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Snowy Owl
Nyctea scandiaca
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| Range: |
Arctic regions
around the North Pole.
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| Habitat: |
Tundra and hills;
they winter in marshlands, on lake shores and seaside.
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| Diet: |
Small mammals
such as mice, rabbits, lemmings, and birds.
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Fun Facts:
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- To help protect from the cold climate, the
legs and toes are densely covered with whtie feathers!
- The snowy owl flies in moth-like silence
which helps them successfully hunt!
- Egg laying is variable depending on the food
supply! When food is scarce, there are fewer eggs and when food is plentiful, there
are more eggs!
- Breeding takes place in the far north
tundra, but in the winter these birds migrate south, sometimes as far as Minnesota and
Wisconsin!
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