In the owl world, you"re either a member of the Strigidae or Tytonidae. That might sound like two warring houses from "Game of Thrones," but these are the two families of classification that make up the 200+ species of owls around the world. The Tytonidae family includes barn owls, which have distinct heart-shaped facial disks, while the larger Strigidae family consists of true (or typical) owls, most of which have round faces.
Eurasian scops owl
Today in History
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Morocco in bloom
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The dry days of winter in Etosha
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Lizard of mystery
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Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Celebrating migrations
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Life in the slow lane
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Bidding summer adieu
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Nomads of the Gobi
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
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Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
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Autumn’s swan song
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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A crested partridge
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A Festivus for the rest of us
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Did they forget to fly south?
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A rest stop for the birds
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World Octopus Day
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Sailing on thick ice
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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National Park Service Founders Day
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Fossil Day
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Up, up, and away for Hot Air Balloon Day
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Just another day in paradise
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Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
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This grizzly has Napping Day down
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Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
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1, 1, 2, 3: It s Fibonacci Day!
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Red-leaf hunting in Japan
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National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
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