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Q: What are two advantages that silent flight gives an owl?
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Can you hear the owl fly?

Owls are built for silent flight. I would base the answer off of that.


Why is an owl a successful predator?

because they use silent flight and keen eyesight at night


How does flying quietly help an owl stay alive?

Owls are prolific hunters, using hearing, eyesight and silent flight to catch their prey, owls use silent flight to sneak up on prey, catching it before the prey even knows the owl is there, thus keeping the owl alive through nutrition.


What special features has an owl developed allowing it to feed successfully at night?

night vision and silent flight


What is the most silent owl?

a dead one.


What is special about an owl?

They can turn their heads nearly all the way around, and they have awesome night vision. They have the ability to fly nearly silently. They can take other birds while in flight. Their powers of sight and hearing are legendary. Folk tales have arisen, attesting to the owl's wisdom, because they always seem to be asking, "Who?".


How can you describe the owl?

Owls are highly specialized avian predators, with excellent night vision, and nearly silent flight. Often considered mysterious creatures, because of their night time habits.


What is the flight style of a owl?

The FLAPPER


What animal have silent wings?

None, but the owl comes closest.


Why do owl's feathers have soft edges?

Owls have soft-edged wings to silence their motion. They have the reputation of "silent flight" due to this trait. Trailing edge aerodynamics design for aircraft is just beginning to realize this potential.


What special adaptations does a tawny owl have for finding food?

Their feathers are fuzzy, which makes their flight silent, and their eyes are big to take in a lot of light to see better in the dark, and their ears are slightly crooked to make it easier to pinpoint prey.


What words would you use to describe an owl?

I would describe an owl as silent,powerful,and awsome but the last one is my opinion