Great Horned Owl
From Children of StarClan
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Great Horned Owl | |
| Cat Given Name: | Owl | |
| Common Name(s): | Long-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Snowy Owl, Great Gray Owl, Short-eared Owl | |
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| Scientific Name(s): | Asio otus, Tyto Alba, Bubo virginianus, Strix varia, Bubo scandiacus, Strix nebulosa, Asio flammeus | |
| Physical Description: | A Large owl with large ear tufts and orange face disks bordering yellow eyes. Their coloring is brown and grey with barring and a white throat. The female is larger than the male. | |
| Physical Statistics: | Size: 46-63 cm (18-25 in); Wingspan: 101-145 cm (40-57 in); Weight: 910-2500 g (32.12-88.25 ounces) | |
| Behavior: | They hunt at night, preying on anything from mammals (from rodents to skunks and rabbits) to birds (from other owls to crows/ravens to geese). They can be found in a variety of habitats, preferring the open grasslands or forests where prey is plentiful. | |
| Social Organization: | Solitary unless breeding pairs with chicks. | |
| Danger Level: | High (All cats are vulnerable); Owls are ambush predators and the Great Horned Owl is able to take down large prey. | |
| Approval Level*: | Administrator; Great Horned Owls have large territories and would effect multiple clans if they took to taking cats as food. | |
| *Some creatures require approval to appear in RP. This is to make sure the Admins and Mods who need to know are fully aware of a beast currently active in their area. These ratings are mainly for those creatures that cats cannot simply drive off. | ||