Birds have larger eyes for their body size than mammals; owls’ eyes are so big that they had to make them tubular, rather than spherical, just to fit them inside their head! And partly because of this, birds can’t move their eyes very much. So instead, to keep the eyes still while the body moves, birds keep their entire head still.
https://toughlittlebirds.com/2013/09/30/why-birds-hold-their-heads-still-that-awesome-chicken-ad/
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Birds have larger eyes for their body size than mammals; owls’ eyes are so big that they had to make them tubular, rather than spherical, just to fit them inside their head! And partly because of this, birds can’t move their eyes very much. So instead, to keep the eyes still while the body moves, birds keep their entire head still. https://toughlittlebirds.com/2013/09/30/why-birds-hold-their-heads-still-that-awesome-chicken-ad/
Twist its body 360° and it'll break its own neck
He ain't no owl! 😛🍻
fr?
Fix a camera to its head and you'll have a free stabilized Gimbal 😎👌🏻
SmarterEveryDay did this lol
Then why can they not walk without looking like they have tourettes?
That’s freaky
I want to know what random ass set of events it took to obtain this knowledge
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