My kids found the body of a barn owl in the desert behind our house. It's head and a wing had been ripped off the body, but the parts were intact (whole). What would/could do this to an owl?
2007-07-23 13:10:41 · 3 answers · asked by CHEYNA M 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
what kind of owl was it?
if it was a small owl it could have been a cat or a hawk or eagle.
2007-07-23 13:18:51 · answer #1 · answered by malikai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first idea was a car! But obviously after reading the rest of your post that wasn't the issue in your case. Sounds like a scavenger animal, or a predator such as a coyote. It could have been scared off before being able to finish its meal leaving the rest behind.
2007-07-23 17:36:52 · answer #2 · answered by Crissy_Jo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site says that barn owls are often attacked by great horned owls. http://meme.essortment.com/barnowl_rcmm.htm
However, since the parts were not eaten, it sounds like an attack of opportunity in which the attacker wasn't necessarily a predator -- coyote, dog, ...
2007-07-23 13:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋