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| | Great Horned Owl |
 | | Cottontail rabbits seem to be a prominent food, but the owls will take squirrels, shrews, jackrabbits, muskrats, mice, weasels, skunks, pocket gophers, snakes, domestic cats, bats, beetles, scorpions, frogs, grasshoppers, and a wide variety of birds, from small passerines like juncos and sparrows to wild ducks, grouse, pheasants, and even other owls. |
 | | Great horned owls eat a wide variety of prey, both small and large. |
 | | These are a great way for students to investigate what types of foods owls eat. |
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