{"product_id":"i-can-understand-the-language-of-birds-9781662604003","title":"I Can Understand the Language of Birds","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hypnotizing story of how a modern-day Dr. Doolittle discovered how birds speak for readers of THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS and THE GENIUS OF BIRDS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries we believed that language was humanity’s defining gift, and that bird calls were no more than expressions accompanying movements in the skies. Then one young Japanese scientist stepped into a forest and began to listen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough patience, curiosity, and a series of inventive, handmade experiments, Dr. Suzuki eventually revealed that Japanese tits combine over twenty ‘words’ and are able to use grammar and syntax, thus upending all we thought we knew about animal intelligence and their cognitive behavior. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart scientific detective story, part memoir of a life spent in forests, \u003ci\u003eI Can Understand the Language of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e follows this modern- day Dr. Dolittle’s journey from teenage birdwatcher to the researcher who set up the world’s first laboratory specifically devoted to animal linguistics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated by Dr. Suzuki himself, and accompanied by QR codes that allow readers to hear the bird calls, the book is a warm, accessible and wonder-filled invitation to reconsider what we hear when we step outside.","brand":"Astra Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":68408953143686,"sku":"9781662604003","price":28.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9781662604003.jpg?v=1794393463","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/i-can-understand-the-language-of-birds-9781662604003","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}