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Reflected moonlight found to make barn owls less visible to prey
The work by the team involved modeling how light played off the sky, various parts of the ground and the owl's plumage. They found that the reflected moonlight made the owls barely visible to a ...
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An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting. Scientists may have figured out why it works
One key aspect Roulin said needed further explanation was the behavior of voles under moonlight. “We observed that voles remained immobile longer when the approaching owl was white rather than ...