Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Today’s interesting fact has to do with Owls.

Large birds of prey, owls have large eyes that take in whatever light is available.

Most owls hunt at night, in the dark.

Many people think owls use their superior night sight to hunt, but most owls actually use their hearing to hunt and use their eyes to keep from flying into objects.

To aid the Owl in hearing one of the ears is placed higher on the head than the other.

This allows better hearing helping the owl to better pinpoint it's prey.

The circle of feathers found around the eyes are designed to help direct the sound to the ears.

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