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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Snowy Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Briefly described are the characteristics and habitat of the Snowy Owl. Included are ten excellent photographs.
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Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: Great Horned Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet on great horned owls provides details on physical characteristics, range, habitat, conservation, diet, reproduction, and other extra-fun facts.
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Arizona Sonora Desert Museum : Animal Fact Sheet: Elf Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
This fact sheet on elf owls provides details on physical characteristics, range, habitat, conservation, diet, reproduction, and other extra-fun facts.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Northern Hawk Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that the Northern Hawk Owl can sense prey over 800 meters away? Find out more interesting facts about this species of owl on this thorough site.
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National Audubon Society

Audubon Adventures: Hunter & Hunted

For Students 9th - 10th
Beak and talon. Eye and wing. These are the tools of the aerial hunter. Most raptors eat a variety of things, but there are usually a few kinds of prey that a particular raptor is especially equipped to hunt. See if you can match the...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Townsend's Vole

For Students 4th - 8th
Townsend's Vole is one of the largest voles in North America, and it is also very abundant where it occurs, making the species highly significant to a multitude of predators, including herons, owls, and other birds of prey; and raccoons,...