this post was submitted on 20 May 2024
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For owls that are superb.

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Even with its face showing, it's still very hidden!

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[โ€“] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't have much to say about owls but I just want to state that that write-up was fantastic, thank you!

[โ€“] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I'm very happy to hear when I write something that captures someone's attention, especially if they aren't really into the subject already.

If you are interested in more, similar content, this post about talons is my most popular, and here is a summary of a famous research paper of acoustic location of prey which was used to establish owls hunt with their ears. The people at !digitalbioacoustics@lemmy.world told me the author of the original paper is very famous for his work with whales as well.