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Exam Time (infosec.pub)

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From World Bird Sanctuary

Some birds are very cooperative for their annual exams. Uxmal, the spectacled owl, has most of her exam done voluntarily. Certain parts of the exam still require restraint for the safety of the bird and staff, such as blood draws, but we can mitigate a lot of stress by having the bird willingly participate in their exams. Husbandry training can be important in getting voluntary weights, feet and body checks, nail trims, and delivery of medications.

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[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

"What're you lookin' at?!?"

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

"Excuse me, human female... You are without rictal bristles, so you may be unaware there is an object in front of your eye, which is causing you to look at me too closely. Please remove it and return to a proper distance immediately!"

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 24 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

You gotta wonder who's examining who here.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Was thinking about the exact same thing.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

When your eyes are one of your largest features, you're going to be doing a lot of inspecting! 👀

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Inspecting and a bit of judging. The owl has that look that says "what is this land dweller mammal trying to do?" on.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

These bald monkeys are always so handsy! They simply have no manners!

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 6 points 18 hours ago

That to. And it's true.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

Dr Zoidberg in owl form?

[–] Zenjal@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Hmmm, yeeeeeessss, this featherball is made of... Bird

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

Only 40-60% bird by volume. Cuts down on transport costs.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 14 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

What a beautiful owl! Look at those grabby grabbers!

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago

Speckies are good sized owls! Not big enough to start getting intimidating, but big enough to make their presence felt!