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Turkoman Eagle owl

Bubo bubo omissus

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Field Notes

Description:

ooh-hu, uh-Hu

Habitat:

London zoo

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Comments (4)

Such a beautiful owl! Looks almost like a cat. :-) I recently learned that, in Chinese, an owl is "Māotóuyīng (猫头鹰)" which means "a cat head eagle." That exlaines it!
What a gorgeous owl!! You may be interested in a mission on Captive Animals: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7973468
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PublishedMarch 28, 2013

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