Answer 1:
The oldest fossil owls are between 60 and 57
million years old, and already lived as far
apart as France and Colorado even then.
Because these are the oldest fossil owls and
because birds don't preserve well and so have a
poor fossil record, it's impossible to know
exactly where they first evolved.
From the Owl Research Institute, here is a web
camera where you can watch owls:
here.
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