Question: what is the difference between a male and female great horned owl?
Answer: They have light gray to dark brown feathery ear tufts (which is how they ended up with the name 'Horned' owl). ... But their ear tufts make them easy to identify. Description - female: same as the male, but larger in size. The male weighs about 3 pounds while the female weighs about 4 1/2.