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The Great Horned Owl
By Alexander

The Great Horned Owls has lots of physical characteristics. The color of Great Horned Owls are light gray with dark bars and white bands of feathers on the upper breast. The length of the Great Horned Owls is 46-63.5 cm. The owl's voice sounds like hoo - hoo -hoooooo - hoo - hoo. That is how the Great Horned Owls has many physical characteristics.

The Great Horned Owls live in many places that you don't know about. Great Horned Owls are found in North and South America, Mexico, and Canada. The owls live in branches and logs. The areas they live in are dense forests, deserts, and plains. They also live in city parks too. The Great Horned Owls usually use old hawk and heron nests for their homes. Those are facts about the Great Horned owl's habitat.

The Great Horned Owl hunts for their food. The owls hunt by perching on snags and tall things looking for prey. The Great Horned Owl eats big and small animals. When they spot their prey, they take out their talons and grab their food. After they eat their food, it takes 6 to 10 hours to digest, and to spit out their pellets. That is how the Great Horned Owls eats, and hunts for its food.

The Great Horned Owl lays their eggs to breed. It takes 26 to 35 days to hatch from eggs. Both of the parents incubate, protect, and keep the eggs warm. When an animal tries to eat their eggs, the owls attack until they are dead or have drifted off. They lay 3 to 4 eggs. The male and female take care of the children.

The Great Horned owl is an amazing type of bird.
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