The largest owl in the world is the Eurasian Eagle-Owl, with females growing to a length of around 75cm. It has distinctive tufts of feathers on its head, which are often mistaken for ears.

Find out where snowy owls live, what they eat, how to spot a snowy owl, and see pictures of what the baby owls look like.

The hunt is on to catch an escaped eagle owl which was spotted by a householder perched on a garden bench. The RSPCA was alerted by the "shocked" resident of West Rise in Llanishen, Cardiff ...