| Edition |
1st Free Press hardcover ed. |
| Description |
ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents |
The way of the owl -- To that which you tame, you owe your life -- Owl in fancy -- Barn owl toddler: love me, love my owl -- Flying lessons -- Attack kitten on wings -- Love to eat them mousies -- Understanding each other: sound and body language -- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- A day in the life of a biologist -- Owls are not waterbirds -- Deep bonds -- The sex tapes -- Fifteen years of trust -- Twilight: he whom I tamed saves my life. |
| Summary |
Written with the same heartwarming sentiment that made the memoir "Marley & Me" a runaway bestseller, biologist and owl expert O'Brien chronicles her rescue of an adorable, abandoned baby barn owl--and their astonishing and unprecedented 19-year life together. |
| Subject |
Barn owl -- California, Southern -- Anecdotes.
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Barn owl -- Behavior -- California, Southern -- Anecdotes.
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Human-animal relationships -- California, Southern -- Anecdotes.
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O'Brien, Stacey.
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Women biologists -- California, Southern -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
1416551735 |
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9781416551737 |
| Standard No. |
NZ1 12416448 |
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