Snowy Owls’ Commitment to Parenthood | Animal Super Parents | BBC Earth

In the Arctic tundra, these snowy owls form a bond during breeding season. In this committed relationship, the father hunts to feed his chicks whilst the mother remains in the nest, guarding them from predators.
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[@ItCantRainAllTheTime_90]

I love how the baby looks straight into the camera at 2:05 after devouring the lemming 🤣

[@WobblesandBean]

"......Wot."

[@thesenate1448]

It's a threat

[@unlimitedgnar1955]

Omg the looks they give 😂 I can’t

[@laalaa99stl]

1:05 Giving the cameraman the side eye. 👀

[@shawnnewell4541]

Mom and dad are heroes ❤️.

[@SouthEast-dh6mu]

Some parents need to take notes 😂

[@alanatolstad4824]

Those babies are ugly cute!

[@nathancomixproductions466]

Which one is it, ugly or cute?

[@alanatolstad4824]

@@nathancomixproductions466 Both! Equally!

[@mozarellapizzarero]

the way they look into the camera💀💞

[@beatpirate8]

Omg im anxious for the parents. Their fur babies look so small and easy to take so vulnerable 😣😭😬 im so glad she had the awareness and strength to fight the predators!

[@Patel-pl4nd]

So Great these Family!!! 🎉

[@riceracm]

Interesting that these owl families work best in the same way as human families, with a loving mom and dad in a monogamous, committed relationship. Fatherless homes are a real tragedy in so many ways 😔❤️‍🩹

[@Catherinzsl]

That is a tough life. Good job, Snowy Owl parents.

[@J.Marc140]

Snowy owls are by far my favorite animals

[@Phosphoenol_pyruvate_CK]

Dad is an air force officer flying sorties! And that owlet that looks like a demon is not something you want to stumble upon at night 🤣

[@footfault1941]

Maternal instinct to protect her chicks is no doubt. A curious thing is her defensive action. Sharp claws are formidable weapon, but she missed every time a skua flying over. That makes me suspect if it's simply a deterrence without any intention of hooking it. In this footage, it looks like a miscalculated countermeasure.

[@Drakelett]

They bond for the season... So only a few months. True commitment 😂

[@sw2de3fr4gt]

1:31 so sassy

[@indyreno2933]

The Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) is a species of true owl native to the North Pole, it is known for having white plumage, which helps it blend in with the snow, it is known to prey on lemmings, hares, and ground squirrels, it is the only extant species of the genus Nyctea and is one of the few true owl species that is known for diurnal activity.

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

So there are false owls ? I'll guess barn owls are one since the development of their chicks are quite different

[@indyreno2933]

@user-lq4ct6dr5m, owls are birds that constitute the order Strigiformes, they are split into two extant families: Tytonidae (Heart-Faced Owls) and Strigidae (True Owls), barn owls (genus Tyto) are the type genus of the heart-faced owl family.

[@Rushopium]

Amazing episode , loved it ! ❤

[@Sandrosena-o7v]

Lindos filhotes de corujas

[@IamJay]

Beautiful 😍

[@josephheuneman5613]

He’s one proud DAD..

[@jeffsiegwart]

Good Job!

[@flyme2009]

we can learn so much from the nature. nature is amazing same time brutal

[@HellcatMad]

My favorite owl.

[@arianeau_revoir6391]

beautiful 🐾

[@alsanimaldocumentary]

Owls have feathers as white as snow.

[@4kSceneAnimal]

I really like raising them but I'm afraid of their cries

[@lubovmiroshnychenko4179]

Beautiful! 💞💞

[@RaulNigli]

Soooo cute! ❤❤❤❤

[@billfreeman9202]

You can’t beat monogamy

[@nilanjanachatterjee9023]

Excellent video 😊

[@norikaesan]

Very nice movie😃

[@Septeemberpain]

No deadbeat parents here 🤍

[@zerd997]

All around derps

[@beatpirate8]

How many lemmings are there?!

[@newworld6422]

For anyone thinking of hedwig - hedwig is Male, because female snow owls are dark spotted as seen here.

[@killdozer7792]

Hedwig is female, but the owls who portrayed her in the movies were male. Male owls are smaller than females, and so they were easier to handle.

[@jürgensenke]

Sehr schön 🤠

[@snitox]

Keep em at home so they don't cheat lol

[@데하카-n3g]

영화 불가사리가 떠오르는 아이의 얼굴

[@PerceptionVsReality333]

At least he provides for his family unlike a certain group of humans. 😅

[@PerceptionVsReality333]

@@kingwilliams5540 That's due to inflation & taxation by the gov't to give handouts to 💩 races that keep overpopulating Western civilization.

[@NPClownumber81googolplex]

That thumbnail 😂

[@AntiNatalAtheist]

2000 lemmings in a year !!!! Do the kids take a year to be adults ??

[@bonacow6182]

Good job

[@jacksugden8190]

Odd how mum and dad may not be the parents, the dad especially 🦉.

[@laratheplanespotter]

Me on a Monday morning!

[@ЗЕМЛЯМИР-н8к]

İs ŞUŞA SALAM ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@paulct91]

0:30 - Is their research that backs that in relation to owls specifically?

[@WobblesandBean]

Hi, I'm a zoologist, I can help with this. There are four main types of mating systems in nature, monogamy is one of them. You get into subtypes too, this particular subtype is called *_social monogamy,_* and it is most commonly seen among birds, owls included. DNA is one of the driving factors behind social monogamy, but not the only one. And yes, there is plenty of research regarding this. Social monogamy also ensures higher success rates of reproducing, because both parents raise the offspring. But I would say that success has more to do with the bond between the mated pair than just DNA, as there are instances of adoption of non-related chicks even in nature.

[@haidarakbar8302]

naturally we Learned dad are responsibility for culled food from out,and mom only responsibility for take Care.but now this time what's going on???

[@Santhosh-iq7gc]

👍

[@antoniobento2105]

They're Right Wing

[@pooody]

theyre right, and have wings.

[@user-pf4fh2yi3c]

I am watching is 😂

[@YAH-1]

Owls are Beautiful, but remember Beautiful ness starts with TMH YAH 🙏🏾🤎

[@filmcutter.]

와꾸 살발하네

[@趙子宏-p4e]

🦉💬

[@nomanahmed2338]

Nice ❤❤❤