The barn owl (Tyto alba, the most widely distributed species of owl. uses its acute sense of hearing when hunting in complete darkness. Barn Owls have excellent adaptations for successful hunting almost silently and learn to do so almost entirely by their own instincts when they are 8-14 weeks old. Due to their specially adapted feathers are not particularly waterproof and they are unable to store a lot of body fat, they are unable to hunt in heavy rain and are particularly prone to starvation during prolonged periods of severe weather.
A Barn owl sleeps at Madrid zoo. The barn owl (Tyto alba, the most widely distributed species of owl. uses its acute sense of hearing when hunting in complete darkness. A Barn owl sleeps at Madrid zoo. The barn owl (Tyto alba, the most widely distributed species of owl. uses its acute sense of hearing when hunting in complete darkness.
A Barn owl sleeps at Madrid zoo. The barn owl (Tyto alba, the most widely distributed species of owl. uses its acute sense of hearing when hunting in complete darkness. A Barn owl sleeps at Madrid zoo. The barn owl (Tyto alba, the most widely distributed species of owl. uses its acute sense of hearing when hunting in complete darkness.
A Barn owl sleeps at Madrid zoo. The barn owl (Tyto alba, the most widely distributed species of owl. uses its acute sense of hearing when hunting in complete darkness. A Barn owl sleeps at Madrid zoo. The barn owl (Tyto alba, the most widely distributed species of owl. uses its
You must be logged in to use lightbox functionality