WARNING GRAPHIC. Chick kills his sibling. Loch Garten Goshawks. 22 June 2023

[@dreamarouse3197]

They all acted like they knew as soon as mom left someone was in trouble and the other two didnt want to watch it happen.

[@Dispencerhere]

They do not even fight back bruh

[@thomasmleahy6218]

Did mom or dad just gave a feeding? It's rare for 4 or 5 chicks to thrive, especially if prey is not abundant, it's almost impossible for all to thrive, and many predator birds raid other predators nests as well, as it's impossible to both feed and guard the nest at the same time. Nesting, raising chicks is a time of very high mortality rates, high nest failures. More aggressive birds will take ALL the chicks of other birds to feed their own.

[@mgmnsk1]

مشهد مؤلم حقاً

[@TianaBarros-i9d]

Bicho carnívoro mata o próprio irmão para comer tadinho

[@human_in_extinction]

And THAT PROVES how sentient and empathetic they are!

[@theotheseaeagle]

It’s quite common for birds of prey to bully, kill and eat their smaller siblings. Often they will only eat one another if there’s a shortage of food which evidently there isn’t, so here I think it’s probably just trying to eliminate possible competition

[@cristoferchanimak]

Obligate siblicide: when some species will kill their siblings. No. Matter. What. Facultative siblicide: other species. when it only happens when there isn’t enough food around. Depends on the species.

[@gandigashti9123]

@@cristoferchanimak k

[@hadi356]

Il fallait arrêter ce massacre, en isolant le malheureux petit pour le protéger!!!

[@scorpio1124]

СПЕРВА Я ПОДУМАЛА ЧТО ЭТО КУКУШКИН СЫНОЧЕК😮

[@АртТаир]

@@scorpio1124 это зажравшийся мозгоклюв 😠 Я бы с большим удовольствием выбросил его из гнезда

[@darkphoenix2]

Even though it clearly took a lot of time and effort, it's still crazy that these helpless little things can do enough damage to kill each other

[@jonathanlibeskind7641]

Why?

[@BMJ0877]

The difference in size between the two birds was noticeable, it was almost like the runt being killed off by the strongest

[@mllee2008]

There's no almost, that's EXACTLY what happened. Nature has no conscience...

[@ngwaikwan4558]

很多次在餵食時最大的被年幼擋在前面，而且年幼時常搶奪其他口中的食物，當然年幼的也會被搶奪口中的食物，不過最主要是母鹰餵食的節奏非常慢，不合理地撕碎食物，領到年長的有更多的機會成長。

[@sondraloisel1584]

I noticed that as well

[@phunguyenitdlu1]

Nó nở sau nên lớn chậm hơn.

[@Хадижа-с2к4з]

Пипец он его убил😢

[@simpletreasure5281]

That is very painful for that little chick. The time he spent to hang on for his dear life against his sibling is so heartbreaking. Nature is so cruel most of the times.

[@Spityourbloodnotmine]

Nature is so cruel "sometimes"? It is cruel when given the chance and with the right circumstances. Most of the time, nature is just dumb.

[@ChristopherMichael-dw4wt]

The dark side of nature is cruel 24/7!! 🤷‍♂️

[@putrapoetra1206]

Most of the time

[@simpletreasure5281]

@@putrapoetra1206 Yeah right.

[@duongdo1]

I won’t feel bad if there’s another predator took that aggressive chick away.

[@Dispencerhere]

Let's just say you wish that thing died, i here observe "nature" and fight for survival that was going on for eons

[@Shadow-rl9to]

Is brutal but there's more chicks, dont worry lol

[@Cyberpunk2045]

That's how it goes in the wild, the weak sickly chicks in the nest dies so the healthy chicks can survive.

[@gijane880]

I’m praying for an eagle 🦅 right about now

[@TheKain202]

But the aggressive one is the best of the lot. The one that has the best shot at surviving to adulthood. The one killed was weak and got killed for being the runt of the pack. It wasn't viable and nature has ways to deal with that.

[@Jayo304]

Damn that’s cold. The way the other two turned their backs to it… that’s some prison type shit lol

[@simpletreasure5281]

This is so painful to watch.

[@FaithSwagger-fb6bf]

You have a dark soul and a cold heart💔😭

[@Mote78]

I wonder what prompted the attack. Were they starving? He ate a little then quit. So I don’t know why it was so aggressive. I’ve seen this before and rarely does a sibling step in to help the one being attacked. It’s usually self preservation first.

[@vuk96zj]

The other 2 are obviously terrified of the dominant chick

[@giorgijioshvili9713]

​@@FaithSwagger-fb6bfthey are animals

[@melissamcclain34]

I remember watching this live, it was the most brutal thing I've ever seen. That poor chick held on between life and death for so long

[@cowboytrips9307]

Live??? Where did you watch this Live?? Please share!!

[@RomanGameCool21]

Live??? Where did you watch this Live?? Please share!!

[@AshotArista]

Live??? Where did you watch this Live?? Please share!!

[@TienTran-xe7iz]

Live??? Where did you watch this Live?? Please share!!

[@clashkingking6193]

Shush

[@Anti-Clickbait]

The attitude of the 2 other chicks who turned away and go "none of my business, i dont see anything" is so similar to what happens in human cities around the world - someone gets mugged or stabbed and passers-by just look on, walk away or take videos instead of beating up the perps.

[@thebigg3416]

Well bet they planned it

[@anovik2186]

Look at the very beginning of the video - originally the dominant chick start attacking another one who was bigger than final the weakest target. So the choice for other two chicks was either him or one of us.

[@yywant-qb7om]

This is diffusion of responsibility. People are selfish. Everyone is the same.

[@dd776]

The videoing is a new behaviour humans do when they would normally turn their backs, walk on or just observe. I am sure there are different reasons why we do this.

[@vuk96zj]

The other 2 are terrified of the dominant one

[@TheMouseRanReverse]

The one of focus is clearly the most dominant and extremely aggressive. Now I don't know much about birds, but I can recognize when an animal has made it clear that THEY are the boss amongst their siblings. When the food was dropped off, the one immediately turned and the others fled, which signals this isn't the first time something like this has happened. I presume the killing of the sibling from what I can gather from the comments, was an attack out of a bloodlust similar to the "excitement of the hunt". The other chicks turn away and avoid them because they'll be able to eat once the dominant one has had its fill. Think of that one person with many dogs and they have that one dog they have to keep separate when feeding because it'll become so aggressive towards the others.

[@cyberpunkin742]

they just need food, it's really that simple

[@TheMouseRanReverse]

@@cyberpunkin742 I mean, the already dead food is right in front of them. I fail to see your point here.

[@yourdaddy6030]

Nah

[@scorpio1124]

Читая комменты я как.будто попала в ужастик😮😮😮😢

[@arthur_fattah]

in fact it's super common in bird of preys that not all of the chicks will survive because of the rivalry among siblings, the oldest chick or strongest always will be agressive and dominant among the other ones

[@meetvirginia7023]

Oh my Incredibly sad and horrifying 😳 Other chicks steering clear Poor baby...RiP 😢😇

[@annecronin8339]

They usually instinctively attack at the head and eat their way down the body. The little baby died of shock from skin and blood loss with catastrophic loss of body heat due to the skin loss. The littlest ones are at greatest risk. #1 chick off the hook in blood frenzy/lust, with a nice full crop when done. Goshawks are among the most aggressive of the bird of prey raptors.

[@thomasmleahy6218]

No catastrophic heat loss involved, it's head and neck were being torn away.

[@silvermainecoons3269]

@@thomasmleahy6218. Exactly, the nestling was scalped. That kills most animals including humans. Even though this behavior is normal in certain raptor species it’s still hard to watch. The attack seemed to go on forever, the chick’s death was horrific.

[@amycastor2872]

Wow. I've never seen anything like that before. Very aggressive. He'll go after the other chicks as well.

[@shuggie880]

He looked like he was going to start in one of the others initially and then turned on the smaller 🙁

[@ndjibukabengele973]

Parents are not feeding them regularly so He is big and needs to eat very often. Usually both parents bring food frequently.

[@Dispencerhere]

Ok so get that, there was already a corpse of one of the birds this whole time. What that suggests?

[@crockejo]

Relentless - goshawks are brutal killers. Have not seen one so aggressive for such a long time in the nest continuously😮

[@Хельга-з9м]

Посмотрите как аисты убивают или съедают своих птенцов

[@KatoSento]

That’s a true born predator right there, killing its own sibling and eating em

[@galinaaimagambetova8244]

Зато вы узнали , какие невинные детки

[@CrookedClover]

​@@galinaaimagambetova8244 Human children aren't animals who go by instincts so of course they are innocent like puppies because they know their parents will feed all of them

[@Anstreki323]

​@@CrookedCloverbecause they can't LMFAO low iq bs cope

[@Innuendoes]

I have seen young and juvenile Goshawks do this to Osprey chick's, even an entire nest full. I think they are beautiful raptors but I don't like them for their brutality. 😢

[@luiscerda4031]

That’s how siblings are fighting for the throne.

[@fertblu5514]

and eating each other?

[@jet5572]

Is that other one towards the edge of the nest the food mom/dad brought or is it another sibling the bully killed? I feel so bad for this poor little guy and he did try to fight back which I’ve seen other videos and the weaker chick kind of just takes it. Yes I know it’s nature but still doesn’t make it less upsetting. RIP little one💔😢😭💔💔

[@melissamcclain34]

There were four chicks in all including the one that was killed in the video. The mom had just brought in prey(bird) just as the video started, it was towards the middle of the nest

[@Bell2323]

Kinda weird how the other two just turns their backs on the carnage and just sit there quietly. When Mom comes back, they'll be like "I didn't see nothin'."

[@d3athc0mmand3r2]

If this is the circle of life for these birds I can’t really feel bad for them it’s what they do

[@cheshkat6321]

Thanks for not hiding the truth. Humans are often quite savage to other humans. Not all but some. I think when one is allowed to be a bully, they can reach d point of no return because they get satisfaction, pleasure, power, in going extreme because they can. Human Bullying and War is just as disgusting. So is cold abuse and molestation. The remaining siblings did their best to turn away and deny what was happening. Did they do so because they were afraid of being attacked next? Or do their instincts tell them their sibling is psychotic and to defensively act as if nothing was happening? Being blood relative isn't a guarantee of love, trust, in nature or humanity, sadly. Aggression and killing is passed to other generations in nature and humanity. A never-ending reality.

[@thomasmleahy6218]

They act on instinct, aggressive chick is now feeding on smaller chick. I've never seen such determination and relentless behavior before. As for the others, there is no thought involved, they are not mulling this over in their head, they're not capable of these higher thought processes.

[@silvermainecoons3269]

@@thomasmleahy6218 Exactly, it’s strange when people talk about other species like they have human thought patterns and emotions. These goshawk nestlings aren’t capable of feeling sadness for the youngest chick. They have no concept of family or sibling loyalty. The very idea is laughable yet I see people doing this time and time again, especially in nest cam situations where watching a drama like this leads to all sorts of anthropomorphisms. These animals know fear and aggression and that’s about it.

[@josephaldrich4023]

Well.. My siblings are my worst enemies... No joke

[@Dispencerhere]

Why won't little one fight back like at all? Why won't the strong one just kill off everyone?

[@しーはーはーしー]

ま

[@economicsonline]

And the other two siblings (wisely?) just go to the edge of the nest and stay out of the way. Also, is that another dead sibling already in the nest? Maybe this aggressive sibling has two bodies killed.

[@rickygilbert7204]

I think the aggressive one has been bullying all of them and imprinting it dominated that the other immediately turn their back from it.. Yes, indeed that's dead one as well. The aggressive goshawk is eliminated the other for more food and less mouths.

[@SerbAtheist]

No, that was prey that momma brought to the nest which inspired the oldest chick to do a bit of killing of its own.

[@rickygilbert7204]

@@SerbAtheist Got you. Make sense.

[@billytringuyen1]

@@SerbAtheist no wonder they confused on who to eat lol and eat each other

[@wildreed21]

I want to see what mom's response was when she returned

[@LinkaBellGAME]

Nature is scary yet fascinating

[@usernotfound342]

how the fuck was this fascinating?..

[@LinkaBellGAME]

@@usernotfound342 Because nature is scary yet fascinating.

[@usernotfound342]

@@LinkaBellGAME how is it fascinating may I ask?

[@LinkaBellGAME]

@@usernotfound342 nature can not only be beautiful and captivating but it can have it's dark moments it truly shows how animals can survive even if it means this happens. While dark, yes, it's still incredible, fascinating. Nature is wildly unpredictable.

[@millerplays4617]

@@LinkaBellGAMEperfectly statwd

[@dragonbowlsupper]

looks like it got confused which was prey and which was sibling after the parent dropped off the meal

[@chrysology]

She (likely) has been attacking the little one increasingly of late, with increasing degrees of violence. The prey drop clearly influenced the timing of the killing, but probably more an assertion of dominance and innate drive to reduce competition for food. To your point though, it wouldn't be the first time confusion ensued after a prey drop.

[@thomasmleahy6218]

​@@chrysologyIt's just aggression. The most aggressive chick(s) get the most food. Aggressive behavior is reinforced this way. There is no thought of reduced competition, that is a higher thought process that they are not capable of. It's just aggressive behavior, nothing more.

[@Cy93]

He definitely wasn't confused it was very intentional.

[@debs987]

Oh my! How terrible! Agree, I have never seen a healthy chick killed that brutally. Poor little thing sure gave a good fight. How sad. 😢💔🐥

[@이현정-e8j]

암만해도 저 아기는 귀신들린듯 합니다 아님 형제맞나요?😮

[@FelixS.]

He did him a favor, little guy was already going bald at this young age. :D Better being torn apart then :)

[@Cyberpunk2045]

Healthy chick? All other chicks there looked more developed than the two that died. I think they may have been sick.

[@yakoyanase2646]

全ての卵が同じ日に産まれるわけではなく、それによって孵化する日もずれますので、先に孵った個体ほど親から与えられる食料の分量は多く体も大きくなります。 猛禽類は親は先に孵った子に優先的にエサを与えるそうですので。 そして孵化するのが後の方になった子ほど、十分な食料にありつける機会は少なくなり、たとえ病気ではなくとも、はじめの方に孵化した個体との大きさや力の差は追いつくのは困難です。

[@silvermainecoons3269]

First time I’ve ever seen a bird scalped alive. Gruesome. I wonder how long it’ll be before it kills the other two.

[@MrCornCob99]

Honestly I’ve been waiting for the video that actually makes me not want to see a baby bird die, still haven’t found it… but this came close to it.

[@Cyberpunk2045]

Probably not gonna happen. It's usually the weak and sickly chicks that die. One less mouth for mommy to feed.

[@darrylgibbs7553]

Bigger fight won't happen

[@RosiaMarz]

@@MrCornCob99oh god, lemme guess, you’re from the monkey torture community?

[@MrCornCob99]

@@RosiaMarz LMAOOO no, funny enough I could never bring myself to harm any life form. My psyche just has a lust for watching brutality being exacted sometimes. Its nature :)))

[@ToNiBoLoNiE420]

Aww... unfortunately that's what happens sometimes when you're the runt!! The other brother and sister said "you're ON YOUR OWN homie ,we ain't ending up his NEXT meal"!!🤷‍♀️

[@veeseee128]

Amazing how thy can become cold blooded killers as infants unlike humans. They have this deep desire to kill and to show aggression, and selfishness. Fighting to become the dominant sibling. Why? because they are wild animals.

[@Belugamale8738]

Yet people still believe that Animals are superior than humans in the terms of morality & Sanity, which is sad, considering this kind of attitude is what led to many brutal animal attacks on humanity. I wished people understood, That Animals are not what they see in Disney movies. The concept "morality" never existed in the animal world & never will.

[@Belugamale8738]

Yet people still believe that Animals are superior than humans in the terms of morality & Sanity, which is sad, considering this kind of attitude is what led to many brutal animal attacks on humanity. I wished people understood, That Animals are not what they see in Disney movies. The concept "morality" never existed in the animal world & never will.

[@Cruck10]

Vegans: "I don't eat meat because I want to be in harmony with nature." Nature:

[@DrFlippin]

I know it sounds cruel but this may be how Mother Nature works. Eliminating the smallest/weakest extra mouth to feed, just increased the survival of the living siblings substantially. Even if the mom returned suddenly, I doubt that she'd intervene to break up the bullying to save the smallest chick. Sibling rivalry in the nest seems to be common amongst a lot of bird species.

[@ruthguinn2136]

It amazes me that the other chicks turned their back .as to what was going on. sad

[@Cy93]

Because they don't care. One less chick means more food for them.

[@silvermainecoons3269]

These birds aren’t capable of such complex emotions. The other two are displaying submissiveness to the alpha hawklet. They understand the pecking order. They aren’t turned away because they don’t “care” about the youngest nesting, they are simply trying to survive. There’s no evolutionary advantage in fighting back. Survival of the fittest and all that…..

[@ndjibukabengele973]

@@Cy93 Wrong they're terrified because He attacks them as well so they're taking cover.

[@ndjibukabengele973]

They're afraid because He attacks them as well and they know what is going on.

[@naratipmath]

Human kids: I want to be free like a bird. Well, let them watch this.

[@WaynesAdventure]

How terrible is that, I also never seen an attack like this.

[@Ryan-on5on]

This is the unvarnished, quite brutal reality of nature, folks. In the natural world where life resources like food, water, and shelter are greatly limited and so viciously competed for, the runts of a litter or brood simply aren't long for life. They are either killed by predators, parents, and even (as demonstrated here) their own siblings, or left to die a painful, long death from starvation. The law of natural selection doesn't leave any room for compassion, pity, and empathy in a game that rewards only positve adaptions and fitness in organisms. As uncomfortable as it may be for us high-minded Homo Sapiens to swallow, with our civilized ethics, values, and tastes, the hard game of life on Earth has been this way since the first eurakyotes arose 2.2. billion years ago and will likley remain so until the last living species catches its last breath.

[@t937661997]

Yeah, right……The same thing happens to humans. Imagine a student being bullied at school.

[@joshuamiyasato9775]

SMH…. and where was mom & dad when all of this was happening? They should loose custody of their chicks. Anyhow this makes chick shredding in the egg industry look humane. In the animal kingdom prey are often eaten alive and sometimes painfully slow.

[@sbsnate2312]

Is everyone else not seeing the other dead bird?

[@FaithSwagger-fb6bf]

This is so heartbreaking I feel terrible for the poor little chick. The human who is watching is evil she is watching this and not doing anything😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔😭😭😭🕊️

[@philippejosse8470]

Rest in peace little goshawk 😢💔🙏

[@piahakkinen7484]

Voi pientä..😢

[@chonozi]

辛い..… これが彼らの本能だと理解はしてても、胸が張り裂けそうです…

[@BAMBANG-zl8ip]

🤕❄

[@closeintimate]

iç güdü değil , kıskançlık ! genetik bozukluk. insanlar da dahil.

[@gulps4you]

Its quite bad for the strongest chick to do that because peregrine falcon are more calm but goshawks are like baby kestrels

[@kathlenegeronga5363]

Parents: your so lucky to have siblings I wish I had one Me and my siblings:

[@waxkopp]

Such a terrible struggle, 14 minutes before it went to heaven.

[@eddunn3021]

I noticed everytime the baby chick start chirping in distress, an adult goshawk is heard in the background making sounds in response

[@dennisdill9433]

He was looking at the other two as if to say "you're next"

[@australopithecusafarensis9975]

Is very common for the older to kill the younger sibling is the way to eliminate competition for resources, the other two too big to be kill . By the general female Hawk are more aggressive, even when young.

[@fertblu5514]

yeah im sure his thought process was:" I will kill my sibling to eliminate competition for resources, after that im gonna eat him to use optimal protein resources"... He calculatet right im sure he had calculus classes in highschool😑

[@theRCLlama]

The reptile brain now imagine this during the time the dinosaurs were walking aeoundt.

[@MahayliAkila]

Mom often stole a live chick from other nests and took it home for them to eat. These chicks were too young to be able to differentiate which ones are the siblings and which ones are the preys they were supposed to feast on

[@العنزي-ت4م]

If possible, the chickens are smaller, weaker than birds and slaughtered, but strong😢😢

[@noangles1564]

The way the other two turned their back and put their heads down...

[@Dwip_po_po]

Imagine all the commotion attracted larger predators.

[@gijane880]

Poor lil bird all because he’s the runt 😢

[@josejuliopl2140]

Nature is not a Walt Disney's movie

[@regolith1350]

Oof that is BRUTAL.

[@robsieger1886]

This is so weird and so Eugene O'Neill-esque. I've never seen a chick kill (and semi-cannibalize) a sibling chick. And for what? WHY? Why did the victim barely fight back? Why did the two other chicks do nothing? WTH?

[@mattyguest7001]

The chick did not get fed at that moment and decided to eat the little one. Something just went in his/her head.

[@Pazuzu-]

And the most bizarre is the fact that there is already a corpse on the nest.

[@32mack82]

他の2匹が見ざる聞かざる言わざる、に徹底しているところがすごいですね。

[@lemongrab6173]

People think this is revenge or competition reduction obviously they know nothing about raptors and over exaggerate things that are too simple for their plebeian minds to understand. The chick here isn’t a bully. It’s simply hungry and knows mum brought food. However the plumage of whatever mom was bringing is too similar to their own and hence this chick is convinced that whatever is grey is also food. You can see the prey item the parent brought. But the bigger chick doesn’t notice it instead it noticed the moving small chick. This is clearly the second time this chick exhibited such behavior hence why the other two large ones avoided it.

[@lancetruong3075]

Remaining chicks: I'm going vegan.

[@СергейАлексеев-ю9я]

Тот кто установил камеру,более жестокий чем птенец заклевавший своего брата.Можно было изъять более мелкого и спасти.

[@christiandaniel3738]

Them other ones are like , we ain’t seen nothin!!

[@Cy93]

Everyone saying the bigger chick is dumb but he's very smart. One less chick means less competition to fight for food.

[@Radioroom91]

There isn't anyone in the comment section who has said anything about the bigger one being dumb though... making shit up.

[@brettk9316]

Survival of the fittest!

[@Cy93]

@@Radioroom91 Not true there has been people saying this. Maybe read all the comments before you make stuff up hun. 💗

[@Cy93]

@@brettk9316 Exactly!

[@AL_YZ]

@@Cy93 You must have scrolled down down down....lol

[@tonioplease]

crazy their parents report to begging calls for food but don’t respond to their babies literally screaming in pain

[@thanh557]

This type of enemy is still very ferocious, We shouldn't let her have children anymore..that's so scary..

[@sikbone]

And thats the one that will survive out of the pack. THE WEAK NEVER SURVIVE IN NATURE. Get strong men, this is the reality of our world.

[@RiskRule]

“Now take a little off the top.” The barber:

[@Darknlovelyone85]

😂

[@gibrath5514]

Mean chick…smh

[@dynamicdave2647]

As soon as the mother leaves, he becomes a murderer.

[@jlott069]

I don't know why people keep trying to push their sense of morality on nature. They don't see this is cruel. It's nothing more than survival of the fittest. Mom left, they were still hungry. That one figured out "kill the smallest - it's the easiest to kill - kill it - I get more food". They don't see each other as siblings. They see each other as competition. For a lot of species, that's how it is. Even the parents expect it to happen - which means they focus less on the weaker ones, and the species as a whole remains stronger instead of smaller, weaker birds getting a chance to dilute the gene pool later. No, it's not "nice" but nature is NEVER "nice".

[@KatoSento]

I’m guessing the other bird suffered the same faith 🤔

[@KINGBUCK360]

I swear everysingle bird video ive seen, i realized when there hungry they will eat anything and everything. 😅 its fascinating and sad at the sametime.

[@RositaGuillermo-q5j]

10:25 bros aim is as good as his rizz💀

[@human_in_extinction]

One tenth of us are genetically predisposed to be a psycho or sociopath, and that nest seems to have one of them.

[@9zvkoexkursion742]

❤😺🐈❤ ❤🦆🦆❤ ❤thanks❤ 👍681

[@jonmor5432]

this chick need to be in jail together with the cats

[@bunnyfriend061512]

It looks like there’s another dead sibling in the nest..wtf!!

[@No-xq5oh]

Mother bird disappeared, baby hungry and mad on the little one

[@ndjibukabengele973]

Not mad just saw it as food. Mom left a prey their for them to feed but He went after its sibling.

[@hildamaria7669]

Lastima que no hagan cohalicion los hermanos contra el maton😢

[@corvusglaive4804]

I think it was just the killer instinct to take out live prey kicking in

[@nikkifish]

Ermmmm, if the parents knew their oldest/biggest child was going to do this to the other birds, why even have more children? Ermmm…. (This is a joke, do not take this seriously)

[@ednathomas6708]

If someone tell another person that he/she is wicked bird/cuckoo we now knows what mean.

[@mohamedelsaad4247]

Nature doesn't favor the weakling

[@weralasbiru]

he tried to attack the other but they walked away from the brutal one lol ..like nope! not dealing with this crasy one!

[@monstermug]

Is it just me, or did anyone else feel annoyed that he didn't even attempt to fight back. Cowardice is a useless emotion. Fear has its uses but not in this situation. Fight or flight, and I'm not sure why the fight did not kick in? Hiding in a ball and not fighting back only seals your fate.

[@SerbAtheist]

The hell you're talking about. The little guy was the ultimate trooper. There is a longer video where you can clearly see the chick was literally trying everything in its power to stay alive. First hiding, then trying to fight back, then burrowing its head to protect it from being relentlessly pecked when it realized it cannot match the big bird's strength, then desperately trying to run away but being unable to do so, even at one point hiding under its other sibling making the big bird confused for a while before (s)he (re-)discovers it. It simply wasn't enough. Even at one moment where it's whole head is de-skinned and an unrecognizable lump of flesh, the poor chick still made a feeble attempt to flee in a frenetic attempt to escape from the relentless pain and misery it would soon be put out of. The whole thing goes on for like 40-50 minutes. These are just the highlight portions of the video where the big bird makes most progress at hacking away at the already tired and fatigued sibling, so it only seems like it isn't fighting or putting up much of a resistance.

[@WC3fanatic997]

All of them as big as the aggressor, and outnumbering them. Easily can overpower You cant say they dont know whats going on. They understand perfectly. They're actively ignoring it. But they'll never come for you. Oh no, they wouldn't do that. Dont be these Goshawks. Because when they come for one of us, they'll come for *_all_* of us.

[@dnice287]

Sad! Little dude died a slow and horrible death! Siblings retreated to avoid the smoke, not knowing one them could be next! Nature can be very cruel!

[@stockholm1960]

Perhaps he misunderstood his sibling as prey....?

[@AL_YZ]

Human cruelty is nature being cruel. We have never been separate from nature. Cruelty is as natural as nature.

[@usernotfound342]

we must separate from it, we must deny nature, dominate it, control it, be better

[@jamesrunions4553]

That reminds me of growing up,

[@JackyJames1]

The next one is the one on the bottom screen! birds are viscous it's about food competition... i seen a pelican swallowing its siblings ... it's definitely disturbing

[@thomasmleahy6218]

The most aggressive chick(s) get the most food.

[@consuelosantacruz2197]

Ese hermano salió cabrón, que más 😡

[@angelaburrow2420]

I dont understand why the aggressor doesnt eat the food brought, why attack sibling? I didnt realize they killed their siblings like this. Very sad but I guess it keeps nature in balance and the strongest survive.

[@SerbAtheist]

It's instinctive behavior that evolved from the evolutionary pressures facing the bird. A larger number of eggs than needed is laid for insurance, but if all of them successfully hatch, siblicide is a necessary measure to reduce food competition and increase the odds of survival of the offspring, thus encouraging aggressive behaviors towards younger and weaker siblings to evolve. Note the three birds anxiously awaiting the mother in front of the murdered sibling so the mother can feed them its corpse. Wanna know what's arguably even more messed up? There are bird species like storks where similar pressured are faced requiring a similar strategy, but the youngings aren't really equipped to kill their smaller siblings, so it is the mother's job to identify the runts and throw them out of the nest. Imagine having your exit ticket punched by your own mother.

[@hannakrzyska3963]

So Sad 😥💔

[@JamiahHarvey]

Why would u record that?

[@0o_KASHIII_o0]

The other two were trying to hold a low profile so not to draw attention to their bullying sibling....

[@Killer-SeveN]

Quality vid

[@TradingDiary-l1r]

Mom must have been trying to over feed the little one to get it bigger and big bro was having none of it.

[@TheresaJordan-ds1ig]

I never knew that birds were so evil, when unprovoked !