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Contrary to what a viral Twitter video may have you believe, barn owls aren't aliens. Or ghosts. Their spooky-looking adaptations help them survive in the wild.
Aurora the barn owl is a model and entertainer who is spoiled rotten by her loving dad. Habits include being sassy on camera and watching videos made by other bird influencers.
The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage itself against the moon, according to new research. An owl’s ...
The majority of the 20 living species of barn owls are poorly known. Some, like the red owl, have barely been seen or studied since their discovery, in contrast to the western barn owl Tyto alba, which is one of the best-known owl species in the world. However, some subspecies of the western barn owl possibly deserve to be separate species, but ...
The barn owls (Tyto species, particularly Tyto alba) are the most widely distributed group of owls in the world. They are medium-sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons. The term may be used to describe:
Knudsen, E.I., Esterly, S.D. and Olsen, J.F. “Adaptive plasticity of the auditory space map in the optic tectum of adult and baby barn owls in response to external ear modification.” Journal of Neurophysiology 71: 79-94, 1994. Knudsen, E.I. “Capacity for plasticity in the adult owl auditory system expanded by juvenile experience.”
A barn owl captures a mouse. Barn owls live in open habitats across most of the lower 48 United States. Nest boxes have helped populations recover in areas where natural nest sites were scarce ...
This owl is a member of the typical or true owl family Strigidae, which contains most species of owl, the other grouping being the barn owls, Tytonidae. It is a small (approx. 22 cm long), cryptically coloured, mainly nocturnal species and is found in a range of habitats including farmland, woodland fringes, steppes and semi-deserts. It feeds ...