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Item Number: SCP-5379

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-5379 has been labeled and is currently [[image contained inside a standard display case that is located at Site 105’s storage facilities. Any interactions outside of viewing SCP-5379 are strictly prohibited, unless authorization is given by a staff member of level 3 clearance or higher. Similarly, SCP-5379 should only be removed from its containment for the purposes of research. Changes in the object’s behavioral patterns are to be monitored and compiled for evaluation at the end of each month.

Description: SCP-5379 presents itself as a ceramic figurine depicting what appears to be a horned owl. Its design has been noted as being simplistic and ''cartoonish'' in nature, presumably to better disguise itself as an unassuming shelf ornament. SCP-5379 remains completely stationary until the preconditions of its activation are met, at which point it will come to life and begin to fluently imitate the mannerisms of an actual member of the owl species. Said preconditions include placing SCP-5379 in a sufficiently open space and uttering the phrase █████████████, while ███████████████. SCP-5379 is capable of both flight and vocalization that is consistent with the species it portrays, despite seemingly lacking the biological traits necessary for either. The time-frame during which it remains active has, so far, been too inconsistent to narrow down. Generally, it doesn’t appear to exceed 24 hours.

SCP-5379 measures at approximately 30.2 centimeters in length, with a wingspan of exactly 60 centimeters. SCP-5379’s weight appears to alternate depending on its state , ranging from 1.2 kilograms when inanimate to 5.5 kilograms when animate. The cause of this shift has yet to be determined. Prying open SCP-5379’s "beak" reveals a completely hollow center that has the same artificial texture as the exterior shell, though its true make-up remains unknown until a method of obtaining a sample has been devised that doesn’t risk the object’s integrity.

If given access to live rodents or any other type of small mammal, SCP-5379 will proceed to hunt down, eagerly consume and store its prey’s remains within itself. When it next cycles between its two states, the contents of its last meal will always appear to have de-materialized, thus prompting it to seek out further sustenance. Due to its rounded design, SCP-5379’s main method of dispatching prey involves swooping down and administering consecutive blunt force trauma until the smaller animal expires. Curiously, SCP-5379 only consumes what it manages to kill and displays no innate desire for food. It is theorized that it only does so to be more alike the bird of prey it strives to impersonate.

Discovery Notes: SCP-5379 was brought into Foundation custody by Site Director Adam Lloyd himself. He has gone on to explain that he had found the object while ███████████████████████████████████████████, ██████████████████████████. Since then, Director Lloyd has expressed great interest in all research pertaining to SCP-5379.

Addendum: Certain staff members have reported experiencing identical recurring dreams after working extensively with SCP-5379, in which they engage in conversation with an instance of the object. See the attached interview log for further details.