Jennifer Ackerman's book reveals the incredible abilities of owls such as their exceptional hearing, silent flight, and ...

Eastern screech owls are strictly nocturnal, which makes the sight of them during the day all that more special.

U.S. Forest Service layoffs have upended surveys for spotted owls in Southern and Northern California, threatening data collection for the declining birds.

Logan noise so loud you plug your ears, but the owls keep roosting there In a 34-second trailer of Miller's film, Smith describes how snowy owls at Logan Airport "can sit along the edge of an ...

The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

(Photo by Linda Shaw) In addition to distinctive, species-specific plumage differences, of these species, only the screech owl has “ear tufts.” These are two little peaks of feathers on top of ...

Dogs also have lots of small muscles in their ears, so they can point them very precisely to work out what direction a sound is coming from and how far away it is. Ah, the barn owl, another great ...

1. A female owl is normally around 25% larger than her male counterpart. One theory behind the size discrepancy is that the males are more agile in order to efficiently catch their prey.