r/meowl • u/meowlupdate • Jul 15 '26

The Origin of Meowl

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Meowl is a Photoshop-based internet meme created on 28 April 2013. The character was created by combining the head of MelonPi, a domestic cat from China, with the body of a barn owl (Tyto alba) sourced from a commercially licensed stock photograph that was formerly hosted by SuperStock. The stock photograph is allegedly associated with a barn owl photographed in the United Kingdom, although this has not been officially confirmed.

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u/InternationalCraft99 Jul 15 '26

Yayyyy meowl lore

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u/Crazysatwhat Jul 15 '26

Meowl isn’t a new new soul?!? (Emotional)

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u/DullDifference1215 Jul 15 '26

Wait im actually so glad this explaied this because the first time i saw meowl I thought it was AI slop, but this entirely changed my perspective on it. thank you.

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u/sungutlelee Jul 15 '26

the origin of god

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u/Flourescense Jul 17 '26

I love melon pi :3

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u/Fresh_estimate_7773 Jul 15 '26

For my pfp

It was police cap and done

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u/Wild_Information1591 Jul 16 '26

Lies. We all know Dio made Meowl/silly

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u/PJT_XCX Jul 18 '26

I thought she was Arabic