As part of our nocturnal animals mini topic, we had some nocturnal visitors in the first week back after Easter. Five different owls came to see us and we even got to hold them! Two barn owls, two eagle owls and a snowy owl took to the stage and we learnt all about them. Here are some things we found out.
- Owls have two ears; one on top of their head and one on the bottom. This is so they can hear prey and know if something is above trying to catch them.
- Owls create a nest in stones on the ground so that their eggs won’t roll away.
- There are five types of owl in Britain; these are the barn owl, long-eared owl, short-eared owl, tawny owl and the little owl.
- Amazingly, owls can turn their heads 270 degrees! This helps because they can’t move their eyes side to side like we can.
Each of us had a go at holding Jack the barn owl and we’ve taken a picture home so that we can keep it. Even Miss Rushbrooke had a go!
