How do we know what owls eat!?
Owls are nocturnal, that is, they hunt at night. Do the researchers then sit with a pair of binoculars at night, and observe what the owls are eating? Well, thats practically impossible! What is it then, that the researchers look for?
Source: Siva, T., P. Neelanarayanan & V. V. Rao (2019). Food composition of Indian Eagle Owl Bubo Bengalensis Franklin (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae) from Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 11(5): 13545–13551.
Link to paper: https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index....
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