Cute or Creepy?
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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
Ric
So good! that is way cute and I need at least 4 of them.
James Tracy
Agreed Ric. Quite cute indeed. But I'd say I'd need at least 8, train them to fight, and become a supervillain.
Namowal
He's cute, but I bet he could shred your fingers if he got cranky.
Kalel
Lovely eyes, but she'll never be a model with a beak like that.
LisaL
Wow, those eyes are insane. Very cute though! Was loving those headrubs... so cute!
MisterHobbes
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?
Doom
Its a furby
BlessedBlogger
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.
Frau
Cute.
Would make a good buddy to the little elf owls at the rescue/education center down the road from me.
star4578
Very cute!
Johnny Cat
That was unreal. So cute, and I don't think I've ever seen a bird be so receptive to human touch before!
lol
haha owl orgasm.
zav
Lol: It's more like an owlgasm.
Thomas
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.
J
o rly?
CatsVillage
what can I say that has not been said... but man that is one cute lil owly. thanks for sharing
smee
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!
Mytake
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.
K!P
++ on J. that really made me laugh!
Stripy Socks
What an amazing bird... spooky looking, almost looks like a Jim Henson puppet with the eye-lids! Would love one as a pet 
Ali S.
Well, isn't that the darnedest thing. It's absolutely cute as heck!
Kathy
Is that a real bird? It's very cute!
skidworth
"Well, isn’t that the darnedest thing. It’s absolutely cute as heck!"
methinks someone may be from minnesota!
Eric
I'd go with cute, but would hold off on a decision until I see it rip apart a small mammal.
Tami
It's amazing that it let's someone that close. And it's rather cute.
stephbot
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...
Ali S.
@ skidworth
Actually, I'm Canadian, eh! :p
christina
He is cute,but he should be in the wild not in someones house.....
Frau
@ 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.
Mytake
Thanks Frau, that's very interesting information, I didn't know that! Anyone discovered the name of this bird btw?
DOJ
Cute. Just don't feed it after midnight.
DaveL
Ohmygosh... that was so cute it made my endocrine system explode!
Padraig
Cuteness overload!
marcnm
Don't get them wet or feed them after midnight!
marcnm
marcnm
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.
katzebot
@stephbot: Baahhh hahahahaha!
Waaants one!
Flu-Bird
Like the terrorbirds which some think was the top predator of his days but at least that birdie wont eat you like the terrorbird would have
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