I'm pretty sure that's a stress posture, all straight and slender like that. It's trying not to be seen. Owls are very sensitive and easily bothered animals that do /not/ belong in pet homes.
As an American I agree! I've looked in to it. We can't have them here! I can buy all the guns I want but no owls! Anyone in England want to trade an owl for an AR-15?
Thank you! Owls are wild animals and also predators. In captivity many of them will live 20+ years, but care of them is going to be similar level of difficulty as any other non domesticated animal like foxes, otters, or bobcats.
All of which people try to keep as housepets, of course. For which I blame, in part, how increasingly separated people are from nature. If someone's grown up only ever seeing dogs, cats, pigeons, and maybe the occasional squirrel, of course they'd have a hard time with the concept that a fox isn't going to be like a dog at all. (yes people have been trying to keep exotic animals in their homes since homes were invented, but still.)
I worked at a raptor rehabilitation center. What I learned about working with owls is they’re incredibly… dumb. Their eyes extrude into their skull giving them extreme telescopic vision, but it didn’t leave much room for brains. About the only thing that micro-brain is capable of is HATE.
My understanding is that they're generally less intelligent than other raptors, but not necessarily as dumb as they can seem. What they /are/ is less responsive to the sorts of signals and training methods that work on other raptors, giving the impression of them being dumber due to being harder to work with. They're also very high-strung, sensitive animals, which (beyond them having a lot of sharp edges) is the main reason they make bad housepets.
ceceoh
Owl balanced on balanced breakfast?
Rauca
Arcanum3000
"Am I a joke to you" - Owl
KentStandit
Freeasabird2015
What an amazing bird.
FoxPesdassi
Mayhaps I TWIMST around and takes an peep for mineself!
MyNameGifOreilly
Parnommenc
WHY END THE VIDEO PRIOR TO HIS HEAD FULLY TURNING BACK?
FeminineBeeOnslaught
Goddamn owls are awesome
Fishkeeper
I'm pretty sure that's a stress posture, all straight and slender like that. It's trying not to be seen. Owls are very sensitive and easily bothered animals that do /not/ belong in pet homes.
Psychobeanz
Where is the owl? I just see a branch
LilRedFoxtrot
Get rotated idiot
smashpro1
RO-RO-ROTATE YOUR OWL!
duffman3335
Birds aren't real.
TheOhioGuy
Owls are amazing.
GiantFlyingLabia
I wish I could rotate my head 270 degrees
eastend666
Owl thank you not to rotate my perch like that.
TheHuntedSnark
Awww, I wanted to see it unwind!
FluentPenguin
Watch the video in reverse. You’re welcome.
MidnaDS
How many rotations until the owl's head unscrews itself?
finn
What kind of owl is it?
GRZMNKY
SuperMarketAdventure
It reminds me of the "judgemental shoelace" snake
ironymus
Bunnies007
I'll see your judgemental shoelace and raise you judgemental corgi.
oozabooza
i always updoot birbs
Bunnies007
astronomypictures
Eidos
Bunnies007
I thought it was an owl.
Disastermaster101
Why does everyone on here have access to owls i want one
Penelelop
They are witches/wizards
OxfordWriter
In the UK, since Labour won the election, it's illegal NOT to have an owl.
newsguycraigevans
You missed the meeting. Sorry
mmodlin
Owls are like Fennec foxes, or boats. You don’t wanna own one, you want to be friends with someone that owns one.
TheRoyalDong
You don't need an owl to post an owl
Bunnies007
You need to get an Owl Library card. You can take out up to six owls at any time and you can keep them for a month.
MonsieurRickles
Amazing. Sounds like a Pokémon Library. I declare you Mayor of Pallet Town. Don't tell Team Rocket.
Broken08
As an American I agree! I've looked in to it. We can't have them here! I can buy all the guns I want but no owls! Anyone in England want to trade an owl for an AR-15?
ILike2TouchButts
You can get a permit... Goodluck with that tho.
Broken08
Seems like you can get a permit but only if you are a rescue
ILike2TouchButts
There are other avenues. But yeah permits for raptors and exotic birds do exist.
Broken08
I guess I should say it's dependent on your state also. In Colorado I can't really get anything fun. I guess my sheepadoodle will have to do.
Fishkeeper
They make terrible pets but they look good in videos. You don't want one and one doesn't want to live with you.
armonis
Thank you! Owls are wild animals and also predators. In captivity many of them will live 20+ years, but care of them is going to be similar level of difficulty as any other non domesticated animal like foxes, otters, or bobcats.
Fishkeeper
All of which people try to keep as housepets, of course.
For which I blame, in part, how increasingly separated people are from nature. If someone's grown up only ever seeing dogs, cats, pigeons, and maybe the occasional squirrel, of course they'd have a hard time with the concept that a fox isn't going to be like a dog at all.
(yes people have been trying to keep exotic animals in their homes since homes were invented, but still.)
Howlingowl
I worked at a raptor rehabilitation center. What I learned about working with owls is they’re incredibly… dumb. Their eyes extrude into their skull giving them extreme telescopic vision, but it didn’t leave much room for brains. About the only thing that micro-brain is capable of is HATE.
Fishkeeper
My understanding is that they're generally less intelligent than other raptors, but not necessarily as dumb as they can seem. What they /are/ is less responsive to the sorts of signals and training methods that work on other raptors, giving the impression of them being dumber due to being harder to work with. They're also very high-strung, sensitive animals, which (beyond them having a lot of sharp edges) is the main reason they make bad housepets.