A Giant or Verreaux's Eagle Owl rests during the day in the shady branches of a sausage tree in Katavi National Park. The largest of the African Owl s

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A Giant or Verreaux's Eagle Owl rests during the day in the shady branches of a sausage tree in Katavi National Park. The largest of the African Owl species it is a powerful predator of mammals and birds

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Size: 4600px × 3166px
Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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