Snowy Owl
Scientific name: Nycteya scandiaca
~ Young owls, especially males, get whiter as they get older. Females are darker than males, with dusky spotting, and never become totally white.
~The Snowy Owl is very patient when it finds food. Snowy owls have keen eyesight and great hearing, which can help them find prey that is not visible under thick snowcover. The owls quitely snatch their prey with their sharp talons.
~A snowy owl's preferred meal is lemmings—many lemmings.
~These large owls breed on the Arctic tundra, where females lay a clutch of 3 to 11 eggs.
~ Young owls, especially males, get whiter as they get older. Females are darker than males, with dusky spotting, and never become totally white.
~The Snowy Owl is very patient when it finds food. Snowy owls have keen eyesight and great hearing, which can help them find prey that is not visible under thick snowcover. The owls quitely snatch their prey with their sharp talons.
~A snowy owl's preferred meal is lemmings—many lemmings.
~These large owls breed on the Arctic tundra, where females lay a clutch of 3 to 11 eggs.