
Mind of the Raven
Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds
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Narrated by:
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Norman Dietz
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By:
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Bernd Heinrich
Bernd Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can be spied on only by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father", as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies their daily routines and, in the process, paints a vivid picture of the ravens' world.
At the heart of this book are Heinrich's love and respect for these complex and engaging creatures, and through his keen observation and analysis we become their intimates, too. Heinrich's passion for ravens has led him around the world in his research. Mind of the Raven follows an exotic journey - from New England to Germany, and from Montana to Baffin Island in the High Arctic - offering dazzling accounts of how science works in the field, filtered through the eyes of a passionate observer of nature. Each new discovery and insight into raven behavior is thrilling, at once lyrical and scientific.
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It's actually about ravens!
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What made the experience of listening to Mind of the Raven the most enjoyable?
To learn the extent of Ravens ability to reason and solve problems was amazing. The wild experiments that the author performed with Ravens as subjects was amazing. I do have to ask, would we tolerate such experiments performed on people. I do not know. On the other hand, how can you get informed consent from a Raven?What was one of the most memorable moments of Mind of the Raven?
Testing whether Ravens can figure out how to get food that is hanging from a string really showed (to me) that Ravens have intelligence, a capacity for acting that is not instinctual. This means that we are undervaluing our fellow inhabitants of our planet.How do biologists understand other animals?
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Narrator killed what potential it had
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Narrator so old fashioned
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slow start but picked up
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The narrator Norman Dietz did a very nuanced job and I thought he was a great choice. This is a book of science much like what would be written up in a scientific journal, but skillfully interwoven with raven antidotes and stories about their inexhaustibly different behaviors - which in any other reader's voice could be read with too much emotion - or too little. This is one of those 'listens' where I had to check that it was not the author himself who was the narrator because Mr. Dietz was so perfectly believable speaking in the first-person.
Is it dry and devoid of suspense, intrigue, romance? Not in the least, but be prepared to listen and hopefully appreciate Mr Dietz's voice as he reads the minutiae of facts such as 1 minute 40 seconds, intervals of 3 minutes every 6th time, etc. That might be boring to some but I found it demonstrated that the author was meticulous in his study of ravens, and I was just as fascinated by the scientific notes as the interwoven stores of Goliath, Lefty, White Wing, Hootie and the rest of the gang.
A Very Good Listen
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Fascinating
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Great Story to help explore The Wolf Bird's Mind.
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Interesting but outdated
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The content & the articulate way it is written, together with the narrators voice transports you to the scene of the tale & when it has concluded it is like saying good bye to family.
I now ponder there is a secondary gain from this book, a reminder that living in harmony with our fellow man & with nature is a gift to us all in the huge holographic scheme of things that we do not even realize. Its not all about me.
Thank you for your years of time & research to share this book with the world.
Eyes open to the amazing world of Ravens
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