About this episode
We’re headed off to an owl sanctuary to meet up with Nolan the know-it-owl for a special night owl Tour. We hear the sound of owl wings and check out some super-tubular owl eye facts. Find out how owls can swivel their heads 270 degrees and why their ears are at uneven spots on their heads. We’ll meet a poetry-loving barn owl named Olive, who fills us in on why owls are considered wise. Fun fact: owls are sometimes classified by their sounds -- bigger owls are hooters and smaller owls are tooters ! Special Thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for the owl sounds used in this episode: Jian Diego Fernández / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML420855751) Paul Marvin / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML97928071) Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML188805) Wil Hershberger / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML100707) Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML140258) Thomas G. Sander / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML125346) William R. Fish / Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML22874) This episode was sponsored by: Insect Lore ( Insectlore.com ) Shopify ( Shopify.com/brainson ) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.