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What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds

byJennifer Ackerman

Jennifer Ackerman enters the hidden lives of owls through researchers, field studies, rehabilitation centers, and people who have learned to work closely with them. She explores hearing, vision, flight, cognition, communication, hunting, courtship, and the remarkable adaptations that let different species thrive from deserts to forests and cities. The book also examines the myths and emotions owls evoke across cultures. Ackerman shows how new technology is changing what scientists know about these elusive birds while habitat loss and other pressures make that knowledge increasingly urgent for their conservation.

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780593298886