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Book Review| September 01 2018 Table Books The Enigma of the Owl: An Illustrated Natural History. By Mike Unwin and David Tipling. 2016. Yale University Press. (ISBN 9780300222739). 288 pp. Hardcover, $40. The American Biology Teacher (2018) 80 (7): 546–547. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2018.80.7.546b Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Table Books. The American Biology Teacher 1 September 2018; 80 (7): 546–547. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2018.80.7.546b Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search It is a rare lover of the natural world who can resist the beauty, elegance, and … well … the enigma of owls. And thus, inherently, there are few who will be able to resist the fascination, charm, and beauty of this lovely book. Oversized and lavish, with exquisite photographs, The Enigma of the Owl brings the owls of the world to life in front of your eyes. The book opens with a short introduction examining both the history and the natural history of owls. A discussion of owls as a group informs the reader of the two owl families and surveys both living and prehistoric species (including an extinct barn owl that stood a meter tall). Basic general owl anatomy is described – distinguished, in particular, by large eyes for binocular vision while hunting and, less obviously, by keen hearing, aided by the distinctive feathered facial disc of most... You do not currently have access to this content.