The snowy owl, the largest bird in the Arctic is found over a wide range stretching from Alaska, across Canada, and Greenland to Siberia. It is aptly named since it is almost entirely white with dark spots intermingled into their white plumage. Their feathers are very thick and are perfect for insulating the bird during the winter. The owl's feathers also protect it from detection while hunting or while being hunted.

A very odd characteristic about the female is that she can be up to 1/4 larger than the male and can be up to ten pounds heavier.

The owl is a wanderer which means he has no set migration route. They just fly aimlessly south when winter begins to show it's face until they find a suitable place to land and begin to get ready for the mating season in May. The male usually sends out a cry that can be heard up to six miles away. When a female answers they set up boundaries around their territory which can be up to five miles around. The male will fiercely protect his territory and his mate by fighting with other males in midair. Females will often do the same. After mating the mother-to-be begins to dig a hollow in the ground. The babies hatch after about a month of incubation from their mothers and will use a temporary egg tooth to crack the egg. The mother will sometimes stagger her egg laying in order to give the stronger chicks a chance to survive. They eat anything their mother brings to them like small birds and lemmings. Sometimes the babies will even eat their weaker siblings. When they are born they are covered with thick white feathers which, after a few days is replaced by black feathers. After about fifty days they can fly and after sixty days they can hunt for themselves.

In the Arctic the snowy owl feeds mainly on lemmings and ducks, but when it migrates it feeds on a variety of things from rabbits to other birds. Unlike most owls the snowy owl does not like to hunt at night. It usually hunts during the morning and early evening hours. They can also go extremely long periods without food. During the winter when food is scarce the owls have been known to go up to forty days without food.