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Owls From Down Under

  • October 24, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The morepork is New Zealand’s only living species of native owl. It’s also called the ruru or boobook — names that reflect the bird’s distinctive two-part cry. The feathers of these nocturnal hunters have soft fringes, which allow them to fly almost silently.

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