1. A number of owl species have a feature known as a facial disk. What is this, and what is its function? It's the round concave shape of the owl's face. It picks up sound to help the owl locate prey. Actually there are two facial disks. It's the term used to identify the owl's eye sockets. 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.

2. Female owls develop something called a "brood patch". What is it? 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. A temporary membrane that grows over the point of her beak, preventing injury to her young when she grooms them.

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

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. Owls don't make great pets. Much time has to go into training the owl when you first bring it home. Owls relax once they "get" the rules. Actually, most owls can be tamed if you routinely feed the owl and spend lots of time near its nest.

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? Australia and New Guinea Europe North America Africa

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? Barn owl Northern saw-whet owl Spotted owl Northern hawk owl

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

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

10. What is an "egg tooth"? A feature unique to owls that enables them to eat the eggs of other birds efficiently. 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. 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.