The Owl That Hunts Other Owls

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]Every predator has a rival. Every rival has a predator.

[00:00:04]But in the forests of Europe, one creature has eliminated the competition entirely. The Eurasian Eagle Owl.

[00:00:11]Bubo bubo, up to 6 ft of wingspan, silent flight, and a hunger that extends beyond prey to predators themselves.

[00:00:21]Researchers documented 764 owls killed by a single species. Tawny owls, barn owls, long-eared owls, hunted in total darkness using their own calls against them. When food grows scarce, it doesn't starve. It hunts its competitors instead, kills them, eats them. In this forest, no owl is safe, not even from its own kind.