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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World Rainforest Day
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Replica of a Viking home in Dublin National Botanic Gardens, Ireland
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Women s History Month
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National Hummingbird Day
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A grotesque scene
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To Roswell, and beyond!
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Black-naped monarch
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Castle on a hill
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Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany
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International Whale Shark Day
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A city of bridges
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Happy International Day of Forests!
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A castle fit for a count
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You re feeling sleepy
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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Daylight saving time
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‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
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Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy
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Road to Sa Calobra, Majorca, Spain
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Birds of the Drömling
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An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
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National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
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Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
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The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
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Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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My my, it s Syttende Mai
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International Day of Color
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Avatars of the Wolf Moon
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Lobster tales