I assume the opossum was busy giving a press conference somewhere on behalf of the group.
Love this - should also include a bat!
Good call - I took it upon myself to add one, here you go:
Who (!) misunderstands owls?? It is a big club though. Lots of spiders and bears.
Definitely not the superbowl community
There are still parts of the world that think owls are bad luck or ill omens and will kill them or drive them off.
That said, anything popping out of the dark or making sudden unexpected sounds is going to startle people pretty good. That's led to plenty of spooky stories and owl based spirits over the years.
I assume the opossum was busy giving a press conference somewhere on behalf of the group.