Location
Etosha National Park
Namibia
Metadata
Make Canon EOS 7D
Lens Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
at 336 mm
Exposure 1/250 s, f/8, ISO 400
Image size 800 x 534 pixels
IOC Names
Order Strigiformes Family Tytonidae
Deutsch Schleiereule Dutch Kerkuil
Italian Barbagianni comune Spanish Lechuza Común
Comments
Barn Owls localize their preys (almost exclusively rats and mice) by sound, as shown by experiments in which they were placed with mice in total darkness. Mice were not attacked as long as they were immobile, but were immediately preyed when they started to move.
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| 15/08/2011 |
Western Barn Owl |
Jean-Michel PAULUS
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