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 white barn owl (Tyto alba) is a winged phantom.It is known for its distinct heart-shaped face, as well as its ghostly white plumage and eerie shriek. The predator is common across many parts ...

Studies have shown that white barn owls are more successful hunters than reddish-brown barn owls when there is a full moon (San José et al. 2019). This difference is unexpected, ...

Barn owls may be more widespread than commonly believed. ... Bloem continues: "There was the person outside of Houston who emailed to say she had a dead white owl from outside of Houston.

Related: Owl's Excitement Over Being Given Mini Pumpkins Is Everything. All About Barn Owls. Barn owls with their distinctive white, flat faces are one of the most common types of raptors in the ...

In 2006, when his boss at the time decided they should teach a couple of barn owls to deliver wedding rings, Stocks was all-in. Advertisement In 2011, he made his work with raptors into a full ...

Barn owls range from white to dark reddish-brown. In the moonlight, white ones hunt more successfully. Likely, they resemble ghosts scaring their prey to immobility. Skip to main content ...