In relation to their body size, owls have large brains, an anatomical characteristic thought to have evolved in tandem with “parental provisioning” of offspring.

Owls also range in size — great horned owls can be nearly 30 inches long and weigh almost five pounds, while burrowing owls never reach over 10 inches in length and weigh less than 10 ounces.

Owls are more often heard than seen. In New York, there are eight species of these interesting raptors, with the majority most active at night. Some live here year-round, some are migratory. They ...

Snowy owl chicks are typically gray until they reach about 2 months old. ... Therefore, the color, size and behavior of the owls in the video in question are inconsistent with real snowy owls, ...

The raptor migration has been going on here since mid-August. What began slowly with a few sharp-shinned hawks during those late summer days reached huge numbers during the next weeks as summer ...

Tough as the owls are, a much-larger hawk will snatch up the pint-size owls if given the chance. Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls (photographed south of Three Forks, Arizona) also nest in mesquite trees.

It's Open Door Bird Sanctuary's only snowy owl, which isn't often seen in Wisconsin. Few sanctuaries in the U.S. can adequately house it year-round.

Stretch the fun of this craft by having your child research pinecones or make up a short story about their snowy pinecone owls.

A snowy owl that stopped pedestrian traffic — and the presses, when it found a spot outside The Washington Post's building — in Washington, D.C. could not escape the city's danger. According ...

Owls are intriguing nocturnal birds with specialized adaptations like silent flight and exceptional hearing. With over 200 species globally, they contribute significantly to ecosystems. Their varied ...

In modern owls (center) all four talons are roughly the same size. (Image credit: Senckenberg Research Institute and Nature Museum) A 55 million-year-old owl fossil with "murder feet" has recently ...

The Owls got off to a quick lead and never trailed as they went on to beat Dover, 54-41, in Class L action at Ollie Adams Gym. "This may be one of the most athletic teams we'll play," Dover coach ...