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Feb 06, 2021
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BY MATT MENDENHALL
A Most Remarkable Creature, by Jonathan Meiburg, Knopf Doubleday, 2021, hardcover, 384 pages, $30.
In this book, ornithologist and musician Jonathan Meiburg tells the story of the Striated Caracara, a bird that captivated Charles Darwin during his voyage around South America. Meiburg, who leads the acclaimed band Shearwater, reveals the wild, fascinating story of the caracara’s history, origins, and possible futures. He takes readers from the fog-bound coasts of the Falklands to tropical forests in
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