Welcome to our new post! In this article, I will present some interesting facts about owls. Get ready to learn fascinating things about these animals and impress your friends with these fun facts.
Did you know that owls can turn their heads 270 degrees? But how is it possible for them to turn their heads so far without damaging any internal structures? Their vertebrae have 10 times more space than those of other animals, which allows the arteries to pass through.
Additionally, thanks to their excellent vision, they can spot small animals even in low light conditions. They are very skilled at hunting mice and often start eating their prey from the head. Owls are also very silent birds, which helps them hunt and locate their prey.
Unlike many birds, owls have binocular vision, just like humans. This means their eyes are positioned at the front of their head and not on the sides, like, for example, a cockatoo. Binocular vision allows for better perception of size, weight, and distance.
An interesting fact is that, although they have very good vision, did you know their field of vision is 110 degrees? That's 70 degrees less than humans. However, their night vision is significantly superior, nearly 100 times better.
Do you know which owl has the best vision? The tawny owl.
A curious observation is that a hunting pattern has been noted in owls with the same eye color. It is thought that eye color may be correlated with the time period during which they are most active.
Owls with yellow eyes prefer to hunt during the day. Those that hunt at dawn or dusk tend to have orange or red eyes. Meanwhile, nocturnal owls have black or dark brown eyes.
Although owls are often associated with the night, not all species are nocturnal. Some examples of diurnal owls are the pygmy owl (Glaucidium gnoma), the great gray owl (Strix nebulosa), and the northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula).
While they don't have waterproof feathers and aren't known as swimming birds, owls can swim if threatened. In such cases, they use their wings to reach the shore and shake off to dry themselves so they can take flight again. They also don't usually hunt in the rain because their feathers absorb water easily.
The largest owl in the world was the Ornimegalonyx, which lived on the island of Cuba. This extinct animal could grow up to 1.1 meters tall. It's unknown if it was capable of flight. Today, the largest owl species is the Eurasian eagle-owl, which can reach up to 28 cm in length. The smallest species is the pygmy owl, at just 12 cm.
A curious fact about owls is that they rarely build their own nests. They take over nests from other birds or use holes and cavities in trees.
Unlike many other birds, owls don't typically migrate with the seasons.
Did you know that owls are the only birds that don't have a crop? The crop allows birds to store food to be digested later.
An interesting detail about owl ears is that, in addition to being asymmetrical, they pick up different frequencies. They use differences in tone and timing between each ear to locate their prey.
Female owls are about 25% larger than males.
Many of us associate owls with intelligence, but did you know there are cultures that associate them with death? This is the case with some Native American tribes.
Just like in the Harry Potter stories, owls were associated with witches due to the superstition that they were used to deliver messages. There were even beliefs that witches would turn into owls to suck the blood of babies.
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