OWLS are the FUNNIEST & CUTEST - Compilation Video

Owls are birds of prey or raptors. A raptor is a bird that has a sharp beak and sharp claws or talons that it uses to catch and eat its food.

Members of the raptor group include hawks, eagles, falcons and owls. Unlike other raptors, owls are mostly nocturnal, hunting at night when the other raptors are sleeping. Because of this, owls and other raptors can share a territory and tend to not compete with each other.

As a group of birds, owls have been around for a long time. Owl fossils have been found that are 70–80 million years old. Today, members of the owl family can be found on every continent except Antarctica!

Ornithologists believe that there are almost 155 different kinds of owls living throughout the world. In North America, 19 different kinds of owls can be found. A group of owls is called a parliament.