@czarbucks

You can see why they are sometimes called "ghostly".

Fun facts... #BarnOwls have their own genus (Tyto) and live on all continents except Antarctica.

Barn owls have excellent low-light vision, and can easily find prey at night by sight.

👉 But their ability to locate prey by sound alone is the best of any animal that has ever been tested. 👈

[This is facilitated by one ear opening being higher on the skull than the other--giving them 2-axis discrimination for sound. Most birds/animals only get left vs right.]

They can catch mice in complete darkness in the lab, or hidden by vegetation or snow out in the real world. #Birds #Hearing

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Barn_Owl/

@czarbucks

You can see why they are sometimes called "ghostly".

Fun facts... #BarnOwls have their own genus (Tyto) and live on all continents except Antarctica.

Barn owls have excellent low-light vision, and can easily find prey at night by sight.

👉 But their ability to locate prey by sound alone is the best of any animal that has ever been tested. 👈

[This is facilitated by one ear opening being higher on the skull than the other--giving them 2-axis discrimination for sound. Most birds/animals only get left vs right.]

They can catch mice in complete darkness in the lab, or hidden by vegetation or snow out in the real world. #Birds #Hearing

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Barn_Owl/