User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter X Discussion/@comment-5963861-20150713035455/@comment-5020152-20150714142221

^ Owls in real life ARE pretty nasty if you provoke them. I remember reading an article that mentioned someone climbing a tree that happened to contain a great horned owl nest. He didn't last long.

I don't blame the owl, though. I'm chalking that one up to human stupidity.