Wow !!! Tiny Barn Owl Nestling Swallows Whole a Large Rodent (Vole) Whole.

Barn owl nestlings are able to swallow large prey without suffocating because of their unique physiology and anatomy, which allows them to breathe while they swallow.
When a barn owl nestling swallows prey, its glottis - the opening to its trachea or windpipe - closes to prevent food from entering the lungs. At the same time, the owl's larynx moves forward to cover the glottis and its epiglottis moves down to cover the larynx, creating a closed passage between the oral and nasal cavities and the esophagus.
This closed passage allows the owl to continue breathing through its nostrils while it swallows, even if its mouth is full of food. As a result, barn owl nestlings can swallow prey that is larger than their own head without suffocating or experiencing breathing difficulties.
Additionally, the barn owl's digestive system is designed to process large prey. The bird's stomach is able to expand to accommodate large meals, and it can break down bones and other indigestible parts of the prey into small pieces that can be regurgitated as pellets.
Overall, the barn owl's unique adaptations allow it to successfully hunt and feed on large prey, even as a nestling.
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This pair laid 5 eggs, starting on April 17, 2022. The first nestling hatched on May 19, 21, 23, 25, 2022.
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[@judywilson3953]

Owls can't chew so they have to eat hole items. The prey will go to the first part of stomach that starts the digestive process. Then to the gizzard part of stomach. The good stuff will be used and the bones, fur and other non-edibles will stay in gizzard as a pellet that will be regurgitated and then vomited out. This makes room for more food. Some birds have crops which is a pouch where they can hold the food. Owls don't have these. Fascinating that they don't choke!

[@bernardmcmahon351]

Thanks

[@jackeroo75]

Owls have a unique adaptation in their anatomy that prevents them from choking. Unlike most birds, owls do not have a crop, which is a pouch in the throat that temporarily stores food. Instead, owls have a muscular gizzard that grinds up their food into small pieces, which then pass directly into their stomach. This means that owls are able to swallow their prey whole, without the risk of choking on large pieces of food. Additionally, their digestive system is able to handle the bones, fur, and feathers of their prey, which are broken down and expelled as pellets.

[@latchswaney9233]

This isn’t real. How dumb can you be?

[@agnesdill7352]

​@@jackeroo75 😊

[@SonicGeneration]

Owls can tear chunks off though, which seems easier than swallowing it whole.

[@SoaronhighlikeEagle]

This one’s eye was not even opened yet and it got the whole vole down!!!!!? It takes survival for the fittest to the whole new level!! 😂😅 I have seen even adult Barnowl would struggle with that! 😅well down!

[@Rai_S82]

The fact that he's not even strong enough to lift it properly - and has to have a break halfway through trying! - but he's so determined to chow down 🤣

[@fevure9555]

Happy to see there is no sibling rivalry with these cute little barn owls

[@xKalphax]

Their hideous

[@Sandy_Rosenthal]

sibling rivalry and "bonking" is painful to watch

[@xKalphax]

@Lilith lol I know

[@meoff7602]

@@lilith8561 Doesn't change the fact it's nightmare fuel.

[@The-KP]

These lovely, ugly little monsters can be beautiful if you let them. Nature evolved these to keep down the pest population. You weren't so pretty as a baby either

[@jtops3000]

Desert? “Why no, thank you. I’m stuffed. I couldn’t eat another bite.”

[@jwenang5364]

holy shit! gives new meaning to being STUFFED!

[@YouDontKnowAsMuchAsYouThinkUDo]

Omg between it choking back the mouse and the two at the front preening each other...they're so damn ugly but so freakin cute 😍 they look like characters out of the the labyrinth or the dark crystal.

[@latchswaney9233]

You don’t know as much as you think thinking these are real😂 you get summer by the post😂😂

[@PaliAha]

Imagine your baby infant. Can't see yet but swallows small pizza pie by itself.

[@bluemanno7901]

I've always loved barn owls, their faces remind me of adorable little snow men 😊

[@bojagal40.91]

Yea, but the babies looks like the elephant man 😂

[@cgp87]

@@bojagal40.91 lol

[@cnnk]

Ooo crap no!!!they look like aliens 👽 😳

[@claudetesantos1209]

O Rato e maior do q o filhote

[@claudetesantos1209]

O filho morreu mais,ta vivo

[@snapslingpeavine1371]

I love that one on the right with a chompy beak.

[@heatherconklin6798]

I don’t get how that huge vole digests in that tiny and thin owl body! Insane. I wonder how long it stays put In his neck!?!

[@seanlee7563]

Digested by super strong enzymatic action in their sacs/bills and gizzards.

[@s-p-man5271]

Pretty fast since digestion is more rapid in younger than older ones.

[@mathematics5573]

strong acids my be involved.

[@christine_dragun666]

It’s amazing that you can swallow a whole mause even though your eyes aren’t open 🦉✨🦉✨🦉✨🦉✨🦉✨💓💞💓💞💓💞

[@Jander3312]

4:00 essa imagem é de repunan

[@honeyleiz1170]

hhahaha

[@Randy1337]

:)

[@asianstud7]

maybe thats why he aint the damn thing? He couldnt see it was a nasty rodent. lol.

[@967mviews2]

That owlet almost doubled its weight in less than 5 minutes 😳

[@abcsha.]

Oh good informative.. 👍

[@shaneletson]

I'm glad to see this thanks I'm very pleased n how these white barn owls r coming back there getting rare to see so glad to see this one have little ones I no where there's another one n Missouri bootheel there pretty birds being white u just cant see them very often

[@jellybomb3708]

Those are the creepiest baby birds I’ve ever seen.

[@zombrexgamer242]

Thats y i would find it satisfying when a marten killed them all

[@Goofyahhairlines1]

I agree with you

[@Goofyahhairlines1]

I don’t care they’re still creepy

[@zombrexgamer242]

@Lilith well f.ex. turning cute lil chickenbabys into nuggets u'd probably eat, isnt that disgusting? So y not those ugly barn owl nestling?

[@maxhu6121]

There are creepier I promise you. Although this video comes close to the top 💀

[@ludmilalogunova7616]

Ну птенец проглот! Мышь в половину его ростом. Теперь наверное её переваривать будет неделю. Я насмеялась на него от души. 😁😁😁🙋🙋🙋

[@user-xi8tv6ld1m]

Ну это же не корова, чтобы траву жевать!😜 Тоже подумал, будет дрыхнуть неделю с полным пузом! Ну а что делать, природа!

[@user-us9yb7uk9o]

Какой ужас! Не думала,что сможет заготовить такую огромную для него мышь! Еле дышит после этого😱

[@user-us9yb7uk9o]

Заглотить ! Корректор подправил😊

[@1YzeWhoaman6821]

What's impressive is how unfazed the mother is at the seizure like jerks that it took him to ingest it. I guess that's typical dinner time drama in the nest. Wow!

[@latchswaney9233]

What’s impressive is how dumb you people are thinking this is real. Unbelievable!!!

[@abcsha.]

Yea right 👍👍. www.youtube.com/@abcchishtian

[@KPelaan]

Absolutely disgusting. Love it

[@latchswaney9233]

It’s fake stoopid

[@latchswaney9233]

@@KPelaan Be kind to people who are so gone they don’t realize what’s real and what’s not. Not sure they’re people after taking the jab. I am kind. I’m trying to help dummies. Dummy just means lazy way of thinking. Being nice to dummies is why we are I. The world we live into today.

[@josuemejia0318]

I guess that baby Owl was super hungry! 😱😬😆👍

[@virginiawilkinson7163]

Little darlings !

[@justinflix594]

Seems like the owlet's first ever meal.. never seen an animal work through a meal this much!!

[@olgap731]

Watch how snakes eat eggs..

[@_watchyourback]

No it wasn't his first meal, babies are smaller than that. they cant properly rip apart animals so they just swallow.

[@SR-jq7nv]

That vole was almost as big as the owlet. Oh boy, that baby going to be in a digestive coma for a long time. I'm looking for exponential growth!😂

[@jeannepeters8836]

My thought too. This kid will be much bigger than the other owls in a week.

[@rahilraza1344]

I know right

[@jeasnuest4659]

😂😂😂😂

[@comrade1311]

😂😂😂

[@aban4431]

😂

[@user-rl5mz5cg3w]

Thanks for the explanation of the owl's anatomy. I always wonder how these owl chicks can swallow big prey without being choked.

[@dlong2870]

I don’t think the chick made it after finishing. He looked ready to collapse.

[@michaelwiredu62]

😂😂

[@tofi21]

He collapsed into a food coma and several hours later was ready for his night meal... Can be watched live on cam 6 in this channel.

[@deserieegold7618]

@@michaelwiredu62 it's crawling in it's throat 😅

[@husamfeydo]

👍🌼🌸🌸🌼🌸

[@Michael-ip3vx]

I think in his mind it really hits the spot and was worth it 😂😂

[@susantrevino7446]

I have never seen an owlet that small eat a whole vole😯

[@user-rt8hy4ir2t]

Для каждой мамы её дети самые лучшие и красивые.

[@chihuahuancamel]

I’m thinking it’s gonna be mama owl swallowing the mouse whole (which would have been impressive) lookin at little guy like aww what a cutie eyes bigger than it’s stomach….GEEZUS…I’ll never complain about being “stuffed” again!

[@eightinches6094]

You're witnessing rodent control at its finest.

[@rand0mGT]

She’s learning to be a professional swallower. It’s what she’s born to do

[@chocolatenikki]

🌚..

[@tuckmeshillings7350]

😁🤣🤣

[@steenystuff1075]

Wow indeed! You sure it didn't die after that?! Lol 😅

[@nameyourchannel2712]

They look like robot puppets on an old Disneyland ride.

[@jeezcoffin7489]

I love the fact that the baby Owl faints for a moment and then keeps on eating, just like me at chinese restaurants 😂

[@dustinjay3743]

That little owl did it with his eyes closed.. literally

[@DeniseBrown-voteblue]

WOW ! ! That was a lot of work for that baby, , , now he needs a nap 😊😉

[@zaveeramini9712]

That's me at an 'all you can eat buffet '...

[@TALLXXL]

HE PROBABLY WENT TO SLEEP AFTER THAT SNACK.🤣

[@miked9260]

He was sleeping already while eating it 😆😆😆😆😊😊😊😀😀😀😀

[@mjthump]

That baby bird said I might be sleep for a day after this, but I won't be hungry like the others...lol

[@derps0n839]

The mom owl was surprised but also proud

[@h.calvert3165]

"I bring 'em; you swallow 'em. Job one; done. Job two; done!" 🦉 🐀

[@coletteclarke4058]

This is one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen

[@jacob24-78]

The noises they make is cute asl and they just devouring a whole rabbit 😅😂

[@pengpeter6955]

That little chick will grow the fastest and survive the nature.

[@belacosehogg6478]

grow fast then eat its siblings. ...

[@user-hl1hv3oc7g]

Хорошая мама.

[@sonamlhamo1706]

deserves agold medal......

[@murtazahassan1107]

Mama be like...now that's my boy...

[@johnvolume3384]

Seems this little pink thing needs some orange juice,or at least an Espresso!

[@jacksonlee2192]

Please give this tiny barn owl a glass of water to wash it down.

[@dubdsy5376]

Goodness gracious!!! 😮

[@TalanWH]

That’s the equivalent of eating an extra large pizza all by yourself.

[@hwakyungseo4832]

The baby ate it ! Amazing 🤩 !

[@mariaondina2332]

Incrível, nunca vi uma coisa tão linda assim.

[@strungoutkid]

1:30 mama owl smiles 😊

[@firstname7330]

His Mom is like "Jesus Leonard!! You could have shared some with your brothers."

[@kristenevans4557]

Yay, his youngest sibling gets to live another day.

[@belacosehogg6478]

lol, right.

[@michaelspagnolo3835]

I still cannot believe he got that whole thing down!! I would've liked to see another hour of that video to see if he lived through it?

[@tofi21]

You can watch live, cam6 in this channel.

[@latrellwilliams796]

😂

[@user-wl4uz5od4f]

😳😳😳 не лопнешь деточка😁😉😆!!!

[@games4541]

Ты не ты, когда голоден!

[@tomthompson2309]

oh my gosh 😆 thats insane,he's gunna be a big boy thats for sure

[@abcsha.]

Yea. www.youtube.com/@abcchishtian

[@user-yu9dd6dt1n]

Славная семейка!

[@javismc7099]

Just wondering how he breathed while swallowing half his size. This little boy whatever is a genius.

[@tofi21]

An explanation in the description

[@FranciscoAssis-yk8sy]

Desse tamanho já engole um rato , Deus me livre 😍 E quando crescer

[@oreneconcha6044]

Que espanto!! tan pequeño y tragandose ese raton, capaz que se ahoge.😱🤔

[@FranciscoAssis-yk8sy]

@@oreneconcha6044 , verdade , a comida é bela pra vida Aqui do Brazil , aquele abraço .

[@socram1395]

Comeu tudinho, chega lambeu os beiço...rss

[@andreiabentocakes9028]

Kkk

[@chrisschwarz5569]

This is insane. How old is this chicken and that vole must be real close in weight as that baby. Wow

[@MorriAelthyn]

Considering how lightweight bird bones are, I'd guess that vole actually weighs *more* than that owlet 😆

[@kimk2635]

And mom doesn't move a muscle

[@mericuty]

Chicken?

[@Private011]

He's a growing boy. 😂 Mom is like, I ain't helping you with shit, I got it here, you eat it.

[@anointingessel9866]

That owl has to be in the quiness book of record.. Can't believe it😮😮

[@johnnymoo1]

That nestling's expression at the end looks like me after eating a whole bag of chips or tub of ice cream or whatever. You just ask yourself "Why the F did I do that?" and "WTF is the matter with me?".

[@theresacarlton6142]

I would say he was VERY HUNGRY 🙈

[@katielink6906]

They look so werid but the mama is beautiful😭

[@tutziepop]

Can we get an update please? Need to know if this owl baby is alright.

[@tofi21]

Watch all the owlets live at cam 6 on this channel. He's bigger now and fluffy 😍

[@tutziepop]

@@tofi21 they are!!😍😍😍 thank you!!!

[@latchswaney9233]

It’s fake stoopid

[@stefaniaslovat]

I think it’s difficult to ingest it not just because is to big for the chick, but also because he has to ingest it dry. They don’t have the option like the water birds to submerge the prey in the water and then to consume it. What can he do? Life is pretty hard for some

[@siwadedumelyayet474]

A thing call acid in your stomach an 🦉 and any other birds a like way different than humans he probably hungry again the next day

[@ameymartinez2418]

I love owls they are so cool owls my favorite

[@socorrosilva6872]

Meu Deus do céu como esses filhotes consegue engolir esse bicho inteiro e não morre ? 😳

[@bigv3862]

When your eyes are to big for your belly 😂

[@dojahboyC]

Simply incredible this deserves more views and liked never seen anything like that

[@latchswaney9233]

You think this is real? Wow!

[@captaincory9133]

What they little robots lol

[@latchswaney9233]

@@captaincory9133 yes. Clearly a movie type set. You think that’s real? Wow!

[@latchswaney9233]

@@captaincory9133 you must believe in Bigfoot, ghost and aliens too. They have robots that look and talk like humans dip. Where have you been? The damn things not even standing. You can’t be that dumb. You people think like infants these days. You take whatever you see and believe it and that is EXACTLY what is wrong with the world. You sleeping stuck in the matrix sheeple. Beyond dumb!!

[@captaincory9133]

@@latchswaney9233 or it just a camera I can see mommy or daddy dropped you as a child

[@garikayichinhakwe9209]

'Mummy, mum, I swallowed what I can chew mummy' 😂 😂 😂

[@luissilva4082]

Que sufoco, achei que o bichinho ia morrer entalado... 😱

[@caioaugusto2089]

Também achei kkkkkk rato do tamanho dele quase, esse aí passa fome não

[@caioaugusto2089]

Come até os irmãos ali se bobearem kkkkkk

[@luissilva4082]

Imagino na hora de cagar 💩haja furebis 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@caioaugusto2089]

@@luissilva4082 kkkkkkkkkkk

[@Phlowermom]

And that boys & girls is how owl pellets are made!

[@kloppanator]

Jeez, thought the poor thing was going to suffocate itself.

[@JianShengHou]

Amazing !

[@masguapoako]

I've been watching 3 barn owlet for a couple of months now, also time to fledge

[@Michael-ip3vx]

That little owl ate and then took a nap 😂😂

[@abcsha.]

Unbelievable how nap possible. www.youtube.com/@abcchishtian

[@norabarrozo3067]

Amo los buos q hermosos

[@sagittariusa4855]

Omg 😳 that size !!! Life is hard 😄

[@raimundaferreira554]

Eu gosto dos pássaros noturnos.

[@meoff7602]

Wow, darken the lighting just bit, and that's the stuff nightmares.

[@oneeyedman99]

Looks like the local farmer has a _major_ mouse problem. The owlets don't even have to beg, mom and dad just leave more dead mice lying around than they could possibly want. Owls usually line their nest box with leaves, this one just piled up dead mice

[@CharterGroupBirdcams]

What owls line their nest with leave? I am not aware of one species that does that. Interesting

[@kangpikat]

woww😍😍 from 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@DancehallDashout]

Poor thing look stressed out already😦 hope it service!

[@BhaweshBhujel]

I jus felt the pressure in my jaws while looking at this gobble

[@dking657]

Mummy owl will be so proud of him/her

[@DelishDish412]

I was waiting to see the mother take care of business. Crazy

[@user-ti1eh8ob6o]

น่ารักมากๆเลยค่ะชอบจัง

[@abcsha.]

Your choice is owl? Interesting. www.youtube.com/@abcchishtian

[@davidb9236]

Is this any less crazy or scary than anything that happens in the movie Alien? I don't think so.

[@lovepet4565]

They are so cute i adore birds

[@MYCLICKSUPPORT]

Amazing

[@maguisolares9268]

Que tranquilos son.los owls 🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉...

[@daviddee8792]

My girl should take note for next time.

[@socram1395]

Comeu tudinho e ainda lambeu os beiço...🤣🤣🤣

[@zeljkosafar6121]

That was a snack 😎

[@jserv9421]

That Lil owlet should be named Owzilla..gonna be huge

[@user-zb1es6ly7o]

О Боже, проглотил, смог, не ведает что творит, и жив ли он ???

[@Fotars]

Да всё он ведает.

[@abcsha.]

😀😀 yea ofcourse. www.youtube.com/@abcchishtian

[@user-shadowdodo]

little owl： wow~ I can have a rest for a whole month~😉