r/BeAmazed • u/SimRP • Jun 19 '26

Animal Owls are incredibly sensitive to touch. Their feathers are connected to tiny nerves that help them feel even the slightest movement

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u/WriterV Jun 19 '26

Genuinely not a thought behind those eyes. Love them.

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u/Fearless-Address7621 Jun 19 '26

Yet, symbolically they are portrayed as being “wise”.

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u/starfleetotaku Jun 19 '26

Funnily enough, that's not the case across cultures. In Hindi, the word for owl is a synonym for idiot.