Demon birds. Death-portending banshees. Soul-eaters. Owls attract foreboding and superstitious epithets as naturally and irresistibly as pandas attract cuddlesome baby-talk and tigers attract awestruck poetry.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/sad-wise-eyes
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shruti-ravindran
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/outlook-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trade