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An owl’s ‘shocking’ color should hinder hunting. Scientists may have figured out why it works
The plumage on its underbelly and wings is gleaming white, an unusual trait that in theory should make it more difficult for the owl to approach ... undersides to match sunlit water and make ...
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Rusty-colored Michigan snowy owl turning heads, likely a genetic mutation
Professor Kevin McGraw, chairman of MSU’s Integrative Biology Department, said the rusty color on this wild snowy owl is likely an expression of genes that are normally “downregulated” but ...