Life on the Rocky Ledges: teacher key

Eurasian Eagle-Owls, grade 5 edition, written for 5th grade. The Eurasian eagle-owl is one of the largest owls in the world. Learn how its body is built for night, where it lives and how it raises its young.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What do eagle-owls prefer to do in open areas?
   • Hunt (answer)
   • Nest in trees
   • Dig tunnels
2. How does the IUCN Red List list the Eurasian eagle-owl, as of November 2026?
   • Least Concern (answer)
   • Extinct
   • Not listed
3. What is an owl pellet?
   • A ball of hair, feathers and bones it could not digest (answer)
   • A kind of egg
   • A call
4. Why can an eagle-owl fly quietly?
   • Its wings make very little noise (answer)
   • It flies very slowly
   • It is tiny
5. When are eagle-owls mostly active?
   • Around midday
   • Just after sunset and before sunrise (answer)
   • Only in winter
6. At about what age can young eagle-owls fly?
   • Three weeks
   • Seven weeks (answer)
   • Two years

Words

• ravines: narrow valleys
• pellet: coughed-up ball
• amphibians: frogs and newts