Carl Safina

Marine ecologist; writer and founding president, The Safina Center, Stony Brook University in New York; Author, “Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace”

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Authors Carl Safina and Jennifer Ackerman talk owls: from their extraordinary vision, hearing, and flight to the mystery and folklore that has surrounded them for centuries.

Owls: What they know and what humans believe

Authors Carl Safina and Jennifer Ackerman talk owls: from their extraordinary vision, hearing, and flight to the mystery and folklore that has surrounded them for centuries.

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Marine ecologist Carl Safina on wolves, whales, and the wonders of the natural world.

Carl Safina: Wolves, whales and the wonders of nature

Marine ecologist Carl Safina on wolves, whales, and the wonders of the natural world.

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