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A burrowing owl sits inside an entry tube of an artificial burrow. Jason Fidorra Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Pasco, WA In Washington, burrowing owls are rare. Their population has ...
A pair of burrowing owls that hitched a ride to Spain aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship sailing from PortMiami earlier ...
It’s kind of hard not to be smitten with the burrowing owl. Standing just 9 inches tall and weighing less than a cup of coffee, these owls prefer to live in the ground, where they feed mainly on ...
FILE - A burrowing owl and three young chicks sit at the entrance to their nest in Brian Piccalo Park in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Jose Camacho was frustrated ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Meet Fona herzogae: the tiny dinosaur that burrowed its way ...
Owls are a symbol of wisdom, but they are not particularly street-smart. In fact, they are quite frequently struck by cars. Considering this, and a whole host of other dangers posed by humanity, the ...
Once upon a time (in July), beneath the water-logged soil in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges, a perfect tiny crayfish lived in a burrow on the edge of a perfect gurgling stream. The crayfish was only as ...
On the Umatilla Chemical Depot in Eastern Oregon, old juice barrels serve as homes for tiny burrowing owls. The former apple, peach and strawberry barrels have been refashioned and buried to create ...
Birds soar through the sky, perch on branches and nest in trees. They do not live underground like rodents. In the natural world, however, there are always exceptions. One of these exceptions lives ...
The bird did not disembark the cruise ship willingly, officials said. A member of a threatened owl species couldn't resist the chance to join vacationers aboard a cruise liner, evading capture for ...