The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

Effective insulating down feathers helps keep eggs a toasty 98 ... taken up residence within the boundaries of I-270. The great horned owl is the largest of the three common Ohio breeding owls ...

The video above shows a very rare circumstance for a great horned owl. The only times an owl will go near water: An owl’s feathers are not waterproof, so being in the water hinders them.

Brazilian free-tailed bats and striped skunks that perfume the feathers of one of the few birds that will mess with them. A great horned owl’s talons have more crushing power than the strongest ...

A great horned owl was able to survive a gnarly encounter with a barbed wire fence thanks to a little help from a friend in law enforcement. Fort Bend County Constable Sgt. Harrell Clark was at a ...

Patient 25-159 of the Raptor Center, a baby great-horned owl, was brought back to its nest ... nest and begin exploring despite their flight feathers not having fully developed yet.

FULSHEAR, Texas — A great horned owl was safely rescued Wednesday morning after becoming entangled on a barbed wire fence along FM 1093 near Cross Creek Boulevard, authorities said. According to ...

The video above shows a very rare circumstance for a great horned owl. An owl’s feathers are not waterproof, so being in the water hinders them. It also leaves them vulnerable to attacks since ...

Reader Todd Mackinaw recently admired how the great horned owl can thrive from the Brooks Range in Alaska all the way to Uruguay in South America. The knee-high owl, known for its “plumicorns ...