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'''Hoot''',<ref>M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' [[Nintendo Power|Player's Guide]]. Page 29.</ref> or the '''Owl''',<ref>(June 10, 1998). [https://web.archive.org/web/19980610064302/http://www.nintendo.com:80/n64/super_mario64/2-4.html Course 2 - Star 4: Red Coins on the Floating Isle]. ''Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy'' (Internet Archive: Wayback Machine). Retrieved February 23, 2018.</ref> is a friendly owl who sleeps in a [[tree]] near [[Whomp's Fortress]] in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. When [[Mario]] climbs into his tree, Hoot complains that Mario woke him up when it is still during the day, but he will then offer to give Mario a ride to the top of the fortress. If the player wants Mario to ride Hoot, they should press and hold the {{button|n64|a}} button ({{button|ds|b}} in the DS remake) on the controller. If the player wants Mario to let go, they should simply let go of the {{button|n64|a}}/{{button|ds|b}} button, and Hoot will then return near his tree (and will remain awake for the rest of the mission). If Mario hangs on to Hoot for too long, Hoot will complain that Mario's weight is making it difficult for him to continue carrying him. He will then drop Mario, telling him to "lay off the pasta," and return near his tree. Depending on where in the sky Mario is, Hoot's action of letting him go could result in Mario's death.