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Thursday, November 12, 2020

Baby Owls Sleep Face Down Because Their Heads Are Too Heavy


If you couldn’t imagine baby owls getting any cuter, it turns out that they can. Consider for a second—have you ever thought about how the creatures take a nap? We know that adult owls sleep upright, but the owlets can’t do that yet as their heads are too heavy. So until they get large enough to nap sitting up, the tiny birds have an alternate solution; they lie down on their stomachs and turn their heads to the side before drifting to dreamland.

Miraculously, the young owls do this all while resting on a tree branch. And they don’t fall off, thanks in part to the strength of their back toe called the hallux. The hallux tethers the creature to the branch and it won’t move until the owlet bends its leg.

To read more on this story, click here: Baby Owls Sleep Face Down Because Their Heads Are Too Heavy



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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Woman Opens Her Door To Find A Baby Owl Staring Up At Her


These are the amazing scenes when a woman opens up her front door to discover a baby owl standing on her porch. 

The young bird is not afraid of the woman and looks up towards her. 

The owl gently rocks from side to side during the minute-long video in an undetermined location in the United States. 

In the video clip, the two women are clearly captivated by the sight of the owl.
One gushes: 'I just can't believe it. I thought it was a puppy dog, bug it's got claws.' 
She adds: 'I have never been this close to an owl before', to which her equally excited friend replies: 'Me neither'. 

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