Owls are nocturnal hunting birds with eyes that face forwards. They are closely related to hawks. Owls sleep during the day and emerge at night to hunt small prey.

Owls have a large head and large eyes that face forwards (unlike other birds, whose eyes are on the sides of their head). This eye placement gives them binocular vision and very precise depth perception. Also, there are circles of radiating feathers surrounding each eye, giving them a wide-eyed, alert look.

Owls cannot move their eyes within their sockets like we can. In order to look around, they have to move their entire head, which has a range of movement of about 270°.

Some owls have feathered ear tufts; these are not ears, but are part of the owl's camouflage.

　　例句

猫头鹰飞落在谷仓处。

Owls visited the barn to rest.

夜行动物，如蝙蝠和猫头鹰只在夜里才出来。

Nocturnal animals such as bats and owls only come out at night.

白天几乎看不到猫头鹰。

You hardly ever see owls in the daytime.

我能听到一只猫头鹰在叫。

I can hear an owl hooting.

尽管在过去二十年里，人们为了保护斑点猫头鹰做了很多工作，但斑点猫头鹰的数量仍然处于下降趋势。

Spotted owls are on the decline despite two decades of work to bring them back.

夜行动物，如蝙蝠和猫头鹰只在夜里才出来。

Nocturnal animals such as bats and owls only come out at night.

小猫头鹰可以安全地飞走吗?

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Will the littlest owl be able to fly to safety?

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上面的那只猫头鹰望着星星。

The owl above looked up to the stars.

我们从猫头鹰身上可以得到一个启示。

We can learn a lesson from that owl today.