GRANTS PASS, Ore — Albert the Barn Owl is the newest member of the team of animal ambassadors at Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center by way of Utah. Albert joined executive director ...

One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...

When a sound reaching the ear is loud enough, auditory neurons simply accept that sound and ignore subsequent reverberations, Takahashi said. "If someone were to call out your name from behind you, ...

The cute endearing barn owl orphans that wildlife rehabilitator Pearl Beamer cared for and released in Pungo recently have one not so endearing quality. They are noisy little rascals and they made ...

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 ...

Predicting the future state of the world is essential for generating adaptive behavior. For example, to orient the eyes toward a moving stimulus, an animal must predict the future position of the ...

cd version comes in a four panel mini-lp style gatefold package. 'ancestral star' is the third barn owl album and their first for thrill jockey. recorded by the norman conquest in the fall of 2009, ...