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The reason one ear is higher than the other on a owl is because owls are predators who have to have great hearing to catch the animals they feed on.
Example: Some owls eat other owls, so if another owl was flying above, the owl who is hunting will be able to hear the owl above him with the higher ear.
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What does a awls ear look like?
An owl's ear is asymmetrical, with one ear higher than the other, and are covered by facial feathers in a circular pattern. They are also located on the sides of the owl's head, one in front and one behind the eyes, to help them locate sounds accurately.
What is the largest owl having ear-like tufts of feathers?
thre greathorned owl
What are owl ear tufts?
Owl ear tufts are tufts of feathers that stick out of an owl's head that look like ears. They are not ears, they are feathers. An owl's ears are near it's eyes, at the center of the bowls of feathers making up its face.
What North American bird of prey has ear tufts?
The screech owl has ear tufts.
What are ear tufts?
Owl ear tufts are tufts of feathers that stick out of an owl's head that look like ears. They are not ears, they are feathers. An owl's ears are near it's eyes, at the center of the bowls of feathers making up its face.
The tufts of feathers on an owl's head are called?
They are called "ear tufts" It isn't really known why some Owl species have ear tufts. The two popular theories of why some Owls have ear tufts are: That the tufts might help provide a given owl with a distinctive silhouette, thereby allowing other owls to help recognise members of their own species by sight. That some Owl species erect their ear tufts when alarmed by approaching danger (while at the same time adopting a vertically elongate body shape different from their more rotund resting pose), it's been suggested that ear tufts help break up the owl's outline and make it appear more like a broken branch.
What types of owls are?
Like in the French vocabulary, you could say there are two big groups. The ones with ear tufts, like the Eagle Owl, and the ones without ear tufts, such as the Little Owl.
Why does a nocturnal owl's skull have one ear that points and the other ear pints down?
Some owls have uneven ear slits. It helps them pinpoint the location of the source of the sound. It is very good for finding prey. When owls are in mid flight, it takes a fraction of a second for them to recalculate the location of the sound when they hear it again. Yeah, owls are awesome.
Bird of prey genus bubo with prominent ear tufts?
Horned owl
What is a ''Great gray?
Ahhh an Strix nebulosa is a very large owl. Found in the Northern Hemishpere also called by other people Great Gray Ghost, Phantom of the north, Cinerous Owl, Spectral Owl, Lapland Owl, Spruce Owl, Bearded Owl and Sooty Owl. Adults have a big, rounded head with a grey face and yellow eyes with darker circles around them. The underparts are light with dark streaks; the upper parts are grey with pale bars. This owl does not have ear tufts and has the largest facial disk of any owl. A series of books called Guardians of Ga'Hoole have this owl in it. Infact one of the main chracters Called Twilight is a Great Gray owl
Which one is correct an owl or a owl?
an owl
Large bird of prey of Europe and Asia with ear tufts are called?
Eagle owl
