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The Great Grey Owl

Ben Garrod and Jess French delve beneath the feathery plumage of the grey grey owl to unravel the mystery of its powerful ability to silently detect and ambush unsuspecting prey.

One of the world’s large owls by length, the Great Grey Owl is an enigmatic predator of coniferous forests close to the Arctic tundra. It's most often seen hunting around dawn and dusk, when it perches silently at the edges of clearings. But as Prof Ben Garrod and Dr Jess French delve deep inside to understand its true secret to survival, they find the deep feathery coat belies a deceptively small head and body thatβ€˜s evolved unbelievably powerful abilities to silently detect and ambush unsuspecting prey.

Producer Adrian Washbourne

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28 minutes

Last on

Mon 10 Oct 2022 21:00

Broadcasts

  • Tue 4 Oct 2022 11:00
  • Mon 10 Oct 2022 21:00