Owl Facts for Kids - By CrashCourse
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| 00:05 | in this video we are learning about owls , wow | |
| 00:09 | ! You are going to learn some deep facts and | |
| 00:11 | learn why owls are such fascinating birds . Let's start | |
| 00:18 | with this . Owls are nocturnal birds . Nocturnal means | |
| 00:22 | they mostly sleep in the day and are active at | |
| 00:27 | night . And as you can see , we don't | |
| 00:32 | mean this in a rude way . But let's be | |
| 00:34 | honest owls are unique looking birds . Okay . They | |
| 00:37 | are they just start their unique looking birds . They | |
| 00:40 | have a flat face and have really big eyes . | |
| 00:47 | Yeah , they're big . Guys are perfect for seeing | |
| 00:50 | at night which works really well for them because remember | |
| 00:53 | owls are mostly active at night . Now not only | |
| 00:57 | do their eyes help them see well at night , | |
| 00:59 | their eyes help them see things that are far away | |
| 01:02 | . In fact , owl eyes see things that are | |
| 01:05 | far away better than things that are close . Isn't | |
| 01:08 | that fascinating ? So owls are really cool birds that | |
| 01:14 | are nocturnal . That means they are active at night | |
| 01:17 | . They have flat faces and big eyes that help | |
| 01:20 | them see things in the dark and help them see | |
| 01:23 | things that are far away . Another helpful thing for | |
| 01:29 | owls is that they can turn their heads way further | |
| 01:33 | than we can . Do you see how this owl's | |
| 01:35 | head is turned back . They can turn their heads | |
| 01:38 | to see what is going on behind them and with | |
| 01:41 | their super powerful eyes they can see if they found | |
| 01:46 | prey and they love finding prey . They just do | |
| 01:55 | you know as cute as owls are owls are predators | |
| 01:59 | . Okay . They're predators . Remember predators are animals | |
| 02:05 | that hunt other animals . Yeah , owls love to | |
| 02:11 | hunt . In fact they hunt and eat small mammals | |
| 02:15 | , reptiles , amphibians , fish , insects and even | |
| 02:19 | other birds . Mhm . Now check this out . | |
| 02:24 | Their beaks are sharp and so are their talents . | |
| 02:27 | Plus their wings are super quiet while they're flying . | |
| 02:31 | It's crazy . They're like quiet silent fliers . Okay | |
| 02:35 | . No wonder they're so good at it . They're | |
| 02:37 | like super snaky . Who knew ? Who knew ? | |
| 02:40 | Raise your hand if you already knew . The owls | |
| 02:43 | are sneaky . Okay , wow . How did you | |
| 02:45 | even know that ? Yeah , they're sneaky . So | |
| 02:51 | they're sharp talons and beak there . Quiet wings , | |
| 02:54 | their ability to turn their heads far . They're powerful | |
| 02:56 | eyes and the fact that they hunt at night makes | |
| 02:59 | an owl a really good hunter . Oh , hey | |
| 03:05 | , little mousey . I get it . You're getting | |
| 03:08 | some food , it's at night . You know , | |
| 03:10 | you're hungry and you think this is a good idea | |
| 03:13 | , right ? This is kind of a terrible idea | |
| 03:17 | . Okay ? Not to be mean or anything , | |
| 03:19 | but there could be an owl coming and you don't | |
| 03:21 | even know what they fly so quietly . Come on | |
| 03:24 | now , see . Yeah , wow , let's talk | |
| 03:29 | about something else . Baby owls . What our baby | |
| 03:35 | owls called ? Do you know what are they called | |
| 03:42 | ? Yeah , baby owls are called owl . Let's | |
| 03:47 | what a neat word , owl . Let's these are | |
| 03:50 | a few owl . Let's isn't it amazing how proud | |
| 03:52 | they are . This outlet is like , hey everyone | |
| 03:56 | just happy to be here . Take my picture . | |
| 04:03 | We just ask you a question . But you know | |
| 04:05 | what ? We are going to ask you another one | |
| 04:11 | here it is . Where in the world can you | |
| 04:14 | find owls ? That's an interesting question . Do you | |
| 04:16 | happen to know where in the world ? Can you | |
| 04:19 | find owls ? This might surprise you , but owls | |
| 04:25 | live all over the world except for a few islands | |
| 04:29 | and the polar ice caps . They can live in | |
| 04:31 | many different habitats even in extreme temperatures . Wow owls | |
| 04:36 | are worldwide birds . Mhm . Mhm . Not only | |
| 04:42 | that apples do not migrate to warmer climates . They | |
| 04:46 | just stay right where they are . These are tough | |
| 04:49 | birds . I will stay where they are all year | |
| 04:52 | long . No migrating for this bird . Yeah owls | |
| 04:58 | are tough . Well actually this owl just looks sleepy | |
| 05:01 | but owls are tough birds . Mhm . Now we | |
| 05:07 | can't make a video about owls without talking about their | |
| 05:10 | signature sound . What do owls say ? Yeah , | |
| 05:18 | owls often make a loud hoot sound hoot hoot hoot | |
| 05:24 | ! Now not every owl hoots . Okay some owls | |
| 05:27 | don't hoot . Wouldn't that be sad to be an | |
| 05:33 | owl and you know not be able to who you | |
| 05:37 | know it's kind of sad you know but hey if | |
| 05:43 | now we can't hoot owls can make other sounds to | |
| 05:46 | like whistles , chirps , Screeches and more . These | |
| 05:50 | sounds allow owls to communicate and you know different sounds | |
| 05:54 | mean different things . For example when an owl hoots | |
| 05:57 | , it is claiming its territory . So the next | |
| 06:00 | time you hear an owl hoot the owl might be | |
| 06:02 | saying to other owls , hey , like this is | |
| 06:05 | my area and I'll find your own area . This | |
| 06:08 | is where I am staying . Who , Who , | |
| 06:11 | who owls are super awesome birds . What was your | |
| 06:19 | favorite owl fact ? Comment below And let us know | |
| 06:23 | we would love to hear from you . That would | |
| 06:25 | be really cool . You know , we didn't even | |
| 06:29 | mention how owls can use camouflage . Very impressive job | |
| 06:33 | out . You know , just hiding in plain sight | |
| 06:36 | . It's a good thing . We're not mice hanging | |
| 06:37 | around your tree . When we hope you had fun | |
| 06:41 | learning about owls with us . Don't forget to tell | |
| 06:43 | us your favorite owl fact . That would be really | |
| 06:46 | neat . Almost as neat as this owl's camouflage skills | |
| 06:50 | . You know , actually even neater . Mhm . | |
| 06:57 | So where are we going next ? It's really up | |
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