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What an owl knows [large type] : the new science of the world's most enigmatic birds / Jennifer Ackerman.

by Ackerman, Jennifer, 1959- author.

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Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2023.

Owls -- Popular works.

Owls -- Behavior.

9781638088844 (large print ; hardcover)

1638088845 (large print ; hardcover)

478 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm

Center Point Large Print edition.

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.

"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 complex rules, allowing them to express not just their needs and desires but their individuality and identity. Ackerman brings this research alive with her own personal field observations about owls and dives deep into why these birds beguile us ... an ... exploration of owls across the globe and through human history, and a spellbinding account of their astonishing hunting skills, communication, and sensory prowess."-- Provided by publisher.

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