Diet

All owls are all carnivores that means that they only eat meat, but they will only hunt when it gets dark out that means that they are nocturnal. To help them to look for food in the dark they will have to use their eye sight to look for prey (owls do not see in color they can only see in black and white. The great horned owl eats so many different types of animals and those animals are birds, fish, and they can even eat a baby deer, The other animals that they will eat are skunks, mice, squirrels, rabbits, and they can eat insects to. These birds can also hear really will do this can help them to find any meals. The great horned owl eats so many different types of animals and those animals are mammals, reptiles, amphibians and they can also eat other birds to. Most of the great horned owls diet is really mice, voles, squirrels and they can also eat other small mammals to. They can even take down any other birds of prey to like they can even feed on hawks , crows, waterfowl and they can also eat other birds and that also means that they can even eat really small species of owl. Owls can eat so many different types of food but they do not just eat rabbits and rodents but they can also eat other birds to. The fishing owl will mostly eat only fish. The eagle owl will eat really young deer. Owls never chew their food instead on doing that then they will have to shallow their prey whole. Without showing any respect for their teeth, bones and for their feathers. If the owl catches a really big animal then it will have to use its really sharp beak so that it can break it into pieces. There are some parts of the prey where the owl cannot eat and that is the teeth, bones and the fur because they are packed with pellets that can still be found somewhere in the stomach and if they do swallow those parts than they will activity just spit out. The animals that an owl will normally will hunt are amphibians, reptiles, birds, and they can also eat mammals to. The mammals that they eat are a mostly rodent that is an really important food source. These birds can even take really big animals like skunks and they can also eat grouse to. The great horned owl eats so many different types of foods and some of the foods that they will eat other species of birds, they will also eat snakes, frogs, fish, skunks, rodents, rabbits and

they can also eat hares to. The owls that live in forests hunt really differently than the ones that live on open habitats. The owls that live on the woodlands will normally sit really still on the top of a tree and then they will start to watch and listen to really small animals that might be moving on the ground that is underneath them. When they first spotted something then that will be the time when they start to launch itself out of the tree so that it can swoop down so that the owl can snatch on whatever animal that they are trying to catch. The owls that live on the open habitats like grasslands, farmland and there are some owls that can be found in the desert. These owls will normally fly really slow when they are flying above the ground that are looking for really small animals. There will be sometimes when the owl catches a meal then the owl will have to crisscross they may do this seven times in a row so that they wont make a huge miss onto their prey. The great horned owl will hunt by looking and flying really slow and really high across the sky and by the owl sees a change then the owl will start to drive down to the ground with their winds that happens to be folded . The prey will be killed really fast because they will be killed by the owls really big and strong talons. The best time to see a owl hunt is really when it gets dark ( that means that these animals are nocturnal.) but there are sometimes that they can hunt during the day to but they only hunt in day light during the winter seasons. They will eat so many different types of foods and those foods are rodents, hares, squirrels, skunks, and they will also eat other species of birds like geese, grouse, ducks, pigeons, These birds will also eat fish to and they will also eat insects and they will eat dead animals that have been killed on the road that has been killed by a car.

Habitat/Range
There are 100 species of owl that live all over the world. They can be found on all continents of the world but they do not live on Antarctica, There are so many different types of owls that can live in so many different types of habitats like

there are some species that rather live in places that is really cold and that is covered in snow and there other species that can be found in really hot places. There are some types of owls that will rather live in really dry deserts, rain-soaked jungles, thick forests and they can also live on the open plains. It does not matter where you are. Are where you live you never know that there might be more than seven different species owls that can be found somewhere nearby. The great horned owl lives in the north, central and in South America and they can be found on so many different types of habitats like they can be found in open woodlands, agricultural areas, forests, deserts, subarctic tundra and in urban areas. There are a lot of owls that like to live in places that are in woodlands and in forests habitats. These places are perfect for when it is time for them to make a nest that is why they like to live in these types of places. There are some species that might live near people that might be near a really big buildings and they can also be around gardens to. The great horned owl has a totally amazing habitat to live in these habitats can be found in North and in South America. They usually found in places that are in open areas like forests, woodlands, They can even live near towns and farmlands. The great horned owl has adapted there to habitats are mostly found in places that lots of trees like in forests, woodlands and they can also be found in shrublands. They can also be seen in so many different types of habitats like they can be found on top of high mountains, grasslands, conifer forests, deserts, chapparals and tall of these habitats are all found in South and in North America. They can also be founds in woods, mountain forests, deserts canyons, marshes, city parks and they can also be found in urban forests. Owls like to be in places that are in open areas like dense woodlands and they like to be near places that amazing nesting areas so that they can stay close to the edge of the forest so that it can be easy for them to hunt. The great horned owl lives all over north and in Central America. These birds can also be found on some areas that are in South America. The types of habitats that these animals can be found in are woodlands, rocky canyons that has cliffs and they can also be found on open forests to. There are some species of owls that can be found on all over the world that has rainforests and that have tundra locations to. These birds can be found on every single continent in the world but they do not live in Antarctica. This owl can be found on every dingle habitat that is in the Sonoran Desert region.

These owls can be found all over the United States they can also be found on some parts of Canada, Central and in South America. When the weathers starts to turn cold then the owls will start to live on the southern parts of their region and when the cold season is over than they will go the northern portion that can be found on their range.

Size/Weight
The size of the great horned owl is pretty interesting they can be tall as 25 inches tall and they can weigh about 4 pounds. The females are a lot bigger then the males are the males can weigh about 3 pounds and the females can weigh about 4 long. The length of the great horned owl is 18 to 25 inches their wingspan can be big as 40 to 55 inches. The great horned owl is known to be the most biggest American owl there is and they can grow about 50 to 63 cms (20-25 inches) this is their length. Their wingspan can be long as 91 to 152 cms (36 to 60 inches) and they can weigh about 900 to 2,500 g (32 to 88 oz). The size of the great horned owl is usually 45-63 cm (18-25 in). Their wingspan is can be big as 1.5 (5ft.) They can weigh about 0.9-1.8 kg (2-4 lb.). The biggest owl in the world is the Eurasian eagle owl and they can grow about 12 inches tall. The smallest species of owl is the pygmy owl and they can grow about 5 inches. The typical owl can grow about 5 to 28 inches long (13 to 71 centimeters. The great horned owl can grow about 18 to 25 inches (46 to 64 cm) long and their wingspan can be big as 52 to 55 inches (1.3-1.4m), The average weigh for the great horned owl is 3 pounds (1.5 kg). The size of the great horned owls body can be big than 18 to 25 in (46 to 63 cm). Their wingspan can go for 3.3 to 4.8 ft. ( 1 to 1.5 m). These owls can weigh about 2 to 5.5 lbs. (1 to 2.5 kg). They can weight about 2 and 5 lbs. The smallest owl in the world which is the Elf owl they can grow about 6.1 inches (16 cm. Their wingspan can be big as 15 inches (38 cm) and they can weigh about 1.5 ounces (4g). The biggest owl in the world is the Great grey owl and they can grow about 33 inches (84 cm) long and their wingspan can be long as 5 feet (152 cm), and they can weigh about 3 pounds (1450g). The great horned owl can grow about 25 inches (63 cm) long. Their wingspan is 5 feet (152 cm) and they can weigh about 4

pounds (1800g). The great horned owl can weigh about 2 to 3 pounds. They can stand about 2 feet tall. These owls can weigh about three to five pounds. The body length of the great horned owl is 18 to 25 inches. Their wingspan can grow about 5 feet and they can weigh about 2 5 pounds. The owls that are barn owls they be big than 9 to 21 inches (23 to 53 centimeters). The smallest owl that in the world is the Elf owl and the biggest owl in the world is the Eurasian eagle-owl. The weight of the typical owls can weigh about 1.5 ounces to 9 pounds (42.5 ounces grams to 4 kilograms). The barn owls can weigh about 0.5 to 3 pounds (0.23 to 1.36 kilograms).

Life span
The great horned owl can live about 13 years when they are in the wild and when they are in captivity like in a zoo or a wildlife preserve than they can live about 30 years. There are some places where the great horned owl can live about 5 or to 12 years and when they are in a zoo than they can live until they are 20 years old. There normal life span can is really 5 to 15 years. When the great horned owl is in the wild than they can live about 12 to 15 years when they are living on their national habitat. When they are in captivity than they can live for a very long time like in their 20s . They may live in even longer than 20 but it really depends on how food are they getting . It also depends on how many eggs does a owl have like if the mother laid eggs than they will normally live for 2 or 6 years.

1 interesting fact
Owls have really special features that are called adaptations. This is the type of stuff that help these birds to surivive on their habitat. The adaptations that these birds have are strong feet, sharp, curved claws which are called talons and these

birds have an really weird eyes. They also have really big fuzzy feathers. This is another important adaptation that owls have and this is how they silent fight. There feathers also help them to be really successful predators or animals that are really good at hunting other animals. The birds that are known to be predators they are activity called raptors. The other reason why their flying is really important is that because this lets them to swoop down on the animals that they are trying to catch. They do not even have to hear their prey when they are swooping down to catch an animal. The only owl that does need to hear is the fishing owls that is because they have to hunt over the water so that means that they do not need this adaptation but the time that they do not use this is when it gets dark out. Owls are a lot different than the other birds of prey like eagle and hawk the reason why they are different than them because they will fly really close to the ground when they are looking for their next meal. The great horned owl is a really big owl. The adults have an really big ear tufts, the other features that they have is that they have a reddish face patch that can be found right on their throat and they also have yellow eyes to. The ear tufts that these birds have are not really ears they are just tufts of feathers. The parts that are underneath these feathers are really light and they also have an brown barring on them to. The upper side of these feathers have an mottled brown color on them. Their feathers are all covering their legs and their feet and they can go straight to the talons. Owls have a really special feather traits that can help them to minimize the sound that can be coming from their wings when they are flapping them. The leading edge that is on their primary feathers have really stiff fringes on them that can help the, to find really low sounds that can be trailing on the edge of their primaries that have an really soft fringes this can help the owl to locate on what is moving that is around them. These birds have downy feathers all over their wings that can help them to find really low sounds so that they can hear their prey and so that they can hear their predators to.

2 interesting Fact

There are so many different subspecies of owl all over the world there are about 200 species of owl that can be found on every in the world. There are so many of them scientist had divided into different groups and those groups are the barn owls and the true owls. The difference between these two owls is that the barn owls have face that is shaped just like a heart and they also have really long legs to. The feathers that are on a owl are known to have an really pale color. Barn owls have an really special claw that is located right in the middle of their toes. They will normally use this claw to clean and to groom their feathers. True owls are a lot different than the barn owls are that is because they often changes a lot. These owls also have really big heads and even have really long rounded eyes. They also have really rounded faces to and there are some species that have tuft feathers on them that can be found on the tip of their ears. The true owl is all covered with feathers that can be found all over their legs. True owls have an really private toe that can be way smaller then the toe that is right of the middle of the owls foot. There are most of us that have no problem telling a difference between all the owl species that is because they all have round faces, they also have a really sharp hooked bill and they also have really big eyes. But for a scientists point of view it is really hard to tell the difference between the species of owl. Even todays scientists even have a really hard time putting them into difference owl groups. But if you look really close to a barn owl you can see the facial discs these types of owls have an heart shaped facial disc that can be found on them. This is also located on their feet and believe it or not it can also be located in their ear tufts to. If you ever find a owl near where you live you easily tell which type of owl it is. Owls belong in a special group of birds that has about 205 species of owls that are in this bird family. There are about two different types of groups and they are called the barn owls and the true owls . The barn owls have a face that is shaped just like a heart; they even have really long legs that come alone with really powerful talons. The barn owls are known to be medium-sized birds. Their normal wingspan is 3 feet long. There are known to be about 16 species of these types of owls. The owls that are in this group happen to be the greater sooty owl, Australian grass owl, ashy faced owl, barn owl and the Sulawesi owl. The true owls are a lot different then the barn owls that is because there about 190 species that are in this group they also have 23 genera in

this group to. The owls that are in the true owl groups are the speech owls, the horned owls, and the sawwhet owls are also in this group to. The true owls come in so many different types of sizes like for the really small elf owls and the really big Eurasian eagle owl. The other difference between the barn owls and the true owls is that the true owls have an really round facial disc, these animals also have really small tails and an really big head. These types of owls also have really muted colors like they can come in brown, rust, gray and they can also come in black and white to. They also have patterns that is known to be really mottled this helps them to hide from their prey and it can also help them to hide from a predator.

3 interesting fact
There are so many owls in the world are known to hunt when the night comes. They like to hunt at night because so that they do have to deal with other birds of prey like hawks and eagles. An animal that hunts at night that means that owls are nocturnal . Even through eating at night can be really norm for some owl species like the burrowing owl and the short eared owls they will normally look for food during the day. There are some owls that rather hunt during dawn and dusk and those owls is the pygmy owls. Owls are known to have the night any other animal on the planet and their hearing is also amazing is way better then any other animals to. Owls are famous for having the most sharpest eyesight and they are also known for seeing really well in really poor light. There is one thing that owls cant do with their eyes and that is they cannot move them in sockets. So if the owl wants to look around then it will have to swivel their whole head around that is they way that they have to turn their heads . owls have an really amazing hearing their hearing is so good they can easily hear a small little mouse stepping over a twig that can be over 75 feet (23 meters) away from where the owl is. They reason why they have an amazing hearing that is because they have really big holes that can be found in their skulls that is for their ears. That comes alone with the facial discs that can send the sounds into the openings of the ear. These birds may not have ears but they really know how to pick up sounds. The

animals that are known to be really active when the night time comes they will usually have really huge eyes which makes it easy for them to see things really well in light. For owls they have really big eyes that cannot move at all so that means that they can move their heads in any direction that they need to go. If they can not move their head like this then they will just have to move their whole head so that they can follow on how their prey is moving. This makes the owl for focus way better by just using both of their eyes so that they can look in the same direction so that means they will have to just twist their head all around. There are a lot of owls that can activity turn their heads but they just have to turn them in 270 degrees that can be in direction or any direction where the this type of owl wants to turn its head. Owls cannot move their eyes by using their sockets so that they can see really great spaces. This means that these birds will have to turn their whole head around if they want to take a look of their surroundings and so that they can look in a different direction. The reason why they have to do this because they have eyes that can only see what is in front of them. These birds also have very good binocular vision. Owls are really good at hearing they can even hear things when it is totally dark out. They can use their sense so that they can hear what ever animal is coming their way. This is another thing that owls do catch their prey to. To help the owls to hear they will use their feathers that are on the owls face this can help them to funnel sounds up to the owls ears. The owls that are in the barn owl group both ears are totally different from each other and the reason why they are different because there is one that is taller and the other one that is not so tall. This means that their ears can hear much better than the other ear does because the other ear a lot smaller than the other one is. They can hear much better just by turning their head. Owls can find the sound by using pinpoint accuracy. The great horned owl has so many different types of predators that they have to look out for and those predators are crows and raccoons are normally steal eggs and they will also kill their babies to. But the most dangerous predator to a great horned owl is another great horned owl. The great horned owls greatest natural predator is really other great horned owls. There are other birds like the Peregrine falcons are known to kill great horned owls to but they will only attack these owls if its necessary. If only if they need to attack them. To talk to each other owls make a really scary sound that is called a

hoot this is how owls talk to each other but there are some owls that do not make any sounds at all. But the owls that do make the hooting sound they will usually use this call when it gets really dark out that is when it is a really good time to hear a owl hooting. But owls can more sounds to talk to each other than just hooting they can make other sounds to and those sounds are shrieking, barking and these birds even know how to sing to. The best time that they get really noisy is when the weeks that is right before the mating season comes. The owl that is well known to sing is the tawny owls and these owls have a song that sounds like to-woo or there are sometimes that they can make a hoooouh-ho, hohohohoooouh. These owls will sing this song all night long and there are sometimes that there will be other owls that will usually come in contact with the owl that is playing the song to. There are some owls that can sing together and the owls that are known to be singing a group is the screech owls these owls are known to sing together. Both male and female will both take turns on singing the song.

Responding
The great horned owl will mostly mate for whole of its life they will start to mate in when they are 2 years old. Both the male and the female will both protect their territories from others of their kind. Their territories needs to be really big so that they can easy for them to hunt in. The great horned owl are known to not make their own nests instead on make their own they will activity find another nest than other bird that has made and than they will use that to have their babies. Usually they will find a nest that is near cliffs and they can also find a nest up in a hollow tree. The best time for the great horned owl to have their babies is really during the spring. These birds can even have their babies even through there is snow is still on the ground. The snow does not stop these owls from breeding. Every single year a great horned owl couple that is because of their babies are so very active and that can easily destroy the nest. A female great horned owl will normally lay about 2 or 3 eggs ( There are sometimes that they can even have 1 to 5 eggs). Both of the male and the female will both take turns on sitting on the

eggs. The parents will normally sit on them in only for just one month. The great horned owl will normally start to mate in the really cold winter months which is through January to February. Great horned owls never make their own nest they will normally steal a nest from a squirrel and they can also use a hollow tree and rocky caves to will be the perfect place for the great horned owl to have their babies. There are sometimes that they can even have their babies on very old building that was not used by humans they can also use platforms to that were made by humans. The number of eggs that a female will lay is between 2 or 4 eggs. The babies will start to come out of the eggs in about 26 or 35 days. They will start to leave the nest when the chicks are about 6 or 7 weeks old they will start to learn how to fly when they are 9 to 10 weeks old. The great horned owl has the most amazing way that they can reproductive. The eggs will normally hatch by the female. The female will sit on the eggs s o that they can stay warm. The babies will have an really light brown feathers when they are born. The parents are very protective when it comes to their babies. The male will usually help out the mother to take care of the babies. Each of the parents will both take turns sitting on the eggs to. When the chicks finally hatch from the eggs then that will be the time when the male goes out to hunt and he will being the food for the whole family. The eggs will usually start to hatch in about two days that are apart from each other. The strongest chick of the group is usually the oldest one In the family the reason why he is so strong that is because they can a lot of food. The mother will usually take extra care of her babies and she will continue in only for three months. After the three months than that will be the time when the mother finally teaches them hot to take care of themselves the stuff that she will teach them is that she will teach them how to fly and to hunt for themselves. The chicks will be ready to leave the nest right after the three months. They will no longer look like an adult until they are about six months old then they will look a lot like adults. The great horned owl will normally have their eggs in nests that have been left behind by hawks or heron. In the nest the female will lay only one at a time. The female can have the total of 2 or 3 white eggs. The eggs will start to hatch in 28 to 30 days. Owls will normally take the nest from other birds that have been lifted behind they will usually find places that are in stumps and they can also find their nest in tree holes and in caves to. A male and a female will normally

have about 1 to 5 eggs ( but the most common number of eggs is really two eggs. Both male and the female will both sit on the egg. But the male will be the only one that will hunt for the family. Owls are super protective and they are really powerful birds. These birds will even attack a human if they ever get too close to their babies. The great horned owl will only come together when it is time for them to mate and they will start to mate in January through February. The females will start to lay their eggs in the end of February there are sometimes will sometimes lay their eggs right in the beginning of March. The females will normally lay just about two or three eggs. Owl parents will continue to be totally aggressive when they are protecting them but they will stop when the youngers will start to leave the nest and they are ready to start their lives all own their own. There are some owl species that can lay has many as 1 to 14 eggs, but the most common egg number is really 2 to 6 eggs. Right after the eggs have been hatched which is about 15 to 35 days it really depends on the type of species. The chick will stay in the nest In 56 days. The female will only lay about 2 or 6 eggs in the nest both the male and the female will both take turns on sitting on the eggs so that they can stay warm. The parents will also share their food with each other to and they will both help feed the babies together and the parents will also be really protected from predators.

Survival Status
There some owls in the world that seems to have a really promising future ahead of them. People can help the owls a lot by making wildlife reserves for them so that they can live on them. The other thing that people can do to help owls is that they can stop clearing out their habitats. The last thing that people can do is that they can make laws that can stop hunters from killing them. The great horned owl is in trouble because are shooting time, they are driving over them with their cars and trucks and other transition that people driving in. the other threats that these birds are having is that people are electrocutions and they are also trapping them to. The only problem that these birds have is that people are just shooting and trapping them to. These actions are all against the law. But there is some

good news and that is the great horned owl has an really good future that is ahead of them that is because these birds have learned to deal with the company of people there has been a lot of them that are meeting a lot of great horned owls then the ones that used to live in the pre-settlement times, these are the types of owls that people will allow to feast on the destructive rodents that goes on human territory. If a person lives near a city or in a country. Owls play a really important part on keeping the rodents and the insect populations under control. There is a really problem with that because people treat these birds as enemies. These birds are known to get poison every time they try to take a weed, an insect or even a rodent that is because people are spraying their fields with poison. The way that we can save the owl is that we have to find better way to control pest like just let owls and other predators just do their jobs. The other thing that they need is really big spaces that have lots of trees these are the ways how these birds can survive and live for a very long time Every single owl species of the world has their very own different needs that they need to live there are some owls that need to live in forests habitats like for the spotted owl which is known to be biggest owl in the owl family and like the other owl which is called the Eurasian eagle these types of owls need a really territory that has lots of prey to eat. For owls to live they need to find really big places to live and they also need to find a really good place so that they can look for food. The other way that owls can be saved is that if a person set up nature preserves an another way that people can help owls to. There are some laws that are starting to be made so that no one can hunt them or even poison these birds. People should really set up nest boxes that can make it possible for some species of owl to live on populated locations. There is one owl that is known to be endangered and this owl lives in Canada this owl is called the burrowing owl they are also in trouble in Mexico to. The owls that live in the Western part of the United States they are usually on the concern species list. The reason why because there is not a enough prairie dog in their population and the other problem that these birds are having is that there are also losing their habitats to humans to. When the animal is on the IUCH Red list this means that there are most least Concern that is because they have an

really big population. That is why the Western owls are living just fine for now.

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We must do something to help and to save these amazing animals from being gone forever. These owls need all the help that they can get. The great horned owl has the right to continue living on this planet. They are doing their part in nature and we should find a place in nature to. This is a really big planet that is filled with wonders and discoveries that is just waiting to be found. We have to make his planet a safe place for us and for other creatures that we share it with. This is our beautiful home it deserves to have a second change to live on for the next generation on this planet then our world and our home will be a much happier and a much clear place to live in. We have to make room for other living creatures to. God made animals for a reason just like he made us. That is what I know about owls. If we all work together we can save the great horned owl, other owl species and other animals that live on this planet to. Together we can make a difference in our beautiful planet that we all share.