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Female spotted owls have a call that doesn\u2019t sound like it should come from a bird of prey. It\u2019s high-pitched and unrealistic, like a squeaky toy that\u2019s being squeezed just a little bit too hard. Lots of people who hear them in the woods don\u2019t even realize that they\u2019ve heard an owl. They assume it\u2019s a bug, or a dog running wild through the evergreens, beloved chewy bone clenched tightly in its jaws. | Copyright 2015 by Seanan McGuire. Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices