Spotted Eagle Owl
by Science Photo Library
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Spotted Eagle Owl
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Science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Spotted eagle owl (Bubo africanus) camouflaged in a tree. This is the smallest of the eagle owls (the largest type of owls), reaching nearly half a metre in length. It is a nocturnal predator that hunts mainly insects, as well as small birds and rodents, crabs, snails and bats. It inhabits woodlands and rocky areas in Africa and parts of Arabia. Photographed in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park of Botswana and South Africa.
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September 13th, 2018
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