Owls Shorts
Description: This is a comedic bird illustration of a Great Horned Owl depicting how their predator/prey relationship with the skunk effects them and why. For those curious, it also includes Ornithological Facts concerning the Great Horned Owl’s hunting behavior, physiology, and prey. The full quote and reference is below:“The most infamous predatory association amongst relatively larger carnivores is that with Skunks. Due to their poor sense of smell, GREAT HORNED OWLS are the only predators to routinely attack these bold mammals with impunity. All six Skunk species found in North America are reported as prey, including adult striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis), which in some cases are at least three times as heavy as the attacking OWL. (In just on
