Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite Fallacies About WildlifeIn this fascinating book, wildlife expert and enthusiast Warner Shedd refutes popular animal myths like squirrels remembering where they bury nuts, wolves howling at the moon, and oppossums "playing dead." Have you ever seen a flying squirrel flapping through the air, watched a beaver carrying a load of mud on its tail, or ducked when a porcupine started throwing its quills? Probably not, says Shedd, former regional executive for the National Wildlife Federation. Offering scientific evidence that refutes many of the most tenacious and persevering folklore about wild animals, Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind will captivate you with fascinating facts and humorous anecdotes about more than thirty North American species-- some as familiar as the common toad, and others as elusive as the lynx. Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind is an entertaining dose of scientific reality for any nature enthusiast or armchair adventurer. |
Contents
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The Muskrat | 21 |
Sylvan Odd Couple | 31 |
Natures Gliding Machines | 41 |
54Pig Perhaps but Not a | 49 |
Bats | 63 |
The Opossum | 75 |
Owls | 103 |
The Coyote | 201 |
The Timber Wolf | 209 |
The Bobcat and the Lynx | 223 |
The Cougar | 234 |
Black Brown and Polar Bears | 243 |
The Whitetailed Deer | 262 |
The Moose | 285 |
The Bison | 301 |
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Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite ... Warner Shedd Limited preview - 2001 |
Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite ... Warner Shedd No preview available - 2001 |
Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite ... Warner Shedd No preview available - 2001 |
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