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Nocturnal Animals       Most owls are ____nocturnal______________ animals, which means they are mostly active at ____      _    night_______. Because they are active in the dark, they need keen ____eyesight__________ and ______hearing_____________.    Birds of Prey     Owls are birds of __________prey_________ like  ____hawks_______________               and  __________falcons_________. That means they _____________hunt_____ small animals such as ______mice_____________, ____birds_____________, and other ____insects_______________.           Some owls even catch ___________fish________ in water. Often, an owl will _____________swallow______ an animal whole. But since it can’t digest the bones, it will ________regurgitate___________ them. These regurgitated bits of food are called ____________pellets_______. Owl Feathers Owls are ______________stealthy_____ hunters. They have special

_________feathers__________ that help to keep them quiet when they _____flap______________ their wings. Owl feathers are usually brown and grey, which helps to  ___camouflage________________ them in the forest. Because owls are so silent and hidden, their prey doesn’t know the owls are coming   until it’s too ____late_______________.