Lemmy to Today I learned@lemmy.ml • edit-21 year agoSome owls have skinny long legslemm.eeimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down18
arrow-up1340arrow-down1imageSome owls have skinny long legslemm.eeLemmy to Today I learned@lemmy.ml • edit-21 year agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-square@Seleni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink24•1 year agoThose are jesses used to let the handlers keep ahold of the bird while on their glove, as well as tether the bird to a perch. So basically the bird version of a leash.
minus-squareASeriesOfPoorChoiceslinkfedilink13•1 year agobecause slavery is still legal in some parts of the world. we’re not free unless we’re ALL free! VIVA LA REVOLUTION!
minus-square@wolfpack86@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•1 year agoOr to keep it from clawing its handler to death for exposing his secret.
Why is it chained up like that?
Those are jesses used to let the handlers keep ahold of the bird while on their glove, as well as tether the bird to a perch. So basically the bird version of a leash.
because slavery is still legal in some parts of the world.
we’re not free unless we’re ALL free!
VIVA LA REVOLUTION!
Probably to keep it from flying away
Or to keep it from clawing its handler to death for exposing his secret.