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THE LONG-EARED OWL IS A PECULIAR-LOOKING BIRD WITH EXCEPTIONALLY LONG EAR TUFTS FOR WHICH IT IS NAMED
IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT THE FUNCTIONS OF THE EAR TUFTS ARE IT IS BELIEVED TO PLAY A ROLE IN CAMOUFLAGE. PREDATORY DEFENSE, AND COMMUNICATION
THE SHAPE OF THE TUFTS BREAKS UP THE SILHOUETTE OF THE OWL IT ALSO MAKES IT APPEAR MAMMAL-LIKE AND MORE FORMIDABLE TO PREDATORS
ANOTHER THEORY IS THAT THEY COMMUNICATE USING MOVEMENTS OF THE TUFTS TO SIGNAL DANGER, AGGRESSION, OR OTHER WARNINGS
THE PLUMAGE OF THE LONG-EARED OWL IS A MIX OF BROWN, GREY, AND BUFF WITH DARK STREAKS
LONG-EARED OWLS ARE NOCTURNAL AND BECOME ACTIVE AT DUSK
THEY HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF VOCALIZATIONS MALES PRODUCE DEEP HOOTS THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM A DISTANCE
LONG-EARED OWLS ARE WIDESPREAD ACROSS EUROPE, ASIA, AND NORTH AMERICA
THEY INHABIT OPEN WOODED AREAS SUCH AS FOREST CLEARINGS, PASTURELANDS, WETLANDS, HEDGES, AND EVEN DESERTS IN SOME PARTS