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Some owls like to hang out with their feline best friends, but this owl (whose name is Kuu) is the kind of owl who prefers to show up at the party solo. Watch here as it makes a big, grand, dramatic entrance in a video that’s equal parts mesmerizing and creepy. Pay special attention to its frantic eye movements.
As far as terrifying owl videos go, though, this is nothing compared to the owl who had to be escorted out of a house on a Swiffer:
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