OWLS

OWLS SLEEP DURING THE DAY AND HUNT AT NIGHT.

HUNTING FEATURES

• Tallens
• Really good eye sight
• Amazing hearing
• Quite feathers for flying
• 270* neck rotation

BIG EYES

• Big eyes help see things in the dark

FIXED EYES

• Owls have a head that rotates 270*
• This allows them to still see everything.

NO CONES

• Lack cones because hunt at night.
• Makes them colorblind.

HEARING

• Owls have ear feathers.
• Feathers direct sound to ears.

WHAT OWLS CALL THEIR CLAWS

• Tallens

LEG FEATHERS

• Keep prey from scratching.
• Also keeps them from bitting.

SILENT FLIGHT

• Soft feathers reduce sound.

SWALLOWING FOOD

• It takes 3 weeks for owlets to swallow food whole.

OWL PELET

• Undigested food remains of prey

OWLS PREY

• Owls feed on small rodents or other small animals/pests

OWL EGGS

• Owls lay eggs depending on how much food.

WHEN OWLETS FLY

BARN OWLS AGE

• 20 years