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Experiment! How Does An Owl Fly So Silently? | Super Powered Owls | BBC

BBC Earth · 25.7M views · 2016-04-29 · 4:14

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Overview

A BBC Earth clip from Super Powered Owls in which the team uses sensitive sound equipment to compare owl flight with other birds. It shows why owls fly almost silently.

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Linked in owl-feather and quiet-flight threads as a clear audio comparison.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2020–2026

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Animals & natureEveryday physics & science demos
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owlsbird flightacousticsbiomimicrybbc earth

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Amorymeltzer · 2026-06 · Recommendation

I also love the longer clip with the bed of feathers: [VIDEO] It gives a good visual as to how much air is being moved/disturbed during the flight/glide of each.

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seshagiric · 2020-05 · Recommendation

To really appreciate how silent Owls are as compared to other birds, see this excellent video from BBC: [VIDEO]

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wingspar · 2020-09 · Reference

BBC nature video about silent owl flight. Flight and audio comparisons of owls and some other birds. [VIDEO]

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