Adaptations that enable the organism fulfill
its role effectively in the food chain:
- It has a ring around its neck to brandish at its predator when threaten.
- It also has wings to take flight immediately when it sensed its predator coming.
- There is also a sharp beak to tear the prey apart when it comes to feeding. Assisting it is its razor sharp teeth to tear the prey’s big head.
- It has a thick tongue to prevent it from getting poked by its prey’s needle-like ears when eating.
- It also produced saliva that is resistance to the prey’s poison.
- Its feathers are also serrated at the tips to reduces the amount of noise it creates while flapping its wings when taking a flight towards the prey.
Adaptations that enable the organism to survive
successfully in its habitat:
- It will hibernate if food is scarce and will also store food when there is plenty of food in its hump.
- Its legs and ears are short as bodies with long legs, ears, and tails lose warmth faster than those with shorter limbs to better conserve heat.
- It also has ear-like feather tuffs which are barely visible, giving the owl's head its typically rounded outline and this help in camouflaging.
- It also has a white coat to helps camouflage itself when perched on snow.
- It has thick feathers which cover its body as feathers helps to insulate the owl's entire body, including its legs and toes, enabling it to maintain a body temperature of 38 - 40 degrees Celsius.
- Lastly, it has large black eyes with stiff feathers around them as this design of the eyes and the feathers around them helps in reflecting the sound waves to the openings of the ears which are located right behind them.
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