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Carnivore
An animal whose main diet consists of meat.
Herbivore
An animals whose main diet consists of plant, vegetable & fruit matter
Omnivore
An animal whose diet consists of meat, plant, vegetable & fruit matter in similar quantities
Insectivore
An animal whose main diet consists of insects
Captivity
An animal that is cared for in an artificial environment
Habitat
The environment in which the animal survives & thrives
Diurnal
An animal which is active during day light hours
Nocturnal
An animal which is active during the night time
Crepuscular
An animal which is most active at dawn & dusk
Predator
An animal which hunts other animals for food
Prey
An animal which is hunted by a predator
Bird
An animal with warm blood, egg laying & with feathers covering their body. Most have the ability to fly
Reptile
A cold blooded animal with a protective skin, scales or shell covering the body. Most lay eggs
Mammal
Warm blooded animals with hair or fur. Almost all have live young
Invertebrate
An animal without a spinal column - backbone
Amphibian
An animal which lay eggs in water, live on land & water & have moist skin. Most adults have 4 legs
Insect
An animal with 6 legs and 3 separate body parts
Mollusc
An animal with a hard shell and muscular foot

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Tawny owl
Strix aluco

Found all over Europe, Tawny owls are carnivores and actively hunt mice, voles, birds, even frogs and invertebrates. In captivity we feed them a diet of whole dead mice and chicks. They have short stumpy wings and brown feathers which enables them to blend - camouflage - themselves in their natural habitat.

Crazy Fact

This is the only species of owl which makes the tu-wit, tu-woo call. In fact, its two owls making this noise. The female goes tu-wit and the male goes tu-woo, so if you hear this sound outside it is two owls talking to each other.