Owls

      Owls are birds; birds are animals who can fly. Owls are closely related to hawks. There are lots of different types of owls like barn owl, great horned owl, burrowing owl, elf owl, snowy owl, etc.
Night animals
Photo: Tim Knight
      Owls are nocturnal animals which means they sleep during the day and hunt at night. Owls have big eyes so they can see very well at night. Owls mostly eat furry animals such as mice, rats, moles, squirrels, rabbits and even skunks; owls usually swallow the small animals whole. Owls also eat insects, worms, spiders, frogs, lizards and small birds. Owls can kill animals as big as they are or even bigger.
Chick
Photo:Wayne Lynch
     Owls have their chicks in the nest. The mother lays eggs and then they wait for the eggs to hatch. Baby owls are called owlets. When the owlets are born they are fluffy and do not have feathers but they will grow soon enough.

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