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By: Lois
Burrowing Owl
• The Burrowing Owl is ten inches tall.
• The Burrowing Owl weighs six ounces.
• The color of the Burrowing Owl is brown with spots.
Physical Characteristics
• The Burrowing Owl lives 9 years in the wild.
• The Burrowing Owl lives 10 years in captivity.
Life Span
• The Burrowing Owl is an omnivore.
• The Burrowing Owl eats mice, berries, and insects.
Eating Habits/Diet
• The population of the Burrowing Owl is 10,000.
Population
• The Burrowing Owl’s habitat is from Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean .
• The Burrowing Owl also burrows in the desert or plains.
Habitat/Range
• Claws— The Burrowing Owl’s claws help it pick up its prey.
• Eyes— The Burrowing Owl’s eyes help it by seeing in the dark to catch its prey.
• Wings – The Burrowing Owl’s wings help it fly and glide through the air to catch its prey.
Adaptations
• Did you know Burrowing Owls get animal dung and put it around their dens to attract dung beetles?
Fun Fact
• The Burrowing Owls are in endangered because of • Land development, • Habitat destruction, • Destroyed homes,
and • Natural predation by
horned owls.
Endangered Because
• Defenders of the Wild. 2012
• www.defenders.org
• All about Birds. 2012.
• www.allaboutbirds.org
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