Why do owls have big eyes? Kuya Kim explains

Ever wondered why owls have such big eyes?

According to Kuya Kim on "24 Oras," Friday, this helps them see at night. Since they're nocturnal animals, they stay awake at night and sleep during the day.

They also do not have eyeballs like what humans have and instead have Instead they have tube-like eyes.

Since they cannot move their eyes, their heightened neck mobility does the trick in looking around.

Meanwhile, contrary to popular belief, it was found in a study that owls' cognitive ability is not as high as a parrot's.

The belief that owls are smart may have been because they are always seen in artworks with Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom.

—Franchesca Viernes/MGP, GMA Integrated News