Raw Footage: Barn Owl's Unbelievable Assault Killing Nestlings and Their Mother's Vengeance

[@agentknyne]

Damn. At the end you can literally see her exhaustion and grief.

[@thunderwolf4237]

The way the babies huddled in the corner together was so heartbreaking to me. Nature can be so unforgiving 😞

[@lemongrab6173]

For those wondering about the male. The male owl was probably also hunting. Female raptors are typically the aggressors and much larger than the males. It’s usually the females that fight off intruders. One thing that I do find very possible is that the intruder may have been an older sibling from an older clutch. The moment it saw the mother coming back it started begging for the food she brought and instantly took it away from her before she realized what happened.

[@AdTe]

both female it is said from the description

[@DjMicr0dot]

Yes, I find it funny whenever sexist dudes talk down on the female birds when men try to talk shit about females it’s like do you understand the sexual dysmorphism from the species lol And I’m speaking specifically to the men because I don’t think I’ve seen not one female getting on here talking shit about dudes lol

[@DjMicr0dot]

@@AdTe yeah that’s what this comment said.

[@AdTe]

@@DjMicr0dot "for those wondering about the male. the male owl was probably also hunting."

[@deejay4351]

oh my - - - you can feel her sadness and wrath - - - poor Mama - - sorry this had to happen.....

[@chamlee8021]

The way she's looking at her babies you can see the sadness

[@icosthop9998]

The one in a corner knew what was going on . Poor little soul.

[@ClockCutter]

She had to leave the chicks and go hunt, because their deadbeat dad spends all night at . . . Hooters.

[@corvusglaive4804]

😭🤣

[@tdoljuu]

You're missing you dad, right?

[@ClockCutter]

@@tdoljuu You might not want to pursue a career in psychology, or anything that requires skill reading people. Sometimes a goofy joke is just a goofy joke.

[@tdoljuu]

@@ClockCutter I honestly know it's a joke. Just sick of the modern rhetoric that always jumps at dehumanizing men

[@Beatzdareal]

😂😂😂😂

[@rationalmindriot7762]

incredible catch of owl behaviour, at one point during the battle I i coulnd'nt make out HOO was HOO

[@communingwithGod]

😂😂😂

[@frankdavid2640]

Hoolarius! Oh dam u roped me into it!

[@MandeeArkner]

Hoo da man!!!😂

[@jamiejerica36]

😂

[@DjMicr0dot]

@@MandeeArknerhaha neither were the man lol

[@AKingInYellow]

The silence at the end reminds me of how nature truly is, cold and unfeeling to the battles we fight.

[@jaxstudios7670]

Well yeah…that’s because…well ya see nature is just that nature…a simple word that describes the WHOLE of creation. Of course it feels cold and unforgiving…has no feelings. It’s a THING not a life.

[@alexf9447]

⁠@@jaxstudios7670Stfu. Nobody asked for all of that.

[@mic396]

​@@jaxstudios7670that where ur wrong a thing describes an object that has no life ! Animals are sentient beings they move a heart beats it's alive most animals are much smarter then plp are aware

[@DjMicr0dot]

@@jaxstudios7670 Exactly how can you be so sure about that?

[@jaxstudios7670]

@@DjMicr0dot Common sense and logic prevail. Death that left this silence which is actually what we are speaking on is a THING not a life. It’s very essence is the end of life. So I am quite sure but thanks for inquiring. 🧐

[@kennethwestervelt2843]

Amazing video. My take is that it is probably an owl that was hatched in that nest before and it was still young. Probably still learning to hunt and was hungry so returned to the nest and found the chicks. At first it studied the situation but hunger got the better of it and it started killing the owl chicks and eating them. When the mother owl returned the younger owl begged for the food and was going after it as opposed to fighting the mother owl. The mother owl took in the reality and declared war in the invading owl. Now, it could be the invading owl was a fledgling from a previous year. Certainly it might explain why the mother didn’t attack immediately. Crazy stuff.

[@katiesandidge6602]

That's what I thought also! Wasn't that the mother consuming the chicks in the end tho? I might be mistaken. I know they do this to prevent foragers from finding the nest, but I'm confused still on that part.

[@thunderwolf4237]

This could definitely be the case. And what a betrayal that must feel like to raise a chick that ultimately in the future will come back to attack your new hatch. Like out of all the prey out there you decide to come back here 😢

[@WatchFelineSpine]

no it was def experienced and is looking for nests. you can see it looking around to make sure no other owls are around.

[@thunderwolf4237]

@@WatchFelineSpine an experienced owl would have known to eat and book it, not wait around

[@WatchFelineSpine]

@@thunderwolf4237 i work with owls my guy, they in fact DO wait long periods, they wait until the mom leaves their nestlings unattended so before you tell me anymore false info do your research

[@juanjodpr]

The way the mother is just standing still there, motionless, blinking slowly is very sad at the end...

[@beautifuldisaster139]

that 3rd one screaming so sad for all 3 but that 3rd one after seeing both his siblings get eaten he was tryin so hard to be still & not noticed

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

thats not why they stay still, all chicks do is eat & sleep

[@xMorbidArtx]

@@OmarTheAtheistAziz You must ride the short bus to school.

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

@@xMorbidArtx You must be that kid to repeat kindergarten

[@xMorbidArtx]

@@OmarTheAtheistAziz repeated*, and no, clearly that was you.

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

@@xMorbidArtx repeated*, and no, clearly that was you.

[@crystinamarie1]

That bastard ate her babies! Poor Momma. She lost everything...

[@lemongrab6173]

The intruder was an older sibling from an older clutch it was hungry and didn’t recognize these new owlets.

[@crystinamarie1]

@lemongrab6173 😭😭

[@burythecastle3842]

She brought them dinner back and everything man..

[@cherrylee4720]

Right so sad

[@OzkanArslann]

Im male, i am afraid from myself

[@burythecastle3842]

@@OzkanArslann k

[@DjMicr0dot]

@@OzkanArslannwhy? You do understand the sexual dysmorphism in avian species, right?

[@kingjsolomon]

I’m guessing that was a prior fledged young one the way he took the prey and interacted with the mother was different and not typical.

[@pinecedar180]

this is a wild video.. wow. Well.. its also possible the attacking owl was pretending to be a baby to put the mother out of attack mode.

[@eviesoriginalsartnwearable4540]

This owl was obviously a previous baby who came back to nest hungry to beg mom for food and found new babies there and killed them to eliminate competition and for food and the mom was torn emotionally when she saw what her previous baby did and the previous one tried to grab the dead rat she was bringing to her babies, so it must have not been able to hunt for itself. This is obvious and it’s tragic.

[@eviesoriginalsartnwearable4540]

It was a baby from that mom but it grew up but came back to beg for food and killed the other babies because it saw them as intruders

[@girsharma2076]

@@pinecedar180 I thought so too! Very cunning if so.Was the screeching one who left the mother in pain or the intruder screeching for being attacked?

[@buunzz]

I agree. This had to have been a previous baby she raised who can't fend on their own

[@gregi787]

The scream of agony and a cry for help that will never come. Is haunting my mind. So sad

[@cynnical_squirrel440]

Yeah thats what got it for me poor babies watching as theur siblings are killed, which the older owl could have been an older sibling from before, which is why they initially went to it seeking food, nature is cruel and heartbreaking but such is the balance of life😢😢😢

[@DjMicr0dot]

If this bothers, you don’t ever look up the story about the government giving dolphins LSD now that gave me nightmares now that tormented my mind

[@gregi787]

@@DjMicr0dot doing that right now

[@pauls.2308]

Her heart-shaped face at the end holding only heartbreak and grief got to me. I'm so sorry, Momma 💜

[@Ish-763]

The owl that flew in and started swaying in the beginning scared the fu*k out me

[@azrael1982PL]

Yep, it's really ominous. This owl looks like it was cursed or something. There is definitely something notorious about it.

[@epiczk0n141]

Barn owls have always freaked me the hell out lol

[@Havaribrown]

The reason that the male owl is swaying I believe he is balancing and applying pressure the the prey to make sure it stays put and dead and also territorial reasons claiming its food

[@MaI-hl6lj]

It is hard to watch😢 Poor babies...R.I.P

[@adamp3543]

Why?

[@icosthop9998]

​​@@adamp3543 These people that say it's hard to watch, but here they are watching it. It's not like there's a gun to their head and they are forced to watch.

[@gregi787]

​@@icosthop9998 🙄

[@tetebernal2606]

😂😂😂😂😂 si no so humanos para que descansen en paz , solo son animales.

[@Marymary-ik1bx]

She is so sad, you can see it in her expressions

[@umarmujaahid1136]

I can't see it, but I can hear her cry.

[@silentsmasher4790]

that is how big the heart of a mother is ❤🥺😭

[@lavinceuncgrillzellis8761]

Ok apparently most seem lost as to what is happening. From someone who raise peacocks, I can tell instantly what is happening here. No other owl would go into a nest like that, unless it's a yearling. Yes folks, that's her last year's chick. Hence the dance it does wanting to be fed. It killed the nestlings thinking it would make mom start feeding it again. Clearly you see mom wasn't happy, as she would go into a rage every time she looked at her dead chicks, meaning she put alot of work into raising 3 chicks. I hope that clears it up for most, but that is nature. Seem it many times, never easy

[@kickerpunter8414]

@patrickh3242 So it killed both chicks but not to eat them? That's odd.

[@pincfx]

Thank you for the explanation. I just came across the video and was about ask what is going on here. This clears it up perfectly. 👍

[@pincfx]

@@kickerpunter8414 Not really. Infanticide among hatchlings is more common than what happened here but its the same basic principle.

[@lavinceuncgrillzellis8761]

@@pincfx once I started reading the comments, I had to explain, once you raise fowl you see how common it is. It is sad, but that is the call of nature. Only strong genes will continue the species, especially in the wild where food is not always provided.

[@girsharma2076]

So this was an older sibling?! :( This was horrific to say the least. Thanks for the reference -still doesn't make sense to the heart, but does put a perspective in to nature of sorts.

[@msacer5513]

So… the intruder owl must have been starving to fight that hard to eat the nestling. That was a fight that could have caused damage. Even during the fight it kept looking at the “food”. Too bad the dad owl didn’t come back sooner to help.

[@captainrex8397]

naw man rival owl destroyed a problem before it became a problem it happens

[@lemongrab6173]

The intruder was an older clutch. It was an older sibling that somehow found its way back.

[@maryjordan3178]

Look at her pain! She is in deep pain that her babies are gone. So sad!

[@TLRing]

So why is the killer owl stomping and swaying like that when the mom comes back? Is it an intimidation act or is something wrong with it??

[@msafwan2610]

it looks like a rooster that is happy when we come to meet him in its enclosure, or when it is beside a hen that it likes.

[@javiermendez9365]

Why do you think?

[@deviousmaeko]

It seems it could be a prior hatchling coming back to see if it's mother would feed it again after taking out the competition(siblings)

[@javiermendez9365]

@deviousmaeko no, that's how birds do when preparing to fight. Look at chickens, hawks, eagles. Is sort of a position to preload their leg muscles to jump up to extend claws mid-air and snatch the opponent.

[@TitaniumTurbine]

@@javiermendez9365 You’re just plain wrong. We know why this happened. It’s a previous fledgling.

[@GS-mo2zj]

The comments really helped me understand what I saw

[@ratherbeflying101]

Even animals, just like humans, have horrible murder situations going on in their families😢

[@christinahenneman]

1:51:28 what is the owl that attacked the little ones doing here? This stomping of it's feet and bowing down and it's wings being halfway out, but especially the stomping of the feet, is it trying to show some form of dominance towards the Mother? Also, is this video sped up?? This whole video was so, so, so sad to watch but the feet stomping really intrigued me! 😢😮😢😮

[@patriciahadley2374]

Poor mummy owl. All her hard work gone to waste. Now she's tired and desolate. 😪

[@agl1138]

I doubt it. Too stupid to really know what is lost. Plus, there is always another breeding season

[@schen5425]

Heartwrenching 💔

[@Eramirah97]

I see so many still confused & misunderstood of the situation in the video. Can you tap open the description and read it. Reading the description can help you better understand the situation okay. Thank you.

[@valariesrisingsun7937]

OMG!!!!!! This was the most intense thing i ever seen. Holy shit!!! Momma was fighting to the death long and hard. He left because she was going to kill him. Her rage and sorrow was felt through the screen. Momma!!!! 👏🙏🥇❤

[@vadimpm1290]

The intruder wasn't "him", it was also a female bird.

[@TitaniumTurbine]

@@vadimpm1290 Don’t mind them, they were just projecting human thoughts/emotions/constructs onto animals.

[@kdubyah8787]

​@@TitaniumTurbine👏👏👏

[@aldoparziale5669]

​@@TitaniumTurbine Not to mention the mother owl got her ass kicked and had her babies literally eaten in front of her while she lay there slumped over and other owl left cause it was done eating not cause was afraid of mother or due to mother's "fighting"

[@Lolimfer]

​@@TitaniumTurbinefrr

[@Crozz42o]

Everyone saying the mama passed away clearly didn’t watch the whole video. Poor girl. She got him out of there, but it was far too late

[@icosthop9998]

There was no *him* !❕️

[@SinSA210]

​@@icosthop9998feminist

[@venomtrue]

@@icosthop9998 How can you say that? Iff so, can you explain their voice differences? Mother owl is like "hyena laugh" and chirping, but invader owl is loudly squawking all time.

[@Byron-b6b]

​@@venomtruebro go read the description

[@矢神新]

フクロウがそっくり過ぎて何がなんだか分からんな、最後喧嘩やめて食べ始めるし、カオス過ぎる。

[@HeatherRisser-em1bs]

I'm just as lost as you are. The explanations in the comments help me understand what's happening, but not much when I can't figure out who is mom and who is killer. Especially when they start eating the dead.

[@ThatMSTKE]

Damn, that ending made me Hella sad.. Nature is such a savage. R. I. P LIL BARN OWLS🙏

[@FutureAbe]

I think I understand what happened. The mother returned, but initially the intruder did not attack. Instead it appeared to want to be fed? The mother attacked and was dominant for most of the attack (even blinding the intruder, by the looks of it). What is really bizarre is that at one point she started eating her own chick. Whatever the story is… owls are a lot more creepy than I thought

[@johna6767]

It almost looks like the intruder was a recent fledgling who wanted to be fed. He/she killed the babies because he/she wanted to be fed instead of the babies.

[@giovanni-ed7zq]

it was 2 female owls, they will kill each others young so there is no competition to feed their own young.

[@Crozz42o]

@@giovanni-ed7zqactually the male owls kill the offspring of females that they themselves did not father. It’s right in the caption if you take your time

[@Crozz42o]

@@giovanni-ed7zqI’m pretty sure that was a male owl that murdered those chicks. Not a female. Males do this all the time.

[@randysalsman6992]

Yeah, that's exactly what happened. That little dance it did before the mother came in was it's feed me mommy dance.

[@purplebutterfly1168]

They all stood up against it. Then they backed away. Last two were alone. The one went to it's sibling and they just stood close together. It's sad watching babies die by parents or Intruders.

[@marjoriegoodwin2993]

She didn`t know that her teenage kid was Jeffrey Dhamer. Hopefully the owlets have reincarnated into a more peaceful family by now. I wonder if Mama kicks the crap out of the teenager, every time she sees him/her forever after.

[@kerwynfyfe4390]

Man... WTF 😢

[@dominichanway6016]

I might be wrong, the one eating the babies, I believe, was an older sibling from another hatching. It seemed very familiar with the nest and even when the adult brought the mouse, it acted like it was waiting to be fed.

[@AdTe]

as devastating as it is, i have not a clue hoo is hoo

[@poisonhand8078]

Nature is cruel :(

[@juanitojuanillo2509]

And some people say that animals are better than humans

[@mic396]

​@@juanitojuanillo2509some humans could do better yet act like animals toss up !

[@ItsJusFaz]

Abit confused here, hope someone can help explaining this. Is that the father or an intruder or previous child who came back? Cause it seems when the mother came back with food, he/she keeps dancing like it’s expecting to get fed by her.

[@pluudough]

the intruder is a female barn owl

[@purplebutterfly1168]

Mom is queen if the world. She fought like heck

[@nujissjiss885]

Human mom is a preadator mom? Yuck!!!

[@jasonmclean5656]

The last chic!! So very sad...it put up a valiant fight but still died. Damn

[@AdTe]

Fr

[@幸-f3t1i]

お母さんは巣を守ることは出来たけど、子供達は守れなかった😢可愛い子供達、どうぞ安らかに。

[@tetebernal2606]

😂😂😂😂😂 pobre, no son humanos 😂😂😂😂, qdep 🤣🤣🤣

[@НатальяКамышникова-щ4ч]

Бедная мать,победила,наказала,а деток нет живых😢

[@SweetJustice]

True, timing is everything 😢

[@СоляхСолях]

Тот который паставил камеру и сам смотрит и наслаждается что за тип такой тормоз

[@Cheryl-z9z]

That's nature it is called survival of the fittest and can be both beautiful and savage at the same time

[@heidijpalmer]

This happened quite awhile back. Why is this video up now?

[@GilbertoXD]

I remember the day, I woke up as usual and went to see the 3 little owls when I saw them all lifeless my heart broke 😢

[@CharterGroupBirdcams]

Unfortunately israel are at war and we do not have time . Sorry

[@LechLecha893]

??? Seriously?? A war. A big one.

[@kathleenmccaffery1313]

Brutal to watch.. 😶 Sorry mama barn owl 😟🌹❤️

[@kathleenmccaffery1313]

How can I possibly play it again... It ran through while I was reading comments! I missed when moma came back to the carnage... 🥺😶 Heartbreaking ✨

[@mikealdano9681]

Her face so sad😢😢😢😢😢

[@TitaniumTurbine]

🚨 Sir, I’m writing you a ticket for projecting human facial patterns and emotions on wild animals. It breaks numerous Geneva convention codes of conduct. The fine amount will be provided in court but further fines will be more expensive. Have a great rest of your day and please browse more safely.

[@purdyboi8078]

@@TitaniumTurbine DORK!!

[@jessicabancroft-h5n]

​@@TitaniumTurbineI was wondering about that too! Like did the mamas face change? It's not like you can read their eyes 😂😂 no matter what emotions they are feeling their face doesn't change.

[@Andrew-fy9wu]

Hardly vengeance, the killer got away.

[@rwid71663]

The killer was a baby from year before

[@NateDawg920]

​@rwid71663 i mean we don't have proof. People suspect.

[@Charles1722.]

This video has always been online since 10/26

[@icosthop9998]

10/26 ?

[@jamesorsby7553]

​@@icosthop9998Lol... I was thinking the same thing.

[@icosthop9998]

@@jamesorsby7553 . L😂L

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

Wow this is one of the most incredible videos I’ve ever seen on KZbin. Had to scrub through the final fight but are you sure it’s the intruder who ran away? I found it hard to tell which bird was which except that one had its eyes closed most of the time but some parts of the video like shortly after the mother gets back it’s like the two birds changed position so I could tell. Wow this was absolutely brutal. If only the mother got back sooner.

[@themerrigans2734]

So who won?

[@j.h.4706]

Mom has won 💪🏼

[@annecronin8339]

Even though mom owl won it was futile. Though she ran the intruder owl out of the nest box, all her babies were all dead.

[@ZekeHerman]

​@@j.h.4706 mom is the strongest 💪

[@stressedumbra4944]

How the hell she is the strongest? During the entire video she got abused, injured, male own basically wanting sex with her and she unable to win and was forced to see the guy eating her cubs for several minutes. She is a survivor at minimum, not the strongest neither a winner.

[@schen5425]

​@annecronin8339 was she eating her babies? Or was that the intruder? 😢

[@SuperImira]

Так кто в итоге победил? Мать погибших птенцов или убийца? Они настолько похожи, я не могу их различить.🤔

[@valariesrisingsun7937]

The Mother won the fight. As the intruder flew away the mother stood in her nest tired and full of sorrow as all her babies lay dead.

[@lonnieroland245]

THAT'S ONE EVIL OWL

[@ATMR34]

This intruder probably is her son or daughter, the way the intruder owl behave like a chick and grabs the mouse for itself and how first the mother owl reacted show she knows who it is, then after she saw he babies the rage she felt, she went for the kill, and we have some people that dare say the animals are not cruel, and they prefers bears is incredible... they are very smart people.

[@stringfellowbalk2654]

Pure predatory instinct. No right or wrong in their world. Just survival.

[@ThoughtsoftheDay_RoxanC.]

I’m confused now whose the mom and whose the intruder 😅

[@chadmalcolm2888]

Who won 😅

[@msbuttercup2073]

How can the person recording this sit back and watch???

[@jillh440]

Tree cam. They were not there

[@sheilacervera5463]

The mostly relying on their big brother😢

[@schen5425]

AT 2:27 who is eating the owlets? Is it the intruder? Omg!!!! While mom watches????

[@girsharma2076]

Exactly!!! Everybody reckons the screeching half eye closed is the intruder but it was the other one who ate the baby in front of the other and also stayed at the end ans was not screeching just chirping! I reckon the mother left in grief! or I think I saw the mother cause the intruder to screech in pain but also eat its own!?

[@jamesard3116]

Guess he ain’t wanna pay child support

[@tanyalee687]

A Mother's Wrath

[@xMorbidArtx]

cringe

[@m.aureliolima7367]

Good evening. It wasn't clear to me who left the nest at the end, was the mother or the invader?

[@SirPeacemaker]

Its in the video description.

[@SuperImira]

2:27:40 - это кто птенца ест? Мать или чужая птица?

[@valariesrisingsun7937]

Not the mother

[@FutureAbe]

That’s the mother eating its own chick. Very bizarre.

[@K-Dash02]

The parent birds are never around😢😢😢😢

[@chuckczedik8469]

too busy elsewhere working ...

[@DjMicr0dot]

To me it seems like that might’ve been one of her previous clutches like it might’ve been one of her offspring. She seemed reluctant to hurt the intruder.

[@kezzawozza]

Fairly certain that it was the mother of the nestlings that fled at the end of the confrontation. This can be distinguished as the one that leaves is the one with obvious eye damage. In the video, the owl without obvious eye damage can be seen eating the nestlings in a break in the fighting, not something a parent would do while trying to protect their kids. Additionally, the one that fled has slightly lighter mottling on her feathers, this lighter mottling can be seen on the returning parent at the start of the fight. From the looks of it, the parent received debilitating eye damage early into the fight, preventing it from having much chance of winning. There is no justice in this story.

[@jamiemcdonald4279]

Read the description people. That attacking owl is not one of the mothers children. How tf have people come up with that?

[@BoveeBaby]

They wanna pretend they know everything

[@discordiagd4202]

@@jamiemcdonald4279 ​Saying unknown origin doesn't necessarily mean it's not her last year's chick so you can't negate it specially when the owner of the video doesn't have enough information.

[@randysalsman6992]

It's because some of us have knowledge, and it's very obvious some people don't. It also helps when the yearling does the feed me mommy dance that the yearlings do when they do this. That's all the video needed to show to tell you for 100% what was going on, but I guess this yearling could have went to bird acting school to trick the mother. I just don't see a yearling to be able to afford going to birding acting school though.

[@glassowlie]

Some barn owl parents' clutches can invade their nests. One that I know is of Robert E Fuller's nestcams where Gylfie and Finn's clutch, Solo, invaded the nest and grabbed a chick off her.

[@AtomicGirlNYC-e2s]

This channel puts up misleading titles and descriptions all the time. In one video, where the mother was taking food out of a runt's mouth to feed to the stronger chicks, they wrote that it was saving the chick from choking.

[@carldalord]

Very strange, why did the intruder dance at the sight of the owl mom?

[@Pomshka]

The swaying of the attacking owl doesn't seem normal?

[@Crozz42o]

I think she scared the poop out of the guy owl when she suddenly landed on the doorstep. I’m no expert but I think he started stomping around and making noise to sound as big and intimidating as possible. I think she really REALLY scared him when she came back..

[@icosthop9998]

Read the description and read the other people's comment. These are two large females. There is no adult male in this video.

[@silvermainecoons3269]

Why was the intruder owl swaying back and forth so much? It gave me the creeps. 😢😨

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

That's what I thought. Seems like odd behavior like it was broken.

[@silvermainecoons3269]

I first noticed the swaying around 9:09 right after it killed the first owlet. It’s very odd looking, it reminds me of how a cobra will sway back and forth right before striking. It’s also heartbreaking seeing the other two huddling together in the corner with what seems to be looks of horror on their faces. I know it’s anthropomorphic to think that but it’s clear how terrified they were. I’m glad to see someone else agrees with me.

[@giovanni-ed7zq]

@@silvermainecoons3269 its territorial behaviour dude and agression to try to scare off another competitor. it was 2 female owls, they will kill others young to ensure success of their young and less competition for food.

[@msafwan2610]

I notice that it did not open her/his eyes (only the mother's eye is visible on camera's night-vision).

[@eddunn3021]

Owls do not have movable eye sockets and are fixed - they have to move their head to look around, Falcons and Eagles have limited eye socket movement as well and why you see them bobbing their heads - that's the reason for what we see as odd movements.

[@jasminecarter2473]

Damn this was terrible. The mother fought long and hard. Rightfully so, she left at the end. Poor babies 😢💔

[@darkie7589]

People blaming the father owl for not "coming to save the chicks" have no idea how birds rotation work.

[@AAA-vu3dq]

It’s so heart wrenching to note that every member of our animal kingdom is capable of their darkest side. So important to always never be too trusting, and to continually be alert, albeit not paranoid, over our children, ourselves and possessions. May GOD’s protection be over us & our loved ones, even now & always❤

[@BoveeBaby]

When the bird flew in the other next the one in this nest heard it and started stomping feet why was it to make noise and try to scare something away

[@scribble9431]

Welcome to animal kingdom guys. First owl was a male, typical for male animals like Lions, Tigers, Bears, and some birds of prey, they kill previous offsprings so they could pass on their genes.

[@xMorbidArtx]

Wrong.

[@jamiemcdonald4279]

​@@xMorbidArtx what's your theory?

[@BoveeBaby]

Wtf it's not a lion lol

[@DaddySiahaan]

Did the mom eat the nestling too?

[@sleep1704-p5x]

im lost they where owl chicks, what was what they eat there own or the neighbors and who one the fight one escaped one left looking lost , how can you tell during fighting who was one mother one neighbor or what cant tell who one who flew off .

[@RonALampman]

I couldn't really tell, but it appeared the mother owl blinded the intruder. Also seems she started feeding on her own offspring so the intruder wouldn't be able to have anything. She appeared to be very focused, attacking the intruder fiercely taking the right eye, then the left. That would be a death sentence for the intruder. Likely grounded and eaten by another ground dwelling predator. Likely after being harassed by crows if not killed by them.

[@FutureAbe]

That’s also the impression I got

[@Im_ibrahim_uzulmez]

Sadly the mother owls escaped at the last because the intruders turn out more stronger and still eating dead bodies at the last and both are sounding different,

[@nadyemati4643]

Sorry but, the intruder escapes at the end, not the mother. And yes, the mother eats the chicks probably in confusion and stress. The mother almost killed the intruder

[@USABeauboy]

So disturbing. Those cute innocent babies had no idea. Brutal. 😢

[@垂子]

如果把那隻拿來喂巢穴的其他隻鳥、我猜它們也是會進食的

[@PeterGannon-x3b]

The mother owl kept on glancing at her dead chick while she was fighting and enraged her even more. Almost human emotions. At the end she on making noises like she was crying or at least very upset.

[@jxggerxfinn2013]

Oh god the beginning of the video the sounds of the owl are terrifying sounds like a damn zombie id shit if i heard that

[@whitewolf-x2r]

어미 올빼미가 새끼들 먹일 쥐를 사냥해 왔는데 그사이 배고픈 올빼미가 침입해 새끼들을 다죽였고 배도부르고 힘도 빠지고 싸움도 버거워 도망갔네 새끼잃은 어미가 먹이도 안먹고 허탈해 하는게 안타깝다.

[@مجديالجهني-غ8د]

😞💔😭

[@Moresco24]

So owls suck at fighting ? Looks like no damage was done to either of them

[@marklysaght2996]

Circle of life I'm afraid..only the strong survive 😢

[@greywolfe6941]

If this shit show is an example of God's majesty reflected in his 'perfect creation'; I'll take a hard pass on the nightmare that is life on this planet.

[@jaxstudios7670]

lol this is an outright play of Satans shit show…that’s what I’ll pass on.

[@perojunak6949]

We call them squatters these days.

[@normalopez7008]

😢que tristeza y mas por la tercera víctima, que desgarradores fueron sus gritos y su lucha por sobrevivir, no los mató por hambre

[@nhivuong586]

So sad and heartbreaking can't watch it....poor mother ans RIP 3 babies

[@tetebernal2606]

😂😂😂😂 qdep 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Nana-j1u2t]

なんで7日目で火炎瓶があるん？レシピどこで手に入れたんでしょうか？

[@villiageheart]

She looks so sad and tired.

[@jarricah7920]

All yall have to do is read the description box and it explains what’s happened!!!!

[@JA3bONE]

Whoever wrote the description should write professionally.

[@WizeChoice]

Wow this was intense yet I watched the whole thing. This was hard to watch. Nature is unforgiving.

[@oakinwol]

I don't think people are following well. The one at the end was the one who went back to eating the babies in the middle of the fight. That's the intruder. The mom had to leave because she was too tired to fight anymore. She's the one that was screeching through the entire fight