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BURROWING OWL BY ALIYAH
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The burrowing owl can be up to 71/2-10 inches. The burrowing owl can weigh up to 6 ounces. The burrowing owl’s color is brown, black, and white.
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HABITAT/RANGE The owls are found from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
They are also found in Florida and South America.
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EATING HABITS/DIET The burrowing owl is an omnivore.
They eat moles and mice during late spring and early summer. Later the burrowing owls switch to insects.
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POPULATION There are less than 1o,000 breeding pairs of burrowing owls.
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LIFESPAN The burrowing owl can live 9 years in the wild.
The burrowing owl can live 10 or more years in captivity.
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FUN FACTS Male and female burrowing owls are the same size.
The owl uses burrows dug by other animals. The owl quickly flies when they make a hiss sound.
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ENDANGERED BECAUSE The habitat is destroyed by people during land development.
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ADAPTATIONS Burrowing owls use their beaks to eat predators.
They use their teeth to rip meat, tear meat, and chew food. Feather are used to keep their body warm.
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REFRERENCE Defenders of the Wild
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