Dramatic Vole Escape Caught on Camera

This vole is not safe from weasels or great owls -- even deep under the snow.
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The red-backed vole lives beneath the surface of the snow. But there’s one creature that can hear its every move: the great grey owl. And if the owl were not enough of a threat, another predator lurks within the vole's tunnels.
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[@IHateThisHandleSystem]

I consider the fact that we are able to watch video fiootage of nature such as this, to be one of the greatest aspects about living in the modern age.

[@SillyWilley]

Gotta visit a National Park if you get a chance. Seeing it in real life is even greater than these documentaries :3

[@IHateThisHandleSystem]

@@SillyWilley I live in one of the most wild and unpopulated sections of the United States and I see wildlife daily, but never in the way these films can present it. It's like the videos give you a God's Eye view. Plus we can see wildlife from every corner of the globe.

[@MaureenLycaon]

2000: I watched a pack of painted wolves (African wild dogs) at their den with a litter of pups on one of Africam's cameras, and felt awe that I could do that from my own living room. I still firmly believe the Internet is a blessing. All the social media, hate groups, and corporate domination and advertising in the world haven't changed my mind. "There is coming into being a kind of Internet of Animals, whatever that means. Better perhaps to say they are citizens now, and have citizens’ rights, and therefore a census is being taken. Watersheds upstream from cities are adopted by urban dwellers who observe their fellow citizens from afar, along with making occasional visits in person. Wild animals’ lives and deaths are being noted by people. They mean something, they are part of a meaning. Not since the Paleolithic have animals meant so much to humans, been regarded so closely and fondly by we their cousins." -- Kim Stanley Robinson, *The Ministry for the Future: A Novel*

[@donnamack6797]

As a person who had dozens of bulbs destroyed by voles in the past, I found it hilarious that I was rooting for the little guy!

[@heinrichmenzel7163]

How does that happen?

[@amiralavi5585]

@@heinrichmenzel7163 probably her onion bulbs were destroyed by voles

[@Cleric775]

Maybe you should hire an owl and a weasel.

[@mctommed8604]

well look at his little head and look at the vicious demon owl 😂😂😂

[@flatcapman]

@@mctommed8604 the owl is a She and a mother so no doubt food for her mate and owlets. Owls are beautiful and gain more respect around people. They want to see how soft her feathers are

[@ghenkhoash2440]

The weasel was like: oh crap, I'm outta here!

[@flatcapman]

the weasel is a She and a Mother so her 1st concern was her family seeing the Owl

[@hankh4549]

How in the world do they film this kinda stuff ?? This is amazing !!

[@lrj3000]

It's fake AF, did you see anything actually escape?

[@toddhowarddressedasatellyt702]

@@lrj3000 why would they fake a nature documentary

[@toddhowarddressedasatellyt702]

Small cameras in the tunnels

[@lrj3000]

@@toddhowarddressedasatellyt702 Why? The clicks man, the clicks

[@AngelusBrady]

@@toddhowarddressedasatellyt702 A lot of times nature documentaries are unable to get the footage that they either want or need. So they compile different clips that they have filmed to tell a story of what would have happened when a documentary isn't filmed. Occasionally, if they can't film what happens in the wild they'll film it in zoos, animal sanctuaries, national/federal parks, greenhouses, botanical gardens, or a special studio for smaller animals and/or plants.

[@shendaraalshedir1933]

Omgoodness, so tiny & vulnerable hunted from the ground AND the air, plus humans who treat them like vermin. It's a wonder how they survive! The camera work here is indeed stunning, as others have commented. So glad Nature can be seen on Utube now as l no longer have cable tv. PBS you really are THE BEST!!🏆👍🏻😄🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦

[@phillipayoung10]

Footage: Incredible The flight: flawless The escape: priceless

[@Raison_d-etre]

The flight was not fast enough.

[@WeighedWilson]

The editing: bogus

[@TankieBoi]

2:20 The owl winks as if it heard the compliment 😂

[@NINJASAZUKI]

🤣🤣

[@hunterG60k]

Would have been an epic twist if the owl had caught the weasel! Also, who got to poke the fake owl feet through the snow? ;)

[@SpoilerAlert__]

The vole RC was pretty cool too

[@lovewillwinnn]

🤣. I thought the same thing about the owl 🦉 talons LOL!!!!!

[@touchofgrey5372]

I watched it in the slowest possible speed and it looks real! What do find not real in that footage?

[@shadow_of_4th_dimension]

The owl's looks look when he said "but there is one creature who can hear his every move" was deadly. Beautifully captured.

[@dukeduke7569]

This was my first time I ever wanted a rat to get away😂😂😂😂😂

[@troyano6548]

Awesome footage. The camera crew did a remarkable job 👍

[@davidnyc487]

Incredible camera footage 😊

[@paulafigueiredo1745]

Wow. 👍 👍 Incredible footages. Congrats PBS

[@I.____.....__...__]

- The owl blinks one eye at a time to avoid ever losing sight of its target. So owls are smarter than people in _Doctor Who._ - Videos like these are great, but they always make me wonder how fake they are. I mean, how the HECK do they get these shots? How do you get a shot of a weasel running TOWARDS the camera in a tiny hole? How do you get shots of the owl lunging towards the vole as well as the vole escaping at the same time? How do you know what's going to happen in order to arrange cameras in all the right places to get shots of the event from multiple angles? As fascinating as these are, I'm certain they're fake, at least fake like reality-shows. They might really have happened, but what we're seeing isn't the actual event, but a reenactment or footage that's stitched together from multiple events to recreate the event. Still, nature-photography is the most impressive photography of all and renders zoos obsolete. Who needs or even wants to see poor animals locked up in cages, bored and listless, waiting for their next meal, when you can watch these instead?

[@apollobro91]

Recording video of wildlife requires intensive preparation and hours of patience. It's an admirable job to be a wildlife photographer.

[@lizardninja007]

Sometimes footage that's too hard to capture in the wild is taken at zoos!

[@TheJhtlag]

I'll agree, it's too fantastic that footage of the owl flying straight at you coincidentally happening with the rest of it...but you have to use that somehow.

[@Art-ij6lz]

Honestly why I love the BBC and the planet earth/frozen planet series, the fact they show you they find a carcass and wait for eagles to fight over it at the end of the episodes and the music of course. I am not sure there will ever be better nature films made, its awe inspiring.

[@jhariej.5979]

Thank you, for these wonderful glimpses into nature. Namaste'

[@4lifejeph]

How in the world did they film this? Outstanding!

[@dontbestupid6664]

Years of experience, millions of dollars f equipment, and months of production. It's a huge and expensive project.

[@codysimmonds2944]

He missed the opportunity to say as quite as a mouse lol

[@vipahman]

Actually my dog can also hear the vole. It has killed a few within these snow tunnels without me even realizing what was happening. One jump, one grab, and one rag doll shake with the vole in her mouth and it's all over.

[@onitasanders7403]

Simply amazing, simply amazing! How wonderful it is to see how the rest of the world lives. 😊😂😮

[@sandeeppradhan6873]

Hats off to the hardworking videography crew!!

[@beatpirate8]

omg the vole is so resilient! it must fight so many creatures!! this was so suspenseful!!

[@keythdanielsen5533]

That owl is beautiful.

[@brianquigley1940]

wonderfully contrived editing of footage! love it!

[@flozander5577]

Poor little Guy ☹️

[@SportsHill]

Beautiful Camera Angles 📐

[@vaidotassakalauskas3681]

Fantastic film!!!

[@CrawlunderaRock]

Amazing footage guys, love you 😈🔪🪓

[@ljinhim9022]

1:00 damn nature, your scary.

[@rulesboypictures]

Superb videography mind-blowing

[@ceciLOVEtaco]

Awesome video , great job !

[@perry92964]

it will get to live for a little while longer, that weasel isnt going to give up that easy

[@FoxtrotAlpha173]

Nature is amazing 👌 👌

[@user-kj5dz2qk8c]

Im so happy that the mic survived it i am hamster owner i cant see rats suffering they so invulnerable and cute like all the word against them they eat just vegetables and fruit they so soft they dont deserve this situations they better then us please give them mercy dont hate them they not deserve this😢

[@karlbjorkquist7489]

I too wink when going after my fries.

[@ArtyMars]

I’d be dramatic too if OWLS wanted to eat me 😢😢😢😢😢😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@touremuhammad5983]

This reminds me of BBC’s Planet Earth: The Hunt, except it was a Pine Marten instead of a weasel chasing the rodent, & there was no owl.

[@flatcapman]

The vole is cute and so is the weasel but the Owl drew my attention as She is playing a crane game with her talons being the crane to pick up her prize

[@ZadenZane]

Do you think they added the fir branches just to make the little vole's house look more picturesque. And don't his feet freeze, wandering about on snow all day? PS they said the great grey owl is "the largest of her kind" but the largest owl in the world is (according to the internet) Blakiston’s Fish Owl - (Bubo blakistoni)

[@nicolehegarty4749]

I have a "pet" vole in my backyard lol 😆

[@lordnelson5385]

Just wanted to learn a little more about the holes popping up in my garden, well now I know why the local barn owl likes hanging out around here 🤣🤣

[@walterbyrd8380]

It boggles my mind to wonder how they got these videos. Even if you knew, in advance, what was going to happen, it would be difficult to record.

[@foreverealm]

It is so precarious, to be a little vole. 💧

[@ladybug5093]

I ❤ vole 😊

[@user-io6pj8bz8h]

Largest of her kind? Not quite

[@beatpirate8]

how many cameras were set underground where the vole made tunnels? amazing thank you!

[@5mnz7fg]

3:11: Eagle owls are the largest owls.

[@bonnytexas6527]

Hmmm. And I thought the owl would be oh so amazed at catching the ermine . . .

[@user-io6pj8bz8h]

I like how they mix three unrelated videos together to make it look like they are the same event.

[@JimCvit]

This vole might have escaped this owl but the vole in my yard that’s been terrorizing me and digging tunnels wasn’t so lucky in escaping me today.

[@theuniversegalaxynba]

Well scary then .

[@5mnz7fg]

Next time the owl may prey on the weasel...

[@sonicbaseballzoodreams]

That was close

[@Troy-ol5fk]

Voles are cute

[@zacharykeller7243]

pillow fort adventures

[@gin2x]

💕💕💕💕💕

[@rebeccaburke9009]

Yigh. Run. ❤

[@t-rexstudioproductions781]

owl used Talon Grab but it missed! the wild vole fled

[@katielyb]

I thought for sure that vole was hit

[@robweaver8872]

Not a single event in this film actually happened. All editing.

[@Junketh71]

Isn’t the eagle owl the biggest modern owl, period?

[@AngelusBrady]

I've seen weird standards when it comes to size. Eagle-Owls are the biggest in terms of mass/weight. But Great Grey Owls are longer from head to tail.

[@macadoo2530]

The Harpy Eagle is a pretty incredible specimen.

[@senthilkumaran5255]

how did they film the owl's claws piercing in the snow when the hunt was improptu??! like how did they know to place the camera there exactly?

[@stephenfennell]

I think the vole is in a glass-sided cage. Some of its tunnels come up to the glass, so they can film the vole as it moves around its tunnels. The owl claw at 2:37 can be a claw from a stuffed owl that someone plunges in in front of the camera, inside the glass cage. You can play the video one frame at a time if you're using a keyboard, by pausing the video and then pressing fullstop ("period" in America) to go forward one frame, or comma to go back one frame. That way you can see that the owl's claw doesn't close at all, which I think proves it is not a real live owl.

[@DBSGEEK7]

Wish the music was mission impossible music for the vole. Would have been dramatic

[@DemonetisedZone]

And they just happened to have a camera at the spot where the vole takes cover? ..and camera was facing the right way? Its obvious this was edited from many hours of footage. Dont get me wrong it is still interesting, i just wish they would be more honest about how its made!

[@frankavenilla9668]

Catch the note at the end of the clip? "All creatures in this clip are paid actors, none of whom were harmed in its filming." 😄

[@joylynch5204]

The vole looks like a cross between a rat and hamster

[@indyreno2933]

Except, voles are classified under the hamster family.

[@danielroyse6640]

That was pretty cool. My heart was pounding! At first, I was rooting for the owl and the weasel. Then I switched and was hoping the little guy would escape. Honestly, I don't know why I switch back and forth, but I always do.

[@pathologicaldoubt]

😱😱😱

[@facitenonvictimarum174]

🙏 Pray for the owl babies and weasel babies that will have to go hungry now -- just because that selfish vole decided to live.

[@AngelusBrady]

Don't worry, another documentary showed the rest of the footage. The vole is killed by the weasel, fur ripped off, and turned into a blanket.

[@nbanime25]

Nice script bro

[@davidviner5783]

Illustrative but possibly fake. No frames with vole and owl together.

[@andytjhin7670]

😀😀

[@AngelusBrady]

Of course I've seen footage of this clip in a different documentary that shows what happens later. The vole escapes the owl but is then killed by the weasel. The weasel rips the vole's fur off and uses it as a makeshift blanket to keep itself warm during the winter.

[@lrj3000]

Serious clickbait PBS, shame

[@bradjohnson7784]

This is cool but so fake at the same time

[@WanderTheNomad]

Seeing all the predators going after voles makes me wanna catch and eat one myself

[@SetaSayin]

I wonder how an owl would taste like