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Ladataan... Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His GirlTekijä: Stacey O'Brien
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. I was pleased to see that African Gray Parrots have ESP. ( ) As is the case with all books about specific animals, Wesley lives an impossibly long and full life and dies at the end. Okay, now that that's out of the way, let me tell you that it is worth it. Wesley is a sentient being, a man in all the old fashioned ways (he's a provider and will not rest until she pretends to eat the mice parts he brings her, sharing his food). He builds her nests out of magazines and he likes to cuddle. This is a romance novel between an owl and an academic/scientist. There were times when I laughed out loud. And there is sex! And scientists. I found the descriptions of various scientists (okay, oddballs) at Caltech fascinating. Not only does O'Brien tell us everything about Wesley and other owls in general, but she gives a peek at the cool, quirky world of academic research with animals. No, not that kind of research! There is no vivisection, no torture, these scientists love animals, sometimes enough to let insects grow under one's skin! Now I know that I'm not crazy when I mourn my animals as I mourn human family members. When I think of them as fellow beings that deserve respect and love. I heart Wesley and Stacey. I'm sure this entire book is true and I really like owls. This convinced me early on in the text I never want to try to own one, for sure, and I found the reading difficult. I think it is an important book and the author has experienced so much parenting an Owl. Who would have thought such an experience could be had in a city location? It was too much information for me personally. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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HTML: On Valentine's Day 1985, biologist Stacey O'Brien met a four-day-old baby barn owl---a fateful encounter that would turn into an astonishing nineteen-year saga. With nerve damage in one wing, the owlet's ability to fly was forever compromised, and he had no hope of surviving on his own in the wild. O'Brien, a young assistant in the owl laboratory at Caltech, was immediately smitten, promising to care for the helpless owlet and give him a permanent home. Wesley the Owl is the funny, poignant story of their dramatic two decades together. With both a tender heart and a scientist's eye, O'Brien studied Wesley's strange habits intensively---and provided a mice-only diet that required her to buy the rodents in bulk (28,000 over the owl's lifetime). As Wesley grew, OBrien snapped photos of him at every stage like any proud parent, recording his life from a helpless ball of fuzz to a playful, clumsy adolescent to a gorgeous, gold-and-white, macho adult owl with a heart-shaped face and an outsize personality that belied his eighteen-inch stature. Stacey and Wesley's bond deepened as she discovered Wesley's individual personality, subtle emotions, and playful nature that could also turn fiercely loyal and protective---though she could have done without Wesley's driving away her would-be human suitors! O'Brien also brings us inside the prestigious research community, where resident owls sometimes flew freely from office to office and eccentric, brilliant scientists were extraordinarily committed to studying and helping animals; all of them were changed by the animal they loved. As O'Brien gets close to Wesley, she makes important discoveries about owl behavior, intelligence, and communication, coining the term "The Way of the Owl" to describe his inclinations: he did not tolerate lies, held her to her promises, and provided unconditional love, though he was not beyond an occasional sulk. When O'Brien develops her own life-threatening illness, the biologist who saved the life of a helpless baby bird is herself rescued from death by the insistent love and courage of this wild animal. Wesley the Owl is a thoroughly engaging, heartwarming, often funny story of a complex, emotional, nonhuman being capable of reason, play, and, most important, love and loyalty. It is sure to be cherished by animal lovers everywhere. .Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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