The Owl Pages

Little Owl (Athene noctua) exhibiting cainism

Little Owl perched on a rock eating its dead sibling

Little Owl perched on a rock eating its dead sibling by Assaf Gavra
© Assaf Gavra. Location: Israel. June 2011.
This young owl is actually feeding on its younger sibling. In ornithology, this is often referred to as 'Cainism'.