Barn owls are nocturnal birds of prey that are known for their distinctive heart-shaped faces and haunting calls. They’re not very large, with an average weight of only about a pound, but they are ...

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 ...

SPOKANE-- A Spokane pet owner says she is lucky her dog is alive after an owl swooped down and tried to snatch it. It happened on Spokane's South Hill in a new housing development near 51 st and ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A woman walking with her dog says an owl tried to attack her dog in Scottsdale. Chelsea Grubb caught the moment on video. It shows a Great Horned Owl sitting in a tree staring at ...

FAIRBANKS -- Even though people told her it could happen, Patty White never dreamed that an owl would kill one of her little dogs. "People told me, 'You have to be careful about owls,' and I said, 'No ...

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