Ūle
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[[Strigidae]]<br />
[[Tytonidae]]
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'''Ūle''' is ǣniȝ sumra 200+ [[cynn]]a ānƿundiendra [[nihtlic|nihtliċra]] [[herefugol|herefugla]] in þǣm [[Order (biology)|order]] '''Strigiformes'''. Ūlan mǣste huntoþ lȳtele [[sycedēor]]a, ƿyrmas, and oðre [[fugol|fuglas]], þēah sume cynn huntoþ [[fisc]]as. Hīe sind funden, on eall Eorðes landum būton [[Antarctica]], mǣste [[Grēneland]]es, and sumum fierlena īeȝlandum.

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Owls have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a [[hawk]]-like [[beak]], and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called the ''facial disk''. Although owls have [[binocular vision]], their large eyes are fixed in their sockets, and they must turn their entire heads to change views. 

Owls are far-sighted, and are unable to clearly see anything within a few inches of their eyes. However, their vision, particularly in low light, is excellent. 

Many owls can also hunt by sound in total darkness. The facial disc helps to funnel the sound of [[rodent]]s to their ears, which are widely spaced and, in some species, placed asymmetrically, for better directional location.

Despite their appearance, owls are more closely related to whippoorwills and other [[nightjar]]s or [[Caprimulgiformes]] than to [[hawk]]s and other diurnal predators (see [[Falconiformes]]). Some taxonomists place the nightjars in the same [[Order (biology)|order]] as owls, as in the [[Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy]].

Owls' powerful clawed feet and sharp beak let them tear their prey to pieces before eating. Their muffled wings and dull feathers allow them to fly almost silently and unseen. Scientists studying the diets of owls are helped by its habit of disgorging the indigestible parts of their diet, bones, scales, and fur in pellet form. These "owl pellets" are often sold by companies to schools to be dissected by students as a lesson in biology and ecology, because they are plentiful and easy to interpret.

Úlena ǽgru sind hwítu and almost spherical, and range in number from a few to a dozen in some owls. Their nests are crudely built and may be in trees, underground burrows or barns and caves.-->
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A grouping of Owls is called a Parliament.

* '''ORDER STRIGIFORMES'''
** '''Family [[Tytonidae]]''': barn owls, 12 to 18 species
** '''Family [[Strigidae]]''': typical owls, about 195 species.
** Proposed family [[Phodilidae]]: one or two species (currently included in Tytonidae)-->
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==Myth and lore==
Owls are traditionally associated with wisdom and with the goddess [[Athena]], although crows, rooks and many other common birds are more intelligent. The [[Ancient Egypt]]ians made a representation of an owl into their [[hieroglyph]] for "m", although they would often draw this hieroglyph with its legs broken to keep the bird of prey from coming to life and attacking.

In [[Japanese culture]], the bird is a symbol of death and seeing one is considered a bad omen. The same is true in [[Romanian culture]], where the howling of an owl predicts the death of somebody living in the neighbourhood, as the howling of the owl is likened to a [[mourning]]. The Romans considered them funerary birds, for their nocturnal activity and having their nests in inaccessible places, therefore, seeing an owl at daytime was considered a bad [[omen]]. The taboo surrounding owls in [[Hopi]] culture regards them as a dirty and ominous creature.-->

== Ūtanƿearde bendas ==
* [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/aves/strigiformes.html Animal Diversity Ƿebbstede: Ūlan]
* [http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/arctic/html/owl.html Smithsonian Snāƿiȝu Ūle Info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050206041137/http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/arctic/html/owl.html |date=2005-02-06 }}
* [http://home.mira.net/~areadman/owls.htm Australisca Ūlan and Frogmouths]
* [http://www.owlpages.com/world_owls.html Ūlan þǣre Ƿorulde]

== Bibliography ==
# ''North American Owls: Biology and Natural History'' by Paul A. Johnsgard, ISBN 1-56098-724-3, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997

[[Flocc:Fugolas]]
Strigidae
Tytonidae

Ūle is ǣniȝ sumra 200+ cynna ānƿundiendra nihtliċra herefugla in þǣm order Strigiformes. Ūlan mǣste huntoþ lȳtele sycedēora, ƿyrmas, and oðre fuglas, þēah sume cynn huntoþ fiscas. Hīe sind funden, on eall Eorðes landum būton Antarctica, mǣste Grēnelandes, and sumum fierlena īeȝlandum.

 Ūtanƿearde bendas 
 Animal Diversity Ƿebbstede: Ūlan
 Smithsonian Snāƿiȝu Ūle Info 
 Australisca Ūlan and Frogmouths
 Ūlan þǣre Ƿorulde

 Bibliography 
 North American Owls: Biology and Natural History by Paul A. Johnsgard, ISBN 1-56098-724-3, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997

Flocc:Fugolas