Saw Whet Owl
the best owl ever!
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Nocturnal
Prey animals have adapted to be nocturnal, so that they can come out of their safe dens and find food when most of their predators are asleep. So, the saw-whet owl adapted with them to be active at the same time as its' prey so hunting is much easier and more efficient.
The saw-whet owl has many adaptations that make hunting at night easy.
Owl Flying at Night
Owl Hunt
Owl Brings Home Prey
Eye Adaptations
(1) they are very large and let in plenty of light to see with
(2) they have more structures within their eyes called rods that allow light in than humans, so they can see better with less light. they lack as many cone structures that allow color vision, however, that humans have more of
(3) they have a special sort of mirror at the back of they eye called a tapetum lucidum that makes the light coming into the eye bounce back to the rods, so their is a better chance of the light hitting them