Owls aren't actually a very intelligent species, they're quite famously below average intelligence. They also spend most of their time sleeping, so when they come out to fly they fly for longer than they would in the wild
@elliemessenbird1690 I agree they are not intelligent in the way a crow or parrot is, but we can measure intelligence in a variety of ways. Owls brains are tied to more specific survival behaviours, for example little owls stash meat to grow maggots for food, and burrowing owls will collect dung to attract dung beatles. Flight wise it really depends on the species and time of year, Snowy owls for example migrate huge distances, where as in the summer barn owls can have a range as small as 1km, increasing to 6kms in the winter as food becomes less available. So although they cannot problem solve and be considered intelligent in the way or corvids or parrots are, like all animals they have an intelligence tied to their behavioural needs that should be encouraged via enclosure design and enrichment when kept in captivity.
Owls aren't actually a very intelligent species, they're quite famously below average intelligence. They also spend most of their time sleeping, so when they come out to fly they fly for longer than they would in the wild
@elliemessenbird1690 I agree they are not intelligent in the way a crow or parrot is, but we can measure intelligence in a variety of ways. Owls brains are tied to more specific survival behaviours, for example little owls stash meat to grow maggots for food, and burrowing owls will collect dung to attract dung beatles.
Flight wise it really depends on the species and time of year, Snowy owls for example migrate huge distances, where as in the summer barn owls can have a range as small as 1km, increasing to 6kms in the winter as food becomes less available.
So although they cannot problem solve and be considered intelligent in the way or corvids or parrots are, like all animals they have an intelligence tied to their behavioural needs that should be encouraged via enclosure design and enrichment when kept in captivity.