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Owl - night bird of prey . It 's a lot like birds of prey , but it turns out, is not their relative. Predatory birds feed mainly on warm-blooded animals. Owls also feed mainly on warm-blooded . The apparent similarity ! At prey - curves powerful beaks and sharp claws . Most owls - too. There are other similar features . All this could serve as a pretext to join them . But apart from the general - too many and disparate , sometimes even diametrically opposite in the two groups of birds.
Birds have one of the order , except for some similarities in anatomy , lifestyle - should be , even though very remote , but still common ancestors . Do owls and birds of prey such and there was not even a very, very ancient times. Therefore, they can not be combined into one unit. Even to go after each other , they do not have to , if you stick to strict rules. We see this, when , even briefly , but look at the owls and their immediate family - barn owl belonging to the same squad , bringing together 134 species , according to some scholars, and 144 , according to others.
Owl common concern to the class of birds squad Owls , owls family routine and sipuhovye .
Dimensions : weight owl (depending on species) - from 120 to 600 g , Height - 20 cm ( Little Owl ) to 65 cm ( owl ) .
Lifespan: owl lives about 12 , a maximum of -18 years.
The age of puberty : a 1-2 years
Mating : runs from March to July .
Oviposition : 4-11 white eggs 1 time ( at least 2 times) per year. The female incubates the eggs for 4-5 weeks. The chicks make its first flight at the age of 5-8 weeks. They leave the nest after 12 weeks.
Diet: different for different species of owls . Owls mostly hunt rodents ( rats , forest and field mice ) . They also eat birds, earthworms , frogs , snails and insects.

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