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

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Author: Jennifer Ackerman
Publisher: Oneworld
ISBN-13: 9780861548316
Publishing Year: 04 Jul 2024
No. of Pages: 352
Weight: 310 g
Language: English
Book Binding: Paperback

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Jennifer Ackerman is the bestselling author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way. She was a writer at National Geographic for seven years and has written extensively for many publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Scientific American and Smithsonian Magazine. ... Read more Read less

‘And if anyone knows anything about anything… it's Owl who knows

something about something.’ Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. Milne

From prehistoric cave paintings to the prints and etchings of Picasso,

owls have captivated and inspired us for millennia.

Whether they appear as ancient Athenian symbols of wisdom, ghostly

harbingers of death, or the cuddly sidekicks of Harry Potter and Winnie the

Pooh, these birds have continued to fascinate and disturb us in equal

measure.

Through revelatory new behavioural research, Jennifer Ackerman provides

an intimate glimpse into these magnificent creatures’ lives. From the

evolutionary quirks behind their silent flight and rotating heads, to their

romantic relationships and parenting styles, What an Owl Knows brings the

rich natural history of owls to life. Deftly weaving together science and art,

Ackerman journeys into the owl’s moonlit world and asks: what is it about

these birds that so enthrals us?

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