What does the diet of the snowy owl consists of?

Two kinds of lemmings make up about 90% of a North American snowy owl’s typical diet. The brown lemming and collared lemming prefer different environments (one like marsh grasses and the other dry-land plants). read more

The most amazing and interesting snowy owl facts for kids about their behavior, diet, and the hunting techniques. Interesting images and videos about snowy owl facts. read more

In the boreal forest (in Alberta), about 80 percent of the diet of great horned owls during summer consists of snowshoe hares, while hares constitute more than 90 percent of the owls’ winter diet. Likewise, the snowshoe hares were found to be an equally important prey item in the Taiga Biome of the Yukon Territory and Alaska. read more