OWLS

Owls are nocturnal. Nocturnal means active at night.

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• One ear is higher than the other.
• Can see at night.
• Has sharp talons.
• Pointy beak

Big eyes allow them more light

There are so many "rods" that there is no room for muscles leaving their eyes fixed to compensate they can turn their heads around 270 degrees.

Owl's eyes do not contain cones, which means they cannot see colors.

Owls have internal ears, and one is higher than the other allowing a 3D perception of the surroundings.

The Owls have claws called talons.

The feathers all the way down the owl's legs protect from animal bites. When Owls scoop up prey, the prey try to bite and claw the Owls to escape.

Owls feathers are soft and fringed allowing the owl to be silent when they flap their wings.

After three weeks an owlet can swallow its prey whole.

An owl pellet is a clump of indigestible material that an owl has regurgitated.

Barn owls primary feed on rats.

Owls don't lay all their legs at once, so they can feed them all at separate times.

It is important for the baby Owls to fly and leave the nest to go to new territories as soon as possible so the area doesn't run out of food.

Barn Owls can live up to 20-25 years.