Talk:Great Horned Owl

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Sources for South America and for five hoots: <http://www.owlpages.com/species/bubo/virginianus/Default.htm>, Peterson's field guide, personal experience. --JerryFriedman 22:50, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

The article mentions that the owl can perceive the depth of sounds better than humans. Firstly, this would require a reference. This fact is attributed the asymmetrical placement of the ears. However, this only allows them better perception of sound elevation (up-down), not distance. If they truly have better depth perception than humans (an area of hearing science that is not well studied in any case) than that would be very interesting.they are very well kept in te body if you knwo what i mean.

  • The article reports of one Great Horned Owl that killed a human in defense of its eggs. This needs a reference, or it should be eliminated. Peter (talk) 20:16, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
    • I agree. I could not find any reference for this, so I've removed it. If someone can produce a reference, perhaps it could be added back in. Quaternion (talk) 19:10, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Longevity of Great Horned Owls

How long do these birds live in the wild? --Jimaynard 15:15, 28 August 2007 (UTC)


According to the article, they can live as long as 37 years in captivity, and about 13 years in the wild. 149.152.191.253 18:56, 6 September 2007

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[edit] May kill cats (and foxes)?

I dimly recall reading, long, long ago, that it is not at all unusual for these owls to kill domestic cats and even occasionally small foxes. I have no cite and probably won't find one. Anybody? -- Writtenonsand (talk) 13:31, 13 June 2008 (UTC)