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 Owls are nocturnal, which mean they see better at night. They stand in an upright stance, they have a large, broad head, outstanding vision and hearing, and there feathers are made to be silent when they fly. Owls are one of the most amazing and fascinating animals on earth. Some facts might actually surprise you, not many people know much about owls.

There is more then 150 different species of owls around the world. Only 19 different species are found in North America. All different owls live in all different types of habitats. The only place you will never find an owl is an Antarctica.

When the owls stand in the upright posture, it give them binocular vision. Owls can pinpoint where they prey is just by listing, they don't even have to see it. That's awesome. Owls have ear tufts that aren't actually ears. They are just feathers that can be used for camouflage, show the owls mood, and aggression.

An owls eyes are supported by (this may sound gross) bony eye sockets and cannot turn there head at all. So instead of having it easy they have to move their entire head just to look around. They can rotate there head about 270 degrees around, but cannot turn them all the way around.

An owl has three eye lids, which is very weird and cool at the same time. One is for blinking obviously, sleeping and the third one is to keep their eyes clean and healthy. A barn owl can eat up to 1,000 mice per year. Most farmers try to attract the barn owls so they keep the mice population down, which is a smart idea.