Our New Barn Owls - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - Skip Links

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Help the Museum name the newest Barn Owls!

The Museum's two newest Barn Owls are getting ready for their public debut. But they need names! You can choose from the three sets of names here, and the one that gets the most votes will win! The winning names will be announced on Friday, October 24th 2014.

Hansel and Gretel: This brother and sister pair made a long journey to arrive at the Museum. As growing babies, the department thought they would eat it out of house and home! Pugsley and Wednesday: As the pictures will attest, little Barn Owls don't always start out as the cutest of kids. But just like these namesakes, these owls often frequent old, creepy buildings. Merriam and Webster: One of the biggest myths about owls is that they are wise. The truth is the owl has sacrificed intelligence in order to be perfectly designed for hunting its prey at night.



Meet the owls on Saturday October 25 & Sunday October 26 - More details

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