Campbell Biology: Concepts and Connections (Custom Package)
Campbell Biology: Concepts and Connections (Custom Package)
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Author: Central Texas
Publisher: PEARSON
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To explain: How the wings of owl enable them to overcome the downward pull of gravity as it flies upward, when they swoops down, seizes a mouse in its talons, and flies back to its perch.

Introduction: Owl is a bird which belongs to the class Aves and order Strigiformes. Just like any other predator bird, their wings enable them to overcome the downward pull of gravity as it flies upward.

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