Bizarre Mating Ritual Of The Frigatebird | Wild Caribbean | BBC Earth

To the east of the Caribbean lies the beautiful island of Barbuda, the mating ground of the wonderful frigatebird which has an unusual mating ritual.
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Wild Caribbean (2007)
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[@Haseri8]

My favourite part of every nature doc is when they have a weird bird mating ritual

[@shayanyousaf2132]

VERY NICE VIDEO

[@afridi0182]

👍🤝🙋🏾‍♀️

[@Yinlock470]

for birds when food is abundant enough/there's not many predators the males and females immediately enter an evolutionary mating arms race, wherin males evolve insane light shows to get the attention of females who can afford to be way pickier

[@jjcoola998]

@@Yinlock470 just like humans

[@aderyn7600]

@@jjcoola998 i dont see enough men courting people with beautiful plumage or building me a dope ass nest like a bower bird.

[@TheRomanoLV]

2:35 she literally just flew in to say "I think we should just be friends"

[@e.n.akasha9516]

haha!!

[@zzr600cc]

And 5 seconds later , Nah i dont think so :P

[@misst.e.a.187]

😁

[@valeriavagapova]

1:52 "all this aggression can be seriously _deflating"_ 💀💀💀 they didn't

[@youneskasdi]

I can't stop myself from thinking what will happen if they just pops

[@bambamgamez7749]

they heal...

[@starshot5172]

@@bambamgamez7749 how do you know this

[@ashajyothi6555]

@@starshot5172 WWSßWwa1ßw2w22x

[@saved518]

@@starshot5172 itz common fax

[@jordancoons3364]

They don't get the girl

[@deepjyotibhowmik3845]

I hope these amazing birds are never disturbed by us and their beautiful ecosystem remains forever ❤️

[@e.n.akasha9516]

amen to that!!!!

[@unbeaked_duck6816]

Tomato birds are the best

[@unbeaked_duck6816]

I want to go their one day

[@spacepotato3276]

I want to squeeze every single one of them

[@deepjyotibhowmik3845]

@@spacepotato3276 😊

[@CatsAndPokemon]

Loved that they used a Caribbean narrator for a Caribbean nature scene 🥰🥰

[@bertlegion683]

Bit racist. An asian man or hispanic living in the Carribean is carribbean init, at least thats what were told

[@esq4aj910]

@@bertlegion683 🤦

[@TheDominionOfElites]

@@bertlegion683there are lots of Asians and Indians living in Caribbean with Caribbean accents, shows what you know lol

[@pifflesomepuffnadder855]

3:30 *"Sticks."* *Cue the romantic music!*

[@hlmes6463]

These birds gonna have a better valentine then the most of us.

[@puchicorn]

This bird could be a pokemon and we will still be saying weird design

[@CJCroen1393]

It'd be cool to have a frigate bird Pokemon with a pirate theme!

[@deadlydingus1138]

Hey, guys, good news (possibly).

[@soniquehorne9710]

I Loooove their wingspan! And tail feathers shape!

[@afridi0182]

👏🌹👍

[@XX-sp3tt]

"I HAVE A GREAT PERSONALITY!"

[@Nizar713]

The true "pirates of the Caribbean 😂

[@theblackpearl3880]

Jack: "This is the day you will always remember as the day that you almost pffffffffft" Elizabeth: "×="&

[@afridi0182]

👌

[@redsupersaiyan3120]

All its missing in this video is the Black Pearl and a bottle of Rum

[@onarollthough7380]

Sounds woke

[@edwardmeyers4466]

Frigate bird: Never before have i been so offended by something I 100% agree with. 😂

[@godwinadedoyin8742]

I love how the frigatebirds of the Caribbean islands vividly and adorably remind me of the Greater Sage grouse of the western United States, southern Alberta, and Saskatchewan, Canada.

[@Stokedhavok]

Godwin Adedoyin Right?! Same here! I actually just watched that particular Sage Grouse video, then a couple bowerbird/birds of paradise videos, then this very video on Frigatebirds. 😊😃

[@kazama4602]

Boy : can we go watch pirates of the caribbean Mom : we have pirates of the caribbean at home pirates of the caribbean at home :

[@CherryBeScary]

I’m not sure if that bongo sound was the birds or just ambient music.

[@Sea_Leech]

Birds

[@ibraringi8072]

Hey

[@sudipsarkar5996]

😁 that's so doubtful

[@afridi0182]

How are you friend 🤝

[@MultiSilko]

First he inflates a bouch to try to stand out from the crowd * Camera zooms out * *Everyone does the same*

[@EichanChanChan]

One thing i love about nature documentary vid on youtube is the comment section is always an entertainment 😂😂😂😂

[@mikeyd946]

I love this man’s voice ☺️

[@hz8354]

Inflates a pouch to stand out....when female arrives....Atleast a 1000 pouches😂

[@godwinadedoyin8742]

Frigatebirds are one of the most usual yet exciting species of birds I have ever seen.

[@MuhammadEgypt]

What if their pouch got popped by a thorn or another jealous male? Could it ever happen?

[@Slateproc]

Their dewlap could pop in the same way your cheek would tear

[@shadowbonbon3]

Sounds painful and would ruin the year

[@TheDominionOfElites]

Sure it’s possible, no living body is impervious. It’s probably tougher than it looks and able to heal or scab over so they can breathe.

[@fluffyclouden]

SO BLESSED THAT I GET TO RESEARCH THESE BIRDS FOR MY ORNITHOLOGY FINAL PROJECT

[@akoruharkata5439]

"Stop pecking my ball bro Suzy is coming!"

[@joylynch5204]

🤣

[@cintronproductions9430]

These birbs are so weird but cool. In the movie Rio, during the "Real in Rio" song, three frigatebirds can be briefly seen pounding on their throat pouches as if they were drums. 🐦🎈🥁

[@johnwt7333]

Why do you call them birbs?

[@justthisguy4766]

@@johnwt7333 cause they are B I R B S

[@watermoof4914]

@@johnwt7333 birbs are a slang way of saying it, meme type beat

[@Deadman1000]

As a drummer I like these birds haha they sounds awesome

[@kunlaqgaafuun]

سبحان الله عدد خلقه

[@LeprosuGnome]

Bealtiful music and birds, so calming

[@aburguesiafede3912]

Amazing bird ❤ thank you so muc BBC Earth

[@yes9476]

The bird is actually trying to summon a pickle.

[@youhurtyourwhat4118]

at least someone gets it

[@yes9476]

@@youhurtyourwhat4118 Lucky me

[@neelayjain3609]

02:28 'It's hard to say what a female looks for in a partner....' True story.

[@StrokeMyDiglett]

Something about the narrators voice reminds me of samurai jack.

[@lad_elusive]

He sounds South African to me.

[@mariadaluzmoutinho5701]

Que maravilha de vídeo com uma paisagem estonteante e um pássaro brilhante e hilariante, parece uma bola de raguebi, uns piratas que dominam os céus!O mundo dos pássaros e incrível!!

[@bababistril]

Bird has huge baloons 1:24 feel it's going to pop if the bird looks down

[@ElenaKomleva]

Thanks for sharing! I love how seabirds have slender elegant wings!

[@jenniferlynnwyatt7149]

All of this aggression can be seriously deflating.

[@Rinrinribbon]

Wonderful!

[@Leomoon]

their wings are so beautiful!! kya!!

[@ruthie8785]

Frigatebird sounds like something you’d shout after stubbing your toe.

[@AzlianaLyana]

The scenery is beautiful😊

[@xnownxinc5680]

always , thats pure nature

[@ranjith_s8032]

Music makes it so romantic.

[@jerrywildlife]

This is amazing!!

[@viratmakwana9813]

I just love oceans 💕

[@bababistril]

3:52 I'd like to imagine they are playin passing the parcel with the stick till the random ambient music that is seemingly coming out of nowhere for the birds ;)

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@-KhalidWaleedMAlAhmadi]

So amzing

[@w-key-henry8120]

Let’s get these guys to 9million

[@Noukz37]

We're there already! :-D I guess people keep unsubscribing from Nat Geo and migrating here haha

[@asterbirhanu3814]

How amazing the work of God really🥰

[@ACAWILD]

Superb

[@marjorielewis5618]

Second largest colony of magnificent frigate birds

[@e.n.akasha9516]

gobsmacked! THEY ARE AWESOME!!!!

[@BirdSongsFromAroundTheWorld]

Very Nice documentary on Frigatebird.

[@aves4081]

So remarkable

[@obedtari8390]

amazing

[@MedicJigglypuff]

So this is what Kilowattrel is based on. So cool!

[@jkaygoulet]

I swear I heard "largest population of magnificent fricken birds!" 😆

[@MrAvalon3012]

beautiful...

[@smithlarryy381]

AM SMITH CAN I BE YOUR FRIEND

[@crazybirds.6192]

Amazing 👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@soniatiwari9986]

They literally make a big ass heart❤️ to lure Amazing!

[@adventureswithcarl123]

That's amazing

[@buggjuice1988]

The narrator is simply amazing to listen to! Reminds me of a African accent is it? because its pretty and calming to listen to with this sort of theme of the documentary/video

[@buggjuice1988]

@Linet Akinyi Ah it's still lovely though UwU

[@afriendlyyoutubecommenter1229]

So, whoever literally has bigger balls win?

[@spacetacos7574]

So humans

[@naruzuke2622]

😂😂😂😂

[@subjectivereviews]

Lol

[@ILL-aL]

😂😹

[@shakvras]

That's what she said

[@youssef2013]

سبحان الله، لله في خلقه شؤون

[@stargazer3424]

Humanity: haha silly looking birds Also humanity: check out the truck nutz I just bought

[@stk6755]

Yes but I have picture of them I did myself in Panama city 🤗

[@rainerwinkel-altschauerber3063]

I like your videos

[@floflores7]

4:35 worlds most biggest anime battle

[@Abcwhatever]

The mating call sounds like someone smacking a yoga ball

[@fekularsome2363]

😁

[@mdhamidullah44]

Nice

[@Itzchandan024]

Amazing bird Frigatebird!! Watching those moments are so spellbinding 😍👍

[@unbeaked_duck6816]

2:55 so many tomato bird

[@ahmadrifan9026]

"Bird Baloon'diooooooooorrrrrrrrrr😆

[@brightdayz7045]

Nature is truly wonderful !

[@draaagnalshanhijam3148]

Happy valentine to these birds

[@ampunbangd4855]

is it "pop-able"?

[@D.ysingh]

Her choice❤️

[@Minnastina]

Wow

[@andrewmattar4178]

Happy Valentine's day!

[@nathantzhang]

they went 🔴

[@JuanDelaCruz-fi7se]

There's have a full video it?

[@cdelane3335]

These birds are interesting.

[@justaviewer5150]

My heart when my crush notice me:

[@niara6]

Wow❤️❤️❤️

[@arpitkumar4525]

It's like they are making hearts and playing drums ❤️

[@ramenyaramenya6223]

So dating is not only for human beings even bird's hahahaha

[@excuseme5086]

Bruh

[@kandrejohnson3352]

That's the girls competing on flavor of love 😂😂😂

[@lakshmisankar796]

Those sticks are hard to find and easy to loose ,🕊️

[@adamalghazali2816]

Wow 🤩 👍👍👍👍😍😊😊😊

[@videos1579]

I live in Trinidad and Tobago and at first I taught those red stuff are mangroves red cherry but those are birds sacks 😅

[@auxvii]

lol if we had Attenborough narrating this it would be hilarious

[@user-ji8db7xb3d]

سبحان الخالق 🙏

[@tomrio9286]

Happy valentines 🥰🥰

[@mochamoshi-san1058]

Yooo the birb from RIO

[@guest273]

Wait, I feel like I've seen this one somewhere else before!

[@nickfreeman9751]

From Laos 🇱🇦

[@GKGST20]

Awesome one..,.❤️

[@myRadiotron]

Those birds look like they're running option football in the sky.

[@JustSomeGuyOk]

Sir David Attenborough sounds different here

[@e.n.akasha9516]

its not

[@kob3426]

@@e.n.akasha9516 that's the joke.

[@baljobansingh9668]

It's amazing to know about the unknown world and its pleasant to heart ♥

[@sandyseptiandhy]

I'm glad that I watched this one

[@FoodForThought356]

I hope I'm not re-incarnated as a Frigate bird. Seems like a life of hell.

[@FoodForThought356]

@Чечи Is that even worth a life of hell? 😂

[@GroomlakeArea51]

These types of weird birds freak me out especially if theyre big as hell