The Dark Side of Shoebill Chicks | Africa | BBC Earth

[@Korijenkins1414]

"Only her firstborn will get to drink" Immediately spills all the water in front of it.

[@intj1434]

first-born: 0:10

[@Fabo100]

They cut off the rest of the clip. She had a ton of water in that bill and that piece of shit got a bunch of it

[@ThaOneChrisJONES]

She literally caught a log instead of a catfish.. I mean, were we really expecting much from her ?

[@fundementalroast7002]

@@Fabo100 hahahhaa

[@henaresadlier]

@@Fabo100 survival of the fittest son...

[@BolingBros]

These things look like they belong in the dark crystal

[@fairyessence._]

Hip

[@candieland4276]

I thought the same thing! Haha

[@audreyandremington5265]

Just what i thought.

[@kamehameha-xxx]

I thought that too, they have that Jim Henson look about them

[@Jay-wr1se]

Yes!

[@Cybo-18]

The thing that freaks me out is that they all look like animated statues. “Animatronics” also works.

[@danied605]

Yesss they dont look real at all! Like bad cgi or misplaced sesame street characters

[@burnedcalculat0r566]

Danie D ikr

[@fearmepleasez9103]

It looks like an animatronic

[@Cybo-18]

FearMe Pleasez That’s the word I was looking for tbh

[@aberrationeech.1838]

It looks robotic

[@pedrosantos-cg6go]

0:45 its crazy how they can maintain their heads so steady it looks like a matrix error

[@lbjoshbal]

Humans forgot they can move like this too.

[@user-fs6cp4iv7s]

​@@lbjoshbal ... no?

[@milkeyway7105]

@@user-fs6cp4iv7s yes we can, it's called isolation

[@lbjoshbal]

@@user-fs6cp4iv7s yes. Watch this. 😂 kzbin.infotgEJJ3BKVMM?feature=share

[@astralmindny9055]

Wow...... That's freaky AF!

[@Trazyn_the_Infinite_40K]

"Humans are so cruel" Shoebill: allow us to introduce ourselves.

[@Trazyn_the_Infinite_40K]

@@AbradolfLincler as an abstract being of duality I'd have thought you'd understand this better. 😉😉😉 Humans are also animals, by that line of thinking, it is just our nature. And morally what we ascribe to good or evil is subjective if that is the case.

[@malikredden7004]

@@Trazyn_the_Infinite_40K KNOWLEDGE!!

[@mechablade5327]

*any animal ever

[@Zinkungfu]

@@AbradolfLincler human is a nature creation too

[@edgarescobar2788]

@@AbradolfLincler then it's human nature. Don't try to find excuses. Both humans and animals can be kind and evil.

[@matthewnelson5293]

"In this house, we raise winners!" - That mom.

[@mroof523]

Nicole Watterson lol

[@wolfstadt_]

*proceeds to spill all the winner's water on the ground*

[@raequanmosley2688]

If you aint first, you’re last!

[@OmegaRedFan]

You do not win

[@jamescaliendo1030]

Lmaoooo "there's no room for 2nd place up in this crib!"

[@archangel9363]

"There is also a smaller chick, who isn't doing so well..." Welp, now we know where this is going... :|

[@AmanAman-ri9kk]

666 likes fits

[@yeeyee7149]

Only the strongest of the strongest survive

[@slayerfanxxx]

Right. Lol

[@megaball-ps8tq]

this is the survival of the fitness

[@guntherbeckman1257]

Hes now elon musk

[@ImBae]

I did not expect to get my heart broken like this!

[@JuwanBuchanan]

Welcome to Nature!

[@MrWaSpY-Trn]

@@JuwanBuchanan This Reminds meh of Jurassic World. Where The baby indominus Killed it's own Indominus sibling.

[@harrysmith8338]

For all those, who claim animals, are the same as mankind, this should be eye opening.

[@carissab397]

@@harrysmith8338families will sell their young daughters into sex slavery for some money. We are animals as well. Worse than animals imo.

[@vijayvinu5897]

me too

[@johnpen269]

When you have a bad day and just want to cheer yourself up with some animals and then National Geographic gives you a mental breakdown...

[@kafelaroux504]

😂

[@samgod]

BBC, not NatGeo.

[@DelicateDecay]

I feel the same way too 🥲.

[@vikingblood2004]

😂

[@sky173]

LOL. I thought the same

[@Mail-man_admirer]

Me: I had such a bad childhood Shoebill: join the club kid

[@Abdulaziz-tt7rp]

Corey Dow 😂

[@priscillachapkylo934]

Same here .

[@shannonhewins]

@Captain Wesker true tho

[@hannahdyson7129]

In fairness to shoebills they don't rape their chick's or beat them up for Entertainment Some humans on the other hand .

[@kajalsaha4196]

@@priscillachapkylo934 jhuhhhj(99888+-6777kzaqq111s"znnjjouuhyyzhkjlkko

[@johnlee219]

The bird looks like an evil muppet

[@AshesMama]

Skeksies!

[@KillaYanTheDon]

No, the evil muppet looks like this bird

[@jaychung1380]

it looks soooo evil

[@camerynchanthaviroun9777]

John Lee I hate that older bird so much and the mom is just a jerk about just leaving her OWN baby there like what the heck😡😡😡😡😡😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

[@vickydula1404]

John Lee I'm ur 999 like!!!!

[@blackcosmos]

Shoebill Storks are absolutely fascinating. I wish there were more detailed documentaries on YT about them

[@poiwytlee]

I want to know how their brains work. It's like. *processing* move, look - *processing* step, step, calibrate, step, look, step *processing*

[@Krullmatic]

They're not storks. Their closest relative is the pelican.

[@Shigosenfull]

I LOVE the different colored eyes in them too. They're so pretty! Yellow, green, blue....their eyes are so fascinating and terrifying all at the same time. 😂

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Yeah the only full-length documentary I have ever seen about them was from the '70s and even then there was a lot of filler about other animals. I wish someone would make a new documentary. I guess it's not the safest part of the world to visit

[@TheWoodWithin]

"The smaller chick seeks its mother's comfort, but she has already made her choice" 😭😭😭

[@Lady--G]

I know...!!!

[@Ihavenoidea651]

I read that right as it said it in the vid.but it's so sad

[@verryvernando3903]

Yeaah same here :')

[@crunch2427]

What it’s not sad. It’s nature, and I sort of kind of laughed at that part. Poor helpless child. Heharhehehehar. hey so what’s up been awhile, don’t really got an excuse for this besides i’m a jackass, sorry thousands of people who’ve replied to this my b. you guys can stop now btw it’s been 2 years. umm. yeah that’s all i got. apologies once more

[@moisesmaggieeivaniagarcia3099]

Cruch you need to open your eyes because that part is sad

[@galacticaschuyler9580]

The way they keep their heads perfectly still while walking is *extremely* unnerving

[@uziclippe]

Agreed

[@everlastmanshit]

Thought it was just me

[@_zet_zet_]

Just like a german tank

[@ramsy4205]

Laser focus

[@davearreola2016]

Chickens do it too

[@ConorGillespie]

the way its head stays completely still as its body moves is so cool

[@FlamuriHp]

all the birds do that big ones small ones

[@jomen112]

Just to tempting: It would lose its head if it stood completely still while it body moves. :D

[@jomen112]

_"all the birds do that big ones small ones"_ Have you seen a pigeon walk? Birds with limited stereoscopic vision often move their heads back and forth in order to get a sense of depth. Raptors, even in flight, move their heads to improve depth perception. Olws takes head hurling to an extreme art. The reason to keep the head still is to get a sharp vision. Birds have very keen sight and and keep their head still when they want to see details. However, in many cases depth perception is more important than precisely determining details.

[@bandana.7077]

like how Pennywise dances in the movie IT?

[@SasquatchActualFitness]

You spelled creepy like cool. 😂

[@yusra3949]

That permanent smile on their faces with dead look in their eyes creeps me out.

[@ohgeazy]

it’s cgi

[@Kenan-Z]

@@ohgeazy Birds are not real??🤔

[@ohgeazy]

@@Kenan-Z it’s literally cgi mate , what does that have to do with birds being real or not

[@Kenan-Z]

@@ohgeazy Don't you know, there is that conspiracy theory "Birds are not real, but robots"

[@averagegenzguy2751]

​@@ohgeazy... Shoebill storks are real, just go to a nature retreat

[@undertakerjj1]

this feels like an even sadder version of the ugly duckling🙃

[@iwishtobecontent4892]

PhoenixFire 12 darker*

[@XRoyalStampedeX]

Just like an censored version.

[@davtash69]

Or a realer version.

[@izthatpink]

F*ck that animation always makes me cry...damn.

[@isaacbaker170]

Its the german version.

[@nathanramirez9994]

Why these birds looking like the animatronics from Chuck E. Cheese

[@uriel1919V3]

Nathan Ramirez lmao they do , especially when in there eyes , when they turns them over they do it exactly like that , it’s creepy from the animatronics ....

[@Huskke1]

I was wondering like “where tf have I seen this thing before? My nightmares?”

[@vonhelsen]

For 👏🏽 real 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@mstarmono]

Hahaha... true, true... used to work at Chuck E. Cheese's

[@iluvcats58]

They do! 😂

[@arriflewolf242]

You definitely see where the dinos left their genes.

[@captaincrunch7661]

and why they went extinct

[@saintsaens21]

You haven't seen my mother in law.

[@missunicornxxx7801]

Omg lol

[@Rasmos]

D'Mario 3rdEye 2000 Ah yes, must have been the government who put the fossils there.

[@dthomscappello]

@@dmo1k656 lol moron

[@ElephantInTheRoom777]

I worked with Ostriches. Equally brutal. They are always getting rid of the weakest. Pulling out the feathers of the weak one. Ganging up in the weak one. The weak ones die from depression and trauma. They start doing this to each-other as chicks and continue into adulthood. Humans have this ability as well.

[@joycecardinot9284]

jesus fucking christ

[@d4rkpr1nc39]

Fuck. Too real.

[@alexv1190]

If you could die from depression or trauma I'd have been gone long ago... What really kills them?

[@ElephantInTheRoom777]

@@alexv1190 they get sick easily, parasites go for them, their motor skills don’t develop, they look pathetic and distressed and discarded, they shake and shiver, they don’t fight back. It’s sad and brutal.

[@bruno17289]

Do keep in mind they do this when there is few resources

[@amiralozse1781]

me: "birds are sooooooooooo cute!!" Shoebill: "I''ll change your mind..."

[@CapyMartinBara]

They still look terrifying even without knowing their dark secret

[@lapiscake1211]

tbh they're still kinda cute..

[@jamesmoreno4105]

Vulture?

[@vivianacoughtry9780]

Change your mind*

[@Hyper_Drud]

Skua: “Allow me to introduce myself.”

[@theDaisyNova]

I've seen one of these in person. They stare into your soul and it is absolutely terrifying. They are extremely primitive. Like staring into the eyes of a dinosaur. I get the chills thinking about it.

[@sdqsdq6274]

vice versa , the shoebill thoughts as well

[@theDaisyNova]

@Mandalorian About 5 feet tall

[@Danzo1212]

@@theDaisyNova Yea my ex gf gives me the chills too she was about 5foot tall

[@bobby1970]

All birds are kin to the dinosaurs after all.

[@ephajanke3242]

what´s primitive about them?

[@lastairbender1093]

It literally takes her 1 Minute to get a drink just go two times like wtf

[@lastairbender1093]

Still a very brutal way to go

[@henaresadlier]

@@lastairbender1093 survival of the fittest...

[@typedef_]

@@henaresadlier If I get my hands on that larger chick... I'm making some killer sandwiches. That's what I call survival of the fittest.

[@goodstuff8271]

Jan Mauersiegler omg you just made me spit out my water

[@XRoyalStampedeX]

Mother Nature you’re scary asf.

[@sonyawilson1000]

Definitely the darker side of the shoebill stork (also known as the whale-headed stork). It lives in the swamps of Africa, and there are only about 3000-5000 left. Approximately 5 feet tall, and weighing up to 15lbs they do fly, but not very far. The shoebill can be aggressive when they are nesting, if you get too close to the nest, or when the chicks compete for food (the stronger wins as seen here). Despite their intimidating eyes they are rather docile calm birds, and do not pose a threat to humans.

[@jaee8699]

Mann they pose a threat to my mental health

[@robertehrnsten]

5 ft: 150 cm 15 lbs: 7 kg

[@liltexazboi361]

​@@jaee8699 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mobpsico]

Cause WE would eat them

[@kekistanihelpdesk8508]

Thanks Wikipedia.

[@masterblasterlordofdisaste9551]

1:58 the way the mother and the older sibling looks down at the weaker chick is terrifying, its like I can here there thoughts.

[@ohiotoledo3787]

It could be a renesenice painting.

[@bumblebabble18]

*P a t h e t i c*

[@hellosweetheart3350]

"hear their"

[@vivianacoughtry9780]

Hear their*

[@khabibmcgregor3592]

hear their* dumb ass

[@mmmlll9800]

I'm a twin and my brother is two minutes older than me. I'm glad I'm not a shoebill.

[@mikrokosmosis_]

@Ken Roberts it's definitely for herself 😂

[@OLDSOULCHALO]

@Ken Roberts my momma one time came back with one happy meal, but it wasn't for me .....

[@yoimredeemed1022]

😁😁😁😁

[@youxarexmyxsunshine]

Ken Roberts lol 😂

[@Someone-kf8xe]

@Ken Roberts Hahahaha it's the opposite for me I'm the oldest and I have a younger step brother and he always gets what he wants he is such a spoiled brat, he crys about anything

[@Studio2770]

Throws the whole "a mother's love transcends all species" saying out of the window.

[@AdotLOM]

Base parental instincts only go as far as the ability of an animal to provide for its young, and many factors can override it. Humans, while susceptible to these same sorts of conditions, are unique in that atleast we can 99% of the time tell that this is wrong, and even then a parent will only look out for all of their young because they are taught to do so. If humans had no ability to tell right from wrong (something that all other animals lack), then we'd be playing favourites to extremes such as this, and even then many people still do it.

[@nsinc965]

@@AdotLOM this is not “wrong”. The bird may not have enough resources to provide for both children, so it chooses to invest only in the child that is best fit.

[@hermesmercuriustrismegistu4841]

Exactly. Pure evil not Darwinian survival! Motherhood in all animals is different than that of this bird! Amazing

[@PlagueRavenRX]

You do know abusive mothers exist, right? And that still has no meaning in the animal kingdom.

[@Nola50]

😆 for real

[@mb-xx7tv]

the way she just ignored the other baby i am so sad 😭😭😭

[@dimarelos]

And that was the moment the little one run away. The first chapter of a story full of vengeance and bloodshed has taken its course... (dramatic background music)

[@kerianhalcyon2769]

+Dimitris Dimarelos Unfortunately nature is a terrible author and the little one got killed off, but it still made an HBO show with over six series to its name...

[@kerianhalcyon2769]

After which he Little One grows up to be a college professor and gets cancer and decides to ruin the whole community via drugs to ensure his family legacy

[@bobby-joeljohnson5796]

Halcyon Industries Not where I saw it going.

[@artus8345]

I WISH

[@AvoidTheCadaver]

Park n Ride Kill Shoebill

[@BrokenSymetry]

Anyone who's ever had swallows nested near their home can tell you, the weakest chicks tend to fall out of the nest quite often. Nature, in the end, is pretty merciless at maintaining efficiency

[@yeiou1]

Yes, the weakest chicks do tend to "fall" out of the nest

[@josephl8974]

@@yeiou1 What r u trying to say? That the mfs push the weakest one out the nest? How u know that? U talk to em?

[@LifeOnInCline]

@@josephl8974 he know sum bro

[@II-gg5my]

@@josephl8974 Yes. Many birds do abandon their weakest offspring, she did too.

[@josephl8974]

@@LifeOnInCline Thats what im sayin bruh how tf he know what the birds upto in those nests?

[@minibatman2.016]

The first time I saw it blink I was so close to calling a priest.

[@mithiyankumar4718]

Ha😀😀👍

[@Troyy22]

Fuckin weirdo

[@lordabsoluteunit9759]

I tried to touch one while it was just sitting there and I thought it was a statue. It blinked and I panicked.

[@camaristaful]

Me too!!! I was like oh shit!!!

[@fifindiel2129]

I automatically went into trance and carried the exorcism inherited by my ancestors

[@olegnurmagomedov750]

My hen is opposite, she makes sure her weaker ones are always well fed.

[@najeyrifai1134]

*sad music* "only her first born will get a drink" *jungle music plays*

[@continentalbreakfast7421]

That killed me.

[@alientitimilk9073]

Lol

[@raizer5890]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@danielwilliams7458]

Hehe

[@ratinthehat_]

lmfao fr

[@sugardaddy4714]

Mom: "What have you done to your brother?" Chick: "I tried to murder him so I could have more food" Mom: *Sobs* "My beautiful, strong boy..."

[@MrMadmaggot]

that's nature... fkd up

[@eiyrie2990]

Oh man , this is good stuff

[@jeffreyhicklin1079]

I hate that big stork

[@anonymous-bb2dw]

that's literally my mother and my oldest brother

[@lijah7150]

The F'ed up realness and reality of this. (younger sib)

[@rohinskii]

This honestly has to be the scariest bird

[@Tubeite]

Or the cassowary

[@kaiiheenjik1668]

Thing looks like it will fuck your day up with no mercy.

[@Themostcreativeuserever]

Both look like dinosaurs so🙃

[@Jack-le3zh]

@@Themostcreativeuserever well, maybe because birds ARE dinosaurs

[@Anne_one]

Both on the outside and the inside.

[@desaturated-firefox]

That disturbing grin on their faces says it all. Born menacing.

[@ravenmoore8432]

“Reveals his dark side” pfffft this bird looks dark in general

[@jessicahill6418]

😂🤣😂😂 exactly what I was thinking

[@kukukukukuku7244]

the way it just looks at you lmao

[@sdmalpas]

They look sinister

[@alexb5869]

M/E for me

[@kukukukukuku7244]

you can google the gif for that turn around stare.. i use it often now when someone is being an idiot

[@ToothpasteJuiceBox]

Remember: the ones that grow old are the ones who made sure their siblings didn’t.

[@gelraldoldo5152]

Life just be that way I guess.

[@OmegaRedFan]

What are you talking about. So you can hurt your siblings and it's OK?

[@trickynick9139]

@@OmegaRedFan in the animal kingdom, yes

[@aceofjades4815]

@@OmegaRedFan it's not moraly ok to humans. But most animals have no morals

[@pteranodon6612]

@@aceofjades4815 Animals do have morals, but they're totally different from humans' morals.

[@TimahR]

I was already convinced that this bird is from the pits of hell anyways!

[@NurseSnow2U]

Timah R. 😭😭😭😭😭💀

[@BIGLON-cf1ul]

These birds are freaking awesome! Real talk!

[@raindrops2892]

I feel so sorry for the second chick. It looks scared and weak. Even though its elder sibling gave it a tough time, I thought its mom will take care of it. But guess I was wrong. My heart broke when it some how crawled itself to its mom's feet for shelter, but she just ignored the baby. God.... It hurts damn it. But yeah, that's how nature works.

[@Cruzinator4500]

It does hurt. A few bird species live by this form of sibling killing called obligate siblicide, unfortunately. Older siblings do that to guarantee they get the resources to survive, and also parent birds allow that because if the youngest one can’t defend itself, it’s not worth using resources towards it. The parents deem the youngest unfit for survival. But luckily there are bird species that do prevent siblicide.

[@BboyMikazz]

This is same with humans also. Most of us are just manipulated by Disney and other movies

[@joshmcivor4026]

Only the strong survive

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Chill out. It's nature, not evil. This happens across the board in the wild. Suck it up buttercup

[@laynethebreadlord7373]

@@BboyMikazz Disney isnt exactly killing children as far as I know

[@thejanusix593]

call child support pls

[@fishguts7730]

Child support is what deadbeat parents pay to the one that takes care of the kid because they are too lazy to contribute

[@bassmandan9484]

Akuma Not all people that pay child support are deadbeats. They just don’t have full custody of their child. Sometimes there are great parents that are willing to do anything for their children yet their other parent intentionally keeps them away from their children.

[@fishguts7730]

Bassman Dan very rarely

[@ot._.shadows835]

😂😂

[@difranophile]

I am curious where the nest was though, w those fluffy feathers that baby appeared so young. I had a similar thought in my own curiosity how this massive bird wo a pouch transports a baby bird when it's outside of the egg. I think i need to brush up on my how birds work info. Thanks tor the share

[@SB-rf8vo]

"Only her first born will get a drink" *Cue the happy outro music*

[@lalitap2067]

AHAHHAHA

[@ilovesnature6371]

Awe!!! 😭That's so Heartbreaking. That poor little Baby being ignored. Nature sure can be cruel.

[@drawnwithlove3499]

can we appreciate the cinematography in this??? How the older chick dramatically opens it's eyes to the camera as it prepares to attack the runt? That really helped sell the emotion

[@aquelpibe]

Took a lot of coaching 😄

[@dr.palsonp.h.d815]

@@aquelpibe XD

[@tubester4567]

You cant call them runts anymore, its racist. Gotta call them dimensionally challenged.

[@got2kittys]

That's now known as Centimeteral Deficiency Syndrome, not Runt.

[@hyiux]

It's not cinematography. It's called editing. These wildlife sequences are edited out of order to make a more dramatic viewing. That older chick might have "dramatically opened its eyes to the camera" after it was done murdering its sibling.

[@b9fn2k7ah-c6b]

the way they blink their eyes is real horror

[@cypresswillow2591]

Good for sexy winking...

[@infernape494]

Like reptiles

[@superdemonboy]

Fun fact: we used to have the same thing, way back when. www.wikiwand.com/en/Nictitating_membrane

[@kimdawcatgirl]

If I was a shoebill cameraman, I'd have a house full of rejected baby shoebills!

[@jenny2814.]

haha yes

[@FearLess_SunKissedCaramel]

I’d definitely would love to have a couple of them ☺️☺️

[@ShirleeKnott]

so would I

[@shaftdrive7567]

While you're at it why don't you introduce some more rats and crows in places free of them ?

[@Michael-bv9go]

@@shaftdrive7567 what’s this trying to say?

[@mouaadwdh4767]

This Bird is living proof of dinosaurs

[@raqibuddin304]

the caption should be: mother shoebill reveals its darkside.

[@muhammadbilalraja8892]

Right

[@meghanachauhan9380]

Title should be: no 1 reason shoebills should be farmed to extinction

[@hardikyadav9204]

Exactly

[@donnapower697]

mother bird: leaves nest. older chick: you have forfeited your life privaliges

[@TheRadiantSoap]

I want to punt the older baby bird into a volcano

[@milkshakeman3006]

@@TheRadiantSoap Glad to see I’m not the only one

[@namesurname7172]

@@milkshakeman3006 Survival of thr fittest, babyyyyy!

[@aceaye07]

@@namesurname7172 *the

[@aceaye07]

*privileges

[@Bitmaid]

She spilled most of the water!

[@nuffflavor]

What a slob

[@cfl_finn4831]

I know right!!!!

[@captaincrunch7661]

that bird was clearly an idiot. couldnt do anything correctly

[@Shaggy-lu6dz]

An offering to the birb dark lord

[@user-xb1en1jh9r]

Don't tell me how to do my job! -momma shoebill

[@EssentialTropicalTrove]

0.09, boss's expression when approached with leave application

[@leeg2787]

Older brother: attacks little baby brother. Mother: "The daark siide of the foorce is stroong with youu..."

[@SouthDakotanDrifter]

Let the hate flow threw you

[@杜令日光]

Knights of the fallen empire

[@fablewalls]

I was in Zurich zoo once with my young daughter and we walked into the shoebill enclosure. Bird had one eye closed, still as a stature as passersby went through but as soon as it saw my 2yr old daughter, it woke fully and watched her like a hawk. Never forget these things are descended from dinosaurs...

[@justsomerandombananawithin3705]

Your chances of dying to a shoebill are low... *But never a zero*

[@segundasenpai8472]

All birds descend from dinosaurs lol

[@averylargecrow]

@@segundasenpai8472 not all birds were created equal

[@bossplayz8058]

Did it know we eat chicken sandwiches tho cause that’s what’ll happen messing with my kid 😂

[@Potatocrime24-7]

@@averylargecrow Bird lives matter you jerk. so what are you saying a shoebill doesn't deserve rights because it isn't as gracefull as a swan or as delicious as chicken.

[@blackfalkon4189]

if people were like that _"dad I killed my little brother hope you're not mad"_ _"no problem I did the same thing to my little brother"_

[@TELEVISIBLE]

well , it happens often I royal family

[@MiamiDagreat]

😂

[@jancyvargheese5351]

@@kretzschMusic that only happened once in the bible, and the purpose was just to introduce death to humans

[@Sul227]

@@kretzschMusic So it didn't happen.

[@amalidris00]

Humans were actually worse. Paleolithic humans frequently practiced infanticide, the killing of their own babies and children.

[@kelseywhite9008]

These birds are so neat looking. I absolutely love their direct, terrifying stare lol. They just are some really fascinating birds.

[@The_Admiral5]

*"There can only be two. A master and an apprentice. One to embody the power and the other to crave it."*

[@franigorthanatos_alterna86]

The Admiral Y do this remembers me about Anakin and Obi-wan?

[@karljonson3287]

It's a story Jedi wouldn't tell you.

[@flynn8845]

It’s the sith era of two code

[@justinnegron8445]

This isn't star wars

[@markfrank5937]

Darth Bane...

[@Sam-bd8bl]

The dissapointment in their eyes when the smaller chick was having trouble getting up. It was heartbreaking but a very beautiful shot, like something out of a painting. Edit: I actually painted it for myself and it’s the best thing I’ve ever painted. Change the background a little and it’s just as sad as i real life. Hanged it in my room so I would feel existential crisis everytime.

[@j3s333]

You have a rlly creative mind, i never thought of it as a painting but think now that would be an awesome painting

[@veitongowarriorjml440]

This shit ain’t beautiful. Nature is the opposite of beautiful

[@jamesong.a.7695]

Lol there was nothing in any of those eyes except pure instinct programmed over millions of years. They don’t feel emotions, which was made obvious by the mothers indifference…

[@marcopelaezfernandez4573]

It was my favourite image of all it.. It was brutal

[@kabeerrajoria]

If tou don’t mind, can you put the painting up online and send a link here. I am very curious to see the scenery

[@nosoyporta]

**Shoebills Reveals darkside** *Me:* **looks at it** Yeah i'm not surprised

[@jheric619]

I'm dead 😂😂😂

[@iluvcats58]

😂

[@peave36]

ekul Z r/wooooosh

[@npgjiinx8452]

Blizzard how tf was that a wooosh get outta here with ur cringe r/wooosh bs

[@forastero2944]

@@npgjiinx8452 r/IHaveReddit

[@dskyyksd]

My view of the fight for survival in nature changed when I saw a polar bear die surrounded by seals because he was too weak to take a bite out of one after swimming sixty miles to find them. Now I kinda feel bad for the predator when the prey gets away, too. That might have been their last chance to stay alive.

[@ndufcat]

Yeah, that's why I hate when humans intervene in the wild and post shit about savinv the prey. There's a reason nature documentaries don't intervene when they are out there. All animals gotta eat.

[@xDFoRcEzZ]

0:46 Holy shit look at the stillness of its head, even when it's moving its body it's head is completely still, like time just stopped.

[@yaglet7985]

I noticed that too! So freaky

[@riptordaking]

Finally someone else noticed! 😶😶

[@sharkle9]

Fun fact, chickens do that too.

[@11b11b1]

all that for one little log

[@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX]

ZA WORLDO, TOKIO TOMARE

[@pickledbrain]

0:09 ok but why did he have to stare like that

[@kestrelwitch8714]

RIGHT.

[@waveentvu9828]

Thats the "Bitch?" Face

[@PyroRaptor1]

Lmao

[@muhaddesachowdhury1001]

They are freaking psychopaths

[@AndressaBecher]

Hahahahahahah LMFAO

[@raine420]

Oh, that’s a bird. Shoebill: *Blinks* 😨God that’s terrifying.

[@zamfielis]

That's why they are vulnerable species.

[@RedRabbit1996]

0:54 Seems like there's a fish that masters the art of Body Replacement Technique...

[@salmorejo_]

He used substitude

[@joseestrada8656]

He is from the Hidden Leaf.

[@sholfiel6329]

Lol hahahaha

[@FBonifaceLais]

It true he is my classmate

[@RamadaArtist]

Ninja Vanish!

[@francob4148]

I would honestly be scared seeing one of these

[@corywiedenbeck1562]

You are a grown man

[@MOOTLEZ]

Choke it if it attacks you

[@GameDevAraz]

Kadence McCaa Seriously... Its A Bird You Child...

[@MOOTLEZ]

@@GameDevAraz I know it's a bird it's pretty obvious I didn't ask what it was

[@GameDevAraz]

Kadence McCaa Well Now No Second Guessing, Stop Commenting Asking Wether Its A Bird Or Not... Seriously...

[@blackroute1527]

These birds act exactly like they look😂

[@biancab310]

Ikr

[@Idohara]

Demons

[@arch2248]

They just look incredibly disappointed to the brink of insanity

[@oindrillanaha1195]

Exactly 😰

[@jagannathan8916]

😂 😂😂

[@MarcoDeLuca-d4m]

That's wild nature..only the strongest survive.

[@Eusantdac]

This video breaks the heart in so many ways ... just devastating.

[@jmitterii2]

Nature can be psychopathic. Let that be a lesson nature doesn't care if something is ideal or just efficiently cruel. It cares not for empathy necessarily. And when it does, it can miss match that empathy with horrible cruelty. Anything to survive. Which is a fallacy. There are many ways to survive, and among the better ones tend not to be be the ones that are cruel... hence why this goofy dino bird is near extinction. But the more cooperative birds like geese and ducks and pigeons etc. are EVERYWHERE.

[@idontevenknow4750]

@@jmitterii2 were talking about a mother and her kids even for shoebills that’s fucked up letting the younger baby starve just because it’s weaker

[@HedgingBoy]

Explain any 5 ways (5 marks)

[@noir2601]

@@jmitterii2 nature doesn't give AF what your pronounce is 😂

[@iateyourfather92]

I find it fantastic into what nature evolves from the beautiful big dinosaurs to the prehistoric looking bird and their ways.

[@Mykahaia]

that's an evil looking bird...

[@Chris-eo1bp]

only because its ugly.

[@Zedwoman]

It is not ugly. It is beautiful.

[@ironicugandan5826]

Zedwoman Chicks are kinda cute. Mommas is UGLY

[@ironicugandan5826]

Arthur The Aardvark Not as ugly as the original Arthur

[@eveningdim7167]

Mykahaia Oh, is that why I think it's beautiful? I should've known.

[@MrChilley]

*Catches stick instead of fish* *Abandon youngest baby because of being bullied* Yeah I'll see you in hell ShoeBill.

[@i.t.okingtrey330]

MrChilley this is nature not a movie

[@Humorless_Wokescold]

@@i.t.okingtrey330 Yeah and this Shoebill sucks at everything it's supposed to be good at. Can't catch food and can't protect its young. No wonder they're going extinct. At least insects make up for their cruelty with huge numbers. If your species struggles with producing offspring you kinda need to look after the ones you got.

[@Storming360]

@@Humorless_Wokescold precisely. That's why mammals and us are in top of food chain while most other animals struggle with surviving (whilst being helped).

[@ThaOneChrisJONES]

@@Humorless_Wokescold David Attenborough was all "only the older sibling will get a drink" and I'm like "Dave.. did you not just see her spill all the damn water ???

[@bumblebabble18]

The Shoebill has a kingdom to run

[@Sam-xd9xt]

Let's see.. - Looks like a giant animatronic bird that "chirps" like a machine gun (other videos) - Keeps its head completely still while its body moves around at 0:46 - Only keeps its favourite child alive, while it begs for mercy Yea this thing is terrifying.

[@brucewayne2255]

I thought I was mentally prepared for something dark. But this cruelty hit me pretty hard. And I understand nature is cruel/competitive but wow. I would love to adopt the younger weaker ones. They are some beautiful and very unique creatures.

[@sherylF5610]

I wouldn't watch it. Too horrid

[@PepperDarlington]

This is why humans will fail.

[@187killabitch]

go ahead, adopt and feed the weaker one, till the day it becomes strong enough to eat your soul

[@francoissuissae6217]

If you do them move to east Africa near Sudan or Zambia. More importANTly your Words are like thosE news reportS of pitICIaNs who say our thoughts & prayERS are with you yeT theY nevER evEr actually praY the LiaRS

[@mbm2112]

I agree completely, I watched it years ago and still can't forget the poor baby, too sad

[@redromans1563]

Watching these shoebills make me glad I'm human. As a second child who's always in the shadow of his older brother, I'm glad I'm still loved by my parents and siblings.

[@ablejack3]

Humans treat each other far worse than any other species. Even in our stories, the first two siblings end up with murder.

[@TheElloatmatt]

@0:09 “When you’re done with the argument and you here them whisper something under their breath”

[@ThaOneChrisJONES]

Bruh, has anyone made a gif of that yet ?!?!

[@youraveragejoe2]

@@ThaOneChrisJONES idk

[@ranjeetbains2577]

😂

[@JuandeFucaU]

just gotta love those Fukushima pigeons.

[@jasonvoorhees3282]

As sad as that was, remember even if that smaller chick grew and had baby chicks, it would do the exact same thing

[@meghancomo96]

Ok this actually makes me feel a little bit better about it now lmfao

[@Ma_rkw589]

Good fuckin point dude

[@amossutandi]

maybe she would be the one that conclusively broke that cycle...

[@FalkenSkyline]

@@amossutandi nah

[@bertlegion683]

@@amossutandi you’re deluded, you believe the lies of the media, we cannot change nature. Racism 2021, I love nature

[@Iiterally]

And if you can turn to your left, you'll be able to witness the physical embodiment of evil.

[@Broski85]

Username Checks Out women

[@xxxhogmasterxxx7501]

*its my mom*

[@JoeDoorVal]

Username Checks Out deez nuts

[@ElectricalExistence]

They are definitely cold, emotionless crestures.

[@ElectricalExistence]

Username Checks Out if I were the film crew of habe gone and taken the smaller chick out of the nest and raised it, domesticated it.

[@TheRodnie94]

People: humans are so cruel Shoebill: hold my feathers

[@bebesishere7774]

TheRodnie 94 more like hold my water

[@stev3fox594]

more like hold my brother

[@fed7759]

@@stev3fox594 omg

[@lapiscake1211]

@ekul Z do you just go on this video just to criticize people's jokes? cause i saw you reply on another joke comment

[@mariomm9080]

People: Chickens are so dumb TheRodnie94:let me introduce myself

[@AliceKMay]

The most expression-less bird I've ever seen.

[@supersharkboiii]

Me: *opens the window for fresh air* Everyone on the submarine: 0:09

[@ninjavirus3534]

Lmao

[@jopet6477]

Underrated comment

[@caverys]

RIP 😂

[@Bio-examine]

Hold up-

[@danielleking262]

LOL omg

[@jbvap]

Always loved the shoebill, they’ve always looked so animatronic to me the way they move and their mannerisms!

[@goldman77700]

Animatronic yeah that's the word I've been looking for.

[@jacobshandymantreeservicel2522]

Robots

[@stevethellama007]

why does that make you love it

[@pearlmax]

You probably found out about the shoebill the day you made this post.

[@dahnmason3243]

@pearlmax Not everyone is as fake/fraudulent as you are.. lmao.. textbook example of projection..

[@iridescent982]

Satan: Let me just make one bird pleassssse God: Fine. Satan:

[@IGot7RevtinyArmyStayOnceBlink]

Blackfalk 🤣😂

[@nrs4866]

Also Satan: “Just gonna make a cassowary too..”

[@justsomerandombananawithin3705]

Imma make a a sand striker too

[@joshuabrant3487]

most birds are vicious

[@madnessends2477]

Wrong that was the goose

[@colleenfinuf4188]

Those birds give me the creeps.

[@dagthewog6290]

These birds have always looked like human souls trapped in birds' bodies. They look like they hold the secret to hell but are not permitted to speak.

[@dagthewog6290]

@@jamiesteele9241 They probably are. They'd be bad to talk to at parties. Think soup n*zi on Seinfeld when he wasn't saying a word. They have that same look.

[@Jisungsnoona668]

They look like dinosaurs

[@plotinuswashere]

​@@dagthewog6290 not really the same look at all

[@dagthewog6290]

@@plotinuswashere not sure what you mean. explain.

[@kthorpe8424]

Mom: you know what you must do? Son: Yes mother.

[@qayyumchariff4357]

Is this straight outta porn?

[@LVMD.]

@@qayyumchariff4357 🤣

[@Sonya-nm6jg]

Okay but is it just me but at some angles and part of scenes, they *LOOK LIKE ARTIFICIAL ROBOTS* ?!

[@johnhenry8866]

They do.

[@jonos1497]

yes

[@ccaffie1231]

wait a minute you actually thought that birds are real?

[@Sonya-nm6jg]

@@ccaffie1231 wait a minute are you actually telling me that they're not real?

[@ccaffie1231]

@@Sonya-nm6jg *shhh*

[@aweha]

These look more like dinosaurs than birds.

[@roxiedoodle9582]

“it’s entirely reliant on its parents for food and water.” Same.

[@Im_Amby]

😂😂😂

[@thelastkiwii322]

Water too lmao

[@MultiLisa10]

That bird looks like something from "Jurrasic Park"!

[@williamadiputra2850]

Yvonne Reeves and when you think about it, birds ARE living descendants of dinosaurs.

[@moldaris]

Jurrasic park is fiction, and know what else looks like something from JP? Today's lizards.

[@offbrand_2863]

No that bird looks like something from the muppets

[@maxfire2007]

The latin name for the Shoebill is "Balaeniceps rex" so...

[@KarePassion]

These birds are CGI. Check out other videos of Shoebill Storks.... their movements and mannerisms do not match the footage shown here.

[@zwillad7635]

The muppets are calling, and they want their puppets back. Apparently the cast from the dark crystal was stolen.

[@theterrortruffle5190]

zack willadsen omg lol

[@countlazuli8753]

Give this chum a Nobel prize

[@RoboticPossum]

I was thinking the same thing!! XD

[@fetishb]

Sketzy

[@nicholashoutman4693]

zack willadsen facts

[@TuanAnh-oj4ps]

The weak one :" mom! Save me" mother : "you remind me of uncle"

[@phenomenonnarutokun]

“Standing over a meter tall” EXCUSE ME?!

[@cmcphotography1]

@@nuxbot919 WHAT?!

[@FlexBeanbag]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ7GaoF8m82rbZY

[@DonRoyalX]

@@cmcphotography1 yeah tallest one found was 1.6m and their so light because of their hollow bones amazing creatures 😁

[@michealtaylor7745]

@@nuxbot919 Average weight of a shoebill is 12.5 lbs & stands 3.5 to 5ft tall.

[@HanadiH]

I think we should start using "shoebill" as a way to call someone cold hearted

[@eddiebacon127]

H Dee can i be a shoebill. I dont even care if your kids get fed or not. As long as i get to eat work will get done

[@teknicron1080]

Can't really call it cold hearted . . . in the wild, it doesn't do to put resources into offspring that won't survive.

[@mpsarge2]

Naw human is fine. We are the ones to seem kill everything cause it looks tasty or showing off or greed. Or just to kill.

[@mikeshoe74]

Nick M you sure about that? Ever see a lion kill a cheetah, just to display dominance to the other cats? Ever see Killer Whales kill seals and play with the dead carcass? I can go on and on with a list of animals that kill for sport.

[@genericusername4206]

She can only afford to put enough energy and feed only one chick, and the older one has a higher chance of surviving

[@MrWeAllAreOne]

"It wasn't me Mum" ....feathers on bill blowing in the breeze.

[@stupidfuckingidiot]

Lmao I thought I was the only one thinking that. Mouth agape, feathers and blood on it's bill and it's like "Uhh...I thought you'd be gone longer, honestly"

[@lanabanana5626]

Of course, the mother do that. The mother also was a survivor among her nestlings and did the same.

[@cassandrawilson449]

Imagine your walking home and that bird stares at you like ⚪️👄⚪️

[@Weiner-Worm]

Ew remove this from the Internet at once.

[@arbysregionalmanager7032]

That's the face of a cold blooded murderer.

[@remiquinzel1584]

Lol I would be Terrified

[@jayjohn9680]

Normally I don’t shoot animals but (grabs shotgun)

[@kosolo1988]

Im shooting it

[@joeyhancock2530]

I like how everybody collectively agrees that the majority of Shoebills are shady characters

[@Ottts22]

I don´t

[@nidajan3946]

Yeah cuz it says it in your name. (Super shady)

[@codyepic9566]

All the nonshady ones die out

[@stupidfuckingidiot]

No. The MAJORITY here agrees on that. Not everybody. Way to drop the ball numb nuts

[@theotheseaeagle]

They are actually really friendly and often enjoy human attention. Or at least the ones that were born in sanctuaries/zoos are

[@aliciaholder3759]

Imagine camping out and finding that staring at you when you wole up.

[@rashidhumine]

I'd kill it and eat for breakfast..

[@BevoGuy]

What they don’t know is that what they are doing to the younger sibling will only make him/her stronger.