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Super Powered Owls: Natural World

Superpowered Owls

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Roger Webb

Holly Spearing

Natural World: 2015-2016: Episode 2: Super-Powered Owls

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Episode 2: Super-Powered Owls

2015-2016

BBC Two - Natural World, 2015-2016, Super-Powered Owls

Natural World reveals the magic behind owls' superpowers.

Wildlife documentary. Owls are one of our best-loved birds, yet it's rare to even catch a glimpse of one in the wild. Natural World reveals the magic behind owls' superpowers.

With their charismatic faces and extraordinary head-turning ability, owls are one of our best-loved birds. And yet it's rare to catch more than a glimpse of one in the wild. These mysterious birds haunt our night, floating through the darkness with an eerie silence. But how do they see in the dark? And how do they fly so silently? 

Through the eyes of two special barn owl chicks, and with the help of leading scientists, Natural World reveals the magic behind owls' superpowers.

Natural World: 2015-2016

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