Why People Love the Wicked, Wanton Flying Monkeys

<p>Join Lisa for a rollicking conversation with Jonathan Meiburg, musician and author of <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54390345-a-most-remarkable-creature?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=djWWY3nnsp&rank=1'>A Most Remarkable Creature: the Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Bird of Prey</a>. Called "Johnny rooks," "false eagles," "flying monkeys," "shiftless wanderers of rubbish pits," and so much more, the caracara is a cheeky Muppet of a bird. Each of the ten species is notorious for curiosity, charm, and chicanery. You might not want to share an apartment with one, but you will never regret getting to know them. </p> <p>Want to follow up on our sources or watch any of the videos we mention? <a href='https://thisanimallife.com/'>Go to ThisAnimalLife.com </a>and <a href='https://thisanimallife.com/?page_id=392'>click on Show Notes</a> or see below.</p> <p> </p> <p>SHOW NOTES:</p> <p>“<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je3KW-PmTDE'>An Evening with Jonathan Meiburg and Jeff VanderMeer</a>” Books & Books, YouTube, April 2021. </p> <p>De Waal, Frans. <a href='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30231743-are-we-smart-enough-to-know-how-smart-animals-are?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=dOvM6VGj8N&rank=1'>Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?</a> WW Norton, 2016.</p> <p>“<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujALcqRZmKI'>Fallowfields Falconry - Meet Boo the Intelligent Caracara</a>” YouTube, December 2011.</p> <p>“<a href='https://www.caughtbytheriver.net/2021/03/jonathan-meiburg-a-most-remarkable-creature-extract/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+caughtbytheriver+%28Caught+by+the+River%29'>Geoff & Tina</a>,” Caught by The River, March 2021. </p> <p>Geoff Pearson and Tina video, “<a href='https://youtu.be/K_QUlpdoFu0'>Clever Bird</a>,” YouTube, August 2008.</p> <p>Genius Dog Challenge about word-learning in dogs, “<a href='https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-isweg-10fbea0'>Squall the Genius Dog</a>,” This Animal Life, podcast, August 2021. <