BARRED OWL (ANTHROPOMORPHIC?) ‘LOVING’ BEHAVIORS

Barred Owl Pair Mutual Preening - Bonding Maintenance

There are barred owl behaviors that suggest they have a ‘loving’ relationship with their partners. This statement of anthropomorphism makes scientists squeamish and adamantly remind us we can’t decipher what the owls are really thinking or ‘feeling’. But to be fair, they struggle to scientifically establish their own feelings: “Love may be defined as an […]

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