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.

With this facial feature, the Barn Owl has often been referred to as having a “monkey-face.” The eyes are very dark, and there are no ear tufts on the smooth, rounded head.

They are united in saving an important predator: the barn owl. The moon-faced, shoebox-sized owl is a ruthless pest controller that helps farmers by protecting crops from rodents and other nuisances.

He and Leshem, now both in their late 70s, have presented the barn owl initiative to global leaders, including the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Pope ...

A barn owl whose wings were caught in a barbed wire fence, rendering it immobile, was rescued by two Willamette Valley women in a now viral TikTok that has garnered millions of views. Lexie Echols ...

Barn owl numbers had been in decline for decades, ... Numbers are also up in midland counties such as Westmeath, where their breeding range has increased by 128 per cent in the same period.