These large, widely distributed owls are often used in educational presentations.
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Bu, a great horned owl
Age: hatched 2000
Sex: male
Weight: 3 pounds
Date of recovery: 2000
Location of recovery: Edgerton, Minnesota
Original problem: Nest blew down; imprinted on people
Lois, a great horned owl
Age: hatched 2000
Sex: female
Weight: 3 pounds
Date of recovery: 2000
Location of recovery:
Original problem: Imprinted on people
Ricke, a great horned owl
Age: hatched 1998
Sex: male
Weight: 3 pounds
Date of recovery: 1998
Location of recovery: River Falls, Wisconsin
Original problem: Imprinted on people; malnutrition
Samantha, a great horned owl
Age: hatched unknown
Sex: female
Weight: 3.75 pounds
Date of recovery: 1992
Location of recovery: Deer River, Minnesota
Original problem: Samantha was found with a broken wing in Deer River, Minn., in 1992.