Tuco and the Scattershot World : Greystone Books : 9781771643009 : 1771643005 : 28 Aug 2018 : For thirty years, Brian Brett shared his office and his life with Tuco, a remarkable parrot given to asking such questions as ?Whaddya know?" and announcing ?Party time!" when guests showed up at Brett's farm. Although Brett bought Tuco on a whim as a pet, he gradually realizes the enormous obligation he has to the bird and learns that the parrot is a lot more complex than he thought. Simultaneously a biography of this singular bird and a history of bird/dinosaurs and the human relationship with birds, Tuco also explores how we ?other" the world-abusing birds, landscapes, and each other-including Brett's own experience with a rare genetic condition that turned his early years into an obstacle course of bullying and nurtured his affinity for winged creatures. The book also provides an in-depth examination of our ideas about knowledge, language, and intelligence (including commentary from Tuco