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Book

Wesley the owl : the remarkable love story of an owl and his girl

Call Number

  • 598.97 O138 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Free Press, c2008.

Physical Description

ix, 229 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

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.

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.

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