FAES, bitches! (Flight At Every Size) This owl was found in a ditch; they thought it was injured, but turns out it was just too fat to fly.  (So it had to buy two seats.  Ba-dum!) Rescued Owl Was Too Fat to Fly Thankfully, a strict diet allowed it to overcome Muh Owl Genetics so it could be released back into the wild: Obese Owl Too Fat to Fly is Released Back Into the Wild After Following 'Strict' Diet It's still mentally traumatized by the owl fat-shaming, though.