num_pages: 450
description: "Gould himself is a rare and wonderful animal―a member of the endangered species known as the ruby-throated polymath. . . . [He] is a leading theorist on large-scale patterns in evolution . . . [and] one of the sharpest and most humane thinkers in the sciences." --David Quammen, New York Times Book Review
language: English
title: The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History
titlecomplete: The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History
genres: Biology, Essays, Animals, Science, Natural History, Nature, Science Nature, Evolution, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 2344
series: Reflections in Natural History
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company