Owls are nocturnal hunting birds with eyes that face forwards. They are closely related to hawks. Owls sleep during the day and emerge at night to hunt small prey.
Owls have a large head and large eyes that face forwards (unlike other birds, whose eyes are on the sides of their head). This eye placement gives them binocular vision and very precise depth perception. Also, there are circles of radiating feathers surrounding each eye, giving them a wide-eyed, alert look.
Owls cannot move their eyes within their sockets like we can. In order to look around, they have to move their entire head, which has a range of movement of about 270°.
Some owls have feathered ear tufts; these are not ears, but are part of the owl's camouflage.
例句
貓頭鷹飛落在穀倉處。
Owls visited the barn to rest.
夜行動物，如蝙蝠和貓頭鷹只在夜裏才出來。
Nocturnal animals such as bats and owls only come out at night.
白天幾乎看不到貓頭鷹。
You hardly ever see owls in the daytime.
我能聽到一隻貓頭鷹在叫。
I can hear an owl hooting.
儘管在過去二十年裏，人們為了保護斑點貓頭鷹做了很多工作，但斑點貓頭鷹的數量仍然處於下降趨勢。
Spotted owls are on the decline despite two decades of work to bring them back.
夜行動物，如蝙蝠和貓頭鷹只在夜裏才出來。
Nocturnal animals such as bats and owls only come out at night.
小貓頭鷹可以安全地飛走嗎?
Will the littlest owl be able to fly to safety?
上面的那隻貓頭鷹望着星星。
The owl above looked up to the stars.
我們從貓頭鷹身上可以得到一個啟示。
We can learn a lesson from that owl today.
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