Human eyes are spherical, making it hard to imagine what a tube-like eye is. A tubular eye is elongated and fixed in place in the eye sockets of the owl’s head. Because of this, owls are unable to ...

Frankly, it looked like a pile of dog turds: a mound of dark, oblong pellets about an inch in diameter and 2-inches long. But I was quite sure they weren’t left by a dog. They were very light in ...

Ever noticed an owl dozing in daylight? It’s not being lazy, it’s evolution in action. Discover why owls are active at night and how their biology makes them perfect nighttime predators. Owls are ...

EGREMONT — “Awws” filled the quiet woods as Ben Nickley lifted a northern saw-whet owl from a cloth bag, giving 15 spectators a look at the mysterious, tiny bird under the lantern light. “She's so ...