Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind

Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind A Naturalist Debunks Our Favorite Fallacies About Wildlife

Paperback (31 Jul 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In 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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780609807972
Publisher: Crown
Imprint: Crown
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 357g
Height: 234mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 18mm