Birds: Brilliant and Bizarre

This book reveals how birds have survived for millions of years and describes their surprising and sometimes shocking behaviors and physical abilities, from zebra finches that sing while they dream, to vampire finches that feast on blood.

Modern birds are living dinosaurs that have evolved to become one of the most successful groups of animals on the planet – from the common pigeon to the colorful monal.

Birds: Brilliant and Bizarre explains how, when it came to survival, it was birds who h...