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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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They are also hunted. Wolf Lichen is rich in toxic vulpinic acid and in the old days was boiled up with meat and used to poison wolves. They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them. Owls are in danger from the usual threats–habitat destruction, climate change, human intrusion.

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The Eurasian Woodcock

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As the American one is suspected of having voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 election (despite this being against its own interest – increased gun ownership is not doing the species any good), this post exclusively focuses on the Eurasian one. I am not sure I understand the logic of this, but I guess evolution does.

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