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 a ...

Endothermic animals vary in their physiological ability to maintain a constant body temperature. Since melanin-based coloration is related to thermoregulation and energy homeostasis, we predict that ...

If you’ve ever caught a glimpse of a pale, silent shape drifting over a Hampshire meadow at dusk, you may have been lucky enough to witness one ...

(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 ...

May 6 (UPI) --New research suggests a small bird-like dinosaur's exacting night vision and owl-like hearing allowed it to track down prey in the black of night. Nocturnal hunting is relatively rare ...

In last month’s Nature Center Notes, we celebrated National Bird Day by learning about diurnal raptors that live at the WNC Nature Center. This month, take a look at our nocturnal (most active at ...

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is building and installing nest boxes for the state's endangered barn owls.

What I call the Owl Relativity Theory could add solidity to the idea that barn owls have much wider distribution in Minnesota than ever imagined. These could be itinerant barn owls, but barn owls ...

Today, barn owls, bats, leopards, and many other animals rely on their keen senses to live and hunt under the dim light of stars. These nighttime specialists avoid the competition of daylight hours, ...

As a wildlife photographer, Brendon Clark sees his fair share of owls, but one recent sighting left him speechless. "I just thought my mind was kind of playing a trick on me," Clark said. "I saw the ...