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Posted: 2016-04-18T04:17:47Z | Updated: 2016-04-18T04:17:47Z Brave Owl Defends Its Nest From Hungry Wolves... And Wins! | HuffPost
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Brave Owl Defends Its Nest From Hungry Wolves... And Wins!

Don't mess with the snowy owl. Just don't.
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Overnight Editor, HuffPost

Think an owl would have a hard time fighting off a pack of hungry wolves?

Think again.

As the BBC documentary "Super Powered Owls ” shows, snowy owls use air superiority to throw their earth-bound foes off balance -- and as a result, a pack of wolves out to snack on a nest of baby owls is in for a surprise.

Check it out in the clip above, which also shows a snowy owl defending its young from an arctic skua, using its ability to take off vertically to its advantage. 

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Wonderful Wolves
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Wolf (Canus lupus) behind tree (credit:David Tipling via Getty Images)
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Captive, Duluth, Minnesota, USA (credit:John Giustina via Getty Images)
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The gray wolf or grey wolf (Canis lupus) is a canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. It is the largest member of its family, with males averaging 43-45 kg (95-99 lb), and females 36-38. 5 kg (79-84. 9 lb). It is similar in general appearance and proportions to a German shepherd, or sled dog, but has a larger head, narrower chest, longer legs, straighter tail and bigger paws. Its winter fur is long and bushy, and predominantly a mottled gray in colour, although nearly pure white, red, or brown to black also occur. (credit:Danita Delimont via Getty Images)
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United States, Minnesota, Gray Wolf or Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) (credit:CORDIER Sylvain / hemis.fr via Getty Images)
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Gray wolf (Canis lupus) pack in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. Captive animal. (credit:Daniel J. Cox via Getty Images)
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Close up of North American timber wolf (Canis lupus lycaon) (credit:Andrew Hutchinson via Getty Images)
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Gray wolf, timber wolf, (Canis lupus), Monument Valley, Utah, USA, adult howling. (credit:Tier Und Naturfotografie J und C Sohns via Getty Images)
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Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) mother with her pup in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. Captive Animal (credit:Daniel J Cox via Getty Images)
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Gray or timber wolf (Canis lupus) is running on a snow covered slope, captive (credit:Frank Lukasseck via Getty Images)
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The gray wolf or grey wolf (Canis lupus) (credit:Ben Queenborough via Getty Images)
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Closeup of a Grey Wolf in Parc Omega, Quebec. (credit:mlorenzphotography via Getty Images)
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An alert grey wolf, or timber wolf, watching its winter snow covered surroundings. (credit:Donald A Higgs via Getty Images)
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Gray wolf (Canis Lupus) also known as the Timber wolf. Standing on rock, howling. Controlled situation in the Yosemite area of CA. USA (credit:Bruce Lichtenberger via Getty Images)
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The gray wolf or grey wolf (Canis lupus) (credit:Ben Queenborough via Getty Images)
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Gray Wolf Pack in Snow (credit:Fuse via Getty Images)
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Gray Wolf Howling in Snow (credit:Fuse via Getty Images)
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Beautiful wolf looking out from woodland. (credit:Billy Currie Photography via Getty Images)
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Gray wolf peering from the forest, (Canis lupus), Montana, USA. (credit:Mike Hill via Getty Images)
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Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) Next to Birch Tree - captive animal (credit:Holly Kuchera via Getty Images)
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A close up portrait of a Wild Wolf laying down. (credit:AdStock/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Two fighting wolves (credit:Ronald Wittek via Getty Images)
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Wolf scene at the Algonquin Park Visitor Centre. Their real life friends were keeping us up at night in our tent. (credit:Owen Bale via Getty Images)
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Grey Wolf (credit:mlorenzphotography via Getty Images)
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