Scops were oral poets and storytellers in medieval England and Germany who were skilled in reciting traditional epic poems and ballads. They played an important role in preserving and passing down historical and cultural knowledge through their performances.
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An African scops owl typically weighs between 60-90 grams, with females being slightly larger than males.
There are many: Spot-bellied Eagle-owl, Rock Eagle-owl, Brown Fish-owl, Dusky Eagle-owl, Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl, brown hawk-owl, Brown Wood-owl, Buffy Fish-owl, Tawny Fish-owl, Indian Eagle-Owl, Andaman Hawk-owl, Spotted Owlet, Forest Owlet, brown fish owl, brown wood owl, Oriental Bay Owl, Collared Scops Owl, brown hawk-owl, Indian Scops Owl, eastern grass owl, Dusky Eagle-Owl, Collared Owlet, tawny fish owl, Jungle Owlet, Mottled Wood Owl, Asian Barred Owlet, Andaman Hawk-Owl, Andaman Scops Owl, Mountain Scops Owl, Nicobar Scops Owl, Eastern Grass-owl and Nicobar Scops-owl.
Clutch and brood size depend heavily on the availability of food that year. In good times, when food is plentiful an average hen will lay between five and eight eggs but there can be as many as fourteen. The eggs are white and laid at a rate of one every two days. Incubation takes about 32 days and fledging takes a further sixty days.
nothing-----------------------------------------------------------------------Often called a scop, the poet told older stories and embellished them, or changed them. Although the poet knew his material well, he always varied it in one way or another. The Anglo-Saxon scop, or poet, used certain set formulas to relate a new tale or to adapt an old one. In the oral tradition, each telling differed from the last.
Sangihe Scops Owl was created in 1998.
Indian Scops Owl was created in 1769.
Collared Scops Owl was created in 1836.
Giant Scops Owl was created in 1879.
Karthala Scops Owl was created in 1960.
Serendib Scops Owl was created in 2004.
Sokoke Scops Owl was created in 1966.
Eurasian Scops Owl was created in 1758.
Flores Scops Owl was created in 1897.
Madeiran Scops Owl was created in 2012.
Mountain Scops Owl was created in 1846.
Rajah Scops Owl was created in 1892.