article_snippet: From the smallest insects to the larger birds and mammals, the smallest insects must all be protected.'
article_snippet: Captive birds have been known to live up to 27 years old .
article_snippet: Captive birds large face, and two disc-shaped plumes of feathers around Captive birds eyes, act as satellite dishes, filtering sound into two highly sensitive ears under the feathers.
article_snippet: Captive birds hearing is so acute that, during the winter months, the owls often hunt by swooping low over snow drifts, listening for the sound of voles or gophers moving around underneath.
article_snippet: Captive birds large, soft feathers and slow, deep wingbeats mean Captive birds are nearly silent as Captive birds move, so as not to scare Captive birds prey away.
article_snippet: Once Captive birds have locked on to a target underneath the snow, Captive birds will use Captive birds sharp talons to plunge through the ice and drag Captive birds meal out.
article_snippet: While the birds are not migratory, the birds will roam for miles around the birds usual hunting grounds if prey becomes scarce.