The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to partner with the International Raptor and Falconry Center to present “Meet ...

This week, the Kilkenny-based theatre group Barn Owl Players presents their most ambitious production: The McGowan Trilogy, written by Seamus Scanlon.

Using boxes installed on vines, researchers had an idea to put GPS tracking devices on the owls to study their behavior.

"Until recently, it was assumed that all their hearing adaptations were unique ... This explains the ability of some owl species, such as the barn owl, to hunt in complete darkness whereas hawks ...

"Until recently, it was assumed that all their hearing adaptations were unique ... This explains the ability of some owl species, such as the barn owl, to hunt in complete darkness, whereas ...

The barn owl (Tyto alba), in particular, stands as nature’s perfect nocturnal hunter, with adaptations honed over millions of years that allow it to detect, pursue, and capture prey with astonishing ...

Perhaps the most extraordinary adaptation in the barn owl’s hunting arsenal is its asymmetrical ear placement—a feature unique among birds and crucial to its hunting success. Unlike most animals, the ...

“The barn owl is far more graceful,” the video explains ... Scientists suggest owls evolved these adaptations to facilitate hunting, either to sneak up on skittish prey, or to allow ...

At first, this coloration seems counterintuitive, as it could potentially make the owl more noticeable to prey. However, researchers propose that this seemingly conspicuous trait is actually a highly ...

But the barn owl has a pure white underbelly, which would seem to make it easy for prey to detect. It also has a round white face. The team wondered if the unique coloring helps the owl to blend ...

The barn owl’s paradoxically bright plumage baffled ... and considering that half the animals in the planet are essentially nocturnal, adaptations to the natural cycles of the Moon are surely ...