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What an owl knows the new science of the world's most enigmatic birds

What an owl knows the new science of the world's most enigmatic birds

Ackerman, Jennifer, 1959- author.
Large Print 2023

"Jennifer Ackerman illuminates the rich biology and natural history of owls and reveals remarkable new scientific discoveries about their brains and behavior. She joins scientists in the field and explores how researchers are using modern technology and tools to learn how owls communicate, hunt, court, mate, raise their young, and move about from season to season. We now know that the hoots, squawks, and chitters of owls follow sophisticated and...

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ISBN:
9781638088844
1638088845
Edition:
Center Point Large Print edition
Description:
478 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
large print
Notes:
Originally published in standard print format: New York : Penguin Press, 2023
Includes bibliographical references
Contents:
Preface : who knew
Making sense of owls : unpacking the mysteries
What's it like to be an owl : ingenious adaptations
Owling : studying the world's most enigmatic birds
Who gives a hoot : owl talk
What it takes to make an owl : courting and breeding
To stay or to go? : roosting and migrating
An owl in the hand : learning from captive birds
Half bird, half spirit : owls and the human imagination
What an owl knows : how wise are owls?
Afterword : saving owls : protecting what we love
LCCN:
2023940407
Control Number:
3282840
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