Snowy Owl

* Current (UHD)
* Old (HD)
* Classic Skin

"*UPGRADED to Snowy Owl!
Aim the crossbar,
right click/W when it's on top of prey, to attack!*"

The **Snowy Owl** is a tier 8 Arctic-spawning animal in Mope.io, and the equivalent of the Walrus, Cobra, Giraffe, Stingray and Camel. It was added in the "*Invasion of the Birds*" update on May 13, 2018.

## Technical

* Upgrades from the Muskox, Donkey, Zebra, Turtle or Warthog at 25K XP.
* Upgrades to the Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Gorilla, Toucan, Pufferfish or Rattlesnake at 40K XP.
* Predators of the Snowy Owl includes all animals within the range of tier 9 to tier 17 (Snow Leopard to Black Dragon).
* Prey of the Snowy Owl includes all animals within the range of tier 7 to tier 3 (Muskox to Penguin).
* It can consume all food sources in the game other than coconuts, conches, clams, cacti, and whole aloevera plants.
* The Special Ability of the Snowy Owl is "Target Prey," which allows it to inflict damage onto the Health Bar of prey that is locked in with the ability's crosshair.
* The Passive Abilities of the Snowy Owl are climbing on trees and hills.
* It can use all Hiding Spots other than the small hiding hole.
* In the Wild Mope game mode, the following changes apply to the Snowy Owl:
	+ Its special ability can be used on all animals up to tier 15, doing 20% more damage to predators and 40% more damage to prey.
	+ It flies 10% faster.

## Appearance

The ultra high-definition Snowy Owl skin, which is currently the default skin selected when the Snowy Owl is selected, has a white-gray feathery body with gray flecks scattered on its body like this skin's predecessors. While its actual wings are a brighter shade of white, the ultra high-definition Snowy Owl's body underneath is gray with a few faint white spots. It has a black beak with two nostrils, and two glaring black eyes with white pupils.

Most of the Snowy Owl's other skins – aside from the Snowy Owrigami – have a similar appearance of a white feathered body with flecks/spots.

### Purchasable skins

*The skins listed below are or have been accessible to buy in-game. Older versions or non-purchasable skins may be seen in the article's infobox and/or asset gallery.*

## Strategy

### Using

* As the Snowy Owl, the easiest way to upgrade will be to farm food sources, namely Red Mushrooms and Arctic Nuts. Both can be found across the Arctic biome, though the former is abundant at lakes while the latter is plentiful in bushes.
	+ The player should go to an Arctic lake, as food consistently spawns there in large numbers. Duck variants are also a viable source of XP that are located there. However, the player will have to watch out for predators that move fast in water such as the Wolverine and Sabertooth Tiger.
* Upon pressing `W`, a crosshair will appear. Unlike the Falcon's "Sky Dive" ability, the Snowy Owl's crosshair can follow moving animals.
	+ This makes chasing prey easy, although gaining XP via prey will probably take the player longer than farming food.
	+ The Arctic Fox will be potentially easy prey, as it cannot climb on hills or move fast on ice, though it can climb on trees. Against an Arctic Fox, the player should avoid driving it towards Hiding Holes, as the Arctic Fox can forcefully eject the player from a hole.
	+ The Muskox is also another alternative prey-wise, though its Grip on Ice and "Charge" abilities make it a hassle to kill. The player will need to take advantage of their ability of climbing on hills and use the Snowy Owl's "Target Prey" ability to steer the Muskox away from ice and ideally into a hilly area.
* The player's main asset when fleeing from predators will be the Snowy Owl's "Target Prey" ability, which can be used to fly away from predators. Hence, the player should use it only when necessary.
	+ When applicable, climb on a tree or hill to escape predators that cannot do so. The Snow Leopard, Wolverine and Mammoth all cannot climb on hills while the Polar Bear and Sabertooth Tiger cannot use trees; keep this in mind and climb on whichever terrain the predator that is chasing the player cannot reach.

## Gallery

### Assets

The current default Snowy Owl skin from "*Season 2*" (in-game from February 1, 2022–).The head of the ultra high-definition Snowy Owl skin.The ultra high-definition Snowy Owl's body.The first wing of the ultra high-definition Snowy Owl.The second wing of the ultra high-definition Snowy Owl.The Snowy Owrigami (Summer skin; in-store from July 30, 2021–).The head of the Snowy Owrigami.The body of the Snowy Owrigami.The Snowy Owrigami's first wing.The Snowy Owrigami's second wing.The Gold Trim Snowy Owl (in-store from October 21, 2020–).The head of the Gold Trim Snowy Owl skin.The Gold Trim Snowy Owl's body.The first wing of the Gold Trim Snowy Owl.The second wing of the Gold Trim Snowy Owl.The "*#GoldenAge*" era Snowy Owl skin (in-game from August 11, 2020–January 31, 2022).The head of the high-definition Snowy Owl skin.The high-definition Snowy Owl's body.The first wing of the high-definition Snowy Owl.The second wing of the high-definition Snowy Owl.The Classic Snowy Owl skin (in-game May 13, 2018–August 10, 2020; in-store from May 22, 2021–).The head of the Classic Snowy Owl skin.The Classic Snowy Owl's body.The first wing of the Classic Snowy Owl.The second wing of the Classic Snowy Owl.
### In-game

A scrapped Snowy Owl skinA Snowy Owl at a lake's edge.Snowy Owl in the arctic.Ducks in a lake being targeted by the crosshair from a Snowy Owl.A freshly upgraded Snowy Owl.A Snowy Owl about to upgrade with a Purple Umbrella.A Snowy Owrigami flying near an Igloo.
## History

 March 27, 2023 | * In Wild Mope, the Snowy Owl:
	+ Can use its special ability on all animals up to tier 15. It does 20% more damage to predators and 40% more damage to prey.
 November 23, 2018 | * Changes to the Special Ability:
	+ inflicted damage decreased.
 May 13, 2018: Invasion of the Birds | * Added.

## Trivia

* While most animals received a high-definition reskin in the December 23, 2019 "*#GoldenAge*" update, the Snowy Owl did not get one until August 11, 2020.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/mopeiogame/status/1448773557874479106

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