Owls produce negligible noise while flying. While many studies have linked the micro-fringes in owl wings to their silent flight, the exact mechanisms have been unclear. Now, a team of researchers ...

Owls do make noise when they fly, but the sounds they make are faint compared with other birds. This is in part because they have big wings for their body size, so their flight is buoyant and slow ...

The responses to wind of a barn owl named Lily were studied in a purpose-built indoor flight corridor at the Royal Veterinary College in Hatfield, U.K., using high-speed photography of 1000 frames ...

Owls are masters of stealth. While hunting at night, their superior hearing and nocturnal vision allow them to locate faraway prey and their near-silent flight lets them sneak up on their dinner ...

If you've seen an owl fly, you probably didn't hear a thing. That's because their skin and feathers dampen sound by absorbing ...

The researchers found that the fringed wing was up to 6.5 dB quieter than the bare wing, depending on the angle of flight. It only takes one loud wing flap to alert an owl's prey, so every decibel ...

But even if the owls were keenly attuned to the subtle differences in wing glow flaunted during male flight, it doesn't explain why females' wings should be so much brighter.

A pair of owls is helping German scientists figure out the secrets of bird flight. A camera system travels along with the two barn owls, Happy and Tesla, collecting data as the birds make short ...

Barn owls are one of five species of owl that are resident in the United Kingdom and are active throughout the year, but these incredible birds can be found in many countries across the world ...

Flaco the Owl Spreads His Wings, Devours Rats and Learns to Survive An eagle-owl out of the zoo and loose in Central Park shows he can hunt, prompting officials to pause and re-evaluate recovery ...