In particular, a depiction of either a Eurasian eagle owl or long-eared owl, drawn with ear tufts and its head turned 180 degrees, was discovered in a French cave. This owl motif dates back ...

“Anatomists have discovered that the part of the visual nerve, or the hearing nerve, in the brain goes to the optical center in an owl's brain. So it may actually be getting a visual picture of the ...

While owls can be creatures symbolizing wisdom and knowledge, as a fierce, flying nocturnal predator they are also more commonly associated with things like death, fear, and even witches. When you ...

“Eagle-owls are known in the Norse folklore as ghosts, and perhaps eagle-owl feathers also had such a ritual or symbolic meaning,” suggested Berglund and Rosvold.

According to Trinidadian folklore, the owl is both a protector and a symbol of death and habitat loss. In this work, as in many others of her portraits, Seanna Latiff draws an explicit connection ...

Conversations last week make it clear that we need a lesson in owls. Owls are always of interest. Folklore has invested them with mystery, magic and wisdom. The magic part is pretty much an ...