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Views Your letters Editor’s pick The joy of living alongside Earth’s last dinosaurs 13 June, p 22 From Paul Douglas, Wellington, New Zealand Regarding the subjects of your book of the week, Steve Brusatte’s The Story of Birds, I’m so happy to live alongside them in the bush on the outskirts of Wellington, especially the blackbirds. I often imagine them as dinosaurs, scuttling around very close by and doing raids to get food. I have observed them for nearly 10 years now, and I know most of them very well. Blackbirds are great communicators, and they are excellent flyers when they want to travel through thick scrub and bush. They also seem to be highly individualistic. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3603期 · 2026年7月11日。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。