OWL
Owl is the stuffy and talkative eldest main character who acts as a mentor and teacher to the others. He was not based on a stuffed toy, so in the illustrations, he looks more like a live animal. This is supported by Rabbit's comment, "You and I have brains. The others have fluff."
Owl and most of his friends believe that he is the most intelligent animal in the wood, but he is really quite scatterbrained. He often rambles on into long-winded speeches and uses words that his friends do not understand. He is always happy to offer his opinions, advice and anecdotes, whether or not they are actually wanted. Owl is literate, but, like other characters, he does not spell very well—he even spells his own name "Wol". He likes to read for pleasure, but his poor reading comprehension skills of messages sometimes lead the others into trouble.
Owl is often cross and easily annoyed. He sometimes wears reading glasses. He lives in a tree known as The Chestnuts, described as an "old world residence of great charm". That house is blown down by a storm. Eeyore eventually discovers what he believes is the perfect new house for Owl, apparently without noticing that it is actually Piglet's house. Nonetheless, Piglet offers the house to Owl. Owl calls his new home "The Wolery".
Owl is considered by most to be the smartest resident of the Hundred Acre Woods. He is known for talking about his many relatives, and tends to tell long, drawn out stories, often involving his various relatives, which bore the others. Though Owl is indeed an intellectual, his intelligence is somewhat questionable, as well is his ability to read, as twice he misread messages from Christopher Robin and believed the boy was in danger, causing unnecessary worry in Pooh and the rest.