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African <\/span>Owls.<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”right” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”center” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” content_layout=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Owls<\/a> | African Owls<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1784901726015{padding-right: 50px !important;}” text_direction=”default”]Africa is home to more than 30 species of owl including some that eat fish. As in Asia, new species are still being discovered.<\/p>\n

There is evidence of owls in Africa going back to the time of the Ancient Egyptians, including tomb paintings and mummified remains. An owl motif appears in Egyptian hieroglyphics. African folklore portrays owls as possessed by demons or as harbingers of death, a superstition that persists to this day.<\/p>\n

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