Cute or Creepy?

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal, Video Clips on April 7, 2009 at 9:26 am



(YouTube link)

This little guy looks like a Furby come to life! A commenter at YouTube identified this as the Spot-bellied Eagle Owl {wiki} which is native to southeast Asia. -via Arbroath


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37 comments to "Cute or Creepy?"

  1. Ric
    April 7th, 2009 at 9:45 am

    So good! that is way cute and I need at least 4 of them.

  2. James Tracy
    April 7th, 2009 at 9:59 am

    Agreed Ric. Quite cute indeed. But I'd say I'd need at least 8, train them to fight, and become a supervillain.

  3. Namowal
    April 7th, 2009 at 10:54 am

    He's cute, but I bet he could shred your fingers if he got cranky.

  4. Kalel
    April 7th, 2009 at 10:58 am

    Lovely eyes, but she'll never be a model with a beak like that.

  5. LisaL
    April 7th, 2009 at 11:15 am

    Wow, those eyes are insane. Very cute though! Was loving those headrubs... so cute!

  6. MisterHobbes
    April 7th, 2009 at 11:16 am

    The lady in the video says:

    "more?"
    "Okay, that's enought."
    "You want more."

    in the local Malay language, she sounds very Malaysian. probably taken in KL Bird Park?

  7. Doom
    April 7th, 2009 at 11:25 am

    Its a furby

  8. BlessedBlogger
    April 7th, 2009 at 11:25 am

    I'm gonna go with cute but that doesn't mean I'd want to wake up in the middle of the night with one on my chest staring me down. Remember folks, no matter how cute they are, birds are just dinosaurs in disguise. Given half a chance they'd still eat you.

  9. Frau
    April 7th, 2009 at 11:38 am

    Cute.
    Would make a good buddy to the little elf owls at the rescue/education center down the road from me.

  10. star4578
    April 7th, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    Very cute!

  11. Johnny Cat
    April 7th, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    That was unreal. So cute, and I don't think I've ever seen a bird be so receptive to human touch before!

  12. lol
    April 7th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    haha owl orgasm.

  13. zav
    April 7th, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    Lol: It's more like an owlgasm.

  14. Thomas
    April 7th, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    That's pretty cute. I like how when it closes its eyes, they look like they're still open, thanks to the white eyelids. Very neat adaptation.

  15. J
    April 7th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    o rly?

  16. CatsVillage
    April 7th, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    what can I say that has not been said... but man that is one cute lil owly. thanks for sharing

  17. smee
    April 7th, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    how can you possibly think this is creepy? that is about the cutest owl i've ever seen and its way better than the orly owl!

  18. Mytake
    April 7th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Both. It's uncanny how it really looks like it fully delights in being petted. OTOH, that's a sharp beak and it's most definitely not a domestic animal.

  19. K!P
    April 7th, 2009 at 4:47 pm

    ++ on J. that really made me laugh!

  20. Stripy Socks
    April 7th, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    What an amazing bird... spooky looking, almost looks like a Jim Henson puppet with the eye-lids! Would love one as a pet :D

  21. Ali S.
    April 7th, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    Well, isn't that the darnedest thing. It's absolutely cute as heck!

  22. Kathy
    April 7th, 2009 at 8:28 pm

    Is that a real bird? It's very cute!

  23. skidworth
    April 7th, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    "Well, isn’t that the darnedest thing. It’s absolutely cute as heck!"

    methinks someone may be from minnesota!

  24. Eric
    April 7th, 2009 at 11:00 pm

    I'd go with cute, but would hold off on a decision until I see it rip apart a small mammal.

  25. Tami
    April 8th, 2009 at 1:13 am

    It's amazing that it let's someone that close. And it's rather cute.

  26. stephbot
    April 8th, 2009 at 3:12 am

    I'm going to go ahead and say 'creepy' based partly on the fact that it makes the same sound the black smoke monster from Lost does...

  27. Ali S.
    April 8th, 2009 at 7:54 am

    @ skidworth

    Actually, I'm Canadian, eh! :p

  28. christina
    April 8th, 2009 at 10:20 am

    He is cute,but he should be in the wild not in someones house.....

  29. Frau
    April 8th, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    @ mytake > birs like their necks scratched because it mimics mutual preening that a mate would do.

    @ Christina > I think he is at some sort of rescue place. Or an indoor environment.

  30. Mytake
    April 8th, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    Thanks Frau, that's very interesting information, I didn't know that! Anyone discovered the name of this bird btw?

  31. DOJ
    April 9th, 2009 at 1:01 am

    Cute. Just don't feed it after midnight.

  32. DaveL
    April 9th, 2009 at 2:42 am

    Ohmygosh... that was so cute it made my endocrine system explode!

  33. Padraig
    April 9th, 2009 at 10:15 am

    Cuteness overload!

  34. marcnm
    April 9th, 2009 at 11:15 am

    Don't get them wet or feed them after midnight!

  35. marcnm
    April 9th, 2009 at 11:16 am

    http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/06/15/so-cute/

  36. marcnm
    April 9th, 2009 at 11:36 am

    Reminds me of this...

    "He's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be living... until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white..."

    Okay I'm done.

  37. katzebot
    April 11th, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    @stephbot: Baahhh hahahahaha!

    Waaants one!


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