BARN OWLS AT STARR RANCH (W/SOUND) MATE AND FEMALE EATS A WHOLE RAT!

This owls nest is in a tree trunk and the cam operator just turned on the audio for the viewers. This video shows the nightly mating ritual even though the female is incubating 3 eggs so far. Then you will see the female practically swallow an entire rat whole after she tears off its head. Could be considered GRAPHIC. Turn up your speakers!

This cam is located at Audubon Californias Starr Ranch Sanctuary:

Starr Ranch is a 4,000 acre Audubon California sanctuary in southeast Orange County, California. Our mission is to stimulate, coordinate, and perform scientific research on the biology and conservation of the unusual Mediterranean climate ecosystems at Starr Ranch and to extend our science to the local community in the form of unique education programs and conservation activism.

For more information on Starr Ranch, visit our Web site at http://www.starr-ranch.org/

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• barn
• owls
• nests
• rats
• mating
• nature
• eggs
• raptors
• owl

[tigerwoman]

It would make a damn great pest controller.

[lsoph9]

@tigerwoman lol yep

[Zantlordofshadows]

@Eggiestone Yet you type like a foreigner

[Eggiestone]

rat dont tast like any thing to them, and hoe they eat the rat hole is there throught is bing enof to put anything down there gullet, in know so much about barn owls and owls, and im only 13

[XXkaleanXX]

that was so gross

[squito94]

I wonder what raw mouse taste like....gag! Great video!

[AlwaysWishing1983]

Momma's hungry!

[LNcello]

Great capture!

[wwweee121]

LOL funny vid