My favourite animal

Hi everyone :)

First of all, i don't have a only favourite animal because i like so many animals, so for me it's difficult choose one. I like giraffes, crocodiles, dogs and owls, but today i'm going to talk about owls. 

Owls are bird from the order strigiformes, which includes about 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight. They are carnivores. They eat rodents, small mammals, fish, birds and insects and they are found in all regions of the earth except Antarctica.

Barn owls

They can be divided in 2 groups: Barn and true owls, the first are medium-sized birds with heart-shaped face, long legs and strong talons while true owls are more diverse group of them with around 190 species that vary in size, color and appearance.

True owls

From my point of view, owls are so special for many reasons, for example they can rotate their necks 270 degrees, also because i like their nocturn habits and the mystical aura of them.

Ancient Greeks chose owls to represent Athena, the goddess of wisdom, but Romans were terrified of this bird, considering it a bearer of ill omens. The Aztecs and Mayans hated and feared owls as symbols of death and destruction, while many Native American tribes scared their children with stories of owls waiting in the dark to carry them away. Furthermore the Egyptians had a more positive view of owls because they believed that these birds protected the spirits of the dead while traveling to the underworld.

I like owls because in my opinion are smarts, and mysterious creatures that deserve to be know.