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Title: Transformer owl Post by: rex008 on July 05, 2010, 04:41:54 PM Watch as it transforms into Evil Owl!
http://epicwinftw.com/2010/06/18/awesome-photos-owls-are-weird-and-awesome/ :) Title: Re: Transformer owl Post by: TightPaulFolds on July 05, 2010, 05:55:51 PM Amazing.
Is the last transformation to make it look smaller/less of a threat (defensive) or to make it look like a bird of prey? Title: Re: Transformer owl Post by: Claw75 on July 05, 2010, 07:57:49 PM Amazing. Is the last transformation to make it look smaller/less of a threat (defensive) or to make it look like a bird of prey? I think it's to scare the bejesus out of the other owl. cool stuff Title: Re: Transformer owl Post by: TightPaulFolds on July 06, 2010, 01:27:23 AM ""You might not know that small owl species are sometimes on the menu for larger owl species. When faced with the barn owl, which is only slightly larger than itself, the Transformer owl puffs itself up to look as big as possible in an effort to scare the barn owl away. When faced with the second, much larger owl, however, it does the exact opposite. By elongating its body, flattening its feathers and squinting its eyes, this little owl mimics a dead branch in the hopes of camouflaging itself from the larger bird. It's a pretty amazing and odd-looking adaption, wouldn't you agree?""
Title: Re: Transformer owl Post by: rex008 on July 06, 2010, 09:11:49 AM ""You might not know that small owl species are sometimes on the menu for larger owl species. When faced with the barn owl, which is only slightly larger than itself, the Transformer owl puffs itself up to look as big as possible in an effort to scare the barn owl away. When faced with the second, much larger owl, however, it does the exact opposite. By elongating its body, flattening its feathers and squinting its eyes, this little owl mimics a dead branch in the hopes of camouflaging itself from the larger bird. It's a pretty amazing and odd-looking adaption, wouldn't you agree?"" If that's what it's attempting, I'm not so impressed. Making itself look like an evil vampire owl is a much more impressive explanation. |