From Middle Tennessee Raptor Center

Moon Pie was hit by a car in October and has spent the last few weeks recovering. After careful observation and enrichment activities, it was determined she is behaving normally again, and will be able to be released back into the wild this weekend!

Great job Moon Pie, and to everyone that took care of her!!!

  • BigBlackCockroach@lemmy.world
    1·
    11 months ago

    Think of them as eyebrows.

    Oh right, I get it, it’s because they are visual beings, who rely on their eyes, so it would also make sense to communicate through “facial expressions”

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      11 months ago

      Exactly!

      The other theory is it aids in camouflage by breaking up their outline, but I don’t feel it adds very much.

      Check out this post to see a number of hidden owls and I think you will agree the horns don’t add very much to what makes them invisible.