Owls are certainly very intriguing birds with their large eyes and the unnerving ability to swivel their heads around. These nocturnal hunters have a few fascinating features unique to them, given to them by our Creator.
DID YOU KNOW:
Owls can swivel their fourth toe 180°
Owls are zygodactyl: The toes of each foot are arranged in pairs, with two toes facing forward and two to the back, similar to parrots. This means they can grasp their prey with incredible strength. However, owls can rotate their fourth toe back and forth 180°, so they can have three toes in front and one in the back enabling them to walk like most perching birds.
Owls do not have eyeballs
Owls do not have eyeballs – they are more like elongated eye tubes that are held in place by a bony structure in the skull, called sclerotic rings. Because of this, owls cannot
