Angell, includes a description of one behavior that even Aesop never imagined." And birds, those amazing birds: They build elaborate nests, learn lyrical songs, migrate impossibly long distances. The antics of dogs and cats are sometimes hard to believe. Books have been written about insect sex. The New York Times "The extremes of animal behavior can be a source of endless astonishment. His new book is Bird Sense: What It’s Like To Be A Bird. Tim Birkhead, professor of behavior and evolution at the University of Sheffield. This hour, On Point: We’re stretching our wings and asking what it’s like to be a bird. We’d like to know, how they feel in full flight. About how birds see, hear, touch, taste, smell. Ornithologist Tim Birkhead says we can know a lot. To live with the senses of a bird? A robin, that can hear the moving bristles of a worm underground? An eagle on the wing? A great owl swooping toward its prey? Philosophers debate what we can know of another person, let alone birds. We’ll get inside the minds and senses of the creatures that fly.
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