The Great Grey Owl practices tireless hunting efforts. This has to do with the owl’s decision not to migrate, but instead to remain in the same location year-round. Consequently, during the winter, ...

Owls, well adapted to hearing the exact location of prey, have something in common with an unrelated group of raptors -- harriers. A new study has found that harriers across the world are able to keep ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Ecosystems that are bathed in light during the day change profoundly at night. As the sun fades from the land, nocturnal life emerges, with the barn owl (Tyto alba) among them. Barn owls are iconic ...

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 ...

Jutting out into Lake Superior, Whitefish Point acts as a natural migration corridor, bringing thousands of birds through the ...

NEW YORK - An owl that escaped the Central Park Zoo in New York City nearly two weeks ago remains on the loose, but officials said concerns have been eased after the bird of prey was seen successfully ...

Some nights are predestined to be mysterious and frightening. On such nights, we are alone in a park, forest, vaulted cellar, warehouse, or big old house, perhaps a castle. It’s so dark that we can ...