When most people think of a pet, they consider the usual array of creatures, like dogs, cats, or fish. A few like small rodents like rats or guinea pigs. Some folks are into reptiles. And then, of ...

Hoosier, a barn owl with a gorgeous, snowy heart-shaped face, also is a puppy at heart. On a frigid late winter morning at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the 15-year-old owl has checked off a couple of ...

(CBS) - It's amazing what dogs will put up with. Man's best friend has the kind of patience only a true pal possesses - and we are all the luckier for it. Owl talons are not comfortable. I have never ...

The barn owl is known for its striking appearance: two almond-shaped black eyes with distinctive brown streaks in the inner corners are surrounded by a snowy white, heart-shaped face. The white ...

This barn owl was found tangled in fishing line in a palm tree near the historic Stow House in Goleta on Saturday. Credit: Susie Clothier Photography photo It wasn’t the up-close view of wildlife that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. It has also motivated a lot of innovative thinking about how ...

In the last two weeks a great-horned owl that has flown into my back yard four times. I have an 18-pound Bichon and have had the dog with me each time the owl has arrived. Will it attack a dog that ...