# Cutest Owl In The World **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 19, 2011, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443 "2011-11-19T10:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BeaMyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/1 "2011-11-19T10:47:14Z")
Maybe cutest bird ever [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ajc6xr6mNeY/hqdefault.jpg "Tickling a Pygmy Owl") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajc6xr6mNeY) Be prepared to go AWWWWW before you click the link ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/2 "2011-11-19T12:03:45Z")
I love the fluttering eyelashes. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/3 "2011-11-19T12:35:24Z")
Awwwww. Too cute. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/4 "2011-11-19T12:58:58Z")
Who doesn’t like a good scritch? ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/5 "2011-11-19T13:01:17Z")
Awwwwwww! May I also present, for your viewing pleasure, [an owl enjoying a lovely scratch on his head](http://www.wimp.com/lovelyowl/). ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/6 "2011-11-19T13:11:19Z")
Scritchy-scritchy-scritchy! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/7 "2011-11-19T13:50:58Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Who doesn’t like a good scritch? Everybody loves a scritch! Especially a [slow loris](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9f-6jygRJk). ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/8 "2011-11-19T16:14:44Z")
Awwwwww! I want an adorable owl to scritch too! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/9 "2011-11-20T03:51:28Z")
Want! ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/10 "2011-11-20T04:50:03Z")
Owls all look animatronic and adorable. and here’s a freaky owl for you, watch the video [http://blogs.discovery.com/animal\_oddities/2010/05/transformer-owl.html](http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_oddities/2010/05/transformer-owl.html) ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/11 "2011-11-20T04:53:08Z")
What the hell kind of owl is this, and how do I get one? ---
**Author:** ![SeaCanary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@SeaCanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaCanary)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/12 "2011-11-20T05:31:39Z")
I had no idea owls could be so expressive. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/13 "2011-11-20T05:56:22Z")
I suddenly have the intense urge to get a pet owl. That little guy is just absurdly cute. ---
**Author:** ![BeaMyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2bfe46/32.png) [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/14 "2011-11-20T07:25:02Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > What the hell kind of owl is this, and how do I get one? It’s a pygmy owl > **[Pygmy owl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_owl)** > > See text > Pygmy owls are members of the genus Glaucidium. They belong to the typical owl family, Strigidae. > The genus consists of 29 species distributed worldwide. These are mostly small owls, and some of the species are called "owlets". The genus includes nocturnal, diurnal, and crepuscular species. Birds in this genus mainly hunt large insects and other small prey. > The genus Glaucidium was introduced in 1826 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. The type species was designated as the Euras... ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/15 "2011-11-20T11:39:44Z")
I’ve been lucky enough to have an owl choose my yard to hang out in at both of my last two homes. The current one is a little too far down the hill for me to really enjoy, but the first one hung out very close to the house and even let us get close enough to get some pretty cool pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/16 "2011-11-20T12:25:53Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Owls all look animatronic and adorable. > > and here’s a freaky owl for you, watch the video > [http://blogs.discovery.com/animal\_oddities/2010/05/transformer-owl.html](http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_oddities/2010/05/transformer-owl.html) Count Dracu-Owl! ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/17 "2011-11-20T19:29:05Z")
More owl scritchy goodness: [Malay Eagle Owl - Kitty - YouTube](http://youtu.be/4r577ytYTZM) ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/18 "2011-11-20T22:45:24Z")
Who knew owls could be so personable?? ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/19 "2011-11-21T01:15:17Z")
Mr. Lissar says we aren’t getting one. He’s mean and has no soul. ---
**Author:** ![SeaCanary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@SeaCanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaCanary)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443/20 "2011-11-22T16:44:37Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Owls all look animatronic and adorable. > > and here’s a freaky owl for you, watch the video > [http://blogs.discovery.com/animal\_oddities/2010/05/transformer-owl.html](http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_oddities/2010/05/transformer-owl.html) [Southern White Faced Scops Owl from South Africa](http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-amazing-transforming-owl) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutest-owl-in-the-world/603443.md?page=2)