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Homing of an Owl

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THE following authentic case of the homing of an owl is of general interest in connexion with the fascinating, but often very baffling, problem of how animals find their way about.

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    ERNEST WARREN

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WARREN, E. Homing of an Owl. Nature 123, 278 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/123278a0

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