The Himalayan vulture displays its striking “false eyes,” a clever adaptation that makes it appear larger and more intimidating

    by atul_targaryen

    30 Comments

    1. Caramel_Cactus on

      Me, an intellectual: GOOD LORD WHAT IS THIS NEW LARGE AND INTIMIDATING CREATURE

    2. HighwaySentinel on

      Not sure why it needs to look any more frightening. Those talons look like they mean business.

    3. RedSonGamble on

      My pastor says human nipples are false eyes to ward off predators. This is why being topless around horses is dangerous

    4. Nature is amazing. When it comes to details like this, I wonder if the vulture KNOWS that it appears there’s larger eyes behind their head, or if they think it’s their own head and eyes that are doing all of the intimidation.

    5. Plot twist: It’s actually the small head we think of as the real one which is false, a decoy, really. The real face of the bird is big enough to bite off a human’s head or to swallow a medium-sized dog with its wing-to-wing mouth full of a hundred teeth. (Yes, I know we think birds don’t have teeth. 🙃😱)

      >!/j obviously!<

    6. Percolator2020 on

      Haha yes I’m definitely not scared of the smaller head with the sharp beak and the very real talons.

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