Harry Potter's Snowy Owl: Hedwig

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Harry Potter's book series first came out on June 30, 1997 and, since then ,there are more and more of the Potter's fans throughout the years (I'm actually one of them.) who strongly supported the franchise that the film industry had to make the books into the worldwide blockbusters as we know it today.

Hedwig, Harry's spectacular snowy owl, played an important role in both the books and in the movies. Although many of us might think keeping an owl as a pet could be a cool idea, but unfortunately owls don't make it a good pet since they need lots and lots of room that can reach up to miles on radius to hunt their unique food, such as catching ducks in midair and lemmings (lemmings are a small rodent that lives in the arctic.) for their special diet.

There are 19 owl species in North America, and more than 150 species worldwide. Many of them are in decline and face possible extinction due to human activities like logging and urban development.

Here are some fun facts about owls, just to make my blog straight to the point and easier to read:

• Owls mate for life, just like wolves.
• Owls are found on all continents except Antarctica.
• Female owls are larger and heavier than the males of their species, but the males are more attractive in order to find mates.
• Most owls can twist their heads almost three-quarters of the way around without moving their bodies.
• Owls' eyes do not move.
• Owls have three eyelids: One for blinking, one for sleeping, and one for cleaning the eye.
• Some owls have one ear higher than the other, giving them excellent hearing that allows them to pinpoint the location of their prey.
• Most owls are nocturnal, except for a few species such as the snowy owl which hunts during daylight hours. Most owls hunt at night so they do not cast shadows that could alert rodents and other prey as they descend from the sky.
• Owls' feathers are designed to act like muffler to mute the sound of their flying, enabling them to sneak up on their prey.
• Owls are raptors, and they hunt other living things for their food. They are extraordinarily helpful to humans because they control the rodent population.