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
Today in History
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Can you see the family resemblance?
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Brown-throated three-toed sloth in cecropia tree, Costa Rica
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Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
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An aviation celebration
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From garden to table?
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Seventeen arches at sunset
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Sounds of Bach come to Bath
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Last stop before leaving the solar system
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Mountain goats at Glacier National Park in Montana
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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
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Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
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Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Memorial Day
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Why do elephants hide in trees?
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The Crown of the Continent
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Oktoberfest begins
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Jupiter and the Galilean moons
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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Casting a vote for women s history
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Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe
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A herd of impalas, Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
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World Environment Day
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Last day of National Park Week
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International Geodiversity Day
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Black History Month
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India Republic Day
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Here s looking Atchafalaya
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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Here comes summer
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