Owl Adaptations This presentation was prepared for the 5th grade students of Indian Springs Elementa

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Owl AdaptationsThis presentation was prepared
for the 5th grade students of Indian Springs
Elementaryby Michele Sparks
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There are about 150 different species of owls .
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STRUCTURALADAPTATIONS

• Have large eyes located on the front of their
  faces allowing them to have binocular vision.
• Have eyes that are ten times as light-sensitive
  as human eyes.

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• Feet and TalonsOwls use their powerful feet and
  sharp talons to snare their prey. Their talons
  are adapted to piercing through tough animal
  hides and holding heavy weights.

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• Are shortsighted so they can hunt near the
  ground.
• Have such large eyes that there is little room
  for eye muscles in their skulls.

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• Have one ear that is lower than the other so that
  the owl can pinpoint location.
• Have broad wings and widely spaced feathers (for
  silent flight.)

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• Owls have extremely large eyes in proportion to
  the size of their heads. In some of the larger
  species, such as the Great Grey Owl, the eyes are
  larger than those of most humans.

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• The faces of owls are shaped elliptically, like a
  satellite dish.

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• Owl hearingOwls have extremely sensitive ears.
  It is believed that some owls can hear up to 10
  times better than humans. Owls need this ability
  to help them find prey that they cannot see with
  their keen eyes.

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BEHAVIORALADAPTATIONS

• Swallow their prey whole and then cough up a
  hard, round  "pellet" of bones and fur.

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• Owls can turn their heads around far enough to
  see directly behind them. The total range of head
  rotation for most owl species is an 270 degrees.

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