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The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus), [4] also known as the polar owl, the white owl and the Arctic owl, [5] is a large, white owl of the true owl family. [6] Snowy owls are native to the Arctic regions of both North America and the Palearctic, breeding mostly on the tundra. [2]
Snowy owls nest on the Arctic tundra, often on a slight rise where wind keeps the ground free of snow. In years when the species' primary summer food source - lemmings - is high, snowies may raise ...
Domestic animals include Dexter cattle, llama, threatened Guinea hog, [28] Cotswold sheep, various goat breeds, a feral cat, domestic rabbit, and various chicken, goose, and duck breeds. Wild animals include North American porcupine, great horned owl, snowy owl, American barn owl, common raven, tundra swan, cackling goose, and diamondback ...
Snowy owls spend the summer breeding season on the tundra north of the Arctic circle. Come winter, some move south into southern Canada and the northern United States, including Wisconsin.
The snowy owl has effective snow camouflage. The coloration of the owl's plumage plays a key role in its ability to sit still and blend into the environment, making it nearly invisible to prey. Owls tend to mimic the coloration and sometimes the texture patterns of their surroundings, the barn owl being an exception.
Around the railway station includes a variety of owls and birds of prey, such as the great grey owl, snowy owl, and turkey vulture. Nearby is an enclosure for black-and-white colobus. Next to the railway station entrance is the wolverine enclosure. In 2012 the park's wolverines gave birth to the UK's first-ever cubs to be born in captivity.
The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk Eurasian scops-owl, Otus scops; Eurasian eagle-owl, Bubo bubo; Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus (A) (vulnerable) Northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula (A)
Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus; Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus; Northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula; Northern pygmy-owl, Glaucidium gnoma (C)