Fancy a game of pin the ears on a bird? Alright then, big shot, where are they? Birds use sound as one of their key senses ...

The owl’s prominent ear tufts further the illusion that the bird is a broken-off snag. So, unless you are lucky enough to stumble into an owl that likes to bask in the sun at its roost hole ...

The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

Dogs also have lots of small muscles in their ears, so they can point them very precisely to work out what direction a sound is coming from and how far away it is. Ah, the barn owl, another great ...

This owl has a circle of feathers around each eye that act as a dish antenna, directing sound to its ears. The volume and angle of the sound allow the owl to pinpoint where its prey is.