ISBN号:9780593298886
书名:What an Owl Knows
作者:Jennifer Ackerman
出版日期:2023-06-13
英文简介:
An instant New York Times bestseller! A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 Named a Best Book of 2023 by Publishers Weekly From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific investigation into owls–the most elusive of birds–and why they exert such a hold on human imagination For millennia, owls have captivated and intrigued us.
Our fascination with these mysterious birds was first documented more than thirty thousand years ago in the Chauvet Cave paintings in southern France.
With their forward gaze and quiet flight, owls are often a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and foresight.
But what does an owl really know? And what do we really know about owls? Though our fascination goes back centuries, scientists have only recently begun to understand in deep detail the complex nature of these extraordinary birds.
Some two hundred sixty species of owls exist today, and they reside on every continent except Antarctica, but they are far more difficult to find and study than other birds because they are cryptic, camouflaged, and mostly active in the dark of night.
Jennifer Ackerman illuminates the rich biology and natural history of these birds and reveals remarkable new scientific discoveries about their brains and behavior.
She joins scientists in the field and explores how researchers are using modern technology and tools to learn how owls communicate, hunt, court, mate, raise their young, and move about from season to season.
We now know that the hoots, squawks, and chitters of owls follow sophisticated and complex rules, allowing them to express not just their needs and desires but their individuality and identity.
Owls duet.
They migrate.
They hoard their prey.
Some live in underground burrows; some roost in large groups; some dine on black widows and scorpions.
Ackerman brings this research alive with her own personal field observations about owls and dives deep into why these birds beguile us.
What an Owl Knows is an awe-inspiring exploration of owls across the globe and through human history, and a spellbinding account of their astonishing hunting skills, communication, and sensory prowess.
By providing extraordinary new insights into the science of owls, What an Owl Knows pulls back the curtain on the nature of the world’s most enigmatic group of birds.
中文简介:
立即成为《纽约时报》畅销书！ 《纽约时报》 2023 年著名图书被《出版商周刊》评为 2023 年最佳图书 由《鸟类的天才》和《鸟类之路》一书的作者撰写，对猫头鹰（最难以捉摸的鸟类）以及它们为何发挥如此大的作用进行了精彩的科学研究控制人类的想象力 几千年来，猫头鹰一直让我们着迷、着迷。
三万多年前，法国南部的肖维洞穴壁画首次记录了我们对这些神秘鸟类的迷恋。
猫头鹰的目光向前，飞行安静，通常是智慧、知识和远见的象征。
但猫头鹰真正知道什么？我们对猫头鹰真正了解多少？尽管我们对这些非凡鸟类的迷恋可以追溯到几个世纪前，但科学家们直到最近才开始深入了解这些非凡鸟类的复杂本质。
如今，猫头鹰约有 260 种，它们分布在除南极洲以外的各大洲，但它们比其他鸟类更难发现和研究，因为它们神秘、善于伪装，而且大多在黑暗的夜晚活动。
詹妮弗·阿克曼阐明了这些鸟类丰富的生物学和自然历史，并揭示了有关它们的大脑和行为的非凡的新科学发现。
她与该领域的科学家一起探索研究人员如何利用现代技术和工具来了解猫头鹰如何交流、狩猎、求爱、交配、抚养幼崽以及在不同季节之间移动。
我们现在知道，猫头鹰的叫声、嘎嘎声和叽叽喳喳声遵循复杂的规则，使它们不仅能表达自己的需求和欲望，还能表达自己的个性和身份。
猫头鹰二重唱。
他们迁移。
他们囤积猎物。
有些生活在地下洞穴中；有些则生活在地下洞穴中。
有些栖息在大群中；有些以黑寡妇和蝎子为食。
阿克曼通过她自己对猫头鹰的实地观察，使这项研究变得生动起来，并深入探讨了为什么这些鸟会迷惑我们。
《猫头鹰知道什么》对全球猫头鹰和人类历史进行了令人惊叹的探索，对它们惊人的狩猎技巧、沟通能力和感官能力进行了引人入胜的描述。
通过对猫头鹰科学提供非凡的新见解，《猫头鹰知道什么》揭开了世界上最神秘的鸟类群体本质的帷幕。
书籍总体字数：101947，除去名字和专有名词等之后还剩余92687计入单词总数。
书籍单词数在5万至10万之间，难度适合,不过还需要结合下方难度分析。
其中：
四级单词出现82707个/次,
六级单词（排除四级单词后）出现1778个/次，
托福单词出现42327个/次，
SAT单词出现6479个/次，
GRE单词出现13773个/次，考研单词出现83546个/次，
雅思单词出现25323个/次。
高中单词出现76108个/次。
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非常欢迎大家提供自己收集的词库给我。
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