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  2. Burrowing owl - Wikipedia

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    Unlike most owls, burrowing owls are often active during the day, although they tend to avoid the heat of midday. But, similar to many other species of owls, they are mostly crepuscular hunters, as they can utilize their night vision and attuned hearing to maximum potential during sunrise and sunset.

  3. Crepuscular animal - Wikipedia

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    Some crepuscular animals may also be active by moonlight or during an overcast day. Matutinal animals are active only after dawn, and vespertine only before dusk. A number of factors affect the time of day an animal is active. Predators hunt when their prey is available, and prey try to avoid the times when their principal predators are at large.

  4. Owl - Wikipedia

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    Several types of owls are crepuscular—active during the twilight hours of dawn and dusk; one example is the pygmy owl (Glaucidium). A few owls are active during the day, also; examples are the burrowing owl (Speotyto cunicularia) and the short-eared owl (Asio flammeus). Much of the owls' hunting strategy depends on stealth and surprise.

  5. Collared owlet - Wikipedia

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    The collared owlet is most active during daylight. Being diurnal, this bird can be seen perching, hunting and calling during most parts of the day, and sometimes during the night. [14] It is often mobbed by other small birds when roosting. [6]

  6. When owls bob their heads, they're not trying to be creepy - AOL

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    A recent BirdNote podcast helped to explain exactly why the little creatures bob their little heads up and down.

  7. Nocturnality - Wikipedia

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    Owls are well known for being nocturnal, but some owls are active during the day. Look up nocturnal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

  8. 40 Facts About Animals That Might Make You Look Like The ...

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    Image credits: an1malpulse #5. Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.

  9. To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of ...

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    To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half ...