Owls are some of the most beautiful birds in the animal kingdom, known for their nocturnal habits, silent flight and piercing ...

That fascination may come from their odd anatomy, which makes them stand ... Because of this, owls can't move or roll their eyes within their sockets. (That's where the heightened neck mobility ...

Owls are superb, from those haunting calls to spinning heads to soulful eyes. Owl eyes are so big they can’t move in their sockets—which is why they need that Exorcist-style head rotation ...

While they twist theirs heads back and forth, the owls’ reservoirs allow the birds to pool blood to sustain the function of their eyes and brain ... depth study of owl anatomy resolves one ...

They must turn their heads in this extraordinary way because of their eyes' narrow field of ... dissection techniques to detail the anatomy of a dozen dead owls. They showed that the big carotid ...