Owl Fun Facts!
Some owl species have feather tufts on their head and you might call them ears or horns, but actually, their ears are holes on the sides of their head. The 'horns' show the owls mood.
Owls can not move their eyes because of a boney eye socket so instead they can turn their head up to 270 degrees!
An Owl has 3 eyelids, 1 for sleeping, 1 for blinking, and 1 for keeping the eye clean.
Owls have feathers that help muffle the sound when they are flying so its prey won't hear the owl coming.
Most owl species the female is bigger and more aggressive than the male.
Most owls are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and come out at night. But some owl species, are not, depending on the light, food and habitat.
Groups of owls are called a parliament, a wisdom, or a study.
Scientists have found owl fossils dating back to 58 million years ago. Some of the fossils stood about 3 feet tall!
A sad fact is that some owl species are endangered and they mostly killed by habitat loss, superstitions, and pesticides.
A Great Horned Owls eyes together weighs about 25.7 grams. That's heavy eyes.
Some owl species hunt fish.
Owls feathers help camouflage them into their environment.
Owls are farsighted.
Owls have very sharp beaks.
The smallest owl type is the elf owl.
Owls do not make nests.
Hunters will stop hunting if an owl on their left hoots three times.
Some people think an owl hoot means someone will die. They try to prevent the death by throwing salt into a fire.
Owls can not move their eyes because of a boney eye socket so instead they can turn their head up to 270 degrees!
An Owl has 3 eyelids, 1 for sleeping, 1 for blinking, and 1 for keeping the eye clean.
Owls have feathers that help muffle the sound when they are flying so its prey won't hear the owl coming.
Most owl species the female is bigger and more aggressive than the male.
Most owls are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and come out at night. But some owl species, are not, depending on the light, food and habitat.
Groups of owls are called a parliament, a wisdom, or a study.
Scientists have found owl fossils dating back to 58 million years ago. Some of the fossils stood about 3 feet tall!
A sad fact is that some owl species are endangered and they mostly killed by habitat loss, superstitions, and pesticides.
A Great Horned Owls eyes together weighs about 25.7 grams. That's heavy eyes.
Some owl species hunt fish.
Owls feathers help camouflage them into their environment.
Owls are farsighted.
Owls have very sharp beaks.
The smallest owl type is the elf owl.
Owls do not make nests.
Hunters will stop hunting if an owl on their left hoots three times.
Some people think an owl hoot means someone will die. They try to prevent the death by throwing salt into a fire.