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'''Owls''' are | '''Owls''' are an order of [[Wikipedia:Bird of prey|birds of prey]]. Most are solitary, and nocturnal, with some exceptions (e.g. the Burrowing Owl). They are classified in the order Strigiformes, in which there are over 200 extant species. Owls mostly hunt small mammals, insects, and other birds, though a few species specialize in hunting fish. They are found in all regions of the Earth except Antarctica, most of Greenland, and some remote islands. Though owls are typically solitary, the literary collective noun for a group of owls is a parliament. The living owls are divided into two families, the typical owls, Strigidae, and the barn-owls, Tytonidae. | ||
Though native to [[Earth]], they also inhabit a number of human-colonised worlds as well, artificially introduced by colonists. The [[Reach]] [[Military Wilderness Training Preserve]] contained owls in [[2519]], among other fauna. [[Spartan-II]] [[Sam-034]] mimicked one to alert [[John-117]] of his presence while on a training mission.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 48</ref> | |||
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Owls are an order of birds of prey. Most are solitary, and nocturnal, with some exceptions (e.g. the Burrowing Owl). They are classified in the order Strigiformes, in which there are over 200 extant species. Owls mostly hunt small mammals, insects, and other birds, though a few species specialize in hunting fish. They are found in all regions of the Earth except Antarctica, most of Greenland, and some remote islands. Though owls are typically solitary, the literary collective noun for a group of owls is a parliament. The living owls are divided into two families, the typical owls, Strigidae, and the barn-owls, Tytonidae.
Though native to Earth, they also inhabit a number of human-colonised worlds as well, artificially introduced by colonists. The Reach Military Wilderness Training Preserve contained owls in 2519, among other fauna. Spartan-II Sam-034 mimicked one to alert John-117 of his presence while on a training mission.[1]
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 48
