WHen they aren’t employing a rigorous recycling program, these Eagle Owls will be looking for food. \u00a0As you may have guessed,\u00a0Spotted Eagle Owls are carnivores and consume a large variety of prey.\u00a0 Insects constitute a large portion of their diet even though they do prey on small mammals, reptiles, and other birds. \u00a0Additionally, they have been found to feed upon crabs, scorpions, and bats.\u00a0 Hunting mostly at dusk, the owls utilize a still hunting technique to catch their prey where they wait on a perch to observe and then snatch their prey in a single downward swoop. They also employ aerial hunting to catch flying prey and are capable of pursuing their targets for considerable distances.\u00a0 On occasion, they may also consume carrion.\u00a0 Overall, Spotted Eagle Owls are incredibly versatile hunters, both in what they eat and how they catch it.<\/p>\n

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  Cool Facts About The Spotted Eagle Owl Beautiful and majestic, the Spotted Eagle owls have brownish-gray plumage on their body in the form of a mottled, spotted pattern. With a body length between 43 and 47cm, a wingspan of roughly 120cm, and a weight between 480 and 850g, they are considerably smaller than the largest genus member, the Eurasian Eagle Owl, which can weigh over 4kg. Juveniles have similar coloration to the adults, but their patterning is less mottled.\u00a0 Chicks are covered in gray down. Spotted Eagle Owls can be found throughout most of the African continent south of <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[2069,348,1099,3738,4025,387,386,3739,3737],"yoast_head":"\n