This Bird Of Prey Tries To Intimidate A Defenseless Family Cat By Showing How Big It Is
Owls are majestic creatures. They’re one of the most adorable and mysterious birds out there. However, they are not as innocent as they may look sometimes. After all, owls are called birds of prey for a reason. Being good hunters, these birds live on a diet of various creatures such as insects, mice, rats, hares, and some of them can even hunt fish. Owls are one of the most silent birds of prey with excellent night vision and hearing, so many poor little creatures out there stand no chance against these predators. If that’s not scary enough for you, these animals are known to sometimes attack humans. For instance, a great horned owl, whose talons have a clutching force of 500 psi (similar to the bite of a large guard dog), repeatedly struck the scalp of a jogger in Salem, Oregon in 2015.
Recently, someone shared a video of an owl trying to intimidate and scare away a cat
Recently, someone took a video of a startled and confused family cat who somehow almost got its butt kicked by an angry owl. The cat and many of us (thanks to the video) found out what owls look like when they really don’t want to be messed with. The angry bird in the video assumed an extremely threatening position with its wings puffed up, looking almost twice its size. After seeing such an intimidating sight, the poor kitty froze in fear and didn’t even think about fighting back.
When we think of owls, we usually imagine them as adorable and extremely cute creatures
But they can get quite terrifying really fast. Just look at this angry little ball of fluff!
Image credits: Etienne
Here’s how big and intimidating owls look when they face a threatening situation
Here’s another one trying to scare a cat away
Image credits: julietvanree
Clearly, these are the animals you don’t want to mess with!
Here’s how people reacted to the video
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Share on FacebookWhy do so many people think all birds are harmless for cats? A bird of prey can easily kill a cat.
Last year a bald eagle try to catch my cat, by the time I saw it and start running in the field it had plunge on it at least 3 times, the cat was trying to catch it at first, when he realize he was in danger he looked like a porcupine and decide to run toward the house. Wish I could have filmed it, but my cat life was more important.
Load More Replies...Owls eat cats.... I thought veryone knew that? ... Wow, I really am a farm girl at heart. You ain't lived till you've had to use a broom to beat away a barn owl that is doing its best Mothman imitation.
An owl that surprises a cat, yes. But an owl will think twice of actually trying to snatch an angry cat... As all predators, it's not about winning the fight (it's not for territory here!), it's about getting your next few meals too -- if a wing gets damaged it starves.
Load More Replies..."Poor kitties" are not harmless. They are hunters and always ready to have a go at birds, in particular defenseless young birds. The owl may have been defending her young. Anyway, it does not harm the cat to be shown her limits.
ideally neither animal would die. owls play important roles in nature, and your cat should be inside anyway (or outside under close supervision). even if the owl couldn't pick up the cat and leave, it can still fly, and has talons and a sharp beak. the cat could really get hurt if it tried to pick a fight, or happened to run away in a rabbit-like fashion.
Catlady6000, aren't you glad that cannibalism is over?
Load More Replies...You should see how trophy hunters puff up when they pose for pictures with an animal they just killed (and "respect") for pleasure of killing.
Defenseless cat… that kills and kills and kills for absolutely no other reason than to play with its prey. Our native wildlife, including raptors kill to eat and feed their young, and to also protect their nest and tree. Cat owners are to blame for letting their cat out the door.
That owl is so cute and scary at the same time Owl puffed out and kitty said i can do that to, while also being puffed up 😂 glad to see owl didn't steal kitty for a snack!
I was in my living room in Rutland VT one day and a snowy owl crashed into the large picture window and then flew away leaving a bloody smear from the body of the squirrel that had lived in my front yard tree. Yeah they look cute, but owls are serious predators of small mammals. Since the Arctic has been warming the snowies are moving south looking for food.
I will give the kitty a pic of owl showing its legs. He can threathen the owl 🤣🤣🤣
there is actually not that much bird under all those feathers but it looks extremely impressive
As stated above, we have owls that would make short work of that cat. A tasty treat, apparently.
I am rooting for the owls! Keep your cats indoors where they belong.
Cats kill 2.4 Billion birds every year in the US alone. Good for the owl.
Everyone I've known who has openly hated cats, has been a total a**h**** in every way. Not just with cats.
Load More Replies...Why do so many people think all birds are harmless for cats? A bird of prey can easily kill a cat.
Last year a bald eagle try to catch my cat, by the time I saw it and start running in the field it had plunge on it at least 3 times, the cat was trying to catch it at first, when he realize he was in danger he looked like a porcupine and decide to run toward the house. Wish I could have filmed it, but my cat life was more important.
Load More Replies...Owls eat cats.... I thought veryone knew that? ... Wow, I really am a farm girl at heart. You ain't lived till you've had to use a broom to beat away a barn owl that is doing its best Mothman imitation.
An owl that surprises a cat, yes. But an owl will think twice of actually trying to snatch an angry cat... As all predators, it's not about winning the fight (it's not for territory here!), it's about getting your next few meals too -- if a wing gets damaged it starves.
Load More Replies..."Poor kitties" are not harmless. They are hunters and always ready to have a go at birds, in particular defenseless young birds. The owl may have been defending her young. Anyway, it does not harm the cat to be shown her limits.
ideally neither animal would die. owls play important roles in nature, and your cat should be inside anyway (or outside under close supervision). even if the owl couldn't pick up the cat and leave, it can still fly, and has talons and a sharp beak. the cat could really get hurt if it tried to pick a fight, or happened to run away in a rabbit-like fashion.
Catlady6000, aren't you glad that cannibalism is over?
Load More Replies...You should see how trophy hunters puff up when they pose for pictures with an animal they just killed (and "respect") for pleasure of killing.
Defenseless cat… that kills and kills and kills for absolutely no other reason than to play with its prey. Our native wildlife, including raptors kill to eat and feed their young, and to also protect their nest and tree. Cat owners are to blame for letting their cat out the door.
That owl is so cute and scary at the same time Owl puffed out and kitty said i can do that to, while also being puffed up 😂 glad to see owl didn't steal kitty for a snack!
I was in my living room in Rutland VT one day and a snowy owl crashed into the large picture window and then flew away leaving a bloody smear from the body of the squirrel that had lived in my front yard tree. Yeah they look cute, but owls are serious predators of small mammals. Since the Arctic has been warming the snowies are moving south looking for food.
I will give the kitty a pic of owl showing its legs. He can threathen the owl 🤣🤣🤣
there is actually not that much bird under all those feathers but it looks extremely impressive
As stated above, we have owls that would make short work of that cat. A tasty treat, apparently.
I am rooting for the owls! Keep your cats indoors where they belong.
Cats kill 2.4 Billion birds every year in the US alone. Good for the owl.
Everyone I've known who has openly hated cats, has been a total a**h**** in every way. Not just with cats.
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