Food-Caching Behavior in Owls
Journal
Raptor Research
Volume
10
Issue
3 (Fall)
Year
1976
Pages
74-76
Section
Scientific Papers
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Abstract
Captive individuals of several species of tytonid and strigid owls have been observed to cache excess food items. This activity appears to differ from the frequently recorded stockpiling of food items at nest sites in that individual items are carefully hidden, generally in separate places, and subsequently retrieved. It appears to be an adaptive strategy for the nonnesting season.
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