I know the "owls are birds" thing is just a meme but

>>28338070
>Implying owls are birds

>>28338070
owls aren't birds because they're owls

>>28338110
nice meme

>>28338139
But why are they separate from birds? What makes them not birds?

according to wikipedia

Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes about two hundred species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight.

here's hoping that equates to something

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>>28338166
because they're owls, dude

>>28338070
Aves are reptilian whereas strigiformes are not. Different evolutionary paths.

Owls are not birds.

>>28338070
>feather-like fur
dude what

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owls look quite different from many other birds because of their incredibly dense plumage and giant eyes. they are cute and fuzzy while most birds appear rather spry and raptorial.

the reality is that owls are just regular birds beneath layers of feathers.

>>28338564
At least someone knows how owls work. I always find it funny and adorable how your finger literally sinks in them when you try to touch them because of all those feathers.

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>>28338628
their eyes are insane

>>28338070
>i know it is a retarded meme
>but why is it this meme retarded

>>28338703
This is just horrifying.

>>28338070
Owls, Falcons, Hawks, and Eagles are Raptors aka Birds of prey

>>28338865
As well as Ospreys, Vultures, and Kites

>>28338703
Would make a pretty terrifying enemy design in something like Dark Souls.

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>>28338897
>Would

>but why aren't owls counted as birds?

OP, are you memeing writing this unironically?

>>28338932
would

>>28338932
Oh, never mind then.

>>28338564
>>28338703

and people keep pushing them as adorable and not spoopy

wew thank the gods they have plumage hiding the body, imagine one of those circling around your house

>>28338983
Great now would has lost all meaning to me and I'm not even sure it's a word anymore

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It is a common mistake to label owls as birds, but this is merely half of the full classification. Owls are bird wyverns.

>>28338564
>implying owls are birds

>>28338508
But anon, Strigiformes are part of the clade Afroaves, which are part of the class Aves.

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>>28338564
I guess that explains why Rowlet3 is so skinny.

>>28338070
Sometimes I can't tell if posts like these are bait or not.

>>28338703
It's images like this that justify the director of 'The Third Kind' using them as repressed placeholders for aliens

Imagine waking up at 2am and a 6ft one of these is standing at the end of your bed watching you

>>28339085
I'd rather have owls flying around than noisy children running around.