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= **Snowy Owls** = **Where do they live?** Snowy Owls stay in the Artic year round.They sometimes live in Northern Greenland, the Canadian islands, Northern Eurasia, Wrangel Island, and North America. It lives in the Tundra. They can live up to 9.5 years in the wild and 35 years in captivity.

**Description:** The Snowy Owl is a large white owl that has a rounded head, yellow eyes and black bill. The feet are heavily feathered. A snowy is speckled with small, black bars or spots. Females and babies are more heavily marked than males. Adult males may be pure white. Babies are very heavily spotted. Intensity of dark spotting varies with the sex of the owl, females being the darkest. Length- female 66cm, male 59cm. Wingspan 137-164cm. Weight- female 1707g and male 1612g **Does it fly?** Yes it does fly. It can fly up to 69 miles per hour. []
 * Size: [[image:snowyowl1/Snowy_Owl.jpg width="320" height="279"]]**