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...startled at the sight of a great white bird drifting close on five-foot silent wings. The bird's head is as big as a grapefruit, its yellow eyes glitter balefully. But there is no cause for alarm: it is only a displaced snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca), a refugee from a lemming shortage in Canada...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Year of the Owl | 1/16/1950 | See Source »

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