Wesley the OwlWesley the Owl
the Remarkable Love Story of An Owl and His Girl
1st ed.
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Book, 2008
Current format, Book, 2008, 1st ed, Available ."On Valentine's Day 1985, biologist Stacey O'Brien first met a four-day-old baby barn owl - a fateful encounter that would turn into a 19-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." "O'Brien studied Wesley's strange habits intensively and firsthand - 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, she 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 18-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, a kind of scientific Hogwarts 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 animals they loved"--Book jacket.
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