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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So there’s barn owls and barred owls? Who is coming up with these names?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Scientists have a long seemingly treasured history of trolling everything with their naming of stuff. Not a scientist, so I can't confirm. But from the outside it sure looks like they have a lot of fun with it.