And though barn owls have a differently shaped skull than many other birds, Lott said that all birds look quite a bit different “naked.” The skull of a barn owl without feathers. Didier ...

3D scan of barn owl skull. Advertisement. Three-dimensional scans have revealed that the earliest known bird, Archaeopteryx lithographica, was more bird-like than reptilian - at least when it came to ...

Barn owls have excellent hearing, and their entire face, McGowan says, is constructed not unlike a giant set of ears, built for funneling sound into their aural opening. The owl’s eyes tell an ...

The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage itself against the moon, according to new research.

The barn owl’s brilliant white underbelly is the key to its success as a nocturnal hunter, allowing the bird to camouflage itself against the moon, according to new research.