Ravines, Deserts and Towns: teacher key

Eurasian Eagle-Owls, grade 6 edition, written for 6th grade. Eurasian eagle-owls live from conifer forests to warm deserts, and some have been found in city parks. Follow where they live, how they hunt at night, what they eat and how they raise their young.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. About how high can eagle-owls be found in Europe?
   • About 650 feet
   • About 6,500 feet (answer)
   • About 65,000 feet
2. Where do eagle-owls prefer to hunt?
   • In open areas (answer)
   • Under the sea
   • Inside caves only
3. As of November 2026, how does the IUCN Red List list the Eurasian eagle-owl?
   • Least Concern (answer)
   • Extinct
   • Not listed
4. An eagle-owl hunts at night and flies quietly. What does this suggest about its wings?
   • They make very little noise (answer)
   • They are very small
   • They are bright
5. When can young eagle-owls fly?
   • By about seven weeks old (answer)
   • At one week
   • At two years
6. What is an owl pellet?
   • A small ball of hair, feathers and bones (answer)
   • A kind of egg
   • A nest

Words

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