Educational Ambassador: Artemis
Great Horned Owl
(Bubo virginianus)
Artemis’ Personal History
Species: Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Family: Strigidae
Age: Hatched in 2015
Sex: Female
Weight: 1415 g (~3 pounds)
Location and time found: Ohio, 2015
Injury: Abnormal conformation of the elbow and excess tension in the biceps tendon
History: Artemis was found on the ground in Ohio in 2015, and was thought to be abandoned by her parents. The Medina Raptor Center was called and found evidence of a stiff left shoulder and left humeral fracture. She was transferred to Osprey Wilds ELC in the fall of 2015.
