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.
<p>‘And if anyone knows anything about anything… it's Owl who knows</p><p>something about something.’ Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. Milne</p><p>From prehistoric cave paintings to the prints and etchings of Picasso,</p><p>owls have captivated and inspired us for millennia.</p><p>Whether they appear as ancient Athenian symbols of wisdom, ghostly</p><p>harbingers of death, or the cuddly sidekicks of Harry Potter and Winnie the</p><p>Pooh, these birds have continued to fascinate and disturb us in equal</p><p>measure.</p><p>Through revelatory new behavioural research, Jennifer Ackerman provides</p><p>an intimate glimpse into these magnificent creatures’ lives. From the</p><p>evolutionary quirks behind their silent flight and rotating heads, to their</p><p>romantic relationships and parenting styles, What an Owl Knows brings the</p><p>rich natural history of owls to life. Deftly weaving together science and art,</p><p>Ackerman journeys into the owl’s moonlit world and asks: what is it about</p><p>these birds that so enthrals us?</p>
