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.

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...