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Not all owls hoot! Barn Owls make hissing sounds, the Eastern Screech-Owl whinnies like a horse, and Saw-whet Owls sound...
28/04/2022

Not all owls hoot! Barn Owls make hissing sounds, the Eastern Screech-Owl whinnies like a horse, and Saw-whet Owls sound like, well, an old whetstone sharpening a saw. Hence the name.

Barn Owls swallow their prey whole—skin, bones, and all—and they eat up to 1,000 mice each year.
24/04/2022

Barn Owls swallow their prey whole—skin, bones, and all—and they eat up to 1,000 mice each year.

In fat years when mice are plentiful, usually monogamous Boreal Owls are apt to be promiscuous. Because easy prey means ...
19/04/2022

In fat years when mice are plentiful, usually monogamous Boreal Owls are apt to be promiscuous. Because easy prey means less work for parents feeding their young, males have been caught mating with up to three females, while females have been seen with at least one beau on the side.

The Northern Hawk Owl can detect—primarily by sight—a vole to eat up to a half a mile away.
19/04/2022

The Northern Hawk Owl can detect—primarily by sight—a vole to eat up to a half a mile away.

Owls hunt other owls. Great Horned Owls are the top predator of the smaller Barred Owl.
19/04/2022

Owls hunt other owls. Great Horned Owls are the top predator of the smaller Barred Owl.

A group of owls is called a parliament. This originates from C.S. Lewis’ description of a meeting of owls in The Chronic...
19/04/2022

A group of owls is called a parliament. This originates from C.S. Lewis’ description of a meeting of owls in The Chronicles of Narnia.

18/04/2022
18/04/2022
18/04/2022
Owls can rotate their necks 270 degrees.
08/04/2022

Owls can rotate their necks 270 degrees.

The eyes of an owl are not true “eyeballs.” Their tube-shaped eyes are completely immobile, providing binocular vision w...
08/04/2022

The eyes of an owl are not true “eyeballs.” Their tube-shaped eyes are completely immobile, providing binocular vision which fully focuses on their prey and boosts depth perception.

Many owl species have asymmetrical ears.
08/04/2022

Many owl species have asymmetrical ears.

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