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Our fascination with these mysterious birds was first documented more than thirty thousand years ago in the Chauvet Cave paintings in southern France. With their forward gaze and quiet flight, owls are often a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and foresight. But what does an owl really know? And what do we really know about owls? Though our fascination goes back centuries, scientists have only recently begun to understand in deep detail the complex nature of these extraordinary birds. Some two hundred sixty species of owls exist today, and they reside on every continent except Antarctica, but they are far more difficult to find and study than other birds because they are cryptic, camouflaged, and mostly active in the dark of night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Ackerman illuminates the rich biology and natural history of these birds 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. Owls duet. They migrate. They hoard their prey. Some live in underground burrows; some roost in large groups; some dine on black widows and scorpions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAckerman brings this research alive with her own personal field observations about owls and dives deep into why these birds beguile us. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat an Owl Knows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an awe-inspiring exploration of owls across the globe and through human history, and a spellbinding account of their astonishing hunting skills, communication, and sensory prowess. By providing extraordinary new insights into the science of owls, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat an Owl Knows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e pulls back the curtain on the nature of the world’s most enigmatic group of birds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ\u003cspan\u003eennifer Ackerman has been writing about science and nature for more than three decades. Her previous book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Bird Way\" href=\"ttps:\/\/store.forestwatch.org\/products\/the-bird-way-a-new-look-at-how-birds-talk-work-play-parent-and-think\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was a finalist for the PEN\/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. Her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Genius of Birds\" href=\"https:\/\/store.forestwatch.org\/products\/the-genius-of-birds\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Genius of Birds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, has been translated into twenty-five languages and was named one of the best nonfiction books of 2016 by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a Best Science Book by NPR’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eScience Friday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and a Nature Book of the Year by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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What we’ve learned of these key migrations―how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis―is nothing short of extraordinary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBird migration entails almost unfathomable endurance, like a sparrow-sized sandpiper that will fly nonstop from Canada to Venezuela―the equivalent of running 126 consecutive marathons without food, water, or rest―avoiding dehydration by \"drinking\" moisture from its own muscles and organs, while orienting itself using the earth’s magnetic field through a form of quantum entanglement that made Einstein queasy. Crossing the Pacific Ocean in nine days of nonstop flight, as some birds do, leaves little time for sleep, but migrants can put half their brains to sleep for a few seconds at a time, alternating sides―and their reaction time actually improves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese and other revelations convey both the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep, from the mudflats of the Yellow Sea in China to the remote mountains of northeastern India to the dusty hills of southern Cyprus. 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With boundless charm and wit, author Amy Tan charts her foray into birding and the natural wonders of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2016, Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media, and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, Tan turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds visiting her yard. 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