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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.
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:
Puerto Rican barn owl (Tyto cavatica) found in Puerto Rico - may still have existed up to 1912; possibly a subspecies of the ashy-faced owl (Tyto glaucops) Noel's barn owl (Tyto noeli) found in Cuba; Rivero's barn owl (Tyto riveroi) found in Cuba; Cuban barn owl (Tyto sp.) found in Cuba; Hispaniolan barn owl (Tyto ostologa) found in Hispaniola
Though barn owls in the wild will eat field mice, shrews, voles, rats, and small birds, in captivity most are fed day old chicks (a culled by product of the poultry industry) or the same kind of ...
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 ...
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.”
Jul. 24—After their nests were destroyed, 15 orphaned baby barn owls from central Washington found their new home in Washington State University's Horticulture Center. The owls were left ...