Crows removing ticks, part 4 - small ticks and other happenings

These corvids have not been observed to remove and eat ticks in previous years - they appear to have only learned this behaviour in 2019. All of the birds started out lunging and snatching at the ticks, with the result that they removed a beakful of fur as well as the tick - naturally the wallabies object to this! While some still lunge and snatch, others appear to have developed a more precise art over these past weeks - they use more finesse, removing smaller and smaller ticks while ripping out less fur, with the result that the wallabies are more relaxed and increasingly prepared to accept their attentions, which allows the corvids to be more precise and rip out less fur... a positive feedback loop. It is uncertain where the improvement started, with the wallaby's attitude or the corvids' increased skill. The corvids at our other property 20km away still show no sign of learning the tick removing behaviour.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

FAQ Please read - we encourage questions and comments, but please see if your question is answered in the FAQ below before commenting. Updated 25 October 2020. Q1. Why don't we brush the wallabies to get rid of the ticks? A: Because they are wild animals, not pets. They are shy and do not let us near them. It is also illegal to interfere with native wildlife in Australia Q2. Why don't we trap/catch the wallabies to get rid of the ticks? A: Because it would kill them - following a stressful event such as being chased and captured, wallabies can suffer from rhabdomyolysis, which is the death of muscle fibres and subsequent release of toxins into the bloodstream. This can lead to serious complications such as renal (kidney) failure within 24 hours after the incident and death will occur within 2-14 days later. Q3: Why don't we spend thousands of dollars on tranquilliser dart guns to sedate the wallabies to remove the ticks? A: Maybe if we won lotto, but it would still be illegal. Q4. Why don't we put something in the water to kill ticks? A: At the time this footage was filmed, this was the only water source for many kilometres, and all wildlife depended on it for survival - including bees, reptiles and amphibians. Adding insecticide to the water would result in a catastrophic by-kill of unintended victims. Q5. What's with the wood in the water? A: To provide safe access to the water for small birds, insects, reptiles and amphibians, as well as a way to get out if they fall in. Q6. Don't the heads of the ticks stay attached and cause infection? Aren't they best left to drop off naturally? A: No, the ticks are removed whole - we often find dropped ones in the water, still complete and very much alive. We also get covered in ticks during summer, and pull them off ourselves with little care and without problems - we have never had mouthparts left behind in our skin. Infection only appears to be a problem for the wallabies when large numbers of ticks remain attached in one site, causing inflammation, circulation loss, necrosis and eventually sloughing of necrotic tissue. The older wallabies have all lost the top half of their ears to this process. Bear in mind too, that a single female tick will lay thousands of eggs, so every tick eaten = thousands of eggs not laid. Q7. "You moron, these are crows!"/ "you idiot, these are ravens!". A: There has been terse disagreement in the comments about whether these are Australian ravens (Corvus coronoides) or Torresian crow (Corvus orru). The main difference between the two is in the throat hackles. Whatever your personal opinion in the Great Crow v's Raven Debate, please just pretend that the title supports your view and move on with your life. I'm at the stage of just removing these pointlessly acrimonious comments - people get upset about the strangest things. Q8. You terrible people! How did you let your animals get in this state?! A: These wallabies roam over an enormous range through agricultural land and state forestry, and are as much "our animals" as the wind is "our wind". This footage was filmed during an unprecedented Positive Indian Ocean Dipole event which resulted in a ferocious drought and dried up all natural water sources in the region - some for the first time in living memory. Historically, providing artificial water points has been discouraged in Australia, as macropods are meant to be nomadic and not remain in one place to strip the vegetation. The summer of 2019/2020 marked a change in this official position however, as all of eastern Australia was in severe drought and on fire; there was no where for the wildlife to go. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife even resorted to dropping feed into National Parks by helicopter in an attempt to prevent the loss of entire populations of critically endangered species. We were carting feed and water over 100km to this site, but newcomers were arriving every day, many in horrific condition. Q9. What about Lyme disease? A: Surveillance of Australian ticks has not yet found the presence of the Borrelia bacterium (which causes Lyme disease) in Australia. There are however people who have been diagnosed with Lyme disease after returning to Australia from overseas, and Australian ticks do carry diseases which can have somewhat similar symptoms, including Australian Tick Typhus or Spotted Fever and Flinders Island Spotted Fever, possibly leading to 'Lyme-like disease'. Also of interest is a rare condition called tick-induced mammalian meat allergy, caused by an acquired allergy to the galactose-α-1,3-galactose protein which is found in mammalian meat and animal products such as cow's milk and gelatine. Happily for us, the vast majority of tick-borne illness in Australia arises from Ixodes species, especially Ixodes holocyclus, not the kangaroo tick, Amblyomma triguttatum. Ixodes species are most common in moist, humid coastal areas, which as you can see from the footage, does not in any way describe our property. We take reasonable precautions to avoid tick bites, such as wearing long sleeves and insect repellent, but if we were afraid to pick up a single tick we could not continue our work on this property.

[@brokebackmarston9263]

@@yankeetherebel Humans couldn't survive on Earth if every insect were suddenly gone. I don't like them either, particularly in my house, but they're as much a resident of this planet as we are.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

@@yankeetherebel Yeah, this water bucket pretty much was the only thing keeping the essential insects alive. This footage was filmed during a ferocious drought, when all natural water sources disappeared - some for the first time in living memory. All vegetation disappeared, 500 year old trees died outright, and all life centred around the 1000L of water which we carted in once a week from 100km away. Certainly those bees would not have been able to maintain their hives in that heat without a constant supply of water for cooling.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

@@yankeetherebel Expecting natural processes to rebalance a highly disturbed habitat in the face of ongoing modern agricultural practices and a rapidly changing climate is unrealistic. The point is that the situation is not natural - the climate is changing a lot faster than life can adapt to the conditions, modern agricultural practices and fencing prevent natural migration in response to drought, and nature cannot rebalance itself when there is no remaining flora and fauna to repopulate - biodiversity can't just spontaneously generate from the dust; survival of the fittest only works when there actually are some survivors. Australian habitats are experiencing death by a thousand cuts, and the summer in question was particularly apocalyptic.

[@davidamendez7263]

@@yankeetherebel the ice age didn’t happen overnight. It took hundreds of year to happen and hundred of year to pass. Also everything was wide open. If one place became uninhabitable then they moved. Without highways to block their path or marinas taking the best spots., cement blocking Vegetation etc etc

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

​@@yankeetherebel Past climate change such as the glacial maximums happened very slowly, with a few degrees of average global temperature change occurring gradually over many of thousands of years. For example, when the Earth moved out of ice ages over the past million years, the average global temperature rose a total of 4-7 degrees Celsius over approximately 5,000 years. This gradual change allowed for migration and adaption. This is in stark comparison to the current situation of rapid climate change which is roughly ten times faster than the average rate of ice-age-recovery warming, but also with migration paths severed, habitats fragmented and populations isolated from each other due to agriculture. The average pre-human extinction rate (a.k.a. the background extinction rate) is estimated at 1 extinction per million species every 10 years. The current extinction rate is approximately 100 extinctions per million species per year, or 1,000 times higher than natural background rates.

[@robinscarborough8272]

Who else finds it fascinating watching these videos?

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Robin, thank you for watching and taking the time to share your thoughts. I suspect that for many of us, viewing this kind of footage is similar to primate social grooming. In other primates, social grooming stimulates the brain's release of oxytocin - a peptide hormone which causes a positive emotional response when released. Social grooming also releases beta-endorphins which promote physiological responses in stress reduction. So long story short, relaxation and stress relief!

[@crhistiancisneros3150]

me but im drunk and is 3 in the mornig

[@morehn]

Everyone

[@skiba21sk]

Me, hello from France 🇫🇷🗼ans may God bless all Wildlife

[@billinger4644]

Me, I like the way the lizard posed on the water jar

[@oalaniso8875]

I love how they are just drinking water, in a swarm of bees, while crows are ripping ticks of them.

[@UnholyWrath3277]

Ah just a normal Aussie Tuesday

[@Alexa-hs5bd]

@Yirlani no, they arent really disturbing the bees

[@almostfamous1685]

Circle of life tbh lmao very funny how the eco system works

[@kenjisan23]

With the occasional giant lizard and snakes

[@geoffbell166]

Flys get thay big over there,a body gets cleaned up real fast in the desert,animal or human...

[@scottbubb2946]

I had no idea wallabies could drink that much. After seeing this, I looked it up and the search said they "can drink more than 10 percent of their body weight in a few minutes." That's pretty impressive. Very good of you to provide water for them and other animals.

[@fadetoblond]

Yeah, I was noticing that as well. I can imagine such a thirst when they live in extremely dry, hot areas. I'm glad they have this water.

[@the29thPanda]

These guys are surprisingly accurate with their beaks. Nature continues to fascinate me

[@idkkimberlyanne]

I like how the one is hardly bothered.. Like it's her day at the spa and she is READY.

[@matthais_260]

I was looking for this comment 😂😂

[@kristianchery6733]

Me too, it seems like she’s done this before so she was cool with it the others were too jumpy

[@chrisortiz8072]

That was the first thing I noticed lol

[@ironmyno]

I think they are just wicked thirsty.

[@illfaptothis333]

Must be the same wallaby from part 1

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

It's so interesting how that wallaby on the left seems to instinctively know the crow is helping it and doesn't try to attack it.

[@krisdiel6298]

@Sleepy Post - Exactly. Some of the older crows have learned not to peck but to just get the tick causing less pain and being allowed to continue without the wallaby jumping away. 🤓

[@danielhinton6954]

I'd imagine after those ticks have embedded long enough and deep enough having them removed may feel like a relief. Could be learned as opposed to instinctive.

[@katherineneagle7521]

@@krisdiel6298 yeah you can see the one on the left does a grab and pull rather than a sharp peck! Hopefully the other crow will learn to be more gentle, he'll get more snacks that way.

[@marshawargo7238]

@@krisdiel6298 Darwin's theory at work! Soon each crow will have it's own wallaby & ride around on the back like African rhino & their bird's!👍🐧💦

[@sharonwrijil5899]

@@marshawargo7238 lol

[@glorygloryholeallelujah]

You can always tell the older ones from the younger ones-by how much of their ears are missing and how calm they are while the crows work on them. 🤣💗

[@anthonywick6890]

That's insane how strong their beaks are to just rip the tick out like that.

[@justaregularguy115]

Strong and swift and precise.

[@dragulia_venaro]

I've ever once trying to pull one thick from a random deer that get struck by a car, and it's a little bit hard because the tick sticking very thightly to the skin.

[@fadetoblond]

​@@justaregularguy115But it still hurts like a son of a gun. 😂

[@crupert23225]

Not only are these crows incredibly smart to figure out there's a meal to be had there, but they've honed their technique to minimize stress on the wallabies! It's fascinating. And the crows even warn the other animals of the presence of that monstrous lizard. Incredible birds.

[@Kain_R_Heinlein]

Crows are messengers of Odin after all, meant to destroy parasites and establish balance. They've been parental figures and friends to dogs and cats before

[@m.b.82]

Crows and ravens are among the smartest of all animals.

[@Hummmminify]

The Raven is an incredible and smart bird. They are our Yukon Territory Bird. They are long lived and hardy. They are also the only bird that can flip over and back right side up again in mid air. We once saw a raven thwart a perigrine falcon this way and survive to tell the tale. It is so satisfying to see them preform such a valuable service to the poor wallabeies. Those ticks are horrid looking creatures. Thank goodness it is too cold here to have such creatures.

[@luvsnatch]

@Ferdinand Vardas Bungarra

[@TenOrbital]

@@Hummmminify in Australia I’ve seen flocks of ravens take on wedge tail eagles, which are big eagles. I don’t know why they do it but it’s like watching fighters rise to take on a big level bomber. Sometimes they pester it away upwards, another time I saw them slowly drive the eagle down on to the ground. The biggest incident was 30-40 ravens rising from the ground to attack an eagle at maybe 300m altitude, it was an amazing sight. I was going to work but I should have pulled over and watched to see what happened. I’ve always regretted not doing so.

[@blootooth2543]

3:24 The sheer randomness of this low budget dragon just contemplating made me laugh way too much

[@The0rangutan]

It's like he came to do something there then just got amnesia

[@blootooth2543]

@@The0rangutan He's legit calculating how he got to that point in his life 😂

[@alc5314]

@@blootooth2543 more like calculating on how to get dinner since he was eyeing the crows who fled up to the trees.

[@Irnbru_addict]

Every one just gonna ignore 'low budget dragon' as if it wasn't said lol

[@clarehidalgo]

you mean the monitor lizard? Perentie are the 4th biggest species of monitor while the komodo dragon is the biggest

[@marielyalicea6954]

I love how the Wallabies are letting the crows rip off the engorged ticks even though it must hurt and never attack the crows. Those ears must be very painful.

[@dragonwithagirltattoo598]

I imagine it hurts at first but then the relief must be awesome for the wallabies. Smart birds!

[@mercadorodriguezgerson3549]

"Come magic pond overthere, you drink water from there, ticks magically disappear"

[@warr3nl33izzel5]

Do you call stabbing magically?

[@maltheri9833]

@@warr3nl33izzel5 Its magic and we'll leave it at that.

[@stephenlackey5852]

🎶Fill up and you don’t have to pay-ay🎶 🎶At the Walla-Wash, yeah🎶

[@saulgoodman5662]

@@stephenlackey5852 I feel like you took time to come up with that

[@stephenlackey5852]

@@saulgoodman5662 Ha! Naw, I was just like “Man, those ticks are huge; that’s gonna be a quick meal.” and then “The wallabies are filling up too and getting cleaned in the process- *waaaiiit a minute* ...”

[@a-bird-lover]

I like how when the wallabies are too bothered the crow will just look around and pretend nothing happened, but as soon as its head goes back down the crows will just immediately drop the act and focus on finding more ticks lol

[@KuromiDarklord]

My cat does that all the time with my food

[@nenaj1]

😂

[@whydoesthismatter]

Wallabies are like "must have been the wind" . Crows nod in agreement.

[@DazzaBo]

Crows are scary smart

[@REolino]

​@leeheffner5667that, its nature. You being little brainded won't understand that simple thing.

[@nathanjamesbaker]

I'm glad the crows are learning to be more gentle with their approach.

[@Gameday8688]

We take the access of free water for granted when it shows just how important a small bucket of water really is to nature

[@wendingo]

"today I'm planning to drink some dirty water from a car tyre, while some crows are picking the ticks off me, in a cloud of deadly wasps and dangerous lizards... What about you?"

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Wendingo, yep the poor wallabies really have to put up with a lot just to get a drink. Water is such a critical resource. Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts. Stay safe.

[@wendingo]

@@GubanaNatureRefuge tough environment indeed... I'm trying to put myself in the wallaby's shoes and, if I were this animal, instead of drinking out of the dirty tire, with all the wasps flying around, looking at all the cool, shiny new ticks I picked up that are being torn out of my skin by birds... I'd probably just go for the less painful option of suicide. How do animals survive there? I heard the temperatures hit 50c in the ground.

[@Jesse-B]

@@wendingo How does anything survive in snow?

[@wendingo]

@@Jesse-B depends, if there's ONLY snow then nothing survives, same way nothing, not even microbial life can survive in the highest deserts in the world.

[@Jesse-B]

@@wendingo "not even microbial life can survive in the highest deserts in the world" You need to study somewhat, best not engage in wild conjecture until you have. The deserts - whether hot or cold - are literally squirming with wildlife, most of which you can't see.

[@gaius_enceladus]

I love how the crows get their position **perfect** before they grab the tick! "Just a liiiiiiiiiiittle bit closer........ a liiiiiiiiiiiittle bit closer........." **PECK!**

[@Rose24681]

the crows are like doctors for the wallabies

[@zuki7649]

The one on the left got the experienced technician while the one on the right has the trainee

[@Geronimo2Fly]

I don't know which is more satisfying, seeing all those ticks being eaten or seeing the thirsty animals get a nice drink. Thank you for taking care of them like this.

[@ic.xc.]

Yea I wonder how frequently you have to visit these sites to fill with water. Really awesome what he does!

[@williampwild]

@@ic.xc. nobody goes out there, they are unmanned, any water you see usually comes from rainwater

[@stestar09]

​@williampwild how do the camera's charge ?

[@williampwild]

@@stestar09 if the batteries arent changed usually the cameras have a solar pack to help them stay on basically forever. Besides that you really only have batteries regular or lithium.

[@matthewsanchez7953]

Crows being absolute legends. This is exactly the kind of KZbin rabbit hole I like to find myself in at 1am.

[@anthonynelson1187]

230am here, smh whats wrong with me

[@someguyontheinternet2729]

Spot on, it's 1:10 right now as I'm typing this

[@victoriarangel7111]

1:18 🤙

[@DMDMD916]

1:45am let's go 🐇

[@angelamelbourne1918]

I thought I have seen all the wildlife crazy shit that happens, but this is a new one for me.

[@GeorgeLennon100]

Some of the smartest creatures on earth helping some of the most vulnerable.

[@jaellouis4749]

So satisfying to see the ears after they're free of ticks.

[@NaumRusomarov]

actually impressive. a few of the wallies seemed quite calm during the process, I wonder if this indicates that they've gotten used to the crows picking off the ticks.

[@muaddib930]

Can't feel bad.

[@BlazedBob]

Always seemed to be the younger ones that are very antsy around the crows. The older ones appreciate the service.

[@settingsun3470]

Mutualism

[@ti3g3r2000]

Everytime i see symbiotic relationships like this it always makes me wonder if animals can communicate with each other, or how those relationships started, like cleaning stations in the ocean for turtles and fish and such

[@frenchsoldier8485]

@@ti3g3r2000 Animals can communicate each other as body language is pretty much universal. Most of the time these relationships start the same way they continue, one animal having an issue and the other seeing that issue as a food source. Of course not every issue having animal sees the second animal as a source of relief, but the chances are that after a long period of time: the issue having animals realize the second set of animals that takes away the issue is beneficial.

[@missread5932]

Love the safety log in water tub so smaller birds and critters can climb out safely ***** 5 star bird bath drink station. Keep up the good work

[@sardorbekomonkulov6379]

That is smart

[@myphilippineamericanjourne4731]

I'm such an idiot. I honestly thought it must put off some minerals into the water that was good for them. lol. I believe your ideal makes more sense. Anyone know what kind of snake that was? .

[@blackfox4138]

Assisting nature without disturbing it. That’s how it’s done.

[@morkvomork6815]

@@myphilippineamericanjourne4731 I´m not sure, but I think it´s a Keelback.

[@r0b0saurusrex80]

I didnt realize that was what the log was for... thanks

[@brucesnow7125]

The level of accuracy of crows is insane

[@gangstertwist8118]

Mr crow is like " drink your water, I got you, ima help you out with these right here "

[@soap.333]

Interesting watch. It honestly made my skin all itchy but I'm glad that these crows or ravens are coexisting with the wallabies by removing the ticks on them, and also feeding themselves which is a win win for both animals. Great and interesting video.

[@Cam-jx4drgh]

But at the expense of the ticks. Let's have a minute of silence for those brave guys who transport wallaby blood from inside the body to convenient meaty sacks on the outside for the crows to snack on.

[@lavenderiris9744]

@@Cam-jx4drgh even if ticks didn’t exist, crows have many other ways of food. Ticks harm animals and they don’t deserve to be pitied.

[@Cam-jx4drgh]

@@lavenderiris9744 What are you saying? You want a tick genocide?

[@lavenderiris9744]

@@Cam-jx4drgh yes

[@Vamilator7165]

Doesn't work out too great for the ticks though.

[@feefee6889]

2:48 this crow is inspecting him. It’s amazing!! So careful, no careless plucking!

[@bartperry1262]

We add a simple garlic to our waters here in Texas to prevent the ticks. in the long run it works out quite well to prevent them in the first place. We used to see the deer covered in them, after adding the garlic, no more ticks. Well, not as many anyways.

[@necihines8042]

Such a beautiful partnership! The crows get a meal and the wallabies get rid of the lawyers 😊

[@stestar09]

Haha the bloodsucking lawyers 😂 love the reference 🤩

[@ThatBugBehindYou]

"So hey Bob, I know your ticks have gathered real bad huh?" "Yeah Ted, why?" "Well there's this weird pond where crows will pick them off, if you can suffer through the biting and the new bee hive you'll get those ticks off"

[@DemonCat]

That wallaby that just kept drinking whilst the crow ripped ticks off is an absolute trooper. I am watching all 5 parts and you can tell just how painful that is but most likely nothing compared to the relief they will feel

[@TimelessWorldOfGaming]

So cool to watch all these animals in one place. It's like a big worksite and everyone's each got their own jobs to carry out.

[@unwantedaccount4404]

The way the Wallies sometime turn at the crow like " If you do that again I'll punch your face in!"

[@lucarain2936]

I like how they idly accept each other's presence, with the crows quietly eating off of their neighbors. Quiet acceptance.

[@josephcusumano2885]

Wallaby: damn I'm so thirsty! Raven: great! Keep drinking!

[@johnpaulbalason8948]

I love that wallaby on the left side he was just chill

[@humanbean779]

It's so cool to see all these animals and insects live together in harmony! All of them help each other in one way or another.

[@BIGDRONEFLYER77RC]

Wow very cool how animals can help one another, must be miserable having all those ticks.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Big Drone Flyer, yeah ticks really affect their body condition, give them secondary bacterial infections, and reduce the probability that they will survive this horrific drought. Thank you for visiting and sharing your thoughts

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Tick infestation can get so bad, it can kill _giraffes._ Let alone small wallabies.

[@hindugoat2302]

just remember the ticks are an important part of the system too, they take some kangaroo blood and feed it to the crows... other wise the crows would lack a food source

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@hindugoat2302 You SEVERELY underestimate a crow's resourcefulness.

[@hindugoat2302]

@@DinnerForkTongue just saying, parasites are part of the food chain too, they are not bad or need to be wiped out

[@Tobbs96]

Everyone: "They know the crows are helping. How cute to see animals co-operating in this way :')" Crows: *M O R E B L O O D*

[@larryvarner3444]

The Crows must have a super strong acid in there stomach to take care of the ticks.

[@mence5992]

​​@brennan dickson it's a new behaviour so i think Is a bit of a Stretch to call It symbiosis already

[@DatAsianGuy]

@@mence5992 even if it is a new behaviour, we can clearly see in a lot of these videos where the wallabes show very little reaction to the crows. meaning many of them are okay with it. even the ones who react strongly, don't lash out and attack the crows or anything, so it is obvious, while it might hurt they realize that it will be a net positive in the end for them.

[@ForgedEnigma895]

They must worship Khorne Blood for the blood God!!!

[@Bona_Tempora]

⁠@@ForgedEnigma895Skulls for the Skull Throne!

[@najman2741]

The outback is some kind of hellscape. Arid, ticks, and bee swarms around your only water source…

[@pettylabelle8361]

It's amazing how they all understand this unspoken arrangement to some degree. Right down to the bees. Nature is so gosh darn interesting.

[@curtisconrad3668]

I have watched these 5 videos at least 20 times. I always watch all 5 in a row and will most likely watch them every time they pop up. Something is so satisfying about the crows and the wallabies helping each other. Oh, and I just hate ticks.

[@c-jayjames7316]

How they stay composed and maintain the ability to drink with all those distractions going on, is nothing short of a bloody miracle

[@kimvuchkovich2687]

Thank you for putting your videos out and for the water troughs. Nature is amazing.

[@chargerman440]

2:20 one wallaby is getting angry, the other is like “bro, relax. They’re trying to help us. Let them have a little snack.” Lol

[@aurktman1106]

3:24. * They sure picked that wallaby clean of ticks! * Oh wait, that’s a lizard....

[@legorenja8993]

**scaly wallaby

[@omargreenland7578]

These bird do have a good purpose in life, I used to see that they're annoying but I take that back now after watching this video

[@forefatherofmankind3305]

They aren't... U r annoying.

[@puddleduck279]

Every animal and thing has a purpose in life,just because you cannot see or understand it does not mean that something is worthless or annoying,just let things be and don't harm or interfere with nature it's that simple!

[@thebigboi5357]

Crows are unbelievably smart, I recommend doing more research on them! They're really fascinating

[@GR-dw9nm]

@@puddleduck279 Gnats. Their purpose seems to be to create clouds above sidewalks for me to walk into only while speaking.

[@animdoodle]

@@GR-dw9nm accurate

[@njz1952]

Thanks for sharing. I watched these when you first posted. Still so interesting I watched them all again.

[@edwardkrobot453]

Amazing how much we can learn from watching animals . tolerance and UNDERSTANDING everyone wins .

[@Alexden96Channel]

It’s weird to see animals not freaking out around bees like we do 😅

[@Chan-fi9bu]

Its just take one bee to freak me out

[@misssmisssymaria]

Or the snakes lol

[@boyceiskandar627]

Because they all God created

[@el34glo59]

Lol ever see a honey badger stick his face in a bees nest? Lol its hilarious

[@misssmisssymaria]

@@el34glo59 That’s hardcore lol

[@hmazz9450]

Personally my favorite part is the ending where the crow interrupts drinking time and just splish splashes in the water

[@SithMami]

Would you mind if I asked what you went to school for, or if you did? You are extraordinarily educated and well-written, regarding biology. Reading your comments is very satisfying and wonderful. Also, you have great self control. People will always find something to naysay--especially when they're behind a keyboard. Thank you so much for providing for these animals. You can tell the wallabies know that the corvids are helping them. They don't seem to mind the tick removal that much, although it must be incredibly painful. I wonder how many people realize just how strong the beaks of those birds really are???

[@izzyizanalien5013]

Amazing that all those animals depend on that single water source ! Thank you for that! ❤

[@finallyjeremy8217]

4:16 what a majestic bird

[@HazySkies]

I never realized how cute wallabies look when drinking water. They lap at it so rapidly, super cute ^-^ Also after watching these past 4 videos, I now have so much more respect for crows and what they do to help out wildlife for mutual benefit. Good on ya crows.

[@albireotheredguard1599]

They kinda have to be considering the amount of predators in Australia.

[@oguzatar9178]

Cannot stop watching this series. Thanks to all crows they are saving animals and protecting eco system circle

[@known8172]

I was so scared for the wallabie´s eyes when I watched it first, because crows like to pick out eyes, too. But they really only pick the ticks. Must be a great relief

[@lamwilshangdhi612]

Oh, Poor animals, seems extremely thirsty. Thank you for being so Considerate towards Wild Animals. God Bless You All.

[@hindugoat2302]

its not good for them to feed them or help them. by giving these wild animals water, the animals come to rely on humans to survive

[@NELCARM]

@@hindugoat2302 Actually ,NO. Wildlife drink from manmade water reserves all the time.Might be dams,stock troughs fed by windmills ,irrigation canals.The drought that existed at the time this footage was taken was the worst in a very long time,thankfully now well & truly over .The wildlife in these videos adapt very quickly.Food drops after bushfires were necessary to save endangered populations & embraced by business & governments here.

[@ewy4010]

@@hindugoat2302 I'm pretty sure feeding them water for 1 or 2 cycle of seasons won't affect their behaviour too much. Unless we're talking about daily basis of feeding for years, then yes that would make them overly dependant.

[@QB42477]

They're being depleted by the ticks

[@lamwilshangdhi612]

@@hindugoat2302- these Poor animals NEED water whether Manmade or Natural resources. I believe somebody has pointed out the name of the Place which stays dry and hot and where there will be Scarcity of water. Its all interdependent on one another otherwise some of these animals might perish. In these circumstances, these helpless animals will walk miles to quench their thirst, as Thirst and Hunger are the worst casualties where all the Sentient beings will even risk their life.WE are human and considers better than animals and doesnt seems wrong in acting like a human.

[@yankeetherebel]

The sound that the wallabies make when they're drinking is the cutest thing!!!

[@nogo6648]

Gulp, gulp?

[@yankeetherebel]

@@nogo6648 no

[@user-ie7jn8mc6c]

Watched the first video now on a roll. Very therapeutic

[@sechi7239]

Wasps, snakes, lizards and birds pulling at you till you walk away soaked in blood - after this experience, I'll never complain about my faucet not delivering perfectly cold water again.

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

The wallaby is waiting for the raven to say "nevermore!"

[@likekush09]

😹😹😹👏🏽

[@alexwise5378]

The speed and accuracy of these birds is to be admired.

[@AnitaDil]

Over the last couple year I have watch this videos many times and times.

[@OppenheimerAdc]

3:31 holy shit there are a lot of animals on this video Just love how everyone just doing their thing and do not care at all about others

[@jean-louishamid5285]

One of these crews is doing it with much caution and softer moves, and it shows on the wallaby's reaction. Definitely learning.

[@NannupTiger]

As long as the crow doesn't peck their eye... the wallaby's are starting to 'trust' them a little...

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Tas, you are spot on - this is a concern. The ravens are actually pretty close to equivalent in size to the smaller wallabies, especially the swampies (Wallabia bicolor). When the season nears an end and tick numbers fall away, I may have to devise a 'trough hood' roof to prevent aerial attacks, and provide alternate watering for the birdlife.

[@dhanajon5528]

@@GubanaNatureRefuge oh wow i thhought it was a good thing the wallabies were trusting the crows, but i guess theres always a gonna be a bad side effect of something good.

[@philipberry6477]

Speaking of eyes, seen what they do to sheep?

[@osergergfd2501]

@@philipberry6477 eat the eyes?

[@GreenMonkeyToaster]

@@gardenandthewild9492 holy shit! That's mad! I thought dogs could be bad with sheep but wow

[@amydee7064]

This is such an amazing relationship that the fox allowed the crow to clean him up (with hesitation) but none the less. I'd love to see more than these.❤ 💯

[@Dieselking217]

I think it’s freakin hilarious and adorable how they drink water.😂😂😂

[@jackwayne1626]

3:24, "I am including Steve because he really wanted to be part of this video"

[@Synthwave89]

This is fascinating. Thank you for providing those little ponds for the animals!

[@randominternetguy3537]

This was during a drought, so they were necessary.

[@RichSmithson]

Not only that, he has put sticks in the water so if anything falls in, they have a ramp to get out.

[@sneakerbabeful]

It's hilarious how everyone gives the lizard all the space he wants at the watering hole.

[@lavoixdevelours]

Crows are very smart. Their memories are incredible. They know the wallabies will come back.

[@TheMisterGuy]

You can tell which wallabies have been here before. They don't stop drinking every time a crow/raven pulls a tick off them, even if it takes two pulls and it's on the ear. The new ones flinch and act like it's a potential fight every time.

[@jaxr2958]

Could be if they are new they are so desperate for water they won't be distracted from it. Especially covered in ticks they could be very dehydrated.

[@NannupTiger]

Yay! The crows are getting good at this! I hope the wallaby's learn to stay still... 😊 I seems they are!

[@gteixeira]

The crows could use being a bit more careful too. It seems that they are biting a good bit of flesh in the process.

[@NannupTiger]

@@gteixeira ~ the ticks are latched in tight there, the crows are wild so they will only be as gentle as the ticks 'hold' onto the wallaby's head...psst, we cannot tell nor train these wild animals how to 'do it' ok? , the crows cannot gentlty pick of a tick of these sizes...

[@TemplarX2]

The crows are not there to help the wallaby. A healthy dose of caution should still be present in the wallaby, else the crows might start digging into flesh for food.

[@kentvesser9484]

@@gteixeira I suspect often the crow doesn't get the head of the tick out and and some of that bleeding is the now dying tick having blood oozing through it until the blood clots. Though yeah, sometimes when they yank and the head comes out too, as big as those ticks are, so skin comes for the ride.

[@spiritmatter1553]

Yeah, it doesn’t look too comfortable for the poor tick-infested animals to have the ticks removed. I know the crows/ravens are just getting a meal, but it’s a mitvah for the wallabies, etc.

[@jesusmyportion.926]

I watched a talking crow and now this? That bird species needs a reward for their service .

[@TridentSlayz]

Pretty cool to see 2 different species working together.

[@CShaw-wj6gg]

I love these videos so much! I find myself watching them over and over again. It's so cool that the ravens have learned how to do this and that the wallabies have realized how beneficial it is to them!

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello C Shaw, thank you so much for watching and sharing your thoughts. Have a simply marvellous week :)

[@sharonwhittaker4221]

Me to hun,i love watching them,i just wish there was more videos x

[@ravebiscuits8721]

I actually don't think the wallabies are learning here ticks have evolved to be as non-irritating as possible (because an itchy tick is gunna get scratched) so I doubt the wallabies even know they're there. What's more likely is that the wallabies that don't mind crows bothering them (or perhaps even enjoy it) are healthier, and so have more children, and so there is becoming more and more wallabies who allow the crows. However the crows certainly are learning because they no doubt notice what actions result in them getting more food.

[@dawnmarie6361]

That one wallaby is like yes pls lol

[@YourFriendNate]

The way wallabies drink is so cute!!! 🥰

[@lesleywalker9928]

The overhead approach is definitely the best way!

I love how some of them react to the crows and others just stay there like "You do you man, I'll keep sipping water"

[@josephg1855]

Ravens are AWESOME! I love their persistence.

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Joseph G, once they get a payout in the form of a big juicy tick, they are hooked! Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts.

[@josephg1855]

Thanes Creek Trail Camera Anytime! 👍 I love your channel.

[@jordanrioscreations]

These tick videos must be addictive to watch because every part has just about the same amount of views. Very satisfying to see ticks removed and killed.

[@mateofleet3390]

I know I'm 2 years late but these videos where really neat to see how wild life benefits from one another

[@mandah0520]

1:00 wallaby on the left knows what's up. probably was the cleanest out of all the others in the video. not even a flinch at most times and the crows are just feasting on the ticks. fascinating

[@yipkate8854]

I hope the crows eat all the ticks✌✌👍👍

[@hindugoat2302]

just remember the ticks are an important part of the system too, they take some kangaroo blood and feed it to the crows... other wise the crows would lack a food source

[@yungsammysosa6201]

@@hindugoat2302 what??? 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@hindugoat2302]

@@yungsammysosa6201 parasites are part of the food chain

[@DaveyBadass876]

@@hindugoat2302 yep ive seen a man removing parasites from a mud shrimp and then feeding it to the hungry sea chickens.

[@DEOTMBD]

Don't they sometimes use leeches to take bad blood out or snake venom.

[@nathanjamesbaker]

Thank you for providing water for these beautiful creatures.

[@user-vd9xe1js6m]

I searched for it , cause I saw it few times before , and wanted to watch it again❗ Those videos like hypnotize me a bit , and works as a relaxant... I become relaxed and lazy a bit❗ Crows are funny and got interesting eyes❗❗❗

[@Managuabrother]

3:22 oh hey there.. bet ya'll didn't expect me, ya'lls thought this was a wallaby slash crow tick removing video.. but nahh I'm here too. I ain't gone do much though, I'm just gone walk over here slowly, Kay byyye

[@KingdomSlayer]

I like how the one on the left at 1:57 seems to be very used to it whereas the one on the right is not. It's like it's a beauty parlor and the newcomer isn't having that great of a time.

[@leannezezeski-sass2773]

The one on the left seems a lot more chill about the whole thing, taking it like a champ

[@hoonyur5973]

I feel secondhand satisfaction from watching this. Bring on part 5!

[@melisand8295]

I notice the crows stayed well away from the goanna. Smart birds!

[@GubanaNatureRefuge]

Hello Melisand, you are absolutely right - all of the wildlife, including larger animals like wallabies, avoid goannas. In fact they are more wary of goannas than snakes! Thank you for watching.

[@briza2022]

1:49 the wallabi at the left is letting the crow to clean him, so cute.

[@gododgers3491]

These vids are very enjoyable and relaxing. Please do more!!!!