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Great Horned Owl

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The most common owl in North and South America, the great horned owl has adapted to a wide variety of habitats and climates.
Photograph by Joel Sartore

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Photo of the Day: Burrowing Owl

See a photo of a tiny burrowing owl against the silhouette of a capybara, a rodent that can grow to 140 pounds (64 kilograms), in Venezuela's Orinoco River Basin.

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Winged Silence

Learn about great gray owls, lords of the northern forests, in this feature.

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Muscle and Magic

Visit frigid Barrow, Alaska, and see snowy owls in their only natural breeding ground in the United States in this multimedia feature.

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