Hornbills Pluck Bats Mid-flight | Eden: Untamed Planet | BBC Earth

Hawk-eagles and hornbills play to their unique strengths as they pluck bats mid-flight.
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Eden: Untamed Planet (2021)
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[@Vecio.Nandes]

2:25 "He gives the first catch to his partner" ❤️

[@PhyrexJ]

What a simp

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

@@PhyrexJ 🤣 Men will be men

[@dannywildlife1930]

Awwww🥺🥺

[@MrsC1223]

That is so sweet. 💗

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@PhyrexJ Or he knows what's what. Loads of animals have to engage in endless battles to find a mate....usually unsuccessfully. This guy just hands over some food - he's got it knocked off.

[@henrylivingstone2971]

I love how the hornbill was like “yeah…I could do that too” then got frustrated and decided to just sit down and hunt 😂😂😂

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Everyone's cocky friend :P

[@Battle_Beard]

In fairness if you strapped a big rock to to top of that hawks head and cut off it’s talons it might do the same lol. Work smarter not harder, no?

[@g.c.5065]

No it was a female, she saw the catch, and knew she’s entitled to it.

[@ryanfranz6715]

Gotta love the narratives they give to spice up otherwise uninteresting and perfectly natural animal behavior… such as the bird just flying.

[@maxazzopardi7446]

Me too. The first thing I thought when watching that was "I love how hornbill was like 'sure'". I didn't think 'yeah'. You are my spirit animal and your body is a wonderland

[@maggiepatterson7949]

Love the face closeups, the eyelashes! WOW! he is SUPER FAST!

[@Natureindica]

Amazing videography. All videos give lot of knowledge about nature. Thanks BBC👍

[@angelaschnelly]

I loved that close up shot looking into it's eye.

[@Leeyutube]

I love that shot too showing that the bird is thinking

[@javediqbal8645]

Hi

[@javediqbal8645]

Where are you from i like come in your country

[@afridi0182]

👌🥰🥰🥰🥰👍🙋🏾‍♀️

[@javediqbal8645]

@@afridi0182 thanks

[@exessex3522]

Wow! What a piece of filming! I've seen snakes and other birds (hawks, falcons, even gulls) catching flying bats before but seeing hornbills do it was a wow moment for me. Wildlife footage about hornbills often focuses on their unusual habit of incarcerating the nesting female in a hole in a tree with the male then responsible for all the feeding. The adults seem to eat mostly fruit but once the chicks hatch, the male brings in a lot of large insects and other invertebrates, like mantises. I've never seen one deliver a mammal before. Brilliant bit of photography - well done!

[@Baconbills]

the hawk is a beast

[@abhismess3322]

Because they have serrated sharp claws

[@TheBigMan5991]

Didnt know they eat bats learn something today.

[@heatherwaldorf]

@Mr.Nimbus apparently, you don’t know either to punctuate. 💅🏻

[@eneskaradeniz4311]

@Mr.Nimbus who the hell gave you the right to call someone douche when you are making fun of peoples grammar in a comment section in an animal video…..go outside bruh

[@timothynguoi5762]

The hornbill is the state bird of where I'm from, only now I learn they actually eat bats

[@liberaldriller9884]

@ bored y : Your : belongs You're : You are FFS

[@jarongsangma]

They eat small birds too.

[@gutemorcheln6134]

Amazing. I always thought hornbills were solely frugivorous. How wrong I was!

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

Wow..someone went to college

[@eskanda3434]

@@vicepresidentmikepence889 all animals will eat other animals when given the chance as an easy source of energy. Even deer, cow and other ruminant stomach animals catch and eat birds, small rodents whenever they can. Look up the videos yourself my guy.

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

@@eskanda3434 I would love to know why that reply given was to me????

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

@@vicepresidentmikepence889 Probably because you're the Vice President.

[@Rexog90]

@SamIAm except for hoatzins, unless you count the insect they probably ingest while foraging for leaves

[@mjkhan9664]

It's always fun to watch predatory birds just be the dinosaurs that they are

[@thecrusader6401]

Such a gentleman. Gave the first catch to his lady❤

[@ma3stro681]

$imp-bill … 😂

[@gogoi.p]

Genuinely cares for his partner. A beautiful gesture lacking in many human couples these days.

[@coomslayer6996]

Too true

[@zinknot]

Many birds naturally mate for life. Humans aren't monogamous by nature.

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

BBC Earth, the best nature videos ever!!!

[@kbernieshoW]

U crazy as hell PBS NATURE

[@ausgepicht]

The maneuverability of both birds is absolutely incredible. The Hornbills are like VTOL jets when they want to be. Since they don't have those talons and speed that a hawk-eagle has, they just work smarter, not harder. Seems like a smarter way to conserve energy if you don't have to capabilities of the hawk-eagles.

[@part-timebrock1126]

Ok I thought I knew almost everything about Hornbills but now I'm surprised that they also eat bat. Gotta go to Wikipedia now ...

[@SweetChicagoGator]

Same here ! I have to go to Wikipedia as well. Nature never ceases to amaze me ! 🙂

[@wiggy2201]

If Part- time Frank Mir was here, he would break your arm for being a nerd

[@may-zy7ju]

same here!! i am doing that now too. lol

[@kalfunai]

WIKIPEDIA IS AWESOME.

[@vipahman]

They doing GoF research.

[@cinema6444]

Nature never fails to amaze me. ☺️ So many secrets left to be uncovered. So many stories yet to be told.

[@JumpscareRodent]

wow this is amazing I didnt know these birds did this. Truly amazing to see

[@brodricksheffield]

Wow true love. He gave his catch to his partner.

[@jessepitt]

I have seen far more romance in nature than in society. Many species are monogamous.

[@michaelangelo5783]

I gave my partner crabs 🦀

[@jessepitt]

@@michaelangelo5783 🤣

[@Fallibleandflawed]

Not even. Survival instincts

[@JakeAtkinson43]

Same here g

[@Devora_Shadowolf]

Really gives the feel of a dino. Seeing the hornbill in the air after the bats. Loved it!

[@nofeah89]

It really does

[@ebob4177]

Oh, so mine isn't the only mind to think "dinosaur" when I saw the bird. 😀

[@taimerng8392]

If I were to search for this knowledge myself, it could take me a some of whole life and there's chance of missing. With BBC Earth, I could learn it within three minutes. Amazing!

[@tolula9927]

Amazing, but ultimately useless.

[@michaelmccarty1327]

He looks so sad when he misses the first few

[@savagesonic7330]

Yep

[@savagesonic7330]

@@JNL37Dyxce5 ???

[@S6Ryujin]

The bats look happy though lol

[@michaelmccarty1327]

@@savagesonic7330 It's generally good practice to ignore posts that are simply links without context. They are usually spam, and should probably be reported. If you notices in a comment section that the same few people keep posting the same links in different replies over and over, just report them.

[@Raison_d-etre]

Nah, his bill is curved that way.

[@mariejuana2993]

The narrator has such a captivating voice. Thanks again for the amazing footage BBC!

[@galaxys3852]

Sir David Attenborough sounds so young in this video!

[@glenbomett3982]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@_graiderz2462]

Maybe abit too young..

[@FelixMomentvm]

He transitioned, now goes by Queen Elizabeth 'of Eden's Garden' Attenborough I. That was her talking

[@daveclark8337]

All I hear is Bellatrix Lestrange.

[@oakmaiden2133]

And feminine 😅

[@hussainkadri715]

Nature is beautiful and so is BBC Earth

[@gab882]

i find it so sweet the male spends the effort to give to his mate. lovely gesture.

[@Hmongboi228]

It's April the 23rd, 2024 and in the end, "It's all just a numbers game..." The bats flying out of the cave, a bunch of them will be preyed upon, the others will survive these daily assaults and move into their next event that will put them in jeopardy. As too with humans, we experience the same fate. From a child to our teens and finally maturing to an adult, we deal with a "numbers game" throughout our lives whether we realize it or not. From random strokes of luck, to finding the right partner, competing for jobs, competing for resources that are deemed "scarce", financial stability and our health, they all have one thing in common, probability. Some of us will get everything we desire, some of us won't. Life is not fair and it was never meant to be but probability and numbers does indeed play a large role in our existence.. An amazing, beautifully captured clip displaying the hardships of life captured by the BBC that in deep thought, reflects our perils in life.....

[@saminsiddiquee2059]

Very good narration

[@AChi__]

@2:54 the black colored portion of its bill looks like a distinguished gentleman's moustache lol

[@justayoutuber1906]

Wow! And that hawk was awesome too!

[@sayanmondal6366]

I wonder how beautiful this nature is , i really just love it and specially loved to see hornbill...

[@NaughtyJackal]

batman left the chat

[@Turtleback8024]

God’s creation is amazing!

[@mokarokas-1727]

@JONATHAN SUTCLIFFE - What the actual hell is going on with your comments?

[@mystiqueleague903]

Come to North East India.

[@wellingtonsboots4074]

Thank you enjoyed this. Hornbills look amazing and like a few others commenting, I like how he gave his first catch to his partner.

[@ChrisLaprise-p8n]

This was a cool educational video

[@foodieanimal1066]

Just when you think you know everything, you learn something new... Gotta love it..

[@YaoEspirito]

Before this you thought you knew everything?

[@foodieanimal1066]

@@YaoEspirito I am a big fan of wildlife and knew a lot about hornbills, but not this... Hence the figure of speech..

[@YaoEspirito]

@@foodieanimal1066 I hear ya... "Everything about hornbills..."; different than "Everything..."

[@foodieanimal1066]

@@YaoEspirito hahahah, it sure does... thanks for pointing that out..

[@JuliusCeaser_]

Hornbill are quite the beauty

[@kevins9688]

Oriental pied has the most diverse diet. Why are we not surprised. 😂

[@willylao5430]

Covid-19 😂😂

[@BlueToronto]

What pretty eyelashes. 1:30

[@fefek1]

These hawk eagles look exactly like a velociraptor with longer tail/arm feathers and a beak and I cant deal with it

[@eurynomei3753]

That's because birds are descendant of bipedal dinosaur (or more appropriately, birds are the only surviving dinosaurs and are particularly close to raptors).

[@fefek1]

@@eurynomei3753 I know, that's why I absolutely love when they look like Dinosaurs in my opinion even chickens (mainly Roosters) are just tiny velociraptors who actually use their claws/legs to attack things just like raptors

[@teeanahera8949]

Arm feathers? I think they’re called wings.

[@duncanwallace7760]

It reminds me of the chopsticks scene with the fly from Karate Kid.

[@SweetChicagoGator]

Do tell us the scene of the film because we are not all into pop culture? 🤓

[@FelixMomentvm]

@@SweetChicagoGator Miyagi sama was caught by Daniel trying to picking flies with choptick, but not to actually make it really but to learn patience fast forward Daniel tried and quite easily got actually a fly and Miyagi was "noobs luck"

[@leifvejby8023]

I'm still praticing

[@jacobjochem]

The intelligence of these birds is incredible.

[@WJen8]

He was like I can do this sitting down and proved it 😂

[@irfanananto6784]

What an awesome footage to show these lovely birds 🦅🦅

[@MyPrincEmo]

I think this is what we call "work smarter not harder"

[@willhaskin4736]

The narration and editing are on point! Thank you for this

[@QuantumMech_88]

Hornbills are awesome.

[@avocadomonkey4892]

Just amazed to see the hornbill snap out and catch a bat so precisely! And then to see its blood-stained beak ...! Thank you, BBC!

[@ch0nky_d0v34]

Beautiful hawk-eagle. I like the spread of feathers of those Oriental-pied hornbills too!

[@kurtdewittphoto]

0:23 "Look at all of them Jerry!"

[@marjunmarcelocristobal2678]

WOOOW!! SO SURPRISED OF THIS NEW FEEDING TECHNIQUE OF HORNBILLS.

[@vivian3829]

Wuauu!!!😱😮no tenia idea que estas aves eran carnívoras😬😀👍

[@budle89]

The different coloration of their feather on their wings reminded me of Ho-Oh. Especially when they fly.

[@remingtonrojas]

especially at 1:00

[@lakshminarayanareddyaddula2779]

Salute to the photographer 👏

[@blueeyes6852]

The closeups were a-mazing! Thank you 🥰

[@kanthaacharya8090]

Amazing Hornbills..!! Good to see In unique action.!!

[@AtWhatRedLight]

Because they can !!! Absolutely amazing!!

[@royslapped4463]

He sees the hawk and thinks.. hmm that looks easy. After getting trampled by bats he's thinking hell no. This sucks

[@Star-kp8oc]

i thought the same thing.

[@SimonWiz]

Maybe, just wait for an easy meal to arrive ,I'm calling for delivery dear..

[@FelixMomentvm]

@@SimonWiz -"did you ordered from Uber or DiDi, dear? I got coupons!" -"Don't worry bae, fresh batsy sushi roll just arrive, here, take the first bite honey!"

[@adventurelover8521]

Awesome wonderful nature! Hey, thanks for taking a video for us. Hats off🎩

[@walterwendler]

The spokes woman is wonderful 👍

[@andrewooi82]

I would rather sit and be served than fly around chasing my meal too. Impressive video by the way.

[@MetalHendrix.]

Im in awe of this type of footage. But my mind always goes to imagining the same encounters but with Huge creatures falling from the sky taking down a two ton creature wile running knocking down huge trees. The colors, the sounds and massive sizes a million years ago.

[@EcoPlanetFilms]

Beautiful shots :) Thanks!

[@sandismith9909]

This is amazing footage

[@kevinrhodes79]

Her voice and the sound of it was hypnotize my grey matter, I love it ,I floated somewhere else ... Thank you

[@thamaraiselvi8300]

Nice birds👌👌👌👌👌

[@jeffreysokal7264]

WOW, that's really awesome. Thanks!

[@killingfame1562]

These things look super prehistoric. Very unique looking birdies for sure.

[@bforbarber9438]

Brilliant lesson regarding the power and victor of humility.

[@Megatron995]

Hawk-eagles say lolno

[@shawnblack]

Hey I tell yah I love nature and this first sight for me is simply and nothing short of amazing he grabbed those bats so good and hard the bleed on his beak before being earing GREAT STUFF

[@sylvia106]

They are frugivorous!

[@Chorkaloopa]

Dinosaurs don’t seem to have really died off. Just evolved. 🦖

[@cekibertm4767]

Beautifull javan hawk eagle,😍😍

[@thedogman7846]

What beautiful dinosaurs

[@thecentralscrutinizer304]

Incredible footage.

[@cjichnol3024]

Motto 1- Do things your way you're designed to do! Motto 2- share what you have. With love...

[@riversideangler120]

What an absolute unit.

[@codyrawrz7115]

Attenborough's sounding good these days

[@runningthor1999]

0:55 me as the shark in “sharks and minnows” lol

[@johnking6252]

Damned amazing planet ! Something new every day. 👍🌍🌎

[@kuldeepdinkar4918]

awesome story telling

[@SqnLdrVinutha]

Imagine if the food delivery guys came flying and you had to catch your food with precision

[@gentlemanhk]

you've a wide imagination xD

[@SqnLdrVinutha]

@@gentlemanhk 😁😁

[@dudekfox7685]

​@@gentlemanhkmay be a bit wild as well😂

[@gentlemanhk]

@@dudekfox7685 Jep!😌

[@ravifitrah7814]

so bats like fish in sky, Hornbil goes fishing😁

[@OpEditorial]

The bird version of grizzly bears catching wild salmon

[@andremiller5552]

I don’t know if I’d be eating bats nowadays.

[@WildSBlk]

What a Catch.... I knew Hornbill only ate fruit....

[@kananaskiscountry8191]

those are beautiful birds, nice catch

[@naturalreach4316]

😱😱😱 I had never watched this type of birds

[@WaynesAdventure]

Wow so cool how the hornbill catches the bats

[@ShubrataBanerjee]

Mesmerized.

[@faithcastillo9597]

I never thought of bats as prey for other birds.

[@MustWatchTV]

Great video

[@frankshifreen]

wow- amazing video

[@dobermommartha]

Fabulous knowledge... lovely, amazing camera work

[@SweetChicagoGator]

Bigg birds don't all eat fruits & insects; they also eat bats !! Waha ! Wow ! 😃

[@ashokvarhadi4887]

Really it is best viedo.Thanks lot.Please share more viedo

[@PjayzSolutions]

Amazing to watch

[@TheLateris]

Hornbill would be a great new villain for Batman

[@RafiqueHola]

Incredible! Beautiful beaks!

[@lyesbessad4065]

the bird with a long beak is it carnivorous

[@cedeprudente]

Awesome! Great to be part of the shoot in Sabah, Malaysia.

[@magnumj4381]

Most beautiful and endangered bird.

[@vebriyanpasha675]

Therapist : meat eating hornbill isn't real Oriental pied hornbill :