Facts About Owls

Facts About Owls – Owls are some of the most fascinating and mysterious raptors in the world. Below you’ll find more interesting Facts About Owls.

Facts About Owls:

• There are more than 150 species of owls in the world are found in all different habitats except Antarctica.
• Owls are carnivorous and will eat mice, a barn owl can eat up to 1,000 mice each year, and many farmers try to attract barn owls to help control rodent populations in agricultural fields. Other foods of the owl are insects, small reptiles, and fish. After digesting their food, owls regurgitate hard pellets of compressed bones, fur, teeth, feathers and other materials they couldn’t digest.
• An owl’s eyes are supported by bony eye sockets and they cannot turn their eyes. Instead, owls rotate their heads up to 270 degrees, but they cannot turn their heads all the way around.
• Facts About Owls: An owl has three eyelids: one for blinking, one for sleeping and one for keeping the eye clean and healthy.
• Several owls species have “ear” tufts on their heads but they aren’t ears at all. These tufts of feathers may indicate the bird’s mood, help keep it camouflaged or be used to show aggression.
• Owls have zygodactyl feet with two toes pointing forward, and two toes pointing backwards. This gives a birds stronger, more efficient grip so they can be more effective predators.
• Owls have been found in the fossil record up to 58 million years ago. The largest recorded owl fossil, Orinmegalonyx oteroi, stood about three feet tall.
• Not all owl species are nocturnal. How frequently an OWL is seen during the day depends on the amount of summer and seasonal darkness, supply food and Habitat.
• Facts About Owls: When they fly the OWL feathers Help muffle sound with varying softness on the fringes expert. Light bodies and broad wings, making them nearly silent fliers, and help them handle for easier HUNTING.