Saturday

The sweet interaction captured in the video  is warming our hearts.

The clip of Louise, a Eurasian eagle-owl, showing affection for a dog named Annie. Louise is a rescued owl and she cannot be returned to the wild

The Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle owl resident in much of Eurasia. It is sometimes called the European Eagle-Owl and is, in Europe where it is the only member of its genus besides the Snowy Owl (B. scandiacus), occasionally abbreviated to just Eagle-Owl. In India, it is often called the Indian Great Horned Owl, though this may cause confusion with the similarly named American bird. It is one of the largest species of owls.

The Eurasian Eagle Owl is largely nocturnal in activity, as are most owl species. The call of the Eagle Owl is a deep resonant ooh-hu with emphasis on the first syllable for the male, and a more high-pitched uh-Hu for the female. Each member of an Eagle Owl population can be identified by means of its vocalizations.


This broad-winged species has a strong direct flight, usually consisting of shallow wing beats and long, fast glides. It has, unusually for an owl, also been known to soar on updrafts on a few occasions. The latter method of flight has led them to be mistaken for Buteos, which are smaller and quite differently proportioned
(Source: Wikipedia)



Responses to "Eurasian Eagle-Owl Cuddling With Dog (Video)"

  1. Anonymous says:

    Is the dog a Bearded Collie? I have a Beardie and they look very much alike.

  2. Anonymous says:

    i also had a "Griffon"thats the name of the dogbreed, she was the most gentle and loving dog i ever had...:)

  3. Anonymous says:

    The dog is a Spinone Italiano.

  4. Anonymous says:

    but maybe a Griffon.

  5. Ray Ethier says:

    It is always so wonderful to see love and affection shown between species

  6. Padily says:

    looks more like a labradoodle.

  7. Anonymous says:

    Young owl that is perhaps a rescue bird taken in at a young age, which is why it would love on the dog - buddies.

  8. Anonymous says:

    The dog looks like a German Wirehair to me. The owl is beautiful!! This is awesome!!

  9. Anonymous says:

    People could learn so much from supposedly dumb animals...

  10. Anonymous says:

    Hey, careful with those claws, You could put an eye out with those things.

  11. Foxie says:

    I was given a spotted eagle owl whose one wing had been damaged by some youngsters, thus unable to fly, then after some months took it to a nature reserve to keep a yellow-billed kite company whose one wing was also permanently damaged by its previous owner/s who had put a metal ring around the wing, so Hitler - as it was named - wold never fly again. But Spot, my owl began hopping on to low branches, exercising its wing and one day my friend at the reserve excitedly phoned to tell me that Spot was actually flying! Wonderful news!!! Thus Spot's story had a very happy ending!!!

Write a comment

Stats

Archives

Pages