Snowy Owls Build Nests Out Of Lemming Corpses

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Please make a Video about Spix's Macaw

[@5556dragon]

So can owls smell?

[@cuva9203]

@Animalogic can you do a video on difference between alligator and caiman? I tried to to tell others they are different animals. They don't believe me.

[@Stealth_Watcher_5760]

@@5556dragon yes

[@jjhggdcqz]

Please make a video about shrikes.

[@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.

[@ElizabethHethera]

Oh I just read about this, indeed sad news!! Interesting on the lemmings research, as it DOES make sense that scientists know what's happening with their primary food source. Such a tremendous creature 🦉 So, sooo special 🙏

[@wafflingmean4477]

I really hope genetic engineering allows us to bring back a lot of endangered or extinct species some day. Could help repair the world after the damage humans have done to it. Obviously for some animals like the mammoth there's an ethical reason for not bringing them back if we can't provide them a habitat, but at least if we perfect the technology, we might be able to archive enough DNA to know that at least they're not necessarily gone forever. I wonder if we ever terraform uninhabitable planets into ones that can support live, if we could reintroduce several extinct species in order to form new ecosystems from what we've lost.

[@danielenriquez9342]

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.

[@batfurs3001]

All owls can fly silently! They are all also SUPER soft. Except the sharp bits, of course. I personally prefer the sooty owl, eurasian eagle owl and some of the owls native to where I live over the snowy owl, but that's just because owls are all so goddamn cool. Snowy owls are definitely the most stunning looks wise out of all the owls

[@BirdBath1]

Daniel Enríquez, look at bird bath

[@sarahluchies1076]

The snowy was the first owl I saw outside of a book or screen. They are my favorite owl, and one of my fave birds overall.

[@BirdBath1]

@@sarahluchies1076 look at bird bath

[@TheDarkepic]

Don’t lie it was Harry Potter lol or maybe that’s just me.

[@spaghettifieddude]

I love the faces this bird makes. The drama, the sass, the cuteness, I want one!!

[@BirdBath1]

Smol Bean, look at bird bath

[@lyrablack8621]

Imagine looking at some beautiful facet of nature and wondering how much it costs… or what it would be like to own it…

[@BirdBath1]

@@lyrablack8621 look at bird bath

[@DanGamingFan2406]

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

[@justincraig398]

I think it’s amazing that not more types of animals could stand the cold to be honest with you. Millions of years is a looooong time, and only like 30ish species survive in the cold. I just guessed that number , I could be off by a lot.

[@devoncook3735]

Evolution is pretty cool

[@miguelpedraentomology6080]

@@justincraig398 over 5500 species live in the artic, and thats counting only the modern ones.

[@delubayca1290]

Well yeah, compared to the temperature of their environment, the threat of parasites is much more prominent than the cold.

[@Chef_Alpo]

@@justincraig398 because it wasn't millions of years and there's no scientific basis for that beyond the speculation of "well anything could happen during that time period"

[@johnquinn4668]

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.

[@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

[@BirdBath1]

Eh Wot, look at bird bath

[@uprightape100]

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.

[@BirdBath1]

Upright Ape, look at bird bath

[@voyager9959]

Owls are so beautiful! 🦉

[@BirdBath1]

Voyager, look at bird bath

[@wxlurker]

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

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

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[@BirdBath1]

wx, look at bird bath

[@echohunter4199]

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.

[@tuckercaldwell4965]

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

[@cfor1950]

And are not protected under MBTA if I’m correct

[@kirabowie]

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

[@VxV631]

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

[@BirdBath1]

Vulxanis Viceroy, look at bird bath

[@connieembury1]

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

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Kitty Kat, look at bird bath

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@@connieembury1 read my name

[@FrankenXANA]

Love this one! Snowy Owls are so beautiful. I think I'd like to see an episode talking about Ospreys next. Please. XD

[@jocelynsmyth6604]

Yes! Love the osprey

[@FrankenXANA]

@@jocelynsmyth6604 Me too. I work at a school, and a family of Ospreys actually made their nest on a pole overlooking the playground. It's quite the sight seeing these birds so close to us.

[@jocelynsmyth6604]

@@FrankenXANA nice! That's pretty cool. Do you know if they are protected where you live? I'm in Ontario, Canada, and if they nest somewhere, you can't remove it - after the decimation of their population in the 90s, it gives them a little more protection

[@BirdBath1]

FrankenXANA, look at bird bath

[@FrankenXANA]

@@BirdBath1 Just did. I saw some robins and phoebes washing themselves before flying off for the winter.

[@artawhirler]

"When life gives you lemmings, make lemmingade!" - Animalogic Writers

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artawhirler, look at bird bath

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We got the jokes!

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I love that interaction between the presentors around the globe! it makes the video so alive and interactive and way more entertaining. I love this channel so much it is so cool and well made!

[@jackwestcott4469]

I was fortunate enough to photograph a snowy owl that had decided to visit Cambridge, MD last year due to an irruption. It took me several tries over a couple weeks because the owl would just hang out on a pier on a bench and wouldn’t move even an inch. One day, after standing still for about 6 hours with my eye glued to the camera, a Great Blue Heron landed about 6 ft from the owl which I guess was enough for it to take off for about 30 seconds and let me take about 400 shots. It was one of the most glorious moments in my wildlife photography so far. I hope to one day photograph them on their Arctic turf.

[@joylox]

I saw a burrowing owl near a runway one time at an airport, but not a snowy owl. My dad used to see them on certain beaches, which was a great spot to take photos, but I haven't seen one yet.

[@UFOinDisguise]

Honestly, this is underrated. Love to see more!

[@leilanipunanimania6815]

The segment with Oupick the Owl really enriched this already amazing video. Very nice job, indeed.

[@rschiwal]

Yeah, and that little yellow mouse was just conveniently sitting there on the snow...

[@prettypic444]

those snowy owl calls were some of the most aggressively Canadian things I've seen

[@BirdBath1]

Pretty Pic, look at bird bath

[@bcrow9266]

Good to know, especially after seeing these guys at the golf course I work at. It’s nice to know how to move them safely from cart paths, also nice Omnipod!

[@silverdeathgamer2907]

Birds of prey almost always look cool.

[@BirdBath1]

Silverdeathgamer290, look at bird bath

[@MitchellJames_Snowl]

Oh my gosh, my most favorite animal ever! I have tattoos of owls. My biggest tat is of a snowy owl flying down to grab a rodent standing on a dead log. Beautiful.

[@500werewolf]

The absolute coolest (no pun intended) bird of prey alive!

[@BirdBath1]

Justin Archibald, look at bird bath

[@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.

[@BirdBath1]

Nitro Indigo, look at bird bath

[@spiritualdrip1869]

These snowy owls are so beautiful and camera shy. 😳🥺😍

[@stvbrsn]

There is nothing more beautiful than the snowy owl.

[@fitnesspoint2006]

you need to expand your tastes in things

[@ethandollarhide7943]

Did they just make an entire Snowy Owl video without making a Harry Potter reference? That's some real restraint.

[@abradyv]

Right?! I was thinking, omg did Harry line Hedwig’s cage with lemmings?

[@TheRealJahan]

Almost thought I was going to make it through the comment section without seeing a Harry Potter reference

[@ZombieBarioth]

@@abradyv Imagine Hedwid bringing back lemmings as an offering and Harry having to kindly get rid of them without freaking out the other students and teachers.

[@BirdBath1]

Ethan Dollarhide, look at bird bath

[@abradyv]

@@ZombieBarioth lol I think people at Hogworts would be use to it. They might even have a special bin in the Great Hall for owl “presents”. It would be hilarious to imagine Harry having to dispose of lemmings at the Dursleys.

[@wrongpagong656]

Everytime I watch Animalogic I feel like I have this close friend who's educating me about nature. You guys are awesome!

[@noelhutchins7366]

Certain birds look up into storm-fall, hail, rain, snow; it takes advantage of streamlined profile deflecting the falling precipitation and direction of wind-flow as the feathers are designed: but under the feathers against the skin, any rising heat in this position is directed up the full length of the body and neck like a chimney of feathers; using as much body heat as it generates to flow up beneath the insulating feathers, keeping as cohesively warm as weather conditions allow.

[@KoMar551]

I had a pleasure of photographing a snowy owl who made a surprise visit to Bayonne NJ!! 😁 2 years ago

[@ripvanallosaur113]

Owls are lovely critters. Maybe a species of corvid next?

[@dalesmith8666]

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.

[@ElfyBean]

"Do you like lemmings?

[@saalkz.a.9715]

Oh look! That nest looks so fluffy and warm... 😱

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Saalk Z. A., look at bird bath

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Magpies! Are they really thieves? Are they the best dressed bird, even outclassing the penguin, who missed the hankerchief? Please explore!

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Docor Octavius, look at bird bath

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

I've seen three snowy owls here in the NYC area. Twice, I've seen them wintering along the south shore of Long Island. Once, I saw one in a tree in the middle of Queens. That might have been during the irruption mentioned in the video. Beautiful birds.

[@eaterdrinker000]

Endless supply of pigeons and rats!

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

@@eaterdrinker000 pigeons, yes. Which is why we have lots of hawks and falcons. Rats? Not in that neighborhood.

[@BirdBath1]

John Drummond, look at bird bath

[@valentinvazquez7074]

Hey in the Caribbean Puerto Rico the native owl are brown small but fearless we call them 🦉 lechuza

[@mistingwolf]

Snowy owls certainly are gorgeous! Thank you for this video. :D Could you talk about red-footed falcons?

[@BirdBath1]

Misting Wolf, look at bird bath

[@rolloxra670]

They’re gorgeous birds

[@BirdBath1]

RolloxRA, look at bird bath

[@leonie9248]

Where in the video is the nest of corpses? Thanks in advance

[@fanaticbogey]

This is a snowy owl. I will call her Snowy da Claw-Birb!

[@monicascott2354]

I recognized Steve straight away. Cool to see Danielle hanging with him.

[@ehzmia]

I heard the name and went: wait the guy from Dr. Oakley? oh shit it is!

[@ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣΚΟΖΑΝΙΔΗΣ]

I love those birds😍🤍🦉

[@DaBentoBox]

Can we get a moment of silence for the mice sacrificed for these sick hunting shots 🙏

[@gophersk]

We see these every winter in southern Saskatchewan

[@pamelamays4186]

Lemmings. Keep them fed. Keep them warm. When your prey is versatile.

[@Thurston86]

May I suggest the Galapagos tortoise for an upcoming video? They’re amazing and I was surprised that Animalogic hasn’t already done a video on them. Definitely an oversight that needs rectifying.

[@peter7129]

I really enjoyed this video! Thoroughly enjoyed!! I love owls of all feathers and this was a special treat! Thank you Animalogic!!

[@BirdBath1]

Peter, look at bird bath

[@fahim113]

They are so darn cute!

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fahim113, look at bird bath

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Love your content 💕🥰

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Alyx ander, look at bird bath

[@aHouseFullofSound]

My girls love your show. They have been wanting to see a video on The Roosevelt elk if you can ❤

[@marlonochoaj]

I wonder at what death percentage the pray starts evolving towards avoiding the owl.

[@bluestaralice3276]

Either way they are all beautiful.

[@BirdBath1]

bluestar alice, look at bird bath

[@IzaakCha7]

6:10 that rat was offered up as a sacrifice to science

[@wayneparker4855]

Everyone is fond of Owls.

[@deadlydingus1138]

Except for mice and voles

[@nil981]

This species needs to be preserved for future generations.

[@BirdBath1]

Cynical Robot, look at bird bath

[@Krooked0517]

"Except for they're alive...and owls" lmao

[@fernandamancini3619]

Snow owls are pretty and intimidating at the same time. Great documentary

[@siggyvdz8213]

I really like the duo of presentation, that's a good dynamic !

[@animalogic]

We had fun mixing it up! Glad you enjoyed!

[@alexliger1893]

"Snowy owls aren't particular about what they eat", she narrated as they show an owl perched atop a Tim Horton's sign.

[@joelheinaman4616]

December 2017 I had one of these magnificent bastards scare the living shit out of me in the woods of northern Pennsylvania. I'm hiking through the snowy woods, and I got within 20 feet of the owl before I knew it was there and it took off, looking me down like, Yup I know I'm majestic. Until I saw this video, I though I might be crazy, because I'm familiar with most birds of prey on my home state, and I didn't think they'd be that far south....

[@BirdBath1]

Joel Heinaman, look at bird bath

[@Chaos89P]

So it's a good idea to hoot at a snowy owl? I thought that any owl would consider hooting back a territorial challenge.

[@kashifshehzad2328]

Owls are my love. Please talk about vultures.

[@BirdBath1]

Kashif Shehzad, look at bird bath

[@Where_is_Waldo]

11:15 Adorable.

[@eliharper6616]

Only 4 mice were injured in the making of this video

[@isablame1263]

Birds of prey useably have a smell to scent out prey from the sky. Turkey vultures have a excellent smell range to smell out carcasses.

[@cradiculous]

Great Horned Owls definitely don't have a good sense of smell, though. Hence why they'll gladly eat skunks

[@BirdBath1]

Isa Blame, look at bird bath

[@YoFreshWiggy]

“What should we talk about next?” Me: Sandhill Cranes!

[@patrickbernesto880]

This is my favourite OWL vs other owl species. Sadly, i live in Asia. There's no Snow owl living here

[@OnizukaAllMighty]

Most mesmerizing bird there is

[@ewpeople9344]

Your content is soooo INFORMATIVE! I hope more people can see your AMAZING WORKS! Disney+ Netflix HBOmax Worthy Content!

[@BirdBath1]

EW! PEOPLE!, look at bird bath

[@doubleclick4132]

lol i always find it adorable how one of the editors (in the credits at the end) is names "Cat Senior" 13:19

[@pst5345]

everyone's favorite joke starts that way: A snowy owl and a flamingo go into a spa

[@search895]

Hey have you heard of that ape that use corpes of mammals for anything from clothing to car seat covers 😄

[@catbusinthecity]

When animals are relocated, how do people decide where to relocate them? For some animals it may be as simple as trucking them a few miles away and releasing, but what about when they're very territorial? Or when the community that already inhabits an area is? What ecological factors do humans look at to decide? Are the choices we make in relocation haphazard or well thought out? Do we consider population densities, food availability, erosion?

[@WalterHildahl]

I lived near a small airport , years ago. Walking thu the woods next to the airport was cool because the ground was "crunchy" with owl pellets!

[@TheEddgreen]

Yeh so much of understanding

[@bernardgome5564]

beautiful creature

[@Eleora1997Msia]

owl are just flying cat on air with eagle feather in Chinese owl is named (cat-headed eagle)

[@ANT-ER]

This is to the writers... Who's idea was it to make that "lemmingade" pun?? LOL

[@animalogic]

...😏

[@thatcherrycat1198]

One of my favorite birds of pray so amazing

[@sassa82]

Savage!

[@LiterallyACanOfBeans]

Their feathers remind me of oreo mcflurries lol

[@dannyzuehlsdorf3697]

They have a few for sale down at the PETCO

[@pika_1_859]

My favorite animals are the redtail hawk, secretary bird, stellers sea eagle and snowy owls also tegus and komodos (edit:and the shrike)

[@BirdBath1]

Pika_1, look at bird bath

[@pika_1_859]

I did and i love the birds you get on camera there's some really cool birds

[@BirdBath1]

@@pika_1_859 😉😉

[@ericpmoss]

I got a chuckle from the scene with the owl on top of a Tim Horton's billboard, and the narration "Snowy owls aren't particular about what they eat."

[@BirdBath1]

eric moss, look at bird bath

[@WillowTheSnowyOwl]

hoot! Luv it! pls make another snowy owl vid again.

[@l...]

👀 owl

[@Coastal_Ace]

Omg Steve!!! I love him! I see him on Yukon vet!

[@BirdBath1]

Springer Guy, look at bird bath

[@edzzzkie]

I like their sleepy faces :D

[@mr.sir0173]

They kinda look like a very serious muppet

[@GuardianAngel..]

If I came across a human that had eyes like the ones that Owl has I would definitely invite that person over to my place for a cup of coffee and to meet the family.

[@fitnesspoint2006]

ah..ok...I would tell them goto the doctor and have their eyes checked

[@SilverFoxForestsDesigns]

hamg on that footage shows feeding live mice to the owls thats alittle morbid

[@arashiphotoandvideo]

Burrowing owl please!

[@cryospiral]

I love animal logic but can you please include Imperial conversions?

[@spmoran4703]

And I have adopted one of these . Hes called Loki . I didnt name him. I would have called him Son of Hedwig . But, hes a lovely bird .