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<FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica" SIZE="6"><B>Snowy Owl</B></FONT>
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<FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica" SIZE="2"><I>Nyctea scandiaca</I></FONT>
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Snowy owls live in the Arctic Tundra. This includes places like north of North America, Greenland, north of Europe and Asia. When breeding season comes, snowy owls remain in the Arctic Tundra.
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These owls have white feathers with light gray spots. The white feather protects the snowy owl from the cold and <A HREF="../glossary.html#camouflage" TARGET="eslist">camouflages</A> them against enemies. When they spread their wings, they could reach up to 4 -5 feet (1.2 - 1.5m) wide.
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The snowy owls prey on <A HREF="../glossary.html#lemmings" TARGET="eslist">lemmings</A> for most of the time. However, on the some occasion, they feed on larger <A HREF="../glossary.html#prey" TARGET="eslist">preys</A> like hares, gulls, and ducks. During years when food supply is scarce, these owls <A HREF="../glossary.html#migrate" TARGET="eslist">migrate</A> south to search for food.
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The nests of snowy owls are shallow and hollow holes in the ground. They are usually located on the slightly raised ground on the tundra floor. The average clutch size is 8 - 15 eggs. Each egg needs 32 -33 days of <A HREF="../glossary.html#incubation" TARGET="eslist">incubation</A>. They hatch in 2 - 4 intervals.
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<LI><FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica" SIZE="1">Harrison, Colin and Alan Greensmith. <U>Birds of the World</U>. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1993.
<LI>Information from the Wildlife Conservation Society Park - Bronx Zoo.
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