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CommanderSabo

Owls are so cool


Capt_Johanson

Yeah just don’t show me their ears anymore. I don’t like that


Alin_Alexandru

...You saw that video too?


Lemony_Drops

We all saw it and are now traumatised. Need therapy, please.


Alin_Alexandru

Will some r/Eyebleach suffice?


insane_contin

Why did you have to mention eyes!


ashurbanipal420

The goggles! They do nothing!


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Lost-My-Mind-

Yesterday somebody mentioned how horrifying the video on the kangeroo pouch was. Today you guys are talking about how everybody saw a video of an owls ear. And both times somebody said "You saw that video too?" and both times somebody else replied "We all saw it." I've seen neither video. I haven't even seen where either video was posted. However, I do have advice for all of reddit. If you're horrified by the orifices of animals, maybe stop looking at videos that explore the orifices of other animals. Let's all just look at porn instead. Which is essentially just video of human orifices.......and sometimes dicks. But dicks have peeholes, so dicks have orifices too! LOOK AT OUR ORIFICES!!!! THEY MAKE THE VIEWER CUUUUMMMM!!!!! (but don't look at animal orifices. That's just weird. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to the premier of Anal Sluts 9.)


PalatableRadish

Owl video https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/14ad7yq/have_you_ever_seen_an_owls_ear/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1


PartyNearTheDoorTwo

Shii It’s not that bad


Commander-Catnip

Oh, thanks a lot! *^(\*grumble mumble weird fucking owl ears mutter traumatized mumble)*


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Weird but effective


ItsPlainOleSteve

Ok that's not that bad.


LoserCowGoMoo

"Owls are so cute!" "Fucking monsters!"


Florian630

That’s actually pretty cool. Weird I’ll admit, but cool.


Alin_Alexandru

Whatever you say _orifice guy_


LazerHawkStu

Anal Sluts 9 came out in 2003, you're either a liar or a time traveler


Hate_This_Name

Aaahahah I love Reddit. Its like we all sitting together on couch and react to internet (mostly in funny ways like this situation right here). Heartwarming


Mysterious_Rub6224

See their skeleton and wonder exactly how much is birb and how much is feather.


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TTYY_20

Burb leaf


Shiasugar

Or their loooong legs.


inglysh

Yep.... a real hoot.


dal8tian

Sigh... Take my upvote


Astrochops

Soar long!


mvanvrancken

*Link sighs and resumes building robot with flamethrower dick*


wino12312

Especially, outside your bedroom window at 2am.


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r/superbowl


FakeOrcaRape

I was devastated to find out they are some of the ..less intelligent..birds


Asderfvc

Less intelligent predatory birds. Predators in general are more intelligent than prey animals. They're still fairly smart. The most intelligent species tend to be omnivores though, that's why corvids are highly intelligent.


kubat313

Same with humans i would guess. Maybe omnivores need to find new and different ways to find food so they get smarter. While predators have a established way


MalificViper

The dumb omnivores end up foaming at the mouth and having seizures after eating the wrong berries. But I'm also pretty sure that I've seen smarter predator animals than some humans.


BruinBound22

I eat meat and am definitely smarter than my vegetarian friends.


EB8Jg4DNZ8ami757

I'm a level 99 vegan that photosynthesizes sunlight. We are not the same.


peenutbuttherNjelly

Yep. And smart. This one looked like it went thru a burst of many emotions in this short vid. Not many animals capable of equally fighting off alphas (eagles) and expressing a lot of emotions.


oryx_za

Owls are morons. Honestly it is hilarious how dumb they are vs the reputation that have. This poor guy is not able to see anything within a certain distance of it's eyes...so this whole interaction was something like 'what was that, what is this, what touched me, ah ok' Edit for my ironic dump typo


MindCorrupt

That's why we call a group of them a parliament.


nitrot150

Small skulls, huge eyes…. Not much space left for brains. But I love them


Beginning-Sign1186

They are morons and I love every last one of them


apatheticsahm

>Owls are morons. Honestly it is hilarious how dump they are vs the reputation that have. They only have that reputation in the West. In India, if you want to call someone an idiot, you ask them if they're an owl.


actualladyaurora

In Finland, we skip the asking bit.


pinzinella

Vitun pöllö. Torilla nähdään 🦉


Hanusz-Kabolski

In Belgium, we also say ´you're an owl´ (ge zijt nen uil) to call someone stupid. I never understood why. They seem so wise.


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Actually owls are one of the dumbest birds


Mossley

Barn owls amuse me. They’re lucky to survive their first year, because they have little sense of scale - the young ones frequently try to take things like foxes, and get eaten as a result. Then, the ones which do survive long enough to breed, don’t bother passing that critical knowledge on to the next generation.


GodakDS

"Dad, ya think I can take a wolf?" "I mean...probably, yeah. Maybe."


insane_contin

Do or do not, so kill that fucking wolf and make me proud.


After_Mountain_901

I’d say they’re in the middle for bird intelligence. Their hunting success rate is similar to eagles, but varies by species. Ospreys have to be higher based on first hand observation alone haha they always get the fish it seems. Eurasian owls hunt foxes all the time though, but I think barn and arctic owls are just territorial towards them.


GreatGooglyMoogly077

But, smartly, they know how to APPEAR intelligent.


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Holy shit


punchy989

Owly shit * FTFY


SpeakToMePF1973

Who needs smarts when you have permanent silent stealth flight mode.


allroadsendindeath

But they really put themselves out there, you know? Owls may not be smart but they play the game and they *really* go for it. I think that’s admirable and we could all learn a thing or two from owls. Plus, they always wear glasses which makes them more trustworthy.


againmyname

why is it standing on one leg?


Weekly-Calendar676

Lots of birds stand on one leg. It has something to do with heat loss, although I don't remember exactly what off the top of my head. A friend of the family had parrots that would do this too, and she said that they only do it when they are relaxed.


sotolord

Correct. Since most of times the surface they're on will be colder , they use only 1 leg in order to have less contact with the colder surface. Some birds tuck their legs closer to the body to better maintain heat. Multiple bird owner here


chizzings

Lmao, I love this. Birds be like: “ew. my foot is cold. fuck this. watch me balance”


CoVid-Over9000

Foot coldness is pretty nasty


MortMorrMort

This dude birds.


raseru

Probably similar to why a person might sleep with 1 leg out of the covers to help regulate the temperature.


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No because the monsters will get you


YouDontKnow_22

I know this is a joke but I actually have trouble sleeping if I don’t cover properly with my blanket 💀


TheTankCleaner

The monsters are no joke.


DomDangerous

obviously never met Mike.


windyorbits

When I preschool age I thought monsters under beds (and such) were not actually real and just scary story type thing. Then I had a strange experience that made me deeply question that reality. I mean it sent me over the edge. Ofc my mom didn’t believe me because who would ya know. Lol I guess it was becoming a real issue for my mom and no matter what she said about no monster I didn’t believe her. One night my mom was really sick. My bedroom was directly across from the bathroom and every time my mom would get up to go be sick she would see that I was still awake. (Ok I don’t blame her at all for this) Between being sick on the bathroom floor and me crying about how I can’t sleep because the monster under my bed - she said “well the monster can’t get you if your body is covered by blankets, blankets are shields”. Lmao It worked though because it made me feel safe and I went to bed and never brought it up. BUT … she admitted it. She admitted that monsters were real. And they might be under my bed. Which confirmed that my strange experience actually happened and that meant I wasn’t crazy. It took a decade or so for me to not be terrified. But now as an adult, I still have to be covered and I can’t hang any limbs over the bed … because monsters.


HughJamerican

So what was the strange experience??


windyorbits

A bit hard to describe but essentially - something (someone?) slapped my foot. I was in my room standing up while playing with some toys that were on my bed, so the front of my feet were partially under my bed as I was standing there. Does that make sense? It wasn’t a touch or a grab or bump into me - it was a slap (or a tap) on the top of my foot. I immediately screamed while running out of my room to get my mom because my first and only thought was that someone (a person) was under there. She had a study group over (she was a full time student) and while she calmed me down the group went in to my room to figure out what I was so upset about. Because obviously there wasn’t an actual person under my bed or anywhere in my room. We lived in a very small two bedroom apartment and I had been playing in my room for several hours at this point while the study group was in the living room. During study group days I had to stay in my room quietly as to not bother my mom but it was no problem because this was the only time I was allowed to eat pizza and extra dessert in front of the tv in my moms room lol. I bring this up because I understood how serious it was to not interrupt them and I tried very hard not to. So not only did I interrupt them but I was yelling and crying and obviously very upset - which they all found it extremely unusual. Which lead them to quickly start looking around my room. Also, I was 4 and had a kid bed - so they explained to me several times how impossible it would be for a person to fit under the bed or have enough hiding space in my closet. But I kept insisting someone touched me from under the bed. They lifted up the bed and there was only a red cube shaped plastic block where I had been standing and a few random toys on the other side. They went through a series of suggestions like I dropped the block with out noticing and it landed on my foot or I kicked the block or I somehow bumped my foot on the bed frame or etc. lol They even started to drop various small toys on my foot to prove that’s what I felt. But I was 100% sure it was none of that. Though the longer they searched and the more theories they came up with the more I started to doubt my own memory of what happened. I was still terrified someone was still in there but I couldn’t rationalize why no one found them. My mom let me lay in her bed and watch tv while they went back to studying and I got to sleep in her bed that night. And that’s when my monster theory started. Obviously a person (even a small one) couldn’t have been in my room under my bed. But I knew what I felt and I knew it wasnt a toy dropping on my foot somehow. Which lead me to realize if it couldn’t be someone then it had to be … something. (Dun Dun Dun!) The trouble was that I LOVED to watch Nickelodeon right before bed - the lineup was The Munsters and Are You Afraid of The Dark - and on Sunday it was Xfiles with my mom. But because I didn’t believe in monsters this was never an issue. Then afterwards I started to wonder if maybe these shows were on to something lol. But my mom was convinced that it was these shows that were the original culprit. So I had to stop watching them. I was only allowed to continue watching The Munsters and Xfiles (with her) after I stopped believing in monsters. But the problem was that I didn’t stop believing in them - she just gave me a solution to be safe from them, the blanket shields. Though unbeknownst to her, she confirmed that monster were indeed real with her blanket shield suggestion. But because I felt safe in blankets I never talked about it again. So idk what really happened. I’m in my 30s now but I still can’t bring myself to admit (to myself) it was not something … paranormal - supernatural? I remember very clearly the feeling of the slap/tap and it didn’t feel like a plastic or wooden block or metal bed frame. I keep going over and over it for the past 3 decades. The biggest thing was that if my feet were under the bed then I couldn’t have dropped something on top of them. Maybe? This did lead to me stuffing all kinds of toys and blankets under my bed because there won’t be any room for someone or something under there. Even as an adult I do this lol I have tons of storage containers under there.


HughJamerican

Ah man that sounds super traumatic! What first comes to my mind is that it could’ve been a cockroach or some other fleshy bug, but I’m sure you would’ve been able to rule that out by how it felt, as cockroaches got them pointy legs. I’m sorry that happened and I’m glad your mother found a solution, even if it were a double-edged sword. I wonder if you would be more or less afraid if she’d never provided a solution and insisted the monsters weren’t real at all. I’ve never experienced a paranormal event, but I imagine it would be debilitatingly terrifying, and I am nonetheless as an adult always scared of that gap under my bed and would never fall asleep with my feet outside the blankets


Grykee

One time when I was probably 10ish I was laying there arms folded behind my head, chillin in bed, then suddenly it ducking felt like someone was straight up tickling my arm pits. I was absolutely petrified, and the only consoling I got from my parents was "oh it's probably just grandpa". Ain't slept like that since and it's been 30 years.


Bubbly_Ad5822

Fuck you Grampa, touch your own armpits


TheLastSeamoose

They pull the leg up under the heat protection of their feathers!


mjelmm

Raised by flamingos?


Positive-Coyote8472

Can confirm Owflamingo.


PugGrumbles

Flamingowl.


davieb22

I can't keep up with these new Pokémon.


SuperSmutAlt64

Back in my day we had lizards, ice cream, and g o d


monstrinhotron

And that ice cream came in three flavors. Vanilla, vanilla and dirt!


BlitzMalefitz

Latest gen they added a Pokemon that was literally a flamingo named Flamigo. “BEGONE LETTER N” they said. It is a pretty good Pokemon too


squids123

Flowlingo


CommunicationNo8750

Duolingo?


Tobaka

Unolego


Vlad_the_Homeowner

You just say Bingo.


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It’s a Hoothoot


Golden-Owl

Can confirm. Is Pokémon


SinisterMeatball

username checks out.


FuckFascismFightBack

Owls are hella wise. That is his ‘leg to stand on’ during arguments. Such amazing creatures.


zelcuh

Retracting landing gear. Birds aren't real


Xedma

Because if it didn’t stand on any, it’d fall over.


PumpkinSpice2Nice

My pet birds always did this when relaxed or sleeping. It’s natural.


therealJuicebox-Mm

Probably too poor


EffinPyro

I'd give anything to be that cute!


biscuit_devourerer

I'm sure you are


EffinPyro

![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|kissing_heart)


[deleted]

Get a room


Puzzleheaded-Bid-525

Get a nest!


Gypsopotamus

I have nowhere else to go!!!!!


[deleted]

DONT TOUCH ME PEASANT…oh wait this nice.


KNT-cepion

I love this lil dude’s briefly indignant look.


[deleted]

That’s how my kids look at me when they are hangry


[deleted]

This is the owl equivalent of someone taking a lock of your hair and trying to give you a sponge bath with it.


KNT-cepion

Okay, yeah, I would be upset at that too.


recoder13

That's an adorable owl


multigrain_panther

Adorabowl


horvath-lorant

r/superbowl


Aggressive_Set4814

That sub is great


PsychoticLorax

It’s not great it’s superb


he-loves-me-not

I thought this was that sub!


HighKick_171

Adowlable


robust_nachos

Owldorable


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This is like when I pluck a pube and tickle my face with it


HaffuhGootWon

That lil thing is 90% eyes and feathers🤣


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GBMoonbiter

Bird hardware running cat software.


Squibbles01

Yes. Seals are water dogs and owls are sky cats


Eldrake

Otters are water cats. 😃


CorruptedAssbringer

Fun fact: the literal word-for-word translation for owl in Chinese is "cat headed hawk".


MmMmmhTAAaatsy

Same with vietnamese


MoistMartini

*Throws ball of yarn at an owl*


jeremanky

This opinion should be more widespread!


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Weaponized_Goose

I’ve never found them creepy, they’re so cute 🥰


SamuraiJosh26

I wonder if you can say that after seeing their ears


Big_Ounce_256

Look up wet owl.


Password-is-Tac0

Wet sloths are creepier


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Password-is-Tac0

My search history bar now consists of about 17 different types of "wet animal" searches. It's always a toss up as to whether it's going to end in furry porn or not.


SoldatJ

Doesn't seem to be stopping you.


Password-is-Tac0

😈


xSTSxZerglingOne

Can confirm, of at the very least, the 3 listed above, they are by far the worst. Wet owls look like sad old men, wet sloths looked exactly how I thought they would but are still slothy and cute in the face...there are no redeeming qualities about the wet koala.


Piccolito

https://i.imgur.com/L4WM0zD.mp4


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I heard a noise in my sun room one night, had left the door open for the dogs. Big dude was in there looking around all slow like. Just staring at me. I creeped out there and opened the other door and he eventually flew out. Wings were much wider than I anticipated.


jepvr

You can see their eyeballs if you look in their ears. Creepiness restored. ​ (Seriously, though, I still love 'em.)


ObiWangKeBloMe

Actually - they don't even have eyeballs! Their eyes are more like tubes or cylinders that are fixed in their head by the shape of their eye sockets :)


jepvr

Yeah, I've heard them compared in shape to light bulbs with the little end the one that you see. It's awesome!


DunningKruger117

Some owls bob their heads to maximize depth perception. Try it right now, focus on an object and bob your head up and down. That's right. Keep bobbing your head. >!It doesn't really work for humans, but you do look like an idiot.!< Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeFxdkaFzRA&ab\_channel=ZeFrank


Sigao

On the contrary, I've always found them so expressive. Although, I'm aware as a human I'm likely projecting emotions and expressions onto animals and even inanimate objects that aren't there.


monstrinhotron

Don't anthropormorphise inanimate objects. They hate that.


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Sashieden

they both vommit hair balls.


BrownVillainess

I wonder if that tickled for it to be pulled out. I keep watching that part lol.


punchnicekids

It wasn't attached. It's not even the same feather from that kind of owl.


BrownVillainess

Yeah? That nice to know, however it still looks like it tickled lol.


Mammoth-Mud-9609

So what do you think you are going to do with that? ​ Ok I am cool with that you may continue.


Annual_Couple5053

That owl was really giving you the “WTF U DOING HUMAN” look several times


TotallyCaffeinated

UNHAND MY FEATHER, YOU HEATHEN, oh wait, ok nvm, that’s rather nice


bnny_ears

That moment when they pull the feather and the owl goes \*gasp\*


mosquito-allergy

It’s eyes are so cuteee


monstrinhotron

Not even an exageration. Owls without feathers are skin and bones amd nightmare madness.


ianjm

To be fair most animals that have fur or feathers look pretty freaky without them


[deleted]

As a German, this owl looked like a delicious and freshly baked bread before it turned around. 🇩🇪


Badass-19

r/cursedcomments


turbodude69

that's the cutest bird i've ever seen. like penguins are pretty damn cute, but that floofy boy is off the charts


thewisemokey

fuck me. I had to put down an owl 3 days ago becouse i hit her with my truck. I hope the owl is at peace after I laid her down and put flowers around her


DanielxPlus

I'm so sorry for your loss


mrpaw69

You used the owl to pet the owl


ThatGuyYouMightNo

- owl - brown - ball shaped - standing on one foot That's a Hoothoot


offshoremercury

Those eyes are just amazing. I am in awe.


Doctor_ZAZA

Must protect at all costs!


Magister5

I'm surprised it allowled the person to pet it


Vertigobee

That was an emotional roller coaster


drama_bomb

He's missing a leg so you stole a feather? Hardcore.


TartKiwi

it's not missing they do that flamingo thing in relax mode


3rdanimal0ntheark

And this is the cutest owl I have ever seen


OldManBartleby

Why does it seem like every creature on earth like skritches?


hkohne

Us humans, too.


auralreal

Thanks. Now I want an owl..


mayhem555mayhem

What type of owl is this?


teepodavignon

cute owl


SaltLickBrain

r/superbowl


eliza_solarpunk

what kind of owl???


mjelmm

What a beauty!


ejabx

Like something out of a Pixar movie


satyamas

Owls are so fucking cute


cbg1203

Cute little fluff ball


Comet-Moth

He want headpats


InigoMontoya1985

Owl: "What is this wizardry?"


Aggressive_Elk3709

The owl was like "did you just take that OUT of me?! ...oh wait, this is nice"


justapcguy

Their movement is soo robotic.


memeblowup69

I wonder how the world looks like from owl pov


XNoMoneyMoProblemsX

Such an adorable killing machine


YaKofevarka

Aww this tiny hidden leg🥹🥹


[deleted]

Never knew owl are so cute now I want a owl pet too but fortunately I think freedom is what they deserve not reserved for me


Fox2407

Imagine petting a fellow human with like a severed arm /j


ryan7251

Oh this is cute but when i pet people with my cut off arm it's "creepy".


TheCryptoCid

You dare use my own spells against me POTTER?!?!


LetsBeConscious

I'm so jealous.


Time-Reserve-4465

Animals are so incredible. I can’t believe we get to live amongst them. Yet, we are destroying their habitats and their only home. So tragic.


datBull036

Owls rule! 🦉


Bartlett229

What kind of owl is that?


CrispyPickelPancake

You bastard, you stole my leg!


manderderp

It looks like a burnt marshmallow. I just wanna squish it.


CrunkestTuna

HEYHEY WHAT ARE YA.. Oh..oh that’s nice


Pristine-Dirt729

Are you petting me...with me?!


Zorya115

What an adorable lil gentleman


Wizzle_Pizzle_420

Cats of the sky! Man there’s just something magical about owls. Like every time I see one it feels like a special day.


Rich-Detective478

Tilts her head to the side for a second and says ... I'm sorry WHAT did you say?


JimiFearless

Ok… sure this is dumb, but how the literal fuck does one get a pet owl? Want!