10 Amazing Facts about Owls

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Enigmatic, mysterious, and stunning, owls have been a part of human mythology and culture for thousands of years. Explore their wild world with these mind-blowing owl facts.

10 Amazing Facts about Owls

1. If a human were to turn their head like an owl, they would suffer traumatic arterial injuries and fatal blood flow interruptions.

2. Owls do not have a sense of smell.

3. Owls were originally thought to be related to raptors, such as eagles and falcons. But their closest relative is a nightjar.

4. An owl's eyes account for 1-5% of the owl's body weight.

5. Removing or trimming the feathers from an owl’s face decreases the owl’s hunting, hearing, and landing skills.

6. An owl cannot move its eyes. It must turn its head to look side to side.

7. A group of owls is called a parliament, wisdom, bazaar, or study. A group of baby owls is called owlets.

8. The northern hawk owl is able to hear prey through 12 inches of snow.

9. The great horned owl can curl its talons with a force of about 300 pounds per square inch, which is about the same strength as the strongest human bite.

10. An owl's eye color indicates when an owl prefers to hunt. Owls with orange eyes are crepuscular; owls with dark brown or black eyes are nocturnal; and yellow eyes indicate owls that are diurnal.

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