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SPECIES FACTFILE |
| Name: |
Indian Eagle Owl (Bubo Bubo Bengalensis)
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| Length: |
50-56cm (20-22in)
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| Wingspan: |
78cm (31.2in)
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| Weight: |
1.1kg, (2.7lb)
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| Diet: |
Mainly field rats and mice but birds up to the size of peafowl,reptiles,frogs,crabs and large insects.
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| Habitat: |
Forest,woodland and semi-desert from lowlands up to mountains. |
| Range: |
West Himalayas,Pakistan to India,Nepal to Burma
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Kanti came to us at the end of May this year.After being free in the wild for several days,a concerned member of public rang us to see if we could help.After several hours we managed to capture her and then proceeded to try and find her owners.They hadn't reported her lost and without any rings or intenfication chips in her its seems that no-body wanted her.After get her chipped and aquiring the necessary legal paperwork for her she has settle in and is now flying for us and doing static shows just to start with.
We believe that Kanti is a female but could be a large male but without DNA her we wouldn't know for sure(unless she lays eggs that is ).
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| Kanti when she first came to us. |
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