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Owls cannot move their eyes.

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An owl’s eyes are tube-shaped and held in place by bony rings, so they cannot roll in their sockets. Instead, owls can turn their heads about 270 degrees, thanks to extra neck vertebrae and special blood vessel adaptations.

Source: Owl (Wikipedia)

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