Episode · EconTalk · 2024-09-23
Books mentioned on The Mysterious World of Owls (with Jennifer Ackerman)
An owl will eat a rabbit whole, but owls can't digest the fur or the bones. So how do they survive?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Truffle Hound
Truffle Hound by Rowan Jacobsen is a non-fiction book that explores the fascinating world of training dogs to unearth valuable truffles without consuming them in the process.
Recommended“Interested listeners, if you missed the episode with Rowan Jacobson on his book Truffle Hound, which is a similar thing of training dogs to find truffles and ideally not not eat them cuz they're very valuable.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book What an Owl Knows
“Her latest book, and the topic of today's conversation, is What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds.”