While it is true that owls, like all other warm-blooded animals, can carry rabies, it is highly unlikely that you would get it from any of these creatures. Since owls do not typically eat bugs, they are not a high risk for carrying rabies like some other animals.
Typically owls eat smaller animals on the ground, such as squirrels and other types of rodents. Although it possible for an owl to carry rabies, it is not likely at all. Most of the birds that have been carriers of rabies were intentionally infected with it for experimental reasons.
Well isn’t that weird. You say owls are unlikely to get rabies BECAUSE they DONT eat insects. But insects do NOT get rabies. Usually only mammals.
That being said, RODENTS (such as squirrels, raccoons, etc) are VERY likely to carry the disease. So if , as you say, owls mostly feeds on small animals, then they’re more inclined to get Rabies !
I hate it when people write very serious articles when they’re absolutely not aware of anything. Biggest danger ever on the internet.
I wanted to know the likelihood or percentage of owls with rabies and some idiot wrote this article. Why.