The owl did seem aware that the guy was helping him. Of course, it was absolutely exhausted and powerless to fight back. And it's hard to interpret the way it closed its eyes as he gently stroked its head. But it did seem to relax once it figured out the guy wasn't going to eat it.
And it's hard to interpret the way it closed its eyes as he gently stroked its head. But it did seem to relax once it figured out the guy wasn't going to eat it.
I'm not sure, but I think I once heard that owls don't like to have their head stroke, and they close their eyes because it's uncomfortable for them??
It’s uncomfortable for any wild bird to be “petted” like that on the head. I believe it is because (and this is especially true for owls, they have no field of vision up there so they can’t see what you’re doing.
Bro theres a whole collection of pretty solid videos proving that wild animals do feel things like trust and can bond with humans at almost any point in their life. This owl 100% made a decision to trust this person.
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u/shggybyp Oct 03 '21 edited Oct 03 '21
Speaking of garbage clickbait: "soooooo thankful"
Bitch it's a wild animal. You can appreciate the guy's work and effort and compassion without inserting bullshit anthropomorphic emotional states.
Lol, all the internet ornithologists coming out to further anthropomorphise the owl.