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An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting. Scientists may have figured out why it works
Not all barn owls have white underbellies, however; some have reddish-brown plumage instead. Negro said the research did not investigate hunting success in relation to plumage color, but earlier ...
Times News5d
It’s In Our Nature: The barn owl, the farmer’s friend, in need of help
It’s hard to believe that the barn owl (Tyto alba), the most widely distributed owl over our entire globe, is struggling here ...
An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl brings Arab and Israeli scientists together
A cross-border conservation project centered on barn owls is fostering cooperation between Israeli and Arab scientists, ...
‘Barn owls know no boundaries’: How Arab and Israeli conservationists transcend the division of war
Scientists from across the Middle East are working together to save an unlikely symbol of hope: the barn owl. View on ...
Al Bawaba News4y
Woman Who Slaughtered an Owl in a Social Media Video Shot Dead in Colombia
In June, she went viral across Latin America for her disturbing video and pictures showing her killing the white barn owl. She had been questioned by police over killing the owl after Colombia's ...
The Spokesman-Review18d
Cool critters: Ghostlike predators of the night
Adorned with striking white plumage and an odd heart-shaped ... By day, they rest in enclosed spaces including barns – they’re barn owls, after all – along with hollow trees, old structures ...
The Irish Times26d
The bank vole was introduced in the 1920s with machinery imported from Germany
the greater white-toothed shrew, has given barn owls more choice of prey, fuelling their expansion. Barn owl groups have been established all over the country to help the birds by installing ...