Белолицая совка / Northern white-faced owl / Ptilopsis leucotis

Northern White Faced Owl - Amazing Transformer Owl The Northern White Faced Owl has a rather notable defense mechanism. When faced with another owl slightly larger than it, the bird flares its wings to appear larger. When faced with something much larger than itself, it pulls its feathers inwards, elongates its body, and narrows its eyes to thin slits. It is thought that it uses this ability to camouflage itself, and it shares the ability with relatives like the African scops owl. In fact, many different
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