Northern White-faced Owls
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The Northern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis) is found in a band across Africa between the Sahara and the Equator. Specifically, it occurs in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo and Uganda.
Relevant Video Clip:
The owl was featured on Japanese television show and a section of which was reproduced in the below famous clip.
As this video indicates - this owl has a rather remarkable defense mechanism.
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