A team of biology and optics researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in Spain has found that the unique undercoating of the barn owl helps to make it less visible to prey when flying under ...

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An owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo in New York City has been spotted hunting on its own and acclimating to life in the wild while becoming a local celebrity around the park. Flaco, a ...

BOISE, Idaho — When spring comes around a large amount of baby animals are born, and the public has the opportunity to welcome a baby barn owl at the World Center for Birds of Prey(WCBP). On Tuesday, ...

Barn owl: briefly -- Study areas in Scotland -- Research methods -- Distribution and variation -- Variation within subspecies -- Variation among subspecies -- Related spedies in the genus Tyto -- Diet ...

One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...

As a wildlife photographer, Brendon Clark sees his fair share of owls, but one recent sighting left him speechless. "I just thought my mind was kind of playing a trick on me," Clark said. "I saw the ...

Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...