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minus-square@BluesFlinkEnglish3•2 months agoI really doubt they can go 270 degrees in either direction.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoYou are wrong but recent research indicates that I may in fact also be wrong 😭😭 Owls may actually be able to turn their heads a full 360 degrees | New Scientist - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2413893-owls-may-actually-be-able-to-turn-their-heads-a-full-360-degrees/
minus-square@BluesFlinkEnglish3•2 months agoThat’s still not 270 in either direction, that would be a total of 540!! That’s seriously exorcist shit
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-22 months agoI know it’s not a scientific paper or anything, but a quick search led me to Smithsonian Magazine’s article: “Owls, on the other hand, can rotate their necks up to 270 degrees in either direction without damaging the vessels running below their heads…”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-22 months agoYou made me doubt myself lol, I was like “you’re right, 540° neck turning range seems excessive so I should do a search”
I really doubt they can go 270 degrees in either direction.
You are wrong but recent research indicates that I may in fact also be wrong 😭😭
Owls may actually be able to turn their heads a full 360 degrees | New Scientist - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2413893-owls-may-actually-be-able-to-turn-their-heads-a-full-360-degrees/
That’s still not 270 in either direction, that would be a total of 540!! That’s seriously exorcist shit
I know it’s not a scientific paper or anything, but a quick search led me to Smithsonian Magazine’s article:
I stand corrected, owls are indeed some exorcist shit
You made me doubt myself lol, I was like “you’re right, 540° neck turning range seems excessive so I should do a search”