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
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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International Whale Shark Day
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World Meerkat Day
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The lemurs of Madagascar
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A Eurasian lynx in Siberia
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Edinburgh Art Festival
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Red fox
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Nubble Island’s only industry
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Dallas Latino Cultural Center for Hispanic Heritage
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When Death Valley blew its top
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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Earth at Perihelion
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African bush elephants in Namibia
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Great horned owl fledglings
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One for the books
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World Turtle Day
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The Pearl of Siberia
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St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
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