Great horned owls have always symbolized wisdom, knowledge, and the afterlife. In the wild, they are fierce predators and even fiercer protectors of their young, and this maternal owl in the below ...

Rockefeller is back home for the holidays. At dusk on Tuesday, the adult male Saw-whet owl, who was found caught in the branches of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree earlier this month ...

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The owl is believed to have been hit by a car after consuming rat poison, which is a common occurrence, according to the rehabilitation clinic treating the bird. Rodent poison is a threat to many ...

Athene comes from “Athena,” the name of the Greek goddess associated with the owl. The Latin cunicularus means “little miner.” DESCRIPTION: Adult burrowing owls are from about seven to 10 inches in ...

Adult northern spotted owl with two fledglings perched on branch on June 12, 2006. There are only as many as 5,000 northern spotted owls left in the Northwest, with less than 2,000 estimated to be ...

In the video above, we see an adult female owl some owlets she’s fostering. Great horned owls are extremely protective of their territory, sometimes spanning two square miles. Common predators ...