The Small Big: Eastern Grass Owls

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These birds, also known as "monkey-faced owls," are found throughout Taiwan. After mating, the males are responsible for hunting in order to feed their mates and young. Despite their value in keeping farms clear of rodents, they are always in danger of being caught in snares or eating poison intended for others.


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The Small Big

The documentary adopts the latest VR technology to record the ecological behaviors of the eight endemic species in Taiwan, including pareas atayal, emerald green treefrog, Formosan hill stag beetle, pachyrrhynchus sarcitis, Formosan macaque, Taiwanese fiddler crab, Mikado pheasant and Formosan lan