The pellet will contain a near-perfect skeleton of the devoured rodent and a treasure trove of data for researchers, providing insights on the owl, its prey and the environment in which it lives.

Paleontologists have described in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology a large owl that killed medium-sized mammals with its feet and claws some 55 million years ago.

Except for the skull, the 55-million-year-old skeleton of the newly described owl species has been preserved almost in its entirety. Credit: Senckenberg/Tränkner Discoveries from the early stages ...

Peer-Reviewed Publication Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters image: Fossil skeleton of the daytime active owl Miosurnia diurna from China (below) with an expanded view of the skull (top left).

An Extinct Owl Once Hunted by Day A preserved specimen sheds light on how owls originally hunted during the Miocene Epoch.

Riverside Ruins Owl You want to move to the right side of the statue after hooting at this owl statue. After a moment, a rock drops, revealing a small chest close to the skeleton. Nameless ...

A baby owl blended into a Kentucky family’s Christmas tree for days before an eagle-eyed carpet cleaner spotted the bird perched on a branch. The feathery guest spent four days inside homeowner ...

A Chinese-led research team have made what they say is the first discovery of a fossil skeleton of an owl that lived more than six million years ago and was active in daytime. Most owl species are ...