How do owls achieve noiseless flight?

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How do owls achieve noiseless flight?

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Answer 1

Easy– if you were to compare an owl feather to, say, a goose feather, you would see that the owl feathers have fluffy ends, which massively deafen the bird’s flight noise. Alternatively, a goose feather is significantly more rigid, with no fluff at the ends to deafen the flight.