The Most Interesting Facts on Owls

By: iTopTopics Staff

2. What are owls’ foods?

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Owls are carnivores, meat-eater animals. The majority of owls are nocturnal animals that hunt their preys at night. Some owls living in the arctic tundra hunt during the day. Do you know that a single owl can consume 2,000 rodents a year? That is quite an appetite! A barn owl can eat up to 1,000 mice each year. They can swallow their preys whole. Because owls can hunt and eat rodents so well, many farmers try to attract barn owls to help control rodent populations in agricultural fields.