Ostrich Chicks Get First Ever Drink of Water | Animal Babies | BBC Earth

These fluffy baby ostriches are just a few days old, and they need to find a drink of water or they won't last much longer. However, finding water in the Kalahari desert is easier said than done…
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[@evlinalw325]

Still laughing about that poor little guy dropping his lunch like he just got caught in the work fridge eating everyone’s food lol

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

Me too! 🌰 🐿️ 😲💨

[@federico_morilla]

Yeah 🤣

[@adyansyah6406]

🐿 : "holy shi-... i'am out these area"

[@holysong2099]

Yeah, Someone better make a GIF out of it Lol

[@trevorgordier3938]

Agree … 😂 … split second freeze … “ Oh S**t ! “

[@shubhangibajpai8272]

So no one gonna talk about that little squirrel who was just standing there shocked😅😅😅

[@The_Hagseed]

Probably from something unrelated, shot days or months before or after. Doubt the lion was even there judging how the scenery has a bit of a change to it. Just editing . They're not here to show true nature. They're here to sell advertisement. Showing a little drama is how they get the simpletons to keep watching.

[@Statsy10]

@@The_HagseedThat was an unnecessarily rude comment. They are just trying to tell a compelling story, and yes it means doing some editing to enhance the video they captured on the day. They also don't always have that great audio, and have to do some Foley work.

[@Master_Petes_Theater]

​@@The_Hagseed Thanks for your smug input, Karen. 👍

[@Necoleanrev]

😂😂😂

[@MananjiBhagat]

Aaa​@@Statsy10

[@gopalsinghbishansinghsahi4355]

For the first time in my life, i have seen Ostrich chics today, so very cute !

[@Adi97300]

Me too..!!

[@JohnDoe-m5d]

The squirrel who dropped it all to run for his dear life was the funniest part u can't make that up.... it was pure natural instinct of survival.

[@laalaa99stl]

Never would have thought of a lion attack as a stroke of luck!

[@nathancomixproductions466]

And then...STAMPEDE! Thankfully they get their much-needed drink.

[@judyb1539]

Same!❤

[@oBuLLzEyEo1013]

Also why we could never have a chat with a Lion. Points of reference would be so different...

[@taurusv29]

Well you're lucky that it's not attacking you. 😂

[@stevebennett9839]

It's not so lucky for the prey animal.

[@thegoodkevin]

Never in a million years would I have thought to score a lion chasing a giraffe with banjo music

[@penguino6147]

Ostrich chicks are just adorable! ❤

[@troll-fx2zc]

I think they're kinda ugly

[@evlinalw325]

Omg yes! I want one for my cockatiel to play with and eventually ride like a warhorse lol

[@amirhameed9485]

Your right

[@donarthiazi2443]

@@amirhameed9485 _"You're"_ You're kidding aren't you? They're quite ugly.

[@Fazzel]

It's a trick to get you to take care of them. Baby alligators also use this trick Even baby dinosaurs used this trick.

[@Copterman]

Cute little fuzzballs!

[@penguino6147]

Indeed.

[@troll-fx2zc]

Not that cute, settle down

[@garudasomanna]

Living in cities, man gulps his water unmindful of how every other creature meets it's need for water, searching for it before they die! BBC, kudos to all your team that have conjured up this beautiful video story, stooping low to be on level with the newborn baby ostriches. Thanks for this beautiful video with it's touching content.

[@appledawn6303]

Interesting to think in the little ways of how lucky we have our way of life. We don't need to fight for our lives every time its dinner, lunch, and breakfast. Kinda cool to think of.

[@garudasomanna]

@@appledawn6303 Yes, for us humans it is not a case of eat or get eaten!

[@louisanow]

So many chicks in one brood!

[@Girjon05]

An interesting fact about ostriches. A female ostrich will make a nest, and lay her eggs there. Then during the day, the male and female will shift sitting on the nest. So while the male is by the nest, other female ostriches will come by and lay their eggs in the nest. So this means that in a brood of chicks, many of them are half siblings, coming from different females but having the same father. Also a bonus fact. The female that made the nest is able to tell which eggs and chicks are her own, and which ones are from another female, meaning she takes better care of her own chicks and eggs

[@FishHeadSalad]

I used to raise baby ostriches in my back yard when I was young because my mother worked for Lion Country Safari out in California. I used to run backwards so my legs would emulate the legs of an adult ostrich and those large chicks would always follow me around. It was kind of funny to watch.

[@W-H98]

Fluffy dinosaurs babies ❤❤

[@manu33z]

Like out of all of them, the lioness would hunt a squirrel 😂😂

[@anandsharma7430]

I am filled with awe and wonder at the skill and patience of wildlife photographers and video journalists. You need such character, skill, concentration and presence of mind to record all these moments and then go through all that footage and stitch together the story. One of the toughest jobs in the world.

[@tonybusch8771]

Ducks, Penguins and Ostriches are my favorites as chicks.

[@holliesheet3182]

The predators don't want little scrawny hot wings: chicks get drinks for free!

[@Rahul-ml2xb]

It's called investment for the future😂😂

[@thatboi6176]

@@Rahul-ml2xb eeh... D A R K

[@hayeonkim7838]

So cute! Thanks for interesting and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[@m.angulo1938]

Didn’t think they’d be so tiny

[@elalquimista8091]

2:09 xD

[@MarquitaLilJB]

My favorite part! Lol

[@KMDragonS]

Uh oh, I'm out

[@ediekoller1144]

Ostrich females lay an average of 40-80 eggs a year but I don't know how many survive. Most ostrich eggs weigh about 4 1/2 lbs which would make a big omelet. I think the babies are so cute but when they get to be adults they can kick the you know what out of you.🐿

[@marioalbertojimenezsanjurj3183]

Their first drink of mud, I would say...🤗. Nice video, greetings froom México 🇲🇽

[@ishotthesheriff5686]

Still loaded with nutrients needed to survive in the Kalahari

[@jamzalmarri]

2:09 Me.

[@lindasmith3774]

Nature is a complex balance of good and necessary.❤

[@boeingpameesha9550]

My sincere thanks for sharing it.

[@OriFan4Life2]

2:09 *Squirrel:* "shit- I'M OUT!"

[@thebeautifulnature1585]

How cute 😍

[@user-kc8fv8pf9e]

Ostrich babies look like medium sized ducks

[@AndrewDavis-sj6mb]

Baby ostriches MARCH❤

[@ccocoi9583]

Elles ont des cils à faire pâlir toutes les femmes qui se maquillent 😂❤

[@breemorrison901]

This guy's a pretty decent narrator too

[@Jak-qh2fq]

Cracking the hell up at the backround music choices for this vid. Perfectly and hilariously placed

[@syedmoheelraza4161]

"Well thats luck-" Gets trampled by the fleeing animals

[@AniFam]

Oh my, sooo cute! I hope that they grow well~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@FoxYinnyy]

Damn, his last words towards us as viewers are so good. It's okay to ask for help but don't forget that it's a powerful thing to be able to make your own decisions and to have your own thoughts on something. I wish this for everyone else out there.

[@SpectreOfChar]

Just like baby quail they get some moisture from the bugs/invertebrates they eat

Beautiful as usual.

[@DimasFajar-ns4vb]

wow and peace be upon you sir

[@JuhiGautam-vc3wo]

So cute 🥰🥰

[@cakhongsau2164]

So yumm..cute ❤❤❤❤

[@lynngreene1993]

Bet they appreciated a foot cooler too 😲 CAF ♡

[@delaslight]

Music was great!

[@judyb1539]

I ❤ how it all works together!😊

[@healthytalk666]

So adorable... ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@HandyPesoInc]

Hmm so yummy. Its a very fresh water, tastes like milo.

[@donaldearle7497]

That squirrel was in 'Boyz n the Hood'

[@PeaceJourney...]

Oh this is a very nice voice, so reminiscent of our childhood BBC. Please have more videos with this narrator, thank you!

[@michelleberry4400]

The land's dryness is staggering. If humans stopped making armaments, and killing each other for a minute: maybe engineers could make some lakes over there. And it would be a priority!

[@maykiamoua7719]

Pov:our class going to a swimming pool field trip

[@regolith1350]

2:08 🤣🤣🤣

[@oneshotme]

I very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

Compelling!

[@bilalkurdish.berlin5237]

Omg

[@jaredknapp8886]

Chocobos!

[@CRAFT7445]

They look like Kindergartners being herded to the bathrooms.

[@anwarulislam7734]

Lovely clip ❤

[@mazungaz]

cute!

[@mark6302]

lol

[@MauroMeneguzzi-tf2jf]

❤❤❤🦃

[@opaulodetarso]

Legal demais

[@YAH-1]

How Great is TMH 😁

[@TranquilSoulsMeditation03]

Good 👍🤞🧘❤️❤️

[@StopWars420]

40c is 104f. I googled it.

[@letolethe3344]

So you can type? Congrats.

[@StopWars420]

@letolethe3344 I was telling people that also don't use Celsius. So they don't think it was an estimation.

Sehr schön 🤠

[@polemeros]

Astonishing: all living creatures depend upon an un-living element, water.

[@everythingcansaid]

Why doesn't the small puddle dry up when it's hot? 🙄

[@Kenan-Z]

Where are the crocs when they are most needed?🤔

[@rasempress9724]

They looked so big until the parents came into the frame…an ostrich is really big…makes think about Kevin Hart’s joke about the ostrich chasing a car he was in ….the ostrich running alongside the vehicle while its head was turned looking staight at him…keeping up with the speeding vehicle…lol….the joke about the ostrich ‘encounter’ starts at 1:18…. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZ6shJKfmLOWgs0si=EKVHuYlUeQ7I5Yct

[@amaroklv]

Wee al came for 02:08

[@FortunateJuice]

You're overdoing it with the music. This is interesting by itself.

[@nishant_bhardwaj]

Doesn't lions attack ostrich?

[@michaelanderson3096]

Liquid water is key + electromagnetic radiation

[@NamelessNonameNoname]

why are the water holes not being dug deeper if they are being fed by under ground water sources?

[@_Smarf_]

1. These watering holes are naturally occurring. No one "dug" them, other than time and nature. 2. The sands in the Kalahari desert are 200 feet deep. 3. The Kalahari desert is 360,000 square miles. It's sweet to want to help the baby birds. Hope my answer is helpful.

[@classproject00111]

Please no one poop in the water

[@PutriSamodro]

😅 i like i (⁠づ⁠｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡⁠)⁠づ

[@marinszwerat9449]

Hhh

[@jametalboy]

Lioness saved them to be killed by the same lioness🤔😏

[@amirhameed9485]

It's so hot 🔥

[@bobbymkd457]

Go to 2:50!

[@The_Hagseed]

HAHAHAHA. What happened? Cameraman spook the herd? "We have footage of a lion chasing a giraffe from a few weeks ago. We'll use that and the dumb viewers won't even question it".

[@jasonsinn9237]

What's up with BBC putting American southern bayou tunes over their safari videos lately? It's super distracting.

[@theusher2893]

- Film in the Kalahari - American Southwest Banjo cowboy music Fire your sound producer, please

[@Salah_-_Uddin]

Innocent.

[@letthedeedshaw7541]

The democrarts get a taste of the truth!!