AMAZING FACTS ON OWL
- Get link
- X
- Other Apps
The owl is a bird of prey. It has large eyes and a flat face. It has powerful talons which help it to catch and kill prey. It can turn its head as much as 270 degree. It generally active at night. It cannot see the things close to its eyes clearly. The color of owl’s feathers helps it blend into the environment. Owls are very quiet in flight compared to other birds of prey.A group of owls is called a parliament, wisdom or study. Baby owls are called owlets. Most owls hunt insects, small mammals and other birds. Some owl species hunt fish.Owls are very quiet in flight compared to other birds of prey.
Many owl species have asymmetrical ears. When located at different heights on the owl’s head, their ears are able to pinpoint the location of sounds in multiple dimensions. The eyes of an owl are not true “eyeballs.” Their tube-shaped eyes are completely immobile, providing binocular vision which fully focuses on their prey and boosts depth perception. An owl has three eyelids: one for blinking, one for sleeping and one for keeping the eye clean and healthy.
Popular posts from this blog
ROUGH SCALED BUSH VIPER
bush viper is venomous snake native to African Rainforest . These snakes live in Congo, Uganda and Kenya. There are three subspecies of bush viper that differ in color, size and type of habitat where they can be found. bush vipers prefer rainforests that offer plenty of flowering bushes. These snakes are rarely seen in the wild because they inhabit regions that are distant from the human settlements. For the same reason, exact number of remaining bush vipers in the wild is unknown. bush vipers are small snakes that can reach 18 to 24 inches in length. Females are larger than males. bush vipers are usually green, olive green, bluish or brownish in color. They have yellow or pale olive belly. Body ends with ivory-white tail. Brightly colored bush vipers i.e yellow, red or grey are rarely seen in the wild. bush vipers have broad head with large eyes, large mouth and slit-like nostrils that are positioned laterally. Body of bu...
Orange Tortoise Spider
GOLDEN SNUB-NOSED MONKEY
The golden snub-nosed monkey , also known as the snub-nosed leaf monkey, the orange monkey and the Sichuan golden-haired monkey, is a small monkey that can only be found in the mountains of central and southwest China, including the mountains of Tibet. It ranges from 20 to 26 inches long and can live for over 20 years. Why do snub-nosed monkeys have such short noses? You might wonder. Well, it’s because they live in cold forests high up in the mountains. In such a cold place, a long nose would be difficult to keep warm. It might even get frost-bitten. Another adaptation snub-nosed monkeys have to the cold is their thick, long fur. Female golden snub-nosed monkeys give birth to just one infant each year, particularly from March to June. The infant is born gray, not golden and become golden in adulthood. In the wild, golden snub-nosed monkeys spend most of their time up in the trees where they sleep, feed and socialize. What do golden snub-nosed m...
Comments
Post a Comment