While the idea of owning a pet owl may be appealing, the reality is quite different—they are wild creatures with needs that ...

"When a dragonfly hunts, it hovers perfectly still and positions itself between its prey and a shadow cast behind it by, say, ...

In this short film for primary schools Michaela Strachan visits an owl sanctuary with some primary school pupils to find out how a barn owl is adapted to be a successful predator. She explains ...

Common predators of the owl include foxes, coyotes, crows, ravens, and other raptors such as hawks. Therefore, a great horned owl must be ready to defend its nest from land and air threats.

In this case they act as a deterrent to predators, making attackers think they are suddenly facing a larger and potentially dangerous animal. The central and South American genus Caligo has large ...

As evening looms it takes to the air to battle with the other males in hope of getting a date.' Researchers think the dark owl eyes on its wings are a case of camouflage, warding off predators by ...

In a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Interior, 19 lawmakers are seeking a halt to the plan to kill 450,000 barred ...

But turkeys don’t need to worry about barred owls the way they do other owl species. Great horned owls are a verified predator of the wild turkey and won’t hesitate to take one down. Barred owls, not ...

A male barn owl keeps watch out of a barn owl box from The Owl Box Company in Madera. The birds serve as a solution for farmers combating rodents like gophers and rats on their farms and the owl boxes ...

The MSU scientist published a book called “Bird Coloration” with fellow ornithologist Geoffrey Hill from Auburn University. Together they previously studied the phenomenon of yellow northern cardinals ...