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In the Company of Crows and Ravens

by John M. Marzluff and Tony Angell

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ISBN13: 9780300122558
ISBN10: 0300122551
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“Crows and people share similar traits and social strategies. To a surprising extent, to know the crow is to know ourselves.””from the Preface

From the cave walls at Lascaux to the last painting by Van Gogh, from the works of Shakespeare to those of Mark Twain, there is clear evidence that crows and ravens influence human culture. Yet this influence is not unidirectional, say the authors  of this fascinating book: people profoundly influence crow culture, ecology, and evolution as well.

John Marzluff and Tony Angell examine the often surprising ways that crows and humans interact. The authors contend that those interactions reflect a process of “cultural coevolution.” They offer a challenging new view of the human-crow dynamic; a view that may change our thinking not only about crows but also about ourselves.

Featuring more than 100 original drawings, the book takes a close look at the influences people have had on the lives of crows throughout history and at the significant ways crows have altered human lives. In the Company of Crows and Ravens illuminates the entwined histories of crows and people and concludes with an intriguing discussion of the crow-human relationship and how our attitudes toward crows may affect our cultural trajectory.

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In their book, Marzluff and Angell illuminate the entwined histories of crows and people and conclude with an intriguing discussion of the crow-human relationship and how our attitudes toward crows may affect our cultural trajectory.

About the Author

JOHN M. MARZLUFF is Denman Professor of Sustainable Resource Sciences and professor of wildlife science, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington. TONY ANGELL is an artist and writer living in Seattle, Washington. Together the authors combine more than 60 years of scientific and artistic fascination with crows and their bird relatives.

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crowyhead, May 15, 2007 (view all comments by crowyhead)
This is a fascinating study of crows, ravens, and other corvids, and the way that they and humans have co-evolved. The authors make strong arguments for the ability of crows in particular to learn socially and even use tools. There's also a lot of fascinating stuff about the ways that humans have changed our environment in such a way that encourages crow population explosions, often at the expense of other wildlife. The book is liberally illustrated with beautiful pen and ink drawings, although Ehrlich is much better at drawing birds than he is at drawing human figures and backgrounds. It's a great book, and if you've read and enjoyed Bernd Heinrich's studies of ravens, I highly recommend this one.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780300122558
Author:
John M. Marzluff and Tony Angell
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Foreword:
Ehrlich, Paul R.
Author:
Marzluff, John M.
Author:
Angell, Tony
Subject:
Birds & Birdwatching
Subject:
Birds & Birdwatching - General
Subject:
Crows
Subject:
Human-animal relationships
Copyright:
Publication Date:
May 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
9.12x7.06x1.04 in. 1.71 lbs.
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