Owls can catch their prey even in complete darkness.They have a remarkable sense of hearing and can

pick up sounds ten times softer than a human ear can.

The tufts on the top of the owls head are not their ears. They are there only for their looks. The real

ears lie on the sides of the head – behind the flattened face feather.

Some owls have ears of different sizes, set at different levels on the head to zero-in on their target

accurately. The owl’s wings are fringed with soft feathers. So it hardly makes any sound as it sweeps down

on its target. Its victim is caught completely off guard.