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Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...

In terms of global distribution, barn owls cover the ... to locate hidden prey using sound alone. Large eyes help the owl navigate through the darkness of night—the only time it hunts.

Phew! That was close! Barn owl chicks are always hungry. So their parents have to feed them all the time. Owls aren't the only animals that come out at night. Lots of other animals are nocturnal too.

so they can point them very precisely to work out what direction a sound is coming from and how far away it is. Ah, the barn owl, another great listener. This bird of prey hunts at night and uses ...

(CNN) — Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long ...