Baby Duck Risks Getting Swept Away in Current | Wild Patagonia | BBC Earth

This mother duck must make a hard sacrifice in order to ensure the survival of the rest of her family.
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[@amandachan696]

Dang... ducks are hardcore... these ducks face impossible currents and there is another duck species that straight up forces its babies to dive bomb off an impossibly high cliff. Respect.

[@Lugmillord]

This got my heart racing. The life of wild ducks can be so tough. Such a hard decision for the parents. I wonder what they are feeling.

[@Siticmon]

this is a joke right

[@TheFemSniper]

@Siticmon smh rude

[@RememberVietnam]

Siticmon It's nature and it happens, but what if you lost a son/daughter or brother/sister. They're animals and who knows if they have feelings like some humans.

[@waranontwiwaha9385]

They do not have the sympathy of humans as they do not bond with their family as much as we do. Humans and other animals like great apes, elephants, cetaceans raise their youngs much longer than other animals and the offsprings have a lot to learn from parents so they normally share much stronger bond to keep them together for long time. These animals are normally seen grieving their lost youngs for long time sometimes for years. However, birds with many precocial chicks like ducks only raise their youngs for a short period of time, normally less than a year and their youngs learn much less from parents, thus they don't really bond much with their parents. Lost chicks are normally forgotten very soon so the parents can focus their attention on the rest of the chicks.

[@Lugmillord]

Of course they don't have the same capacity for feelings like humans do. But when they are actively trying to get their chick across the stream and see their child get flushed away, they definitely feel something. They forget it after a short time, but in the moment, they definitely have feelings. And those are the ones I was wondering about.

[@thebananamelon5065]

But then he came back, with vengeance in his heart. Ready to take his first-born birth right

[@markymarcm]

The duckling?

[@pigeonlove]

Or her

[@moonmannd7501]

He climbs onto pride rock, amending his failure so many years ago and quacks out, halting the flow of the rapids.

[@southerncanadiancoins757]

heil duckler

[@ulisesmarvels]

I wish

[@groowanderer]

Crazy, was just camping w my kids this weekend and seen a duckling floating on by us in some very swift water. I told them and my two girls were upset with me that I didn't jump in to save it. I explained to them that the duck had much more of a chance at survival in that water than I did. The whole thing makes more sense to me now.

[@UmVtCg]

Jumping in to save a ducking, are you mad?!? There'll be other duckings.

[@bobob9969]

@@UmVtCg C'mon, people always get those fantasy urges. Not like this person actually went through with what they said

[@Abu-Aley]

The music, narrator, topic and casting are blended together forming a magnificent piece of art. Thanks BBC, Regards, Ahmad,

[@johnthorton1709]

47Sukhoi What species of duck is that?

[@fruit5003]

ok Regards, no one really cares

[@gregsun974]

Fruit500 Don't be obnoxious. It's a nice and respectful comment which are forgotten concepts on the internet.

[@DBT1007]

but the artificial sounds are irrational.

[@sic5924]

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[@fawnieee]

This is why I couldn't be a photographer or video recorder, I'd have to ditch my camera and try and get that baby back to its parents :(

[@joeschmoe5063]

All these people complaining about their day runied should've read the title of the video

[@eventhor7524]

exactly XD

[@Luna_Anonymous]

I am sure they read it but it is still very sad to see a poor fragile little chick be swept away all alone like this and probably die.

[@shiningmegarequaza2397]

I wish they all died

[@meggi8048]

@@shiningmegarequaza2397 if you mean it serious, you have a potential narcissistic personality disorder, i'd recommend you seek out professional help soon. finding pleasure on little beeings dying is the first sign of a serial killer.

[@donparker5349]

@@meggi8048 Why would Shining wish for an entire family of ducks to die?

[@owet4715]

You gotta be careful around everyone these days. I was walking down the street yesterday and a guy walked towards me and pulled out scissors. I'm sooooo happy I was agile enough to reach into my pocket and pull out a rock. Cus if I had pulled out paper, I would have lost.

[@lewisistic]

nice one👊

[@penguintheif3143]

Nice joke there mate

[@Elxria]

Owe T lololol

[@busyinVegas]

Thanks for cheering us up.

[@chrllo796]

Lmao

[@NasAfter]

We don't deserve ducks they're too cute for this harsh world

[@dailymeds5596]

Nasser Feed ducklings*

[@HelenaRedgrave]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYCUf6l4mZxlgpY&ab_channel=XtraLimey

[@clzm90]

and there are people in this world who eat duck embryos aka baluts :(

[@kel2infinity]

I was attacked by ducks before... they're actually tougher than they look

[@anatomicalvenus]

Nasser Feed Ducks have a nine inch long corkscrew penis

[@iiLOXO]

damn nature. you scary. poor duckling.

[@Moon-ox4il]

But, nature is what makes us strong.

[@dylanallen9625]

No,nature is what makes us weak

[@dundee6402]

[ DorkyDarko ] Nature is selective. The more individuals survive challenges like that, the stronger a species gets. It's harsh, but it works

[@Turtle-dn5nv]

I see the family guy reference.... also great comment

[@hipsu555]

@@dundee6402 Unlike human species... everyone can survice and even the bad genes will get passed on. Its not a good idea

[@WJen8]

Give the lost duckling a 2-year timeskip. It'll either come back stronger than all of them combined or as the main villain bent on vengeance.

[@sunmillions8800]

I love how the mother and father stay together

[@bendj4lyfe]

that was so beautiful and motivating 🥹😭💀 ducks are fighters

[@TheCMnews]

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. What does kill you...kills you. Poor duckling.

[@zevinfadila]

Too cute for a duckling.

[@cuklabcusade]

yeah that rock island was totally worth risking your life and children for

[@Ronin.Samurai]

dank memes that’s the instinct of an animal. It’s nature at its cruelest.

[@juansantos-lq2kz]

That's where the food is. Kid's gotta eat.

[@BreaMarissa26]

dank memes it’s nature’s way of life

[@lowgunfire2671]

@ juan santos They are said to eat insects. There are insects NOT located on a rock under a raging waterfall.

[@andrejosue98]

@@lowgunfire2671 That is the circle of life. They have to get stronger. If they never do stuff like this they will die. Take your youngest family member to hunt a pig. And you will see how useless he probably is

[@Pumpkintiti]

My heart was racing once the family had to go in the water. Sheesh, glad the other lil duckling finally made it. 😊😚

[@astick5249]

Even if it was for less than half a second, Im extremely impressed how that chick could keep going like that against the current for so long and not simply tumble immediately 1:54

[@J0hnnyrenegxde]

0:16 Parkour

[@shaheerdanial5612]

Lol

[@g1zmo_z]

XD

[@taelove_mybias]

This narrator sounds like he ain’t had sleep for days

[@PaulA-zp7hn]

A few seconds in and instant calmness the music, the narrators voice plus the sound of rushing water.

[@daviddaconceicao9276]

I learned from this video is that not every situation is easy.. 😢😢😢😢😢 thank you for teaching me.

[@dragonkeeper19600]

On a lighter note, that's the gravest possible tone of voice someone can have while saying the phrase "35-gram fluff balls."

[@jolenesugarti3989]

Dramatizing the lives in the animal kingdom so good is what makes BBC Earth one of the most watched documentaries.

[@medicnmute]

BBC putting me through an emotional rollercoaster at breakfast again as I prepare for another day.

[@universaltv8136]

I really like this channel

[@ellenbartlett5336]

What an amazing programme! Thanks very much BBC

[@CrisDBones]

NoOoOoooOoo

[@mrmma2878]

I'd have done the same if I were the camera man

[@Blueberry-fan003]

CrisDBones I CANT STOP CRYING OML

[@mrmma2878]

I love ittttttttttttt

[@MsMytube75]

Every creature is elite on this amazing planet. What we seeing is a dance of everything, wonderful video thx 😁 the strong one will live on and continue the species. It's been going on for maybe million year

[@thegeneral19]

you are probably a weird person

[@MsMytube75]

lol_itsgonenow it's true for me what I said. You see the world as you are

[@nevio2658]

Chareon P A million years? More like hundreds if millions. Life has began on Earth 3.8 billion years ago and 3.5 billion for single-celled organisms. It was 900 million years ago that the first multi-cellular life developed (choanoflagellates). Life is an amazing thing, so far, no matter the cataclysm the Earth has faced life has persevered.

[@MsMytube75]

Nevio it's doesn't matter how long, time is not exist except for human game. Nobody really know and no proof for anything you mentioned its from books. We cannot answer simple question, who am I? Why We are here? But we don't need all the facts and answer just live with love and care, common sense but human race seems to be the most ignorant species.

[@nevio2658]

+Charoen P But we CAN prove the things I've said. We have fossil records of these things. Live could have started earlier, but until we find something proving that it's all conjecture. We didn't just choose a date and say "life started sometime around this area".

[@youropinionistrash9562]

I remember back in kindergarten we went on a field trip where we got to touch ducklings! They were so cute and one of them fell asleep in my hands!

[@neosapienz7885]

They probably were able to reunite. We just didn’t get to see it. Ducks and their offspring are incredibly resilient, especially torrent ducks. This isn’t their first time successfully raising a family in such conditions. I could be wrong about this particular outcome, but overall, they do fine.

[@bluerosecrowx9371]

Duck #1 say “mommy help mommy help please mommy help” 😭

[@XSemperIdem5]

As someone who has raised a baby duckling and been the momma to rush over the panicky duckling chirps, that made me so sad.

[@abelmantor7557]

Cute ducklings.

[@jeffreyrichardson]

Birds and their survival skills are superb!

[@doliyolanda9903]

When your extreme sport - enthusiast parents, taking you on vacation.

[@julianlazingonasunnyaftern5855]

I need to take a train too the Patagonia, so pristine

[@kseries1981]

cameraman just watches the duck getting swept away. lol

[@promontorium]

That other duckling is on the side of the river like "I'm right here, damn parents, you gave up on me fast." I want that one. It's left for dead, it's up for grabs.

[@vyx6005]

That duckling is one heck of a stunt artist

[@mansing]

Still better parents than humans today LOL

[@edwardalanancheta4633]

Finding Nemo Finding Dory Finding Duckling. 😭

[@ravenwalker947]

Don't worry guys the duckling that was swept away survived, met a mouse, and grew up to become Donald duck.

[@darthmalar9781]

Surprise! that mouse was actually a rat, and tore the ducklings throat out and at it.

[@deanmacka4975]

And in part two the little fella finds his sister with mum and daddy duck, they all lived happy care free lives. Tune into part three, when a young boy duck come calling on the little sister duck what will the family of ducks do???

[@aloysiusohare221]

Dean Macka thanks to you, Disney's probably going to do this

[@mitchelthinks]

Love this dude's voice

[@জুয়েলরানা-ন২ম]

Wow so cute baby....

[@MuhammadEgypt]

Perfect choice of music and narrator for this video.

[@rezkid16]

There's always gotta be that one person who brings up religion for no reason whatsoever in the comment section

[@dath1886]

MtnD0 Thank Allah I haven't seen them yet

[@meliocurie1809]

All of you are sinners there is still time to change have faith my brothers

[@atrudokht]

I think religion doesn’t matter. What matters is the value of humanity in us.

[@AnnaMarianne]

MtnD0 Like you now.

[@zeroireland]

MtnD0 Oh the irony.

[@khaledaakter9218]

O my dear cute baby, my lovely baby, so sorry

[@talisman7170]

Amazing footage again!

[@WassupChannel]

No no no no please no nature, Leave that duck alone 😓😓

[@saurabhsaket4703]

Atoms to Universe Yeah! He is alone now.

[@WassupChannel]

Saurabh 😟😟😟😟

[@thestickopia4619]

Nature doesn’t discriminate

[@smolcatdayz9054]

Duckling : Mama! Mama! Help me! Mama! Papa? Mama? HELP! Daddy Duck: My son! Where is my son?!

[@ابواحمد-ط7و1ح]

عمل رايع من السودان تشكرون عليه

[@hiamaan]

They are living better life than humans

[@deshsarkar]

I'm feeling so sad the second duck were swept away 😢😞

[@malavikam2347]

That duck species is sooo beautiful

[@badrikeshavamurthy1625]

Nature and survival instincts. Sacrifice one to save another.

[@SunYtube]

Beautiful

[@باللهنحيا]

سبحان الله الخالق العليم بحق خلقه ولله بخلقه شؤون في الدنيا والاخره وماخفي كان أعظم وأقدر وأجل

[@syhossp]

Survival of the fittest.

[@MisterLovahLovah]

Or of the luckiest.

[@ItsNotAProblem]

But luck runs out long term.

[@Hompomto]

Wisedom Spreading But can get you out of life threatening situations with long term impacts.

[@samapesh795]

Moleboy, natural selection is about long-term survival.

[@aloysiusohare221]

In this case, I believe it's luck. It could have been the other chick instead very easily, or had it been a full grown duck, it would be able to resist the current.

[@doop00]

Brave little guy

[@Jerry-iw9sn]

Damn.. you get me every time BBC !!! When you think everything is lost yet you hope there will be a plot twist like in movies... nope.. there isn't... the duck is dead! :P

[@nobonsuwito5500]

Verry good and profesional cameramen,,,,best to BBC wildlife

[@ceeslindelauf3115]

fantastisch wild Patagonia wonderfull. thank you.

[@see22khan12]

Beautiful nature, and movie

[@movisesandwichia2]

😣😢😢 save that duck, it's to cute to die

[@Anon-te2bz]

too*

[@AdamRuAlright]

no..it just isnt

[@nah8826]

OpticalJezley i hate people like you

[@Anon-te2bz]

Eamon O'T I*

[@atrudokht]

It didn’t die, you can see that by the last seconds of the vid. He is safe but far from his parents. Schade.

[@syndrome3215]

The music is perfect.

[@viktorheinrichs1627]

So pure. So danger..

[@SAKSOON]

That's our lives. All that struggles and problems we go through to survive in this harsh world

[@shamshadkhan5105]

so beauty

[@Pixiedust8399]

Swans and Geese are fantastic parents where as ducks on the other hand need to be reported to social services.

[@Danielson1818]

I would have to correct you on that. Go type in "Goslings jump off a cliff". Yeah, These baby geese had to fall several hundred feet off a cliff, because their parents chose to nest up there. Shit is disturbing to watch them fall and smack off the rocks.

[@Splagnet]

The duckling made it back in the spinoff novel

[@YabannPenceresi]

Really great...

[@adanadow4967]

فتبارك الله أحسن الخالقين سبحان الذي خلق ثمّ هدى لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله العلي العظيم

[@dogandchickenchannel]

Nice video Enjoyed

[@perialis2970]

XD this is like a game role play where the chick is saying imma be back gtg then never comes back

[@Log1cTech]

So cute

[@НадеждаДемченко-р8э]

Видео заканчиваются неожиданно, на самом интересном месте. 😏

[@walterwendner8542]

Very nice 👍! Thanks for posting 👍!

[@shelindapassee587]

Those little ones are strong...wow

[@البريقاللامع-ج8خ]

Why I love watching animals docs?

[@Liuhuayue]

What a grim childhood. Poor duckling.

[@sritanjung9868]

Luar biasa anak bebek tsb.pinter bisa selamat dg.dituasi air spt. Kedua induknya jg.baik menunggu dan melindungi penyeberangan. Anak bebek yg.satu msh.terjun lg.ke air. Sebenarnya darimana mau kemana mereka itu. Saya senang dan tersentuh.

[@ntujqubqab3479]

heart breaking every time watching ducking ....

[@monikd278]

Great lesson of Nature! !yaah bold and beautiful! !!

[@exk5843]

Amazing camerawork

[@LennyAttackHeli]

GET REKT DUCKLING OHHHHHHHHHHH

[@sidPalma]

It's the hard knock life for ducks.

[@declanroberts8934]

They say the Duck family found refuge at a pond, a place of peace, and harmony for all ducks, after 17 years foxes arrived to kill the ducks, but out of nowhere a mysterious duck wielding a makeshift machete bursts through the bushes slicing the foxes apart, killing all in his path protecting the pond. The duck then came across his parents, and brothers corpses screaming, in mental agony, as he lost his chance to connect after so many years. The Duck was later crowned Emperor of the Pond, and all that is quackers, he lived for many years alone until a female duck came, Princess Featherington of Feathervile. They married, and had five well accomplished chicks. *Duckus of the House Duck, the First of His Name, The Undrowned, King of the Feathers, the Quackers and the First Ducks, King of Ductopia, Duking of the Great Grass Pond, Protector of the Water, Regnant of the Seven Duck Kingdoms, Breaker of Beaks and Father of other Ducks. *Batduck... The Pond Knight *Dukmort... The duck that shall not be named *Admiral the Vicsount Duckun... The Duck of the first fleet *Graham Duck... who owns a national accounting firm just outside of Chicago

[@realskhk]

Underrated

[@supremeetnel7707]

That baby duck is a savage

[@xdmoath]

the water is so damn pure

[@rossdenholm7501]

Amazing coverage!

[@TheReviewSpace]

Dinosaurs are still living harshly even after the asteroid hit tens of millions of years ago!

[@jasonjohnson4976]

Dont worry guys, its scripted.They're all safe.

[@jasonjohnson4976]

Ian Le Yes.I wrote it.

[@novalter514]

Jason Johnson No, I wrote it

[@hetornhetorn]

I did the casting. Really good actors.

[@johnc3351]

Ian Le you are like that lost duckling. If you can't sniff out the trolls on the internet you are lost forever in life.

[@aloysiusohare221]

I heard those ducks got a large paycheck for this scene

[@Karthik-bt6dt]

the ultimate survival of the fittest test for the babies

[@Al3xanderDGr8T]

Damn you Mother Nature!! *shakes fist in air

[@seemalaad6616]

Very much thriller video 🤗

[@InfinityGlazing]

No one talk to me for the rest of the day

[@Peregrine_Falcon1]

only the strong must survive. survival of the fitest is the natural selection for progress.

[@MunaCreation_10k]

Amazing THANK BBC

[@blazebluebass]

You should turn up the music and lower the voice of the speaker because I can still hear him. I cannot understand him, but he is still there.