AnimalsWoods
Owl Fun facts for kids
Tyto alba
The owl lives in fields and barns all over the world and eats mice and rats, swallowed whole.
- Where it lives
- in fields and barns all over the world
- What it eats
- mice and rats, swallowed whole
- How big it is
- wings wider than a grown-up's shoulders
Fun facts about the owl
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
It cannot move its eyes, so it turns its head three quarters of the way around instead.
Its wing feathers have soft edges like a comb, so it flies almost without a sound.
It can catch a mouse in total darkness, using only its ears.
It swallows mice whole, then coughs up a little ball of bones and fur.
This owl does not hoot at all, it makes a long, loud screech instead.
Its middle claw has a tiny comb on it for tidying the feathers on its face.
Its heart-shaped face works like a dish, catching sounds and sending them to its ears.
People build little houses for it on poles and in barns.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in fields and barns, in many places all over the world.
I swallow mice whole, then cough up a little ball of bones and fur.
My feathers are so soft that I fly almost without a sound.
My heart-shaped face catches sounds, so I can find a mouse in total darkness.
I hunt at night, and since my eyes can't move, I turn my head almost all the way around.
Sammy might be thinking of an owl.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the owl in the Woods adventure.
Play the WoodsComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
