Woman takes home a special needs owl. Here's what happened.

[catbyte]

[Deuxcents]

1. That would be me if I could..owls are unique and just downright 😎

[Emile]

2. Most owls live in captivity for 20 to 30 years.

[debm55]

3. How beautiful. The owl is so sweet and the woman is an angel. Thank you very much for sharing catbyte.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. She should be a LOT more careful about letting that beak and those talons anywhere her face and especially eyes !

It looks cute, but if anything startles that owl, it could be disastrous.

Stacey O'Brien learned the hard way -- and she was a wildlife biologist specializing in owls. She knew that an owl's natural reaction when threatened is to go for the eyes with those talons. She raised a barn owl (male) from birth and they had a very comfortable relationship, but when something caused him to panic, he bit her hand so hard that his upper and lower beak penetrated deep enough into her flesh that they met. It was just the owl's instinctive defense behavior, and it had no lasting effect, but still ...

BOOK REC! https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Wesley-the-Owl/Stacey-OBrien/9781416551775

[Solly Mack]

5. :)