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Win Passes To See LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE
You guys are in for a HOOT of a good time! WAMG is giving away passes to LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA’HOOLE on SEPTEMBER 18th, 10 a.m. at St. Louis Mills Mall Theater. Did I mention that this will be in 3D???
OFFICIAL RULES:
1. You must be in the St. Louis area the day of the screening.
2. Fill out your name and email address in the comment form below.
3. Tell us a random fact about owls in the comment box… it must be a fact!
Winners will be chosen through a drawing. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
PASSES WILL NOT BE TRADED, SUBSTITUTED OR EXCHANGED!
Synopsis: Acclaimed filmmaker Zack Snyder makes his animation debut with the fantasy family adventure “Guardians of Ga’Hoole,” based on the beloved books by Kathryn Lasky. The film follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father’s epic stories of the Guardians of Ga’Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owlkind from the evil Pure Ones. While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion, and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father’s favor from his younger sibling. But Kludd’s jealousy has terrible consequences–causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together they soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians of Ga’Hoole–Soren’s only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the owl kingdoms.
Owls can move there heads 270 degrees in both directions.
Most striking feature is its eyes, large and forward facing that gives the “Wise” appearance and can see objects in 3 dimension (height,width and depth)
Owls’ eyes are fixed in their sockets.
Owls are unable to move their eyes within their sockets to a great extent, which means they must turn their entire head to see in a different direction. Because owls have forward-facing eyes, they have well-developed binocular vision.
A group of owls is called a parliament.
Owl fossils have been discovered that date back to 79 to 80 million years ago.
Owls are farsighted and are unable to see anything clearly within a few centimeters of their eyes. Their far vision, particularly in low light, is exceptionally good.
Owls know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop.
Owls are not able to chew their prey since, like all birds, they do not have teeth. Instead, they swallow small prey whole and must tear larger prey into smaller pieces before swallowing. They later regurgitate pellets of indigestible material such as bone, fur, and feathers.
When I was a teacher, my class dissected the pellets to discover what kinds of animals the owls had “eaten.”
There are 18 species of owls in North America.
The screech owl and the great horned owl stay in one area year-round whereas the short-eared owl and burrowing owl travel long distances.
Owls’ eyes are fixed in their sockets
An owl’s eyes are huge so that they can gather more light
Owls hunt iguanas and prairie dogs in florida
The familiar hoot sound an owl makes is usually a territorial declaration.