It's almost Superb Owl Sunday 2025, so please enjoy these cool bird pics
Meghan L. Hall
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Tundra, the new female snowy owl at the NEW Zoo, keeps a watchful eye on visitors. She shares an exhibit with her brother, Bubo. Gpg Newzoosnowyowl 022321 Sk32
If so, it might be time for you to unwind with some superb owls. These quirky birds might not be able to play football, but they still have so much to offer.
Even if you’re not an animal enthusiast, you might just find yourself fascinated by this lovely photo gallery full of super owl facts. After all, these critters can get pretty weird. Dive into the strange world of owl lore below, and find even more odd animal facts here!
A group of owls is called a parliament
Spotted owlets perch on a tree branch in Kathmandu on August 7, 2023. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)
Owls can live up to 25 years old
A barred owl dozes on the limb of a cedar tree near Brownsville on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
An owl's eye color indicates when it likes to hunt (day, twilight or night)
Neo, a great-horned owl, is displayed to a crowd at the 25th Earth Day-Bay Day in Heritage Park Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Owls vomit after hunting, often spitting out indigestible parts like fur and bones
Black-and-white owls (Strix nigrolineata) are pictured at the Wildlife Rescue Center in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on September 16, 2024. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP) (Photo by EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images)
Owls have three eyelids
An owl at the Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, in Jupiter, Fla., which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and conservation of Florida’s wildlife and natural resources. The Sanctuary serves nearly 6,000 patients each year with a goal of releasing healthy animals back into the wild.
Not all species of owls can hoot
"Bubba" a great horned owl during the Marine Science Center Raptor Exhibit opening ceremony in Ponce Inlet, Tuesday, Dec.12, 2023.
Owls do not build their own nests and often taken a nest built by another bird to lay eggs
A Great Horned Owl sits in its nest Saturday, January 4, 2025 along Black Point Drive on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK
An owl's heart rate can beat as fast as 400 times per minute
A Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) is pictured at the Leslie Pantin Zoo in Turmero, Aragua state, Venezuela on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)
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A hippo named Bubbles at the Fort Worth Zoo has made her choice to win the Super Bowl on Sunday, plumping for the Kansas City Chiefs to take a third championship in a row.The 2,332-pound semiaquatic superstar had a tough call to make, choosing between apple and carrot slices, each stuck to her habitat glass with a honey adhesive.With a Chiefs logo on one side, and a Philadelphia Eagles one on the other, Bubbles locked in her pick in just three minutes, the zoo said.The Fort Worth Zoo admitted their animal oracles have a spotty track record, correctly predicting the winner only once in the last decade. As for Bubbles? She’s currently 0-1.“But hey, winning isn’t everything!” the zoo said. And really, when you spend your days floating in a private pool, who’s keeping score? Credit: Fort Worth Zoo via Storyful
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