Owls are termed birds of prey and belong to the order of Strigiformes.
Solitary by nature, owls sped their time hunting and are mostly nocturnal.
Preying on small animals such as mice and frogs, owls are found all over the
world. There are two main types of owls: Strigidae and Barn.
Distinguishing features of the owl family include large disc
shaped faces with eyes fixed in one place and the ability to rotate their head
270 (not 360) degrees. They have excellent depth perception which assists them
with nighttime hunts. Owls are masters of stealth with feathers that melt into
the background and wings almost silent when they flap.
Owls regurgitate the inedible parts of their prey (after
tearing them with powerful talons and shredding them with their beaks to eat)
in small pellets. These pellets contains the bones of prey and come back up as
a natural part of digestion. Commonly used as an educational tool, pellets are sold
to schools for biology class.