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These owls can find prey under deep snow. Scientists tracked them with an acoustic camera

10 months ago

4:47

These owls can find prey under deep snow. Scientists tracked them with an acoustic camera

10 months ago
Documentaries
Duration 4:47

For years, scientists wondered exactly how owls penetrated the complicated layers of snow that concealed their prey. Biologists Chris Clark and Jim Duncan used an acoustic camera to learn more. They are featured in Secret World of Sound: Hunters and Hunted, now streaming on CBC Gem.

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