Shrink wrapped owls

[BlueKrono]

Apparently the DTF aren't the only ones who kvetch about shrink wrapping theropods. The internet just got ahold of this picture of owls without their feathers, and it's making waves on the social medias.

http://www.boredpanda.com/owls-without-feathers/

[Killekor]

Oh no! Poor Howl 

Killekor

[PumperKrickel]

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[Reptilia]

These people get easily shocked, I assume they must have never eaten a chicken.

[CityRaptor]

But all of this was just a little bit too much for the Internet to handle, with people saying the creatures in the picture might as well be dinosaurs or aliens.

Well, duh, they are Dinosaurs.

[Silvanusaurus]

"Wait... If you take the feathers off an owl... it looks like a bird without feathers?!!?!! OMG MIND=BLOWN!!!!!"
It always amazes me how naive people can be, especially en masse on the internet. What did they expect? That it would look the same shape, but just fleshy instead of feathered? Because that would be freaky. Why is this suddenly a 'thing'? Anyone could have just googled pictures of featherless owls at any time.

[BlueKrono]

Things 'suddenly being a "thing"' is one of the most telling signs of our times. The Age of Viral. Anyways, has anyone ever seen a bear with mange?

[stargatedalek]

Owls are specially designed to be this shrink-wrapped, even their bones show evidence of it. Just saying before someone says "and you people complain "x-brand-of-dinosaurs" is shrink-wrapped".

[Halichoeres]

Things 'suddenly being a "thing"' is one of the most telling signs of our times. The Age of Viral. Anyways, has anyone ever seen a bear with mange?

I've seen the photos. Reminds me of my great aunt Liz.

[BlueKrono]

Things 'suddenly being a "thing"' is one of the most telling signs of our times. The Age of Viral. Anyways, has anyone ever seen a bear with mange?

I've seen the photos. Reminds me of my great aunt Liz.

#shotsfired

[Nanuqsaurus]

If you look into the ears of an owl, you can see the backside of their eyeballs. Not very relevant to the shrink wrapping, but it's another example of the freaky evolution of owls, and it's just a cool fact.

[BlueKrono]

If you look into the ears of an owl, you can see the backside of their eyeballs. Not very relevant to the shrink wrapping, but it's another example of the freaky evolution of owls, and it's just a cool fact.

I hear the same is true about a certain recently elected official. 

[Gwangi]

I'm always happy when topics concerning natural history go viral. The general public is far to ignorant and unconcerned with the creatures they share the planet with. Although this isn't shocking to us it's a great example of bird anatomy and I'm happy to see it making the rounds. I've seen naked birds before but this owl is truly bizarre looking.

[BlueKrono]

Imagine trying to recreate an owl from skeletal remains as an artist. Just think of the possibilities for raptors and other dinos normally depicted as lithe or emaciated... I bet some of then would have blown our minds in real life by how off we were.

[Dobber]

Imagine trying to recreate an owl from skeletal remains as an artist. Just think of the possibilities for raptors and other dinos normally depicted as lithe or emaciated... I bet some of then would have blown our minds in real life by how off we were.

I often think that too. Like if someone could go back in time ad see real dinosaurs would we recognize favorites like "Raptors" or Tyransaurs ect.

Chris

[Faelrin]

I remember I saw this on imgur the other day, posted in the comments of an owl image dump. Was thinking about sharing it in here in fact, because it reminded me so much of "shrink-wrapped" dinosaurs. Yeah, I didn't know about this until recently. Then again I don't tend to wonder and go looking for what lies beneath feathers on modern birds, unless it is something I eat like turkey or chicken. Maybe I should since this fascinated me.

[The Atroxious]

These people get easily shocked, I assume they must have never eaten a chicken.

To be fair, the types of chickens that are sold for food are specifically bred for muscular hypertrophy. Even if someone has seen a whole chicken on the dinner table, it's not quite the same thing as looking at a wild featherless bird. It would be like if someone was raised in a society where everyone was a 'roided up bodybuilder, then eventually saw what the average person looked like.

People like you and I might not be shocked because we're used to looking at paravian skeletal structures, the average person wouldn't even be thinking about what the bird looks like under the feathers.

I remember I saw this on imgur the other day, posted in the comments of an owl image dump. Was thinking about sharing it in here in fact, because it reminded me so much of "shrink-wrapped" dinosaurs. Yeah, I didn't know about this until recently. Then again I don't tend to wonder and go looking for what lies beneath feathers on modern birds, unless it is something I eat like turkey or chicken. Maybe I should since this fascinated me.

This is why I'm not always opposed to shrink wrapping dinosaurs. There are some bony structures that are commonly seen on terrestrial vertebrates, such as the shoulders, hips, ribs and elbows. The skin has to be incredibly thick before these features disappear entirely on a healthy animal, and very few animals have skin that thick, so I am not a fan of obscuring certain bones altogether. My issue with shrink wrapping is when the artist doesn't seem to understand how and where major muscle groups attach, and so leaves some large and conspicuous muscles absent, such as the rectus abdominis and latissimus dorsi.

[Reptilia]

Hypertrophic or not if you have ever seen any bird before it reaches your dinner table you have an idea of how a featherless body looks like, these people simply doesn't want to turn on their brains for five seconds and realize such a simple thing because they have to be shocked to that random thing somebody pointed them out on social media. It's a sort of induced idiocy.

[Sinornis]

I'm always happy when topics concerning natural history go viral. The general public is far to ignorant and unconcerned with the creatures they share the planet with. Although this isn't shocking to us it's a great example of bird anatomy and I'm happy to see it making the rounds. I've seen naked birds before but this owl is truly bizarre looking.

I agree wholeheartedly with this statement, people are out-of-touch with natural history in general. I photographed this Eastern Bluebird embryo after the eggs were abandoned due to an ant invasion in my nest box. One egg cracked open while I was removing them from the box, revealing this incredible study.

http://avianmusing.blogspot.com/

[Digibasherx]

Apparently the DTF aren't the only ones who kvetch about shrink wrapping theropods. The internet just got ahold of this picture of owls without their feathers, and it's making waves on the social medias.

http://www.boredpanda.com/owls-without-feathers/

Kill it with FIRE!!


In all seriousness, that's pretty awesome.