Snowy Owls | Why Is It The Most Skilled Arctic Predator? | Wildlife Documentary

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Published 2023-06-30

Snowy owls live a life full of mystery up in the Arctic. Thousands of years ago, they built a community of fate with their neighbors – lemmings. About every four years, lemmings proliferate in huge numbers. This way, snowy owls have enough feed for their young. The owls lay up to eleven eggs and can successfully raise the chicks – each of them needs two to four lemmings per day. Lately, however, lemmings’ mass reproduction hasn’t been as regular in some parts of the Tundra. What will happen to them and the snowy owls? What is the ecological link here? And what will happen if one year the winter arrives way too early? The best way for many birds to adapt to the winter is to flee to the South. But lemmings can’t migrate and have to endure temperatures as low as -40°C. Meanwhile, if the winter is too cold and the snow level too high, even the perfectly adapted owls have to migrate in order to survive. A fascinating journey from the Arctic to Central Europe begins. Following the owls on this uncommon path, the viewer learns how animals adapt to the inhospitable climate conditions, what ecological restraints bear down on the northern fauna and which fantastic survival strategies the animals can develop. This unique documentary tells a fascinating and breathtaking story: as in a fairy tale, the snowy owls leave us a message from the changing Arctic.
Director: Klaus Weissmann

All Comments (21)

@susanmercurio1060 7 months ago

My boyfriend and I were walking in the woods in northern Minnesota when a snowy owl flew past us. I felt so blessed. Later, I heard that if they arrived so far south, it was because they were already starving. So sad. It has a truly huge wing span, about 6 feet. I was amazed that it could fly through the trees with such wide wings. It was perfectly silent. P.S. We had Northern Lights too.
@ArtByHazel 11 months ago

Sending lots of love for the snowy owls and the rest of the wildlife around the world. ❤🙏🏼🌎🧿
@bbnnmm9 10 months ago

Kudos to the camerman for not freezing 🥶 and flying along side with the owls for those beautiful shots!! Owls are soo pretty, ty!!
@mathewboyne2621 3 months ago

It's amazing how awesome this footage can be. I can't even take a proper picture of a duck from a few yards away 😅
@trinityadams2733 9 months ago

Snowy owls are one of my favorite animals, they are so beautiful and fascinating to watch
@shubhmishra3338 11 months ago

Ah, the tale of Hedwig - the perils of raising a snowy owl post!
@bonitacurtis8053 11 months ago

Very nice documentary. Love the parents feeding the babies a nice juicy lemming.
@indyreno2933 11 months ago

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 one of the few true owl species that is known for diurnal activity.
@Wilpun 10 months ago

15:51 I can't with how funny seeing it plunge into the ground is hahahhaha
@markokada7311 11 months ago

So breathtakingly amazing, awesome, endearing, & engrossing that I can't help doffing my hat to all concerned in this unrivaled, unparalleled, & almost incomparable transcendent arctic animal doc.of an outstanding proportions. Especially, those photographers certainly deserve some special attention, cause they had to spend for nights & days w/ an infinite patience in order to procure those brilliant, unmissable, & almost indelible momentous footages in remarkable close-ups one after another in the face of some adverse, austere conditions for over a period of one year. It simply exhibits to discern their single-minded determination & unwavering dedication for their professional commitment to their crafts at the level most of us could only dream of. By virtue of them all concerned in this one & only unlike any other arctic animal doc., we could enjoy, admire, & appreciate it to the core at the comfort of our cozy home. My heartfelt gratitude ,,,,(07/02/23)
@MWM-dj6dn 11 months ago

MOST BEAUTIFUL AND VERY CHARMING DOCUMENTARY .. THANK YOU VERY MUCH .. ALL THE TIME YOU ARE THE BEST IN THE BEST
@koboyjoachim4424 11 months ago

greetings from south east asia.. I'm really like and appreciate this documentary. thank you
@sunalineemoore906 11 months ago

Thanks for this rare and nice film to know snow owls with all kind of birds on the Earth ...so good sp far to be subscriber ❤🙏🤟⚘
@kerrykestrowl6785 7 months ago

The winter scenery was beautiful and the story was amazing thank you
@MWM-dj6dn 11 months ago

A wonderful channel that deserves all respect, appreciation and pride. Accurate and useful information in a sophisticated and beautiful manner. I wish you lasting success. I have the utmost respect and admiration for your great honor for these wonderful works. I hope you success
@GMM30 11 months ago

Thank you so much for the amazing documentary. Enjoyed every bit of it.
@guerreroelloboherido3282 4 months ago

Me gustan los Búhos 🦉😍🥰
@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602 11 months ago

This documentary is beautiful. In the region where I lived when I was a child there was (perhaps still exists) a kind of large owl with white feathers on the head and light gray on the chest. The Brazilian Suindara (Tytonidae) is very different from this white owl.
@mostafijurrobin867 9 months ago

what a magical world.😮 Amazing, subhanAllah.
@PrettybuoyJones1992 2 months ago

Not the video title being,the snowy owl being the most skilled hunter,then the video proceeds to show that it stuggles to catch prey. 😅😂