: any of an order (Strigiformes) of chiefly nocturnal birds of prey with a large head and eyes, short hooked bill, strong talons, and soft fluffy often brown-mottled plumage
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In 2021, the zoo had another incident with a Eurasian eagle owl.
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Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
Seeing that many owls all at once perched in a 50-foot flight cage outside a county building was remarkable.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Then, toward the end of the video, Lamar stares at a caged owl.
—Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The video then ends with a moody shot of Kendrick Lamar staring down a caged barnyard owl.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 July 2024
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Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
Seeing that many owls all at once perched in a 50-foot flight cage outside a county building was remarkable.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
Then, toward the end of the video, Lamar stares at a caged owl.
—Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The video then ends with a moody shot of Kendrick Lamar staring down a caged barnyard owl.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 July 2024
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“Owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owl. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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owl
noun
: any of an order of birds of prey that are active mainly at night and that have a broad head, very large eyes, and a powerful hooked beak and claws
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