Owl

E167704

Bird Bird of prey Nocturnal animal

The Owl is a nocturnal bird of prey known for its distinctive hoot, forward-facing eyes, and symbolic association with wisdom and learning.

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All labels observed (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bird ⓘ Bird of prey ⓘ Nocturnal animal ⓘ
associatedWith	magic in folklore ⓘ night ⓘ omens in mythology ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
culturalRole	symbol of the Greek goddess Athena ⓘ
diet	carnivorous ⓘ
geographicDistribution	worldwide except Antarctica ⓘ
hasActivityPattern	nocturnal ⓘ
hasAdaptation	asymmetrical ears ⓘ soft-edged flight feathers ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	binocular vision ⓘ camouflaged plumage ⓘ facial disc of feathers ⓘ forward-facing eyes ⓘ hooked beak ⓘ sharp talons ⓘ silent flight ⓘ
hasLifespan	up to several decades in captivity ⓘ
hasSense	excellent night vision ⓘ highly developed hearing ⓘ
hasSuborder	Strigidae ⓘ Tytonidae ⓘ
hasVocalization	hoot ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lays	eggs ⓘ
nestingSite	abandoned nests of other birds ⓘ cliff ledges ⓘ ground burrows ⓘ tree cavities ⓘ
order	Strigiformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
preysOn	insects ⓘ other birds ⓘ reptiles ⓘ rodents ⓘ small mammals ⓘ
reproduction	oviparous ⓘ
symbolism	knowledge ⓘ learning ⓘ mystery ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
threats	habitat loss ⓘ human persecution ⓘ pesticides ⓘ
usedIn	education as a symbol of study and scholarship ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bryn Mawr College → hasMascot → Owl ⓘ

Blakiston's fish owl → genus → Owl ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bubo

Blakiston's fish owl → binomialName → Owl ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bubo blakistoni

Strigiformes → notableGenus → Owl ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bubo