Spoutories (RELOCATED) @Spoutories

Today’s #Spoutories prompt is #lie (word or inspiration)

Make a new post including the two hashtags. Write a one-spout story for the prompt.

Keep it clean as per Spoutible rules.

There are no time limits on previous prompts; use or re-use as you like.

Have fun!

07:48 AM - Mar 27, 2024

Alberto Pastor @albertopastor

"Parrots can be both incredible and demanding friends. For people more accustomed to fluffy mammalian companions, they can present some unexpected challenges. The long-living, intelligent and social birds need especially high amounts of attention and enrichment."
🦜🦜🦜 #Parrots #Curiosities #Nature

14 Fun Facts About Parrots: They Can Sing, Use Tools and Live a Long, Long Time | Science| Smithsonian Magazine

And one species can even weigh as much as a house cat

12:57 PM - Mar 27, 2024

Alberto Pastor @albertopastor

"Researchers have previously thought that the hunters zero in on rodents’ ultrasonic vibrations. But the new experiments suggest owls could also be picking up lower-pitched sounds, for instance those created by voles digging tunnels under the snow."
🦉🐁🏔️ #SuperbOwlSpecial #Hunting #Wildlife

How this owl detects prey hiding under mounds of snow

The great gray owl likely has a clever strategy for zeroing in on small rodents during the winter, a new study says.

10:41 AM - Feb 11, 2024

Alberto Pastor @albertopastor

"Decades of excavations in ancient burial pits in the Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Spain and Portugal) have unearthed more than 4,000 palm-sized slate owl plaques engraved with geometric images of owls, dated about 5000 years, in the Copper Age."
🦉👧🏽👦🏼 #SuperbOwlSpecial #Archaeology #History

Enigmatic Copper Age Owl Plaques Were Made by Children, Study Claims | Ancient Origins

Spanish archaeologists believe that ancient owl plaques found in the Iberian Peninsula were actually created by children.

11:10 AM - Feb 11, 2024

Alberto Pastor @albertopastor

"From the ancient myths of Greece and Rome to the rich tapestry of Native American legends, owls have woven themselves into the very fabric of human culture, becoming powerful symbols of wisdom, magic, and protection."
🦉📜 #SuperbOwlSpecial #Symbolism #History #Culture #Folklore

Owl Symbolism & Meaning: Everything You Need To Know

Owl symbolism and meaning have been around for centuries. Learn more about what Owls symbolize across cultures and folklore!

11:19 AM - Feb 11, 2024

Isa-Lee Wolf @IsaLeeWolf

If you've gotten away with saying condescending things to women, and then you try me, and you're like "what is this woman's DEAL," it's this:

No woman likes it. No woman enjoys it. No woman thinks it's funny, no woman has just "moved on."

This is the first safe place on the planet to say so.

03:49 PM - Feb 09, 2024

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Inconclusive Laura®️ @Canyonsfan

10:24 PM - Feb 09, 2024