Julie Garrison, age 10, of Charlotte, N.C., for her question:

WHAT DO OWLS EAT?

In almost every part of the world you'll find owls. There are 133 different species with some as small as sparrows and others as large as big chickens. Only a few look for food during the day. A majority are night hunters  and their eyes are adapted for it since they are 10 to 100 times more sensitive to low light than man's. Their hearing is also spectacularly good and they can hear the slightest rustling sound.

They fly silently and plunge at their prey, grabbing with hooked talons. They are all flesh eaters and feed on fish, amphibians, birds and small mammals such as mice. Many swallow their prey whole.