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The Barn Owl
By Brittany

The Barn Owl has many physical charateristics. First, the Barn Owl's upper parts are light gray with dark fine lines and scattered spots. They do not have a lot of feathers on their legs. The height of the female Barn Owl is 34-40cm. The height of the male is 32-38cm. Usually, female owls are bigger than male owls. Third, the voices of the Barn are unique and strange. The Barn Owl does not make a hooting sound. The male owl will hiss and make a rasping noise when startled in its nest or hollow. Last, the Barn Owl's hearing works very strongly. The ear holes are uneven and they are covered with light feathers webbed together to make a frame for the face. Those are some of the physical charateristics of the Barn Owl.

The Barn Owl has many places across the world where it makes its habitat. They live in South America, North America, Africa, Australia, and parts of Europe. The Barn Owl is mostly found in the open woodland and forested county. Barn Owls usually roost by day in the hollows of trees and in caves, wells and foliage.

The Barn Owl hunts and provides for its young's. The Barn Owl hunts at dusk. The usually fly close to the ground, and hunt for food. Barn Owls devour voles, shrews, mice, rats, baby rabbits, bats, frogs, lizards, birds and insects. Prey are usually found in open grassland. Barn Owls an catch their food easily because of its silent flight when it approaches its victim. The Barn Owl has many animals and rodents that make up its diet.

Barn Owls breed any time during the year. Barn Owls lays 3-6 eggs that are about 38-46mm long and 30-35mm wide. Eggs take 30-34 days to hatch. When chicks hatch they are covered in white down. The Barn Owl breeds and hatches young fluffy chicks who grow up to be Barn Owls.
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