Southern Boobook Owl (Ninox boobook)

Query: Birds of prey

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Subject:	Southern Boobook Owl (Ninox boobook)

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Southern Boobook Owl (Ninox boobook)

Captured from a WONDERFUL MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM title,
"Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Nature",
Dorling Kindersley Multimedia, 1995

Southern Boobook Owl (Ninox boobook)

OWLS
THE MAIN difference between owls and birds of prey is that most owls hunt by night. Their eyes are sensitive and can see clearly even in dim light. Some owls have such good learning that they can locate prey in complete darkness. Owls are found in all continents except Antarctica.

BOOBOOK OWL
Large eyes. Hooked beak. Camouflaged plumage. Long, sharp talons.
This Australian owl is a common sight in urban as well as wooded regions.

Dorling Kindersly Multimedia
(reviewed by Univ. of Texsas Library)
http://volvo.gslis.utexas.edu/~reviews/dkmm.html

For more images captured from the CD-ROM title,
http://bioinfo.kordic.re.kr/animal/APAsrch2.cgi?qt=DKMMNature-

Birds of prey
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