A 55 million-year-old owl fossil with "murder feet" has recently been described ... from which type of ancestors they come from and how their anatomy evolved and specialized," he said.

While this ability might seem almost supernatural, it is rooted in the unique structure of their anatomy. Understanding how ...

That fascination may come from their odd anatomy, which makes ... like feathers on their beaks and feet—to feel out their food when hunting. Finally, owls have three eyelids.

Laboratory measurements have shown that the slight swoosh made by a barn owl is below the threshold of human hearing until the owl is about three feet away ... view based on anatomy, behavior ...

Although the toe proportions on Primoptynx poliotaurus suggest it hunted with its feet, like modern raptors, it's unclear what changed in their evolution process that caused owls to hunt with ...

Below are photos of the feet of an Eastern Screech-Owl. A friend recently found the bird dead in his yard, offering me a chance for photos before he disposed of it. (It is illegal to possess owls ...

“Our in-depth study of owl anatomy resolves one of the many interesting neurovascular medical mysteries of how owls have adapted to handle extreme head rotations,” de Kok-Mercado sai ...

"Our in-depth study of owl anatomy resolves one of the many interesting neurovascular medical mysteries of how owls have adapted to handle extreme head rotations," says de Kok-Mercado, now a ...

Li wants to get the Holy Grail of owl pictures: a snowy owl with its 5-foot wingspan flying in fresh snow. Li’s camera and camouflage-wrapped telephoto lens are focused on the female owl ...

At least owl feet are slightly more interesting than when this bird inadvertently mooned the telescope? Contact the author at [email protected] or follow her at @MikaMcKinnon. Get the best tech ...

Rescuers in northern Germany have managed to save a young eagle owl who was trapped at the bottom of a 130-foot well at a ruined castle. Police in the town of Bad Segeberg were alerted on Saturday ...