Barn owl Highspeed photograph of a European barn owl Tyto alba swooping from the air to grasp meat from a tree trunk The barn owl has long pointed wings with a span of centimetres It is a nocturnal predator hunting for small mammals and insects on the wing in open country The flight of the barn owl is almost silent because of the arrangement of the flight feathers on its wings When hunting it relies mostly on its acute hearing which it uses to sense the movement of its prey on the ground before swooping down and grasping the victim with its sharp talons

Animal Art

Keep your furry and feathery friends close, whether they are a galloping stallion or a dog taking a selfie. Our gallery is here to turn empty walls into a cute and quirky display of animal art.

Psst! Did you know chimpanzees, elephants, and dolphins are some of the most intelligent mammals out there?