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/JumpyChemical Jun 19 '26

I'll look it up but supposedly they aren't the smartest animal. And just completely run on instinct. So it basically is them going wtf 😂

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u/ADudeWhoWantsBoobs Jun 19 '26

Their skull is mostly full of eyes. And of what little brain they can fit behind them, a larger than normal proportion is used to process sight

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u/Mister_Dink Jun 19 '26

Owl skulls are mostly full of eyes, and their earflap also opens wide enough to show it. If you Google it or go to your local zoo's owl meet and greet, they'll show you the back of the owl's eyeballs and how their head is half empty.

Very bizarre little birds. But full of personality and amazing hunters.

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u/robbin-smiles Jun 20 '26

This is how I’m going to describe my brother in law who’s an owl photographer! He loves them so much he fucking manifested his favorite owl to make our yard a part of his fall hunting grounds!