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Great Horned Owl

The Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) is a large carnivorous owl most commonly recognized by the feather tufts on its head known as plumicorns. They have an average life span 5-15 years and normally weigh around 2-5.5 lbs (1-2.5 kg). Being a nocturnal creature, they are often hard to spot, however they can often be heard after sunset and/or just before dawn.

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How many legs does a Great Horned Owl have?

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I'm really curious as to what makes you think it would have a different number of legs from any other bird (i.e. 2).

How does a great horned owl raise young?

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It builds a nest high in a tree and regutates food to the baby owl until they are ready to fly/ hunt.

Why is the great horned owl so great?

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In the science world, common names often have a hidden meaning to them. For instance, greater and lesser often means bigger and smaller, respectively. In the case of the great horned owl, it is called that for two reasons. One, it is huge. Two, there is a big cultural side to it. It is a big, majestic bird that always announces its presence in mysterious darkness. This made people think is should be called the great horned owl, because besides the fact that it's big, the name "horned owl" just did not do the bird justice.

What is the height of the great horned owl?

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About 18-25 inches long or 56 cm long

What are the abiotic factors that effect the great horned owl?

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The term niche is used to describe the role an organism or population plays within its community or ecosystem. It encompasses all relationships that the organism (or population) has with its environment and with other organisms and populations in its environment. The niche of the owl is to regulate the populations of rodents by eating them. The constant feeding on the rodents are to help stop the rodents from over populating.

Are great horned owls omnivores or herbivores?

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wait omnivore means it eats both plants and animals right if so then yes a great horned owl is a omnivore

What are facts on the great horned owl?

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great horned owls are cryptically colored so they blend with their surroundings while they rest. They have a rust-brown colored facial disk and white feathers on their chin and throat. Their body is a mottled grey and brown color above and barred on the belly.

How far can a great horned owl fly?

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Snowy owls fly by flapping their long wings. it can fly up to 69 mph sh!t but ifu want to be teknical it flaps its wings tucks in its feet shrugs its shoulders and lifts in the air (this is a different person) and it can fly up to 69 mph

What is the great horned owl prey to?

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If you're talking about what owl like to eat, they eat rodents like rabbits, mice, voles, rats, squirrels and chipmunks. They also eat smaller owls and birds and fish. They may even take babies of animals that are bigger like fox pups.

How many degrees can a great horned owl turn its head?

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A giraffe can lift its neck straight up to reach taller branches on trees for food. They also use their necks when they fight.

What special adaptations help great horned owl survive?

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Has feathers that cut up the turbulence so they can fly silently.

Has super sharp vision.

Has 14 vertebre that help it to turn its head 270 degrees.

Powerful wings.

Huge diet.

Very adaptable.

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Who would win a northern goshawk or a great horned owl?

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Northern goshawks even eat great horned owl so DEFINITIVELY the northern goshawk would win

What is the difference between an ospery and great horned owl?

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Same because they are both birds different because the great horned owl has a better hearing

Is it okay to have a great horned owl to be your pet?

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By strict federal law, in the U.S., you cannot keep any bird of prey (raptor). Specifically, you can't buy, sell, keep, kill, harm, or harass one. You can't even own a dead one.

It takes very special permits to be an owl caretaker.

However, if a barn owl decides to live in your barn or owl box, and you don't interfere with it, that's OK. In some areas, it is legal to own a non native species of birds of prey, which includes owls, but I wouldn't take the chance unless you know for sure.

What class is the great horned owl?

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The Order of the Great Horned Owl is Strigiformes

Other Biological Classification Information:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

Genus: Bubo

Species: Bubo virginianus

How much does a great horned owl eat in a day?

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owls eat 100% little animals like mice and rabbits

Why is a great horned owl called a great horned owl?

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A Great Horned Owl is called such because of the 'horns' they have on top of their heads. They actually aren't horns, or ears, as some think, but simply tufts of feathers that appears to look like a pair of horns.

How long is a great horned owl wing span?

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The wingspan of a great horned owl is about 36-60 inches

What is the Great Horned Owl's relationship to humans?

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through deforestation and occacional predjudice, Humans have greatly diminished the numbers of the Great Horned Owl. Very rarely, adult Great Horned Owls have been known to carry off and eat cats, small dogs, and, even more rarely, small children.

How many offspring does the great horned owl have?

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They lay about two to three eggs at a time.