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Kingdom   Animal
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Class   Bird
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Order   Owl
 
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Status   Varies by species.
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Date Updated   Sun Jan 12 18:49:14 2014
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Owl Species
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Owl Facts & Trivia for kids
- There are about 200 living species of Owl.
- A group of Owls is called a parliament.
- Owls are hunters that operate mainly at night.
- Owls can be found worldwide in most habitats, from dense forest to tundra.
- Most owls feed on insects, birds and small mammals.
- Owls do not build their own nests. Instead they use use nests previous used by other birds, or they may just use a cavity in the ground, in a tree or building.
- Some species of Owls feed on fish.
- Owls have exceptional hearing, they could ever hear a small mammal moving under the snow.
- Owls have excellent eyesight which works equally well in daylight as at night.
- Owl young are called Owlets.
- Owls can turn their head all the way around to see behind them.
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