It’s a recessive genetic trait, and “a rare sight to see,” Colorado Parks and Wildlife wrote in a post about a leucistic squirrel spotted at Staunton State Park in 2021. Different species of ...

Julie Maggert spent four long days trying to snap the perfect picture of a snowy owl in Michigan whose unusual orange colouring has left scientists baffled. The amateur wildlife photographer was ...

A rare population of leucistic, or partially white, purple-faced langurs near Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja Forest Reserve has attracted ecotourism interest, even as monkeys in general are perceived by ...

We caught up with James Kuczynski during SXSW to find out why, when it came to a certain owl, the brand killed it in every sense of the word. The Duolingo mascot, Duo, was unceremoniously killed ...

Athena incubates two eggs in her nest at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The beloved great horned owl Athena has returned for her 13th consecutive season at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower ...

By James Crugnale Bill Diller, a photographer living in Huron County, Mich., had never seen a snowy owl quite like this. In January, Mr. Diller’s neighbor told him about a “red-spotted snowy ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A female barred owl sits on a branch in the wooded hills, Dec. 13, 2017, outside Philomath, Ore. (AP Photo ...

“We haven’t conducted DNA analysis on this leucistic bat yet, but we hope to do so in the future. Leucism is genetically induced and typically a recessive trait, meaning both parents must ...