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Great horned owls are also known as hoot owls, cat owls or winged tigers. Great horned owls were first described in 1788 by Johann Friedrich Gmelin, a German naturalist who published the 13th edition of Systema Naturae by Carolus Linnaeus. That edition included a description of the great horned owl and gave it the scientific name Bubo virginianus which reflected the fact that the species was first observed in the Virginia colonies (thoughtco.com).
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Sherrie Spencer 11 May 2018
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