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Bubo Sumatranus |
Flaying Animal | Bubo Sumatranus | The Barred Eagle-Owl (Bubo sumatranus), also called the Malay Eagle Owl, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Brunei, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The owl is one group of birds of prey "raptor" which hunt their prey at night (nocturnal). Owls have a specific body characteristics that are different from other types of birds of prey, which is large and round heads wide, flat face and large eyes which oversees the fore, on the face plate line which is a divider in the face around the eyes. Almost all types of feather color pattern of owls is a blend of gray, brown, black and white. The combination is necessary in camouflage when hunting prey and avoiding enemies.