By Claire Bhalla

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Great Horned Owl

• By Claire Bhalla

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Diet

• mostly eat small to medium mammals
• may eat their own kind!
• eat other birds, small or large
• Quite the diverse diet!

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Enemies

• other enemies Hawks and Crows
• They harass and kill each other
• Great Horned Owls fight each other
• Humans are their enemies

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Appearance

• have big eyes
• ear tufts that look like horns.
• Grey-brown color
• 18-27 long
• Weighs 3 lbs
• Females larger than males
• Thats one unique owl!

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Reproduction

• Theyre noisy in January February their mating
  season.
• After mating they establish territory and settle
  down
• 50 of all Great Horned Owl babies survive their
  fist year
• They have 1-5 babies a year
• Incubation lasts 30-37 days

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Hunting styles

• Swivels head around, scans for prey
• Swoops down and grabs it
• These birds have 500lbs of crushing power per sq.
  in. in their talons

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Great Horned Owls can live in practically any
kind of environment
Habitat

• preferred habitat is the open forest.
• can live in Deserts, Canyons, scrub areas, plains
• Lives in old Raven and Hawk nests
• One of the most common and widespread owls in the
  Americas