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[[File: | [[File: Tyto Alba Food.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A tyto alba with a mouse that it recently caught]] | ||
Tytonids possess many physical characteristics that make them excellent hunters. With their adept vision in the dark, they can easily find and track their prey. Even better than their sense of sight is a barn owl’s sense of hearing. Through a series of tests, scientists have concluded that the owls of tytonidae possess the greatest ability of any animal previously assessed to hunt by using only their ears.<ref name= discoverwildlife.com>Couzens, Dominic. [http://www.discoverwildlife.com/british-wildlife/barn-owl-deadly-hunter Barn owl: A deadly hunter] ''discoverwildlife.com''. Web. Updated on March 12, 2013 (specify which).</ref> As well as senses, the tytonids possess uniquely designed feathers to dampen the sounds of flight.<ref name=Sky-hunters.org/> | Tytonids possess many physical characteristics that make them excellent hunters. With their adept vision in the dark, they can easily find and track their prey. Even better than their sense of sight is a barn owl’s sense of hearing. Through a series of tests, scientists have concluded that the owls of tytonidae possess the greatest ability of any animal previously assessed to hunt by using only their ears.<ref name= discoverwildlife.com>Couzens, Dominic. [http://www.discoverwildlife.com/british-wildlife/barn-owl-deadly-hunter Barn owl: A deadly hunter] ''discoverwildlife.com''. Web. Updated on March 12, 2013 (specify which).</ref> As well as senses, the tytonids possess uniquely designed feathers to dampen the sounds of flight.<ref name=Sky-hunters.org/> | ||
