Snowy Owl Size
Size of Snowy Owl
Weight | 1.6-3 kg [1.6 to 3 kg (3.5 to 6.6 lb)] | ||
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Height | 60cm - 75cm (24in - 30in) | ||
Length | 52-71 cm [52–71 cm (20–28 in)] | ||
Lifespan | 10-28 yrs [10 years in the wild; 28 years in captivity] | ||
Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The Snowy Owl is a member of the chordata, In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Aves, and it belongs to the order Strigiformes.
The Snowy Owl belonged to the family Strigidae, mainly distributed in Eurasia, Europe, North-America, Ocean. They like to live in woodland within the arctic tundra, and solitary is their life style.Their skin type is feathers, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly grey, black, white. it likes to eat lemmings the most. In addition, lemmings, voles, fish are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are human, foxes, wild dogs.
If we use one sentence to describe the Snowy Owl, it is "One of the largest owl species in the world!".