Photo by Benjamint444 (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAlthough these owls may seem powerful and tough as they swoop down to catch an innocent mouse, they do have a soft and mushy side as well.\u00a0 The Tasmanian Masked Owl will form monogamous pairs and protect their territory together.\u00a0 Isn’t that just romantic! Even more romantic is how the male owl will feed the female for a whopping 42 days while she is incubating the eggs.\u00a0 Now that my friends is true love.<\/p>\n
Well, I guess that is enough of a love story for today.\u00a0 Not quite at the same level as Romeo and Juliet but pretty close, if you ask me.\u00a0 Enjoy the rest of the day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are past the half way point for Wild Facts this week and to celebrate we are heading to Tasmania to observe the majestic Tasmanian Masked Owl.\u00a0 I really hope we get a chance to see Taz the Tasmanian Devil while we are there.\u00a0 The good news is we will get to be close to ocean since the Tasmanian Masked Owl is not usually found more than 300 km inland.\u00a0 I guess we should bring our snorkel for a little diving while we are waiting for the Masked Owl to come out and play. The Tasmanian Masked Owl can be <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[1541,1542,4025,387,1543,1540,1545,1544],"yoast_head":"\n
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