They are excellent predators, but they're not that intelligent. There is always a trade off. Owls are often used as imagery to represent intellect or wisdom but it's pretty much an ancient misunderstanding. Any corvid will beat an owl at intelligence. A true OP Animal would be excellent hunters AND be highly intelligent. Humans are a good example.

ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 200d

They're not, but who's going to stop them? The system is crumbling.

kureta@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 200d

That actual owl looks like a cubist rendition of an owl.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 200d

Corkscrew neck bones.

Janx@piefed.social · 7 pts · 200d

If you can make it to the same height, you're free to try as well!

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 200d

whos gonna stop them, the federal owl service? they can't even put a ladder up without hitting their head

Gork@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 200d (3 replies)

I'd like to put in an evolutionary pull request to upgrade the human body with the following features:

Bendy neck for gyroscopic head stabilization
Ultra-low latency zoomable vision
360° neck rotation

alberttcone@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 200d (2 replies)

Hold up, if we’re doing that we need to add internal gonads and separated food & air tubes.

veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 200d

2 cm longer arms so we can scratch that spot at the back, pls

LordMayor@piefed.social · 1 pts · 200d

As long as you’re redesigning us intelligently, straighten out that recurrent laryngeal nerve.

supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 200d

To see the Side Mice, duh

FauxPseudo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 200d (1 reply)

Someone has to. Might as well be them. It wasn't going to work on bears because bears can't fly.

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 200d

That you know of

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 200d

Next tier evolution.