Our new burrowing owl crew 👀👀👀 The only owl species to live underground, they make calls mimicking a rattlesnake to scare away predators looking to enter their burrow. #Owls #LondonZoo | London Zoo

In some parts of the American West, the long-legged Burrowing Owl is known as the “howdy owl” because it seems to nod in greeting at passers-by. This up-and-down action, however, is really just the owl sizing up potential danger. The Burrowing Owl's species name cunicularia comes from the Latin word for "burrower" or "miner," and true to its name, it nests underground, usually in a burrow taken over from another species sharing its habitat, often a prairie dog, ground squirrel, or tortoise. In a

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