These small, 7-10-inch owls prefer open areas like grasslands and deserts, nesting underground in burrows often made by other animals, the SBWCN said. They are certainly not cut out for life at sea.

The snowy owl, Quebec's majestic avian emblem and Harry Potter's iconic companion, is at risk of becoming endangered if ...

nesting underground in burrows often made by other animals. Captain Madsen, who had navigated these waters many times, expertly brought the boat alongside the owl. The crew promptly rescued the ...

The government's zoo reforms are the first in more than a decade, and include guidance on elephant enclosures and a ban on ...

it's easy to forget that there are actually authentic mind-boggling sea creatures living among us. The need to fabricate fake species should be unnecessary when one considers that more than 80% of ...

A bizarre sea creature was spotted slowly crawling along the sand after a high tide at the Rye Harbor Nature Reserve in the U.K. “While some might think it looks like something out of a sci-fi ...

The suspect was taken into custody after an owl was killed in Sea Point. Picture: SPCA “The suspect faces charges under the Animals Protection Act 71 of 1962 and the Nature Conservation ...

NPR's podcast Short Wave brings the stories of a newly identified deep sea creature, the benefits of exercise for healing our nervous system and science-backed tips for holiday eating. Time now ...