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Owl tufts, such as the ones on either side of a Great Horned Owl's head, are used to communicate the owl's mood to other animals, or beings. The owl will point its head tufts forward to say, "I am watching you" out of irritation, and cautiousness. An example of this type of situation could be if one were to intrude upon its territory, or come within range of its nest. In this case, it would pounce upon its targeted intruder, aim for the eyes, and rip it to shreds. This can go for us humans too. If the tufts are aimed backward, or layed flat upon the owl's head, this means that the owls is relaxed, and will not attack unless persuaded. Such as one attacking it. However, the tufts of an owl are not solely for mood, but for camouflage. an owl can use these to make it look not as a normal owl, but to look for example part of a tree, and may look like bark, or little limbs of a tree to crows, and other birds that tend to annoy, and possibly in some cases kill the owl if a large group of crows were to come at once, and charge upon the owl.
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∙ 15y agoOwls have ear-tufts, feathers on the sides of the head used as camouflage , breaking up the outline of a roosting bird
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