According to one expert, this is the first documented instance of barn owls nesting in Manhattan in modern history.

A family of barn owls has taken up residence on a water tower in Manhattan's Upper West Side, marking a historic first for the borough. Residents were initially startled by the screeching sounds that ...

People are very good at pinpointing the source of a sound, but not as good as barn owls. With their ears, barn owls can pinpoint the source of a sound with exceptional accuracy, which comes in handy ...

Rare barn owls with 'horror movie' screech take up residence in NYC neighborhood - A migration ecologist called the discovery ...

Wildlife campaigners on Teesside are celebrating a bumper year for the barn owl population. The Tees Valley Wildlife Trust has been running a project to boost the number of birds, which has been in ...

New York’s newest celebrity resident is a real hoot. An American Barn Owl has been spotted living in the big city — and he’s making sure all of Manhattan knows he’s here. The critter — with a ...

The city’s latest feathered extraordinaires are captivating the Upper West Side with their screeches. By Christopher Maag The shriek came at nightfall, breathy, high-pitched and startling. Elisabeth ...

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world They’re gonna need a bigger boat … residents of Busan, South Korea, gather to observe a 3.5-metre bronze whaler shark that has got trapped ...

One Halloween evening, young piglet Cliffy Belmart and his rebellious friends decide to test their bravery by tee-peeing Barnyard Town’s Ancient Castle ruled by Darkness. But as soon as the fun begins ...