| 1. Owls are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the day and hunt at night. | ||
| 2. There are 134 species of owls in the world. | ||
| 3. Owls have facial discs. | ||
| 4. Owls have a lot of feathers, so they don't weigh very much. | ||
| 5. Owls have 2 toes forward and 2 toes backward. One rear toe can pivot forward from the back. | ||
| 6. Owls can fly silently. | ||
| 7. An owl's ears are hiding under its feathers. | ||
| 8. Owls can turn their heads to look behind them. | ||
| 9. Owls can hear the scamper of a tiny mouse. | ||
| 10. All owl eggs are white and almost round. | ||
| 11. Baby owls are called owlets. | ||
| 12. When an owl eats a rodent whole, it coughs up the fur and bones in a small ball called a pellet. | ||
| 13. Night-hunting owls will pounce on sleeping crows. | ||
| 14. In North America, it is againts the law to harass or harm and owl. | ||
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