This April 30, 2015 photo, shows a great horned owl in a pine tree in Bozeman, ... For larger prey like rabbits or skunks, adult owls will use their talons and beak to rend the animal into bits.

In a new book, author Tiddy Smith tries to make a serious case to explain the 2001 death of Kathleen Peterson—but it rests on a shaky structure of owl feathers, pine needles, and bits of talons.

The residents of one Dutch town are cowering under umbrellas after an aggressive eagle owl started swooping out of the sky, sinking its talons into them and gouging their flesh.

Yes, it’s silly wordplay that may have started as a spelling mistake, but Superb Owl has grown to be chance to learn about and appreciate the more than 200 species of these weird and wonderful ...

A 3-pound great horned owl can carry a 10-pound jack rabbit just by grabbing it with its talons and hanging on. To defend themselves from a large adversary such as a bear or a human, owls ...

(CBS) - It's amazing what dogs will put up with. Man's best friend has the kind of patience only a true pal possesses - and we are all the luckier for it. Owl talons are not comfortable. I have ...

I never heard its talons touch the metal. The owl itself, I knew, had such sharp hearing that it could make out a possum’s heart pounding beneath its fur. Unseen, ...

A great horned owl is flying free again thanks to some help from Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers. The owl's talons were trapped in a fishing lure with multiple hooks.