More Facts about Owls

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1. A number of owl species have a feature known as a facial disk. What is this, and what is its function? It refers to the round shape of the owl's face. It serves to intimidate prey and potential predators, giving the owl a formidable appearance. It's a bony plate that surrounds the beak. It protects the nerves and muscles the owl uses to kill from movements made by struggling prey. Actually there are two facial disks. It's the term used to identify the owl's eye sockets. It's the round concave shape of the owl's face. It picks up sound to help the owl locate prey.

2. Female owls develop something called a "brood patch". What is it? A temporary membrane that grows over the point of her beak, preventing injury to her young when she grooms them. An area surrounding the nest that is off limits to other animals while her owlets are maturing. An area on the belly that has fewer feathers and more blood vessels than other parts of her body. A spot of color on her throat that enables her young to identify her her easily.

3. The largest owl, the Eurasian Eagle Owl, is known to feed on which of these animals? deer squirrel all of these fox

4. Owls can be developed into good pets under what conditions? You have to acquire the owl as soon as it can leave the nest and keep it with you nearly all the time to acclimate it to bein with a human. Actually, most owls can be tamed if you routinely feed the owl and spend lots of time near its nest. Much time has to go into training the owl when you first bring it home. Owls relax once they "get" the rules. Owls don't make great pets.

5. Owls have soft feathers all over their bodies, even on their legs. Why? Their circulatory systems are not as robust as other types of birds, and they need they extra covering for warmth. All of these. It's a characteristic that is no longer needed by the species. which is disappearing through the process of natural selection. This enables them to fly silently, making it easier to hunt prey.

6. Which of these describes the habitat of the greater sooty owl? North America Africa Europe Australia and New Guinea

7. Owls are usually thought of as nocturnal hunters, but a number of owls are diurnal (active during the day.) Which of these is exclusively diurnal? Northern saw-whet owl Barn owl Northern hawk owl Spotted owl

8. One of these owls is only found on the continent of Africa. Which? Ashy-faced owl Rufous fishing owl Striated scops owl Black-and-white owl

9. Owls eat other animals but they also subsist on vegetables and plants. True False

10. What is an "egg tooth"? Something common to all bird species--a structure on the beak of a hatching bird that enables it to peck its way out of the egg. A term for a weak spot inside an owl's egg that breaks open most easily. A feature unique to owls that enables them to eat the eggs of other birds efficiently. It's not a real "tooth"; it's a term for a structure on the owl's beak that enables them to kill more efficiently than other predatory birds.