- Hey, kids.
Hey, parents.
Hey, adults.
Hey, babies.
Hey, aliens watching from in the future.
It's "Amazing Animal Facts' with Zoogene,
the show where I'm surprised by an awesome animal
and then I share some interesting facts
about them while I try to keep it together.
Thanks to Sensodyne for sponsoring this video.
I prefer animals over humans because animals are cute
and babies are ugly. (laughing)
Every baby animal's cute.
50% of human babies are cute.
I'm sorry, guys, I'm sorry.
It's true.
And if you are mad right now it's because you know
your baby is ugly. (laughing)
♪ Amazing Animal Facts with Zoogene ♪
♪ He's gonna meet an animal and learn about it ♪
♪ And try to tell you facts while he gets distracted ♪
♪ Amazing Animal Facts with Zoogene ♪
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- [Emma] Wait a minute.
I thought I was your best friend.
- Oh, hey, Emma.
Of course you're my best friend.
This is just my show.
- [Emma] But if I'm your best friend,
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- (laughing) Oh, you're funny.
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Zoogene is ready.
Ready, ready, ready for my animal friend.
Ready, ready, ready, ready, animal friend.
(playful music)
Something's being set up.
Ooh, that gave it away so fast.
(owl hooting)
It's me.
It's me, Zoogene.
Did y'all.
(owl hooting)
Whoa.
Oh, my God.
I love owls.
Top tier bird.
- [Ute] They're pretty cool.
- They're so cool. Nice to meet you, what's your name?
- [Ute] Nice to meet you, too. My name's Ute.
- Ute, nice to meet you.
- [Ute] This is Archie.
- [Zoogene] Hi, Archie.
- [Ute] And he is a Eurasian Eagle owl.
- A Eurasian Eagle owl.
God, he looks so cool.
I'm like intimidated next to him, he's so cool.
You see his rotation?
The head rotation?
Just full.
Hi, Archie. Is it okay to look at him in the eye?
Any particular rules with--
- [Ute] Don't wave your hand like right behind him.
- Ah, yes.
'Cause he's got some real talons.
- [Ute] He wouldn't like and it would startle him.
- Yes, don't start animals from behind.
(Ute Laughing)
Might be the last thing you do.
Oh, I guess I should say a fact.
It is a myth that owls can turn their heads
all the way around.
Huh, I was just thinking about that.
Owls can rotate their heads 270 degrees,
just a quarter turn short of a full revolution.
Sure looks almost like.
Is Archie named after Archimedes?
Y'all know Archimedes?
- [Ute] Nope. (laughing)
- Well, when I was in middle school, we had
a King Arthur festival and you could choose any character
from "Once a Future King" to dress up as
and I chose Archimedes, which is an owl.
No one else did, (laughing)
so I sat perched on a desk for a full school day as an owl.
That's why I had so many friends.
(owl hooting)
Who?
That's what I asked when I was a kid, too.
It was like, who wants to hang out with me?
It was no one.
Instead of spherical eyeballs, owls have eye tubes.
Eye tubes?
That's what they call them?
These tubes go far back into their skulls
which means their eyes are fixed in place.
This is why they need to turn their entire heads to see.
Oh, so they can't go like this,
they have to go like this.
Do you see his eyes?
His eyes are looking beyond physical space and time.
Jonathan, have you ever looked into your camera?
Do you feel like he's looking beyond your soul?
Whoa, majestic.
Now are these feathers here?
(owl hooting)
- [Ute] They're yeah, they're feathers.
They're tough.
The ears are lower.
You can't see them, they're hidden.
- Is this my wizard origin story? (laughing)
(owl hooting)
I am a wizard.
Thank you, Archie.
Their eyes help them see in the dark in two ways.
Owl eyes are dominated by densely-packed retinal rods.
Rods are much more sensitive and function best
in dim lights.
Retinal cones function best in bright lights
and are responsible for color vision.
Owls have eyeshine.
Eyeshine is a result of an animal's tapetum lucidum,
a layer of tissue behind the retina
that reflects visible light.
Oh, so the reflection dramatically increases
the light available to the animals' photo receptors
and gives it superior night vision.
You can see it in his eyes, they're almost like glowing
in the middle. How old did you say Archie was?
- [Ute] He's probably a little over eight.
- A little over eight.
What's the lifespan of an owl?
- [Ute] In the wild, it's around 20 years,
but in captivity that can easily double
or even a little more, yeah.
- Whoa.
I just can't stop staring at him, he's so cool looking.
What are you thinking about, Archie?
You like this? (laughing)
He's like, no.
Unfortunately, up close everything is blurry for an owl.
(owl hooting)
Yeah.
For you, man.
He's like who, me?
No.
Have you ever seen those diagrams, the photos of the owl
without the feathers, the body shape?
So much of is the fluff
and the actual body is so small.
- [Ute] Really long legs, yeah.
- Yeah, let's show that's an audience right now.
It's the funniest thing.
- [Ute] The other thing is when they get angry,
they blow themselves up and they can go like double size,
the feathers out and they puff up.
- Like a puffer fish?
- [Ute] Yeah, it's crazy looking.
He doesn't like dogs, so when he sees a dog, he might.
- Hopefully he won't smell wine on me.
Does he ever sit on your hand?
- [Ute] I can have you hold him if you want.
We have an extra glove.
- I can hold him?
- [Ute] Yeah.
- This was not, this was not told to me.
I was not informed I can hold the owl.
Guys.
Whoa, you just--
- [Ute] I want you to just have your arm relaxed.
You're like a tree.
- Love being a tree.
- [Ute] Keep still.
- Very good at that.
- [Ute] Good, stay. (owl hooting)
There you go.
(plucky classical music)
- I have never felt more powerful.
What's up, Archie?
God, he's so pretty.
I don't think I've ever found an animal ugly.
I even think the ugly animals are pretty.
Unlike other birds, owls are silent when they fly.
Most birds make noise while flying because of the turbulence
in the air created by flapping their wings.
Owl wings and feathers have special adaptations to muffle
their sound.
They fly almost silently.
That's really cool.
So when he flies, he's just, (shushing), just so quiet.
Yeah.
(owl screeching)
- [Ute] It's just getting a little warm.
- Oh, a cool down.
Ah, I thought it was when the dog whisper,
Cesar Millan's like (grunting).
We really are just serving them.
It's like, you're too hot, sir?
(both laughing)
I'll be your tree, sir.
I don't mind, I like it.
When you look this majestic, you deserve subservience.
Owls have two stomachs.
What? (laughing)
These are some interesting facts.
The first one, called the glandular stomach, produces acids,
chemicals, and mucus that helps separate the digestible
and indigestible parts of its prey.
The second stomach, called the gizzard, grinds up
the meaty part of the meal.
Zach and Keith could really use gizzards.
Oh, my gosh.
Yes.
Yes, this pleases me.
I was warm and now I am cool.
I feel like this is how he talks.
It is I, Archie.
I have come to you, peasants, so you can spout facts
about me while you act like a tree so I can rest
my wary talons.
Here's some facts about the Eurasian Eagle owl,
which is Archie.
They have a wings span usually between five and 6.5 feet.
Whoa!
- [Ute] Yeah, the females.
- The females.
- [Ute] His is not quite as big, but.
- But the ladies can get real big.
Wow.
On the list of badass animals, owls are top five probably
'cause they're not like obvious bird of prey.
Like eagles and hawks, you know when you see 'em.
Vulture, you get it.
Owls are like quietly badass
and that's the most badass type of badass is a quiet badass.
You know?
The smallest owl in the world is the elf owl.
It stands only five inches or six inches tall.
That's so small.
Can you imagine that flying into your house?
You would think it would be a butterfly.
He's really locked in on something.
He's got that camera.
He's looking at you.
Soon.
Soon, viewer. (laughing)
Your time is nigh.
Your firstborn, their soul is mine.
Sorry, y'all have a contract with Archie now.
The soul of your firstborn belongs to the owl.
Well, this has been another great episode,
meeting amazing animals.
Thank you so much for bringing Archie in.
- [Ute] Of course.
- Until next time, y'all be kind to animals
and to one another.
Archie, take us out with one of your beautiful nuggets
of wisdom.
You are ugly and will never be loved. (laughing)
Archie.
Thanks to Sensodyne for sponsoring this video.
♪ Amazing Animal Facts with Zoogene ♪
♪ He met an animal and learned about it ♪
♪ And told us facts while he got distracted ♪
♪ Amazing Animal Facts with Zoogene ♪
- Sounded a little like Cartman from "South Park".
(both laughing)
(Zoogene screeching)