Published 20:19 IST, May 16th 2020

Owl acts agile like "cat with wings" as it attacks with beak, netizens share opinions

This comes as the owner taps finger which the agile owl acoustically observes with its talons on the ground, wings widespread, wide-eyed as it suddenly attacks

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A video of an owl lying on floor vigilant and pretending to be n-responsive at same time as a feline has stunned social media. Shared on twitter by a p kwn as Nature and Animals, 29-second clip is captioned that owls could very well be cats with wings and users couldn’t agree more. This comes as owner plays with bird by tapping its finger, which agile owl acoustically observes with its talons on ground, wings widespre, wide-eyed, as it moves without warning to attack via its beak.  

With over 26.7k views and nearly 2.8k likes, foot has garnered huge reaction as some users find wild, prey bird “cute” while ors think it’s true that species has similarity in behaviour with cats, as both are swift and unpredictable. owls with ir swiveling hes, razor-sharp talons, fantastic eyesight, and precise hearing, are some of most skilled predators just like cats, according to a study. And refore, winged predator can give an impression of a feline, at times, in terms of its sly behaviour.

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"Mobbing behaviour" common in both

In ar such video shared a few years ago on Reddit, caption mentioned that “behaviour in owls and cats is called ‘mobbing’ behaviour'.” Furr, he elaborated, “It's a common response among some s of birds and species to presence of a predator or something else y don't like. Some species will do it en masse. In spring, it's pretty common in wetland areas to see crows being chased off by a small crowd of redwing blackbirds or predatory cats chasing smaller ones.” 

In ar explanation, a user said, “Chinese for Owl is cat he eagle'', pointing out that it was perhaps true that two creatures bore alike traits.''y have to be. Since y hunt at night, all of ir prey has pinpoint hearing. Where I work, we actually have a residential Great Horned owl named Bubba, yes quite same,” said a user Yabuki Joe. While one or informed, “In US, you must hold a falconry license to have an owl, and common view amongst falconers is that bird of prey is a pet. It takes dedication to train your bird, and owls are kwn to be hard to train. t that it can't be done.”

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20:19 IST, May 16th 2020