Why white barn owls are more successful hunters? Find out in our new blog post

© Alban Kakulya, used with permission.

Some nights are predestined to be mysterious and frightening. On such nights, we might just meet the ghost! Indeed, white barn owls might appear like ghosts to their prey, especially when they hunt in full moon.

KEY POINTS

• Barn owls range in color from white to dark reddish-brown.

• Reddish barn owls hunt more successfully in darkness under the new moon, while white barn owls hunt more successfully in full moon.

• White barn owls might appear like ghosts to their prey.

Read our newest Psychology Today blog post, written together with Prof Alexandre Roulin, explaining why it pays off to be white (if you are an owl or a ghost).