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Follow the directions and record the answers you find.

Every answer is out there!!

1. Go to the site called The Raptor Center.

a) What kind of a bird is a raptor?
b) What do raptors feed on or eat?
c) What does the Latin word for “raptor” mean?
d) In your own words explain what the word “raptor” means.
e) What are the three (3) physical characteristics of a raptor?

2. Go to the site called Owl Facts.

a) Can owls turn their heads completely around?
b) How far can owls actually rotate/turn their heads around?
c) Can owls see during the day time?
d) Are owls predators?
e) What do owls eat?
f) How do owls get their food? 

3. Go to the site called Gander Academy-General Resources on Birds/Owls.

Read: How Owls See and Hear to answer these questions.

a) Can an owl move its eyes from side to side like a person can?
b) How does an owl see something at its side? 

4. Go to the site called Gander Academy-Owl Pellets.

Read: 1. Owl Pellets to answer these questions.

a) Can an owl’s stomach digest bones and fur?
b) What can you find in owl pellets?

5. Go to the site called Gander Academy-Owl Pellets.

Read: 2. Owl Pellets to answer these questions.

a) Do birds have teeth?
b) Do owls have teeth?
c) Can owls chew their food?  

6. Go to the site called Barn Owl.

a) The barn owl is also called the ______________ owl.
b) Why is the barn owl called that?

Take some time to think about what you have learned, then record any new questions you have about owls.