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#Animals unable to #smell, #see, or #hear their food will sooner or later #starve.
However, researchers have now discovered using #Tyto #alba that #owls #retain their most important sense, #hearing, well into #oldage. According to the authors, owls are capable of #regenerating lost hair cells in the inner ear.

© #StefanFWirth, 2026, Berlin

Reference
B. Krumm et al (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1584

#Photo:
Tyto alba; Wales. 2016, author Alun Williams333, licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.de

Barn Owl (Wild Animals by Papo)

4.3 (3 votes)

The barn owl is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful birds of prey in the world. With its white, golden-ash plumage, and uncannily silent flight, there’s an otherworldly allure to these birds; undoubtedly this is why the bird is also nicknamed the ghost owl, and how it’s managed to spook many a farmer or unwary traveler […]

Read more... https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/barn-owl-wild-animals-by-papo/

#BarnOwl #Tyto #TytoAlba #Papo

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