Cool Facts. 1  Great Horned Owls are fierce predators that can take large prey, including raptors such as Ospreys, Peregrine Falcons, Prairie Falcons, and other owls. They also eat much smaller items such as rodents, frogs, and scorpions. 2  When clenched, a Great Horned Owlâs strong talons require a force of 28 pounds to open.
Venus of Willendorf. The Venus of Willendorf, now known in academia as the Woman of Willendorf, is a 11.1-centimetre (4.4 in) high statuette of a female figure estimated to have been made between about 28,000 and 25,000 BCE. [1]
Willendorf II, 7th August 1908: discovery of the Venus I of Willendorf. The man standing at the findspot of the figurine is J. Bayer. Johann Veran, one of the workers, found the statuette. Szombathy, who stood nearest to Veran, saw the figurine first and showed it to Bayer, who worked not far away from Veran.his is part of the staggering number of tools from levels 8 and 9 at Willendorf II, the Gravettian, ca 25 000 - 24 000 BP. The Venus of Willendorf was found in Layer 9, 25 cm below the top of the layer, marked by undisturbed ash from a nearby modern brickworks.