Human-driven habitat loss affects wildlife worldwide. While some species cannot adapt, others can navigate new habitats, noise, and human exposure. One species that has been forced to adapt to human ...

Western burrowing owls are diminutive, adorable and goofy — and conservation organizations have renewed calls for the state to protect them before it’s too late. Now, more than 20 years since a formal ...

Owls cannot sweat, so they rely on a unique cooling behavior known as gular fluttering. When an owl opens its mouth and rapidly puffs its throat in and out, it helps release excess heat and regulate ...

This research highlights the need to study the entire diel cycle—the full 24-hour period—in animal ecology, rather than focusing solely on their active phases. For example, while owls are typically ...

HERMISTON — Deep in the sandy terrain of Rees Training Center, a small owl with bright yellow eyes peered from an artificial burrow that became home to the most successful burrowing owl colony in the ...

1. Introduction -- 2. The boreal (or Tengmalm's) owl : in brief -- 3. Study areas and research methods -- 4. Habitat use, roosts and nest-sites -- 5. Interactions with prey animals -- 6. Life-history ...

The rescued Eastern screech owl fledgling pictured here has a condition called anisocoria due to head trauma. CREDIT: New England Wildlife Center. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Owls are usually silent and usually active at night and also called silent night hunter but they also have a huge impact in ...

Florida’s burrowing owls are beginning their nesting season, and residents may soon notice the small, curious birds appearing ...