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Are Owls Actually All That Wise?

Often depicted wearing glasses and graduation caps, owls are regarded as the brainiacs of the animal kingdom. While they’re not exactly dumb, they fall behind several bird species when it comes to intelligence.

— By Anna Green | Feb 26, 2024

Smart? Maybe. Cute? Definitely. Ian Douglas/500px/Getty Images

For thousands of years, from Ancient Greek legend to modern literature and TV, humans have portrayed owls as sage and wise. The intelligent owl appears in everything from The Iliad to Winnie the Pooh. But, it turns out, though they’re excellent hunters, owls probably aren’t any smarter than a lot of other birds.

In fact, they may be significantly worse at problem solving than other big-brained birds like crows and parrots. One study from 2013 found that great gray owls repeatedly failed a simple cognitive test—pulling a string to get a treat—that had been successfully solved by several other bird species. It doesn’t help that owls face some steep competition in the avian class. Ravens are often ranked as one of the most intelligent non-human species along with dolphins and chimpanzees.

Owls may not be as smart as their corvid cousins, but that doesn’t make them dumb. Studies have found that some owls actually practice a primitive form of tool use. According to a study published in the scientific journal Nature, burrowing owls have been observed using animal dung to lure dung beetles to their burrows, where they subsequently feast on the insects.

However, while animal tool use is always impressive, it doesn’t really mean that owls are “wise” by any human standards. Owls are extraordinary animals in their own right. They’re incredible hunters who have evolved specialized hearing, camouflaging plumage, and unique tubular eyes that help them catch their prey.

Why Are Owls Considered Wise?

But, if owls aren’t mysterious guardians of life’s secrets, hiding deep reservoirs of wisdom behind their giant yellow eyes, then why do we so frequently represent them that way? Where does that idea come from?

While many cultures feature owls in their mythology, not all societies see owls as wise. In India, for instance, owls are associated with ill-gained wealth and foolishness rather than wisdom. The pervasive myth of the wise owl, meanwhile, likely originated with legends of the Ancient Greek goddess Athena. The goddess of wisdom, Athena was often portrayed in art holding an owl, or described in literary works as “owl-eyed” or even “owl-faced.”

Owls’ large eyes may have led to them being typecast as wise sages in literature. The bird’s striking peepers may not hold the answers to the mysteries of the universe, but they do serve a special purpose. The size enables a sort of night vision, allowing them to spot faraway prey in the dark. But the saucer-like eyes are not without their flaws. Up close, the world becomes blurry, so owls use the small, bristly feathers on their beaks and talons to feel their immediate surroundings.

Because their eyes are tubular instead of spherical—meaning they extend far back into their heads—owls can’t roll them around their sockets. Instead they have to move their entire heads to look around—which they can do 135 degrees in either direction. If you ever wondered how owls are able to pull an Exorcist without dying, you can read more about the impressive adaptation here.

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Hello! Welcome to the Video Game Birds Tournament!

We'll be having a face off for all the cool and neat bird characters from assorted video games!

Here are some rules for submissions

What makes a Bird?

The character has to have a Beak (or beak like features) and Wings. Feathers and Talons aren't necessary, as long as its obvious the character is bird-like.

Chozos from Metroid don't have wings but do have a Beak and Feathers and their naming character have a bird in it. Samus, even though raised by them, is not a bird.

Fire Emblem's bird laguz will count. They only have wings when human but are an entire bird in their beast form. Yune from Radiant Dawn can count as she had taken form of a bird for a good portion of the game.

Not ALL Flying Type Pokemon are BIRDS! I will take Tornadus in Therian Forme but not Incarnete Form!

Comes from a Video Game!

The source material is a video game! So played on any console, PC, mobile game etc. I will not take Video Game adaptations of other media like a game of an anime.

Here are some characters that I am already going to add to the roster so no need to submit them!

Revali (Loz BotW)

Kass (Loz BotW)

Medli (Loz WW)

Falco Lombardi (Star Fox)

Berdley (Deltarune)

Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie)

Red (Angry Birds)

Some other things I have already decided, I will have an iconic bracket on the side (probably of the characters I've already presubmitted.) This bracket I could limit up to 10-12 characters.

I would like to limit up to Two characters per series, so in the case of pokemon, I can take up to two Per Region. In the case of LoZ I can take them per iteration. Since Revali and Kass will go in the iconic bracket, feel free to submit Teba and Tulin!

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