Barney the owl, Breeze the lamb and Alfie the parrot They were cute, quirky and made a stir. That's the pets which grabbed the Echo headlines over the years. Here are seven of them including an ...

The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.