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.
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.
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.)
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?
Arcanum3000
"Am I a joke to you" - Owl
Parnommenc
WHY END THE VIDEO PRIOR TO HIS HEAD FULLY TURNING BACK?
Freeasabird2015
What an amazing bird.
Freak0zoid
No need to unmute. Some unrelated music that doesn't add anything
oozabooza
i always updoot birbs
MyNameGifOreilly
Psychobeanz
Where is the owl? I just see a branch
ceceoh
Owl balanced on balanced breakfast?
FoxPesdassi
Mayhaps I TWIMST around and takes an peep for mineself!
GiantFlyingLabia
I wish I could rotate my head 270 degrees
MidnaDS
How many rotations until the owl's head unscrews itself?
LilRedFoxtrot
Get rotated idiot
smashpro1
RO-RO-ROTATE YOUR OWL!
KentStandit
duffman3335
Birds aren't real.
eastend666
Owl thank you not to rotate my perch like that.
finn
What kind of owl is it?
Rauca
TheOhioGuy
Owls are amazing.
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.
SuperMarketAdventure
It reminds me of the "judgemental shoelace" snake
ironymus
Bunnies007
I'll see your judgemental shoelace and raise you judgemental corgi.
Bunnies007
astronomypictures
Eidos
Bunnies007
I thought it was an owl.
TheHuntedSnark
Awww, I wanted to see it unwind!
FluentPenguin
Watch the video in reverse. You’re welcome.
Disastermaster101
Why does everyone on here have access to owls i want one
Penelelop
They are witches/wizards
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.
OxfordWriter
In the UK, since Labour won the election, it's illegal NOT to have an owl.
mmodlin
Owls are like Fennec foxes, or boats. You don’t wanna own one, you want to be friends with someone that owns one.
newsguycraigevans
You missed the meeting. Sorry
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.
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.
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.)
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.