Lisa is with us on IntoConnection again and she brought along a little friend. This time she joins us with the young and beautiful Echo and provides us with the ultimate introduction to the majestic barn owl. Watch the video to learn what Lisa has to say about these beauties, but for now, here are some cool facts on barn owls:
The barn owl’s heart-shaped face collects sound in the same way as human ears. Its hearing is the most sensitive of any creature tested.
In order to live and breed, a pair of barn owls needs to eat around 5,000 prey items a year. Its menu mostly consists of delicious field voles, fresh wood mice, and delightful shrews. However, they are also known to go for a more slippery and slimy snack: barnowls been observed catching fish from ponds.
The barn owl is not only the world’s most widely distributed species of owl, but is also one of the most widespread of all birds, as it is found on every continent except Antarctica. Hence, they survive in in all kinds of different habitats.
Want to see more of happy Lisa and her animal friends? This is the interview she did with Lionel the Racoon and don’t forget to check out the interviews she did on mantis shrimp and lovely parasites.