Owls

貓頭鷹　
by Jerri Graham
As Harry Potter's beloved pet, Hedwig, a Snowy owl, is probably the most famous bird in the world. Snowy owls are just one of the more than 200 species of owls. Owls vary size and can be as little as the 31-gram Elf owl and as large as the Blakiston's Fish Owl, which can weigh almost five kilograms. Owls are actually very different from other birds. Owls are nocturnal animals, which means that they sleep during the day and hunt at night. They are known both for their unique call, or hoot, and their extremely good sight. They use these features to navigate and hunt in the dark. They are far-sighted and use this vision to track and target their prey from a distance. while pigeons and sparrows can exist on seeds and grains, this would not satisfy most owls. Instead, they prefer to eat small mammals such as moles, mice, and rabbits. In addition tothese warm-blooded creatures, they will also feed on insects and other birds when hunger strikes. Like other birds of prey, owls have sharp beaks and claws that they use to tear their food to pieces before eating it. Sometimes they do swallow larger chunks of bone, feathers, and other things that are indigestible. What their bodies don't digest is thrown up in the form of owl pellets. These lumps of bone and other bits are collected because they are invaluable for studying the habits and diet of owls. Owls serve man by eliminating some of the pests that would make life unbearable. Protecting their habitat is, in a sense, a way of protecting our own.

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1.This artical is about owls. The owls's habits and what it eat.
2.
a.
nocturnal a. 夜行性的
hoot n. 貓頭鷹的叫聲
pest n. 害蟲
strike vi. 來襲 & vt. 侵襲
b.
be different from...　　與……不同
throw up...　　嘔吐∕吐出……
in a sense　　就某種意義來說
3.I choose this artical because when I first saw the owls in the harry potter , I think that it was very cute. They are very beautiful. But my mom was afraid of the owls. She though that the owls were devil and their squeal was very terrible. Although it was terrible, I still love it. When I was a child, I saw it in the mountain. They were very small so not really terrible. Now I don't see the owls again. They were just disappear. If I want to see the owls , i have to go to the zoo.