The eagle owl is the largest of the world's owls. Like most owls, the owl's activity is crepuscular and nocturnal. He prefers to wait out the daytime somewhere in the shelter.

Social behavior

Eagle-owls are loners. And even if the female and the male live in the same territory, each of them has its own shelter, and each hunts independently.

Reproduction

Since eagle owls do not have a nest, eggs are laid directly in a small hole in the ground. A female incubates for 34–36 days, and a male feeds her all this time. The interval between oviposition is 2–4 days, so the chicks in the nest are of different ages. Newly hatched chicks are covered with thick light down, their eyes are closed. The eyes open in 7-8 days.

Species and people

Human activities play a cruel joke with these birds: places favorable for nesting of an owl disappear, and its food supply is reduced. In addition, at night, owls, blinded by headlights, die on the roads in collisions with cars and on high-voltage lines.

Interesting Facts

The owl's head can turn almost 270 °.

The owl's voice can be heard at  distance of 2–4 km.