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== Hunting == | == Hunting == | ||
[[File: Tyto Alba Food.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A tyto alba with a mouse that it recently caught]] | [[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/> | ||
Members of family tytonidae have fascinating hunting methods. In a typical hunt, the owl either begins at the top of an elevated platform such as a tree branch, post, or stump or begins in the air. Next, the bird uses its keen senses of sight and hearing to accurately locate its prey. Once it finds its target, the tytonid will begin its descent by opening its wings and silently gliding through the air with its uniquely quiet wings and feathers. When it draws near enough to the prey, the owl will dive down head first until it reaches the point where it spreads its wings, brings its head back, opens its [[talons]] and hits the unprepared prey. The owl will then usually eat the prey whole or hold it for a later time.<ref name=Sky-hunters.org/><ref name= www.barnowl.co.uk> [http://www.barnowl.co.uk/upload/docs/593/feeding___hunting.pdf Feeding & Hunting] '’ barnowl.co.uk ''. Web. Accessed April 6, 2014. Author Unknown.</ref> | Members of family ''tytonidae'' have fascinating hunting methods. In a typical hunt, the owl either begins at the top of an elevated platform such as a tree branch, post, or stump or begins in the air. Next, the bird uses its keen senses of sight and hearing to accurately locate its prey. Once it finds its target, the tytonid will begin its descent by opening its wings and silently gliding through the air with its uniquely quiet wings and feathers. When it draws near enough to the prey, the owl will dive down head first until it reaches the point where it spreads its wings, brings its head back, opens its [[talons]] and hits the unprepared prey. The owl will then usually eat the prey whole or hold it for a later time.<ref name=Sky-hunters.org/><ref name= www.barnowl.co.uk> [http://www.barnowl.co.uk/upload/docs/593/feeding___hunting.pdf Feeding & Hunting] '’ barnowl.co.uk ''. Web. Accessed April 6, 2014. Author Unknown.</ref> | ||
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