The zoo says snowy owls spend a lot of their time on the ground, perching on rocks or logs, and they are active during the day. Eliot says Banff and Rocky are especially lively at dawn and dusk.

Offspring from these scientifically paired owls have telomeres that are twice as long, according to a 2023 study in Molecular Ecology. Telomeres , the region at the end of a chromosome, protect ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — "Hoot hoot hooray," says the Oregon Zoo, and for good reason - it has two new snowy owls making themselves at home in its North America exhibit. The fluffy white owls, named ...

On her way home from work on a recent wintry night, Kathy Keane ran into a group of people quietly watching a pair of great horned owls perched on a tree in Lincoln Park. “I started hearing t… ...

A snowy owl is caught in the grille of a car in northeastern Minnesota before being rescued by Annabell Whelan on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. Annabell Whelan / AP ...

The new habitat is designed to house a breeding pair of red pandas and will be placed between the Round Cage and Round Stand in Main Valley, in an area that most recently housed a snowy owl, said ...