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for pretection just in case somebody wants to kill them or anything that the owls want to eat if there hungry.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoMoving their heads side to side helps with their ability to judge distance, and knowing the right distance to something is quite important for their ability to hunt.
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What can owl do?
owls are able to turn there whole entire heads around
What is the owls behaviour?
there are two behaviours of owls that I know one is that they hunt at night and the second is that they can turn their heads all the way around.
How do owls look around?
it's easy for them to look around with their eyes
Can owls can see from the back of there heads?
No, but they are the only animal which can turn it's head around 270 degrees, making them able to look behind themselves without moving their body.
Why do owls move their heads?
All owls will tilt their head to hear better. Owls have uneven ear slots on the side of their head, meaning that one ear mat be up towards the top of their head and the other will be towards the bottom. Owls tilt their heads to get the same amount of noise in each ear so they know what direction the noise is coming from.
Do eagles and hawks differ?
Owls can turn their heads around and are nocturnal and areconsidered to be smart. Eagles just have a longer wingspan than owls.
How do owls see?
Owls see by using their eyes. They have very flexible heads.
Why can't owls turn their heads?
Owls can turn their heads, a lot more than us humans can.It's their eyes they can't turn.In comparison to the size of the head, owls have huge eyes that are fixed to the skull.So to be able to see anywhere else but straight forward, owls have to turn their heads.
Why do owls have claws?
to get there food and comb there heads
Do owls have eyes on the side of their head?
No they only have 2 eyes. They can move their heads all the way around so...yah.
What is different about owl eyes?
THey're in owls heads.
Do you like owls?
i like owls very much. people think owls are smart because they have large eyes and see alot, owls can not move there eyes they have to move there heads. that's were people think owls can turn there heads in a 360 degree angle but they can only go up to 190.
