Zeus is a blind screech owl that was lucky enough to crash into just the right house, and now it’s a permanent resident of a wildlife center. It’s cute enough, as owls go (sure, they can be cute… until they take those talons and try to flay the flesh from your miserable bones), but what seems to have really interested people is the unusual appearance of the owls eyes. They seem to be missing both iris and lens, making them just big clear baubles, filled with flecks of collagen. The result is somewhat… celestial.

Meet Zeus: The Rescued Blind Owl With Stars In His Eyes