Break time：Owls

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【明報專訊】Across

1. An owl can rotate its _ _ _ _ up to 270 degrees to look around.

3. Owls are regarded as a symbol of intelligence because of their association with _ _ _ _ _ _, the Greek goddess of wisdom.

5. Owls are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. They prey on other animals. They even hunt other smaller owls for food!

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2. People criticise an owl-themed cafe in Japan for treating owls inhumanely because it makes owls (which naturally hunt at night) stay awake in _ _ _ _ _ _ _. (See photo 2)

4. During a stage production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London, an owl escaped from an open _ _ _ _ and flew into the audience. The company has since used a prop owl instead.

5. A group of owls is called a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. There is a chapter in the Narnia series dedicated to formal meetings of owls.

(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

rotate (v) 旋轉

prey on (phr v) 以獵食(某動物)為生

inhumanely (adv) 不人道地

dedicate (v) 獻給

[Smarties' Power English Vol 181]