A new study suggests owls could rotate their heads a full 360 degrees. Researchers Panyutina and Kuznetsov used CT scans to analyze owl necks, discovering that neck joints and spinal coiling enable ...

Experts at Johns Hopkins have figured out how night-hunting owls can almost fully rotate their heads – by as much as 270 degrees in either direction – without damaging the delicate blood vessels in ...

Owls don't need eyes in the back of their heads to see what's behind them — they can just swivel their heads all the way around. In fact, many owl species, such as the barred owl, can rotate their ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Owls don't need eyes in the back of their heads to see what's behind them — they can just swivel ...

You probably know that owls can rotate their heads a remarkable 270 degrees in either direction. It’s practically their trademark — but it’s a move that by all measure should result in a massive ...

Medical illustrators and neurological imaging experts have figured out how night-hunting owls can almost fully rotate their heads -- by as much as 270 degrees in either direction -- without damaging ...

Take a look around. Maybe you can turn your head to the left and right and move it up and down. You can move your eyes around in a bunch of different directions and perhaps you can even cross them. In ...

The birds do so while hunting without damaging the delicate blood vessels in their necks and heads, and without cutting off blood supply to their brains. "Until now, brain imaging specialists like me ...

Owls don't need eyes in the back of their heads to see what's behind them — they can just swivel their heads all the way around. In fact, many owl species, such as the barred owl, can rotate their ...

Medical illustrators and neurological imaging experts at Johns Hopkins have figured out how night-hunting owls can almost fully rotate their heads - by as much as 270 degrees in either direction - ...