When most birds take flight, their wingbeats cause a ruckus; this is typically a repetitive ‘swooshing’ noise generated by the rushing air that gets pushed by the gliding animal’s wings. Barn owls, on ...

When most people think of a pet, they consider the usual array of creatures, like dogs, cats, or fish. A few like small rodents like rats or guinea pigs. Some folks are into reptiles. And then, of ...

An "incredibly old" barn owl, who was a resident at the Isle of Man's wildlife park, has died aged 19 years and nine months old. Barn owls typically live for about five years in the wild, with the ...

The Almanack shares a compilation of its five best owl feature stories over the years, pulled from the archives.

RAMONA, Calif. — It's been about seven weeks since News 8 first told you about a family of barn owls in Ramona that have developed quite a following. Thousands watched the eggs hatch live through ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- There was an unusual rescue in San Francisco as Animal Care and Control officers are now caring for a barn owl that was stuck in a flower pot. The rescue happened Saturday night ...

LINTON, Ind. — A couple of barn owls found love this Valentine's Day, thanks to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The nesting pair made a home in a nesting box made by the DNR in the ...

This may remain a hoot-dunit. Nebula, the six-year-old fugitive European barn owl, remains on the lam nearly three weeks ...

"She was truly beloved by all, and made a huge impact on the thousands of visitors that attended our daily owl chats over the ...

This still from a video published by Johns Hopkins University shows Shreesh Mysore, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences, with one of the barn owls he uses to study the brain.