Great grey owls are the longest owl species, measuring 24 to 33 inches in length. Females are slightly longer than males, measuring 28 inches on average while males measure 26 inches. Their ...

The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

The great grey owl can not only pick up the swish of a vole’s footfall coming from a passage cored into a snowbank, but also figure out the elevation of the sound source, so as to strike through the ...

The species depends on large, hollow-bearing trees for nesting, a habitat in decline as a result of clearing native vegetation. A beautiful bird, the great grey owl is the world's biggest owl ...

5. Owls have extremely acute hearing, developed because they largely hunt at night. The Great Grey Owl can locate its rodent prey, hidden beneath 2 feet of snow, from a distance of half a mile away.

Burke had been hoping to photograph a Great Grey Owl and was hustling back through the wilderness to meet his wife. With just seconds to react, Burke turned his back as the bear pounced ...

Having tracked this great grey owl’s every move for weeks, Jonas set out in his car, on the night of a full moon, to capture a photograph of the bird. When he spotted his subject, Jonas cast his ...

Mikayala Erickson, right, of the St. Louis River Alliance, holds a decoy of a piping plover as she looks through a spotting scope next to Maggie Salwei as both watch for plovers on a nesting area ...

The Great American Read was an eight-part series with viewer participation to select America’s favorite novel, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels. It investigated ...

The property is open every day except Christmas Day between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. For more information, head to the habitat's website. Great Barrier Reef Snorkeling and Diving Cruise from Cairns (2962 ...

Great Plains Zoo announced Thursday it plans to house Simba, a male African lion who has lived at the Detroit Zoo for more than a decade, at its state-of-the-art lion habitat. The transfer ...

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife helped rescue a Great Horned Owl after it was found in North Fort Myers. According to CROW, the owl stumbled into someone's backyard. The owl was ...