they move like a Max Fleischer animation

HOLY FUCK

AWWW.

Creepy, adorable, and far too short a clip.

Baby cockatiels behave in a very similar manner while they're still all naked and nestbound, sounding like a hissing pit of snakes. They, too, manage to be cute somehow.

Imagine hearing this on a pitch black night, all alone. I'll admit, I'd shit myself.

Also: Needs 'what hell sounds like' tag.

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Ah, barn owls.

The adults make even creepier noises, ranging from high-pitched shrieks that sound like children screaming, to sharp raspy clicks that sound like a witch cackling.

We used to live in a really rural area and those noises would come out of the woods at night.

AWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

AWWW OH MY GOD CUTER THAN CUTE

BEYOND CUTE

CUTE SUPERLATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can see those boiling out of a gateway to hell.

Nothing personal, owls!

What part of my primeval brain tells me that's the hiss of serious, eye scratching hurt?

Imagine giant owls bigger than you doing this. At night. With nowhere to run.