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From Diana Rafferty Yatson

Great Horned owl with nictitating membrane covering its eyes as it prepares its recently caught prey.

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[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They are like flying kitties

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Around these parts, cats are land-owls. 😁

Owls have been around for about 60 million years, while cats have only been around for 30 million.

Land-owls are much more cuddly and have way better attitudes though.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

They have so many specialized bits. It's amazing!

[–] troglodyte_mignon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I had never seen this before!

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Check out this post and you can learn about owls' 3 different eyelids and the different functions they serve!

You can also see how humans also have the vestige of the same protective membrane.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You can see them in action in the post from last week of a Long Ear guarding her nest from a magpie!

[–] troglodyte_mignon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

My pleasure! It's fun to see some of the anatomical features in action.