• AdaA
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    10 months ago

    Do you think they’re called scops owls because they’re always scoping things out?

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      10 months ago

      That’s better than the real origin of the name, so I say we just spread that as fact and never correct ourselves.

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          10 months ago

          I feel bad not saying what it really means. Scops is just Greek for “a little owl.”

          See, too boring.

          Scops Owls are cool and need a better origin story.

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            10 months ago

            They’re superb either way!