By Marianne Taylor
The attraction and mystique of owls resonates via human background. From historical fable and superstition to the most well-liked glossy children’s tales, those attractive, lethal birds are harbingers of excellent and undesirable information, icons of worry and knowledge, and robust sidekicks of magic-makers. but uncovering the truth in their lives is a massive problem, as such a lot are nocturnal and plenty of super secretive. New species are nonetheless being came across, as are new insights into the conduct of even the main well-known species. Owls brings jointly complete descriptions and distribution maps for all 225 owl species on the planet, illustrated with beautiful color photographs.
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