01. Owls make almost no noise from flying, even when tested in a room with multiple microphones.
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02. Owls and crows hate each other and will instinctively attack each other on site, even when they’ve had no previous exposure.
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03. Many wineries use barn owls instead of poison for rodent control.
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04. The eye color of owls indicates what time of day the owls prefer to be active.
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05. Some owls keep blind snakes in their nests as helpful associates, reducing the abundance of nest parasites.
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06. The largest member of the “hawk owl” group and the largest owl in Australia is named The Powerful Owl.
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07. Owls are weighed wrapped up in blankets like little bird burritos.
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08. Owls do not have eyeballs. Rather, they have tubular eyes and are unable to move them. This is the same reason they are able to move their heads 270°.
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09. Ook, the owl that played Hedwig, was the first actor cast in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
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10. Barn Owls left ear is higher than their right so they can detect prey on the horizontal and vertical plane.
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11. There was a giant owl, surpassing 20 pounds and it was approx. 3 feet tall.
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12. The planet’s lightest owl, the elf, weighs just over 1 oz.
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13. There are species of owls that live in holes in the ground- think prairie dog with wings.
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14. The Northern white-faced owl is the owl whose unique fight-or-flight response makes it appear larger when confronting a slightly larger owl, and smaller when facing a much larger adversary.
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15. According to Pliny the Elder (AD 23 – AD 79), owl eggs were commonly used as a hangover cure. In pre-modern times, owls also had a strong association with ill-fortune and evil portents, in contrast with the more modern association with wisdom.
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16. A group of owls is called a parliament.
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02. Owls and crows hate each other and will instinctively attack each other on site, even when they’ve had no previous exposure.
.
03. Many wineries use barn owls instead of poison for rodent control.
.
04. The eye color of owls indicates what time of day the owls prefer to be active.
.
05. Some owls keep blind snakes in their nests as helpful associates, reducing the abundance of nest parasites.
.
06. The largest member of the “hawk owl” group and the largest owl in Australia is named The Powerful Owl.
.
07. Owls are weighed wrapped up in blankets like little bird burritos.
.
08. Owls do not have eyeballs. Rather, they have tubular eyes and are unable to move them. This is the same reason they are able to move their heads 270°.
.
09. Ook, the owl that played Hedwig, was the first actor cast in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
.
10. Barn Owls left ear is higher than their right so they can detect prey on the horizontal and vertical plane.
.
11. There was a giant owl, surpassing 20 pounds and it was approx. 3 feet tall.
.
12. The planet’s lightest owl, the elf, weighs just over 1 oz.
.
13. There are species of owls that live in holes in the ground- think prairie dog with wings.
.
14. The Northern white-faced owl is the owl whose unique fight-or-flight response makes it appear larger when confronting a slightly larger owl, and smaller when facing a much larger adversary.
.
15. According to Pliny the Elder (AD 23 – AD 79), owl eggs were commonly used as a hangover cure. In pre-modern times, owls also had a strong association with ill-fortune and evil portents, in contrast with the more modern association with wisdom.
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16. A group of owls is called a parliament.
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