Snowy Owls Build Nests Out Of Lemming Corpses

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CREDITS
Created by Dylan Dubeau
Executive Producer, Director, and Director of Photography: Dylan Dubeau
Host: Aranya Iyer and Danielle Dufault
Writers: Lauren Greenwood and Emily Richardson
Editors: Jim Pitts and Cat Senior
Researcher, Producer, Camera Operator: Andres Salazar
Story Editor: Hayley Torio
Special Thanks to Steve Kroschel

Music From Audio Network:
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Homecoming
Cornwall Crescent
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Flight Of The Dodo
Timeshift
Time Lapse
Convergence
Travelling Coach
Secret Drinker
Curious Behaviour
Classic By Design

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Exploring The Feathered Frontier

[terramater]

Sad Snowy Owl news: Their population in North America has dropped dramatically over the last decade – by around 64%. Now, scientists are closely monitoring the breeding patterns not just of snowy owls, but also of lemmings. As the birds’ main prey, the local rodent population has a huge effect on owl numbers.

[danielenriquez]

This is one of my favorite episodes. The Snowy Owl has been my favorite flying bird ever since I first learned about it on a nature documentary when I was younger. The fact that it can hunt and fly at near silent is such an impressive adaptation. Great content as always, Animalogic.

[johnquinn]

Snowy owls like most owl species have asymmetrical ears. One ear is slightly higher than the other which allows them even greater hearing than normal. This tiny difference in vertical hearing is called interaural timing difference. It lets owls pinpoint their preys position from above. We also have interaural timing difference but ours only works horizontally, usually from ground level.

[MrWaspMan]

It's amazing how many groups of animals have adapted to an arctic lifestyle.

[iffracem]

Steve Kroschel is a legend, I've watched the doco on his interaction with Wolverines, amongst other beasts. Inspirational, and a great educator. World needs more like him, actually we all need to be like him

[uprightape]

Saw a Snowy in my neighborhood in southern Arizona a few winters ago, then the local news covered it cuz there were more of 'em. Gorgeous thing.

[echohunter]

I saw a snow owl back in 1987 when I was living in Oregon near the High Desert, it flew a few feet right over me and the wingspan was impressive at nearly 6 feet! Just a beautiful bird to watch fly.

[NitroIndigo]

*The snowy owl, member of the last surviving lineage of predatory dinosaurs, terror to all lemmings, screams like a banshee when annoyed:* Stands still to be petted.

[dalesmith]

What a gorgeous creature! I live in southern Ontario, Canada, Tweed to be precise. A couple of years ago, probably December, January, I stepped out of my cabin, and to my upmost surprise!, there was a snowy owl, only a few feet from me, perched on my smoker! What a sight! I live in the middle of a forest, alone, no people, just myself and nature. Get to see, hear and experience plenty of wild life! And of course, plenty of wild turkeys, doing their rounds...In the spring, plenty of migrating song birds frequent the property. I love siting at the top of my hill, and listening to the birds..Some of wich, over 17 years being here, only hear, but never seen, nor could I identify them. Wish I could.

[samwill]

That unique, dappled brown and white pattern that they have. There's nothing else quite like it and it's just gorgeous.

[terramater]

It's so interesting to see how animals use unimaginable resources to survive. Our crew filmed the lifecycle of caterpillars, and it's so interesting to see that they digest themselves during the metamorphosis.

[kirabowie]

I have seen them on the beach in the winter where I live. They look sooo cute sitting in the sand, chilling. 😍

[wxlurker]

I can relate to the snowy owl’s need for others to not intrude on their space😂 thank you for another great episode!

[missheadbanger]

My mom's favorite animal is the snowy owl, they're beautiful creatures.
I didn't know that they nested on the ground and that the males are all white.
That means that the snowy owl portrayed as the female Hedwig in the Harry Potter films is a male owl.

[rexrad]

Danielle - Is the bird safe to touch?
Steve the Expert - I hope so.
Hahaha! Best thing ever.

[VxV]

I love how passionate you ladies are about animals :) you do such a great job presenting interesting information in an easy to access way :)

[thehulk]

Fun fact, you can tell what time of day an owl hunts by the color of its eyes. Daytime hunters have yellow eyes, nocturnal hunters have black eyes, but dusk hunters have orange eyes

[connieembury]

I grew up in northern Manitoba and I remember seeing these beautiful birds when I was a child.

[selfinihalation]

In the Inuit language, the word for the Snowy Owl is "Ookpik"

[tuckercaldwell]

A video on pigeons, European starlings, or house sparrows would be interesting since they have such a close affinity with man-made environments and have been introduced far beyond their natural range