Owls are some of the best-known predatory birds, famous for their nocturnal tendencies and their ability to rotate their heads up to 270 degrees in either direction. There are around 250 species of ...

Blakiston’s Fish Owl is known for its huge size, impressive wingspan and powerful hunting abilities in rivers. These owls can ...

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Jonathan C. Slaght had seen just one rare Blakiston’s fish owl in his life — and that one completely by chance — before rashly deciding that he would spend five years studying the elusive bird. In ...

Update 10/14/2021: Sadly, zoo officials report that Gladys has died after being found injured near a road. “The Animal Care team hand-raised her from a chick, and worked with her daily,” the zoo said ...

One of the world's largest owls hatched its three chicks in the window planter box outside a third-floor apartment in a city in Belgium. The three downy hatchlings have spent some of their first days ...

The Eurasian eagle owl was spotted perched in a tree near the zoo on Friday. A large owl is on the loose from the Central Park Zoo after its exhibit was vandalized, zoo officials said. A Eurasian ...

This time of year I get a lot of emails and texts from people reporting they hear an owl hooting outside their windows at night. While many enjoy the sound, others complain they can’t sleep. Either ...