Okay so I have a follow up question
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it would not be able to walk very well with the first one
Could be the second one with plumage down (like an untucked shirt)
lol I vote the tall version.
why would they lie tho
Who?
............Sus
So they're mostly legs under there?
They've inherited a third leg joint, the tarsus, from their dinosaur ancestors. (Green)
It works with their system of tendons to make a clenched foot the relaxed state. This lets them hold onto prey or a branch while they sleep at maximum force without having to constantly export force, it just happens.
The toes also have an internal ratcheting lock to aid that grip. See how the red and blue ridged sections lock when the foot is clenched.
That is amazing. Thanks for sharing!
It's just the tip of the iceberg! Since they need to stay light enough to fly, every bit of them is packed with max awesomeness.
I could go on about them all day.
Would you say they are... superb?
I may be coming around to that opinion, yes...
Nature is amazing.
That's why we're Superb Owl and not Ordinary Owl 😁
🎸🕶️ She's got legs / And knows how to use 'em 🕶️🎸
The slav squat
TIL slavs have a third leg joint /s
That owl is from that part of the world....you may be onto something. But did the Slavs learn it from the owls or the owls from the Slavs?
It's a flying chicken that rotates the neck wearing some 1800s feathery dress. It's all leg down there