Normally when I go out to capture an animal in distress, I must rely on myself. Calls rarely come in when several people are ...

When novelist Rachel Kushner — her latest book, Creation Lake, is in paperback this week — cooks at home, her meals draw on ...

One of the more impressive predators in Mohave County that you might have actually seen - or at least heard - is the Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). This is one of North America’s most ...

Owl wing size. Image via Unsplash The Great Horned Owl’s wingspan, which typically ranges from 40 to 57 inches (101-145 cm), is disproportionately large relative to its body weight of 2-5.5 pounds ...

Not much scares a great horned owl, including skunks; the owl’s sense of smell is so poor that it isn’t deterred by a skunk’s odor. In fact, skunks are a favorite meal of these big owls. Great horned ...

The creatures depicted in artist Marianne Hansen’s debut solo exhibition Birds of Prey may be high flyers — majestic, strong, ...

Nocturnal and known for their large eyes and distinctive hoot, owls are beautiful birds. But how long do owls live? Let's find out!

The tiniest owl, the Elf Owl, measures just five inches tall—about the size of a sparrow! On the opposite end, the Eurasian Eagle-Owl boasts a wingspan of nearly six feet and can weigh up to nine ...

FISHERS, Ind— A Great Horned Owl was spotted at Southeastern Elementary School on Thursday afternoon. Some kids found it caught in the soccer net. The kids proceeded to call the non-emergency ...

The great horned owl won 33.2 per cent of the votes in a contest started in early May by the District of Saanich and the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary.