Superbowl @lemmy.world anon6789 @lemmy.world 2mo ago Shades On From Diana Rafferty YatsonGreat Horned owl with nictitating membrane covering its eyes as it prepares its recently caught prey.
From Diana Rafferty YatsonGreat Horned owl with nictitating membrane covering its eyes as it prepares its recently caught prey.
Check out this post and you can learn about owls' 3 different eyelids and the different functions they serve!You can also see how humans also have the vestige of the same protective membrane.
I had never seen this before!
Check out this post and you can learn about owls' 3 different eyelids and the different functions they serve!
You can also see how humans also have the vestige of the same protective membrane.
You can see them in action in the post from last week of a Long Ear guarding her nest from a magpie!
Thank you for the link!