Giant Eagle Owl: South Africa

For Videos and Photos Click:
http://www.arkive.org/giant-eagle-owl/bubo-lacteus/video-01.html and
http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/birds/strigidae/bubo_lacteus.htm


This is the third heaviest owl in the world and the largest of Africa. It mates for life and can be found in altitudes of up to 3.000 metres (9.800 ft), in dry savannahs, semi deserts and riverine forest!
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It feeds mainly on the Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris),
 Lepus saxatilis - Scrub Hare
The Scrub Hare (Lepus saxatilis),

and the Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) amongst others...