Considering their preference for nesting in trees and cacti, they are very adapted to desert habitats where such features abound. Although elf owls are very small, they are very efficient hunters.

Small ones, like the elf owl, will snack on moths ... For some species, habitat loss can also shorten their lifespan. Baby owls are called owlets. Newborn owls, called owlets, stay snuggled ...

A look at different types of owls around the world - snowy owls in the Arctic, great grey owls in the pine forest, elf owls in the ... what would happen if the habitats were to change.

Their habitat and ... 66mn years ago, owls grew into their night niche. Some 260 species exist today, spread from deserts to Arctic tundra, from pine cone sized elf owls and snowy owls like ...

A look at different types of owls around the world - snowy owls in the Arctic, great grey owls in the pine forest, elf owls in the ... what would happen if the habitats were to change.