GROSS ANATOMY OF DIFFERENT BONES IN THE BARN OWL (Tyto alba)
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Owls are known as silent predators of the night due to quietness of their flight. Capturing prey without any noise, that would be detectable by the owl’s prey is maintained by several features in its body and wing system. Wing bones are well developed than the pelvic limb bones. The pelvic girdle is small and contained a deep renal fossa. The fovea capitis is very much prominent on the head of femur. The frontal bone is the largest bone in the skull. The parietal bones are situated on the posterior part of the skull. The bony orbit is well developed and incomplete antero-ventrally. The inter-orbital septum is very thick. All these features helps owl to capture its prey.
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