Verreaux‘s Eagle-Owl
Lake Baringo
30Oct2014
Large and powerful...in most of Sub-
Saharan Africa...are nocturnal...can prey
on medium-sized mammals and large birds.
Saharan Africa...are nocturnal...can prey
on medium-sized mammals and large birds.
Ketupa lactea
(L 24-26" WS 55" Wt m-3.7
lbs, f-5.6 lbs)
lbs, f-5.6 lbs)
Fourth largest owl in the
world...an apex predator, i.e.,
has no natural predators.
world...an apex predator, i.e.,
has no natural predators.
The eerily silent wing strokes of
owls seem otherworldly; they’ve
long been linked to mythologies
of the spirit realm.
owls seem otherworldly; they’ve
long been linked to mythologies
of the spirit realm.
(Thor Hanson)
Ketupa refers to certain owls;
lactea is Latin for milky-white.
lactea is Latin for milky-white.
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