When most people think of a pet, they consider the usual array of creatures, like dogs, cats, or fish. A few like small rodents like rats or guinea pigs. Some folks are into reptiles. And then, of ...

Hoosier, a barn owl with a gorgeous, snowy heart-shaped face, also is a puppy at heart. On a frigid late winter morning at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the 15-year-old owl has checked off a couple of ...

Brandon Ponder was mowing when he noticed a ball of white fluff in the tall grass. He jumped off his tractor for a closer look and instantly recognized it as a baby owl. A big, wooden nest box hung in ...

A barn owl whose wings were caught in a barbed wire fence, rendering it immobile, was rescued by two Willamette Valley women in a now viral TikTok that has garnered millions of views. Lexie Echols, ...

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