#Km91#@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 22 hours ago360 Degrees Owlsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1870file-textcross-posted to: superbowl@lemmy.world
arrow-up1870image360 Degrees Owlsh.itjust.works#Km91#@sh.itjust.works to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: superbowl@lemmy.world
minus-squareBluesF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThat’s still not 270 in either direction, that would be a total of 540!! That’s seriously exorcist shit
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 hour agoI know it’s not a scientific paper or anything, but a quick search led me to Smithsonian Magazine’s article: “Owls, on the other hand, can rotate their necks up to 270 degrees in either direction without damaging the vessels running below their heads…”
minus-squareBluesF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·31 minutes agoI stand corrected, owls are indeed some exorcist shit
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 minutes agoYou made me doubt myself lol, I was like “you’re right, 540° neck turning range seems excessive so I should do a search”
That’s still not 270 in either direction, that would be a total of 540!! That’s seriously exorcist shit
I know it’s not a scientific paper or anything, but a quick search led me to Smithsonian Magazine’s article:
I stand corrected, owls are indeed some exorcist shit
You made me doubt myself lol, I was like “you’re right, 540° neck turning range seems excessive so I should do a search”