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A giant barn owl, a type of rodent called a hutia, and a burrowing bee entered a cave.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The zoo’s elephant complex spans 17 acres and includes a wooded preserve not open to public viewing as well as a 36,650-square-foot barn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Possibilities, subject to a public consultation, include badgers and otters as well as frogs, hedgehogs, barn owls and newts.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Alongside a barn that’s been converted into a craft workshop, the island also hosts a working farm and, because this is Finland, a sauna.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

So we all ate in silence, not a word being spoken between us—until, that is, Mutti left the kitchen, telling us she was going to check on Marlene out in the barn.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo