OWLS
Bird - Vertebrate - Carnivore
Bird - Vertebrate - Carnivore
TAWNY OWL
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Male: Owl
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Female: Owl
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Young: Fledgling, Owlet
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OWLS
There are 16 species of barn owls. There are about 200 species of owl.
There are 16 species of barn owls. There are about 200 species of owl.
- Owls are nocturnal.
- To see as well as an owl at night, you would need eyeballs as big as a grapefruit.
- Eat insects, small mammals, other birds, voles, rabbits, squirrels - and some eat fish.
- They swallow their prey whole.
- They regurgitate bones, fur and feathers.
- Have large eyes and a flat face.
- Barn owls have heart-shaped faces.
- Barn owls are normally monogamous - but around 25% separate.
- Have farsighted vision, which means that they can see things from a distance, but not close up.
- Can turn their heads 270 degrees.
- They cannot move their eyes within the sockets.
- They don't have eyeballs ... they have eye tubes.
- A new owl species is discovered almost every ten years.
- The Eurasian Eagle Owl weighs approximately 4.20 kg.
- Are less likely to hoot if it's raining.
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SNOWY OWL
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BARN OWL
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