Tracking data shows that saw-whet owls are more complex than we thought Vlad Ghiea/Alamy
Jennifer Ackerman (Oneworld)
OWLS occupy a special place in the human imagination. We have imbued the stealthy, wide-eyed birds with mystery for thousands of years and, in recent decades, unravelled surprising details about their mysterious lives.
In Jennifer Ackerman’s latest book, What an Owl Knows: The new science of the world’s most enigmatic birds, she investigates what it is about this elusive bird that captures our attention. “How long have we been obsessed with owls?” asks Ackerman. “Forever it seems.”
Or nearly…
