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Owl Facts  Owl Facts Owls: Photos and Fun Facts for Kids (Kids Learn With Pictures) See if you know any of these owl facts: Owls are raptors, birds of prey, in the same family as hawks and eagles. Owls are carnivores, meat-eaters, and they swallow their prey whole. Owls eat mammals, especially rodents, reptiles, insects and other birds. Owls are nocturnal, meaning that they are active at night. Some people think that owls can turn their heads completely around in a 360-degree circle. When you study owl facts, however, you will see that this is false. Owls can turn their heads only three-fourths of the way around. Owls are in the Order Strigiformes. There are two families of owls, the Tytonidae family consisting of barn owls, and the Strigidae family, which is made up of typical owls. One of the reasons an owl needs to be able to rotate his head is because his eyes cannot move around in their sockets. In order to see in any direction, the owl must turn his entire head. Bec...