12 Mar 2012

Video of Eagle-owl yawning and stretching

by BESG | posted in: Comfort behaviour, Owls | 0

Allan Teo contributed this video clip showing a juvenile Eagle-owl (Bubo sp.) yawning and stretching. Birds yawn to get rid of excess heat.

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