Natalie Angier explains biobigotry: “If you have two important birds from the same region of Latin America, said Mr. Fraser [psychological conservationalist], one a hyacinth macaw that looks like flying jewelry and can vocalize like a human, the other a storm petrel that is brown, squawky and cakes the coastline with guano, guess which face ends up on the next fund-raising calendar.”
Noble Eagles, Nasty Pigeons, Biased Humans
Natalie Angier explains biobigotry: “If you have two important birds from the same region of Latin America, said Mr. Fraser [psychological conservationalist], one a hyacinth macaw that looks like flying jewelry and can vocalize like a human, the other a storm petrel that is brown, squawky and cakes the coastline with guano, guess which face ends up on the next fund-raising calendar.”