New Owl Species Discovered On Island Off African Coast
Even with huge golden eyes and a unique call, a newly discovered owl successfully hid for decades. Researchers finally spotted the elusive bird from Príncipe Island, part of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe in Central Africa. The Principe scops-owl is the eighth known bird species found only on that island. Testimony from residents traced stories of the first sightings of this owl to nearly a century ago. In the late 1990s, there was more curiosity about the existence of an owl, unknown to science, that lived in the forests of Principe....