Ostrich protecting hatchlings from gemsbok

Watch an ostrich trying to chase away a gemsbok away from her chicks and provide protection.
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[@vivalabad6]

The hatchlings are so adorable. How brave they must be to traverse such an open territory amongst GIANTS!

[@456yukon]

they didn't even get any water that whole time

[@saltator8565]

It's a miracle that any can survive to adulthood in such an environment. The ostrich is really an exceptional species. A flightless bird in a land full of predators.. .

[@teemum.9023]

Wrong. This is over drinking spot. Oryx doesn't eat hatchlings here. Oryx pack is drinking

[@renacleerican7824]

Dinosaurs, they survived many apocalypses.

[@iiiisssssaaaaaacccccc]

@@saltator8565 you know that only two of the babies able to make it to adulthood. There is a thing call lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog, crocodile, hyena will eat them.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Gemsbock is like "leave me alone bird. I ain't hurting nothing. I just want a drink it's damn hot out here"

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

They are so dumb the baby chicks are closer than ever to the one they tried to chase off. Drama drama drama

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Oryx whatever maybe the Namibians call those gemsbock.

[@anhenry2998]

Yea it didnt really seem to care about the babies.

[@annettelane659]

Incredible sighting!! Ostrich are very protective of their families, particularly the males, although this sighting they are both fully engaged. Loved how the male saw the Oryx coming in and just went into full protective mode, even before I had seen the Oryx approach. The little ones just carried on nonchalantly, good to see. Great sighting, thank you for uploading. ❤

[@darrendavis4731]

The most amazing part is that man made watering hole.

[@annettelane659]

@@darrendavis4731 It is amazing indeed and as there is no surface water in the Namib the animals take full advantage. This cam allows us to observe unobtrusively and as such we get to see natural animal behaviour. It really is a beautiful thing.

[@georgehunter2813]

The fight is between one gemsbok and one ostrich. All the other players are background, and willing to stay out of the way. The lead gemsbok keeps pushing, and the ostriches eventually retreat. Chicks were amazingly calm. Good thing there wasn't a pair of jackals around.

[@David_B_Dornburg]

If you watch closely, the Ostrich feigns a broken wing to draw the Oryx away from the babies.

[@SarcasticBeingYes]

The gemsbok were probably territorial and wanted to keep the waterhole for themselves.

[@tinytanks]

aw, I love this channel. just a bunch of homies instinctively protecting themselves in a harsh environment while coexisting at the watering hole.

[@Grimjow88]

I totally would have ran down the hatchlings and said ''fuck around and find out''

[@sharon94503]

Thank goodness the Oryx don't want to harm the babies, but man, they sure are bullies.

[@DrummerJacob]

How can they be bullies and not wanting to harm the babies at the same time? That makes no sense at all.

[@tinytanks]

they both probably have to instinctively assert aggression against anything their size in order to survive out there. was probably just a display for the rest of the herd as much as anything else.

[@georgehunter2813]

Those horns will tell a clamping lion to get lost. Good thing here that it's all just face to face. The gemsbok are asserting they just want unchallenged access to the water. They don't really care about the ostrich and their chicks. The ostrich just chose a bad time to push his chicks to the water. With the extra clear audio and good camera this scene is a surreal echo of the beginning watering hole scene from the classic sci-fi movie 2,001, A Space Odyssey. Apes are fighting over dominance of the water. A living dinosaurid is fighting a spectacular horned mammal.....an LSD trip. Surrealist Gaudi must be the director. Such a bare sparse stage set. We'll be lucky to see a sight like this on an alien planet!

[@Strawberrymilkdrink]

I mean they'll still stomp and or eat them if need be

[@shafqatishan437]

@@DrummerJacob bullies aren't criminals

[@dizzy1369]

He had enough, he's like "Holy crap you wacky birds, we don't want to hurt your kids so just leave us be to drink and enjoy the day." 😂😂🤣

[@TheCraigy83]

Exactly!

[@spinz8]

I've seen what horses eat chicks and purposely step on birds. I wouldn't trust these Gemsbok either.

[@shannondore]

The babies are so cute running after mama at the end.😊

[@chikno1903]

It wasn't a mom, only male ostriches take care of babies

[@Kakarot64.]

With ratites like ostriches its primarily the fathers that raise and protect the young.

[@Abby-yc7tt]

Anyone else find themselves leaning left to see around the Oryx? 😁

[@Water_Rat]

I’ve seen the opposite happen, where ostriches have chased oryxes away from the watering hole. Glad those little babies aren’t in danger from oryx.

[@mkreis120]

The babies are just chilling while the parents pick fights over turf - oye. Glad all turned out well, God bless

[@Starryeyes333]

Omg the hatchlings are so cute and tiny!

[@billyyank5807]

Oryx are stunning animals!

[@johanrebel]

More a case of the gemsbok chasing the ostriches around, repeatedly separating them from their brood and exposing the latter to predation.

[@VilhelmHammershoi1666]

Ostrich fathers are very protective of their offspring they have the sole responsibility of looking after their chicks very modern parenting ❤

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

It's a real struggle to stay alive out there. As I look around, I wonder what the struggle is for.

[@shable1436]

To live with very little resources, look at the food/water sources? A bathtub of slimy mud water for all those animals

[@donnievance1942]

@@shable1436 That pool of water is constantly renewed by a pump down in a deep bore hole which is activated by a float switch and powered by a solar panel located on the same frame with the video camera. So it's fairly fresh well water. There is also a battery which stores electricity generated during the day. That way the pump can keep operating at night to keep the pool topped up. The power cord between the panel/battery and the pump is buried under the ground. A crew of guys comes around every few days or so to muck out the basin. They shut off the pump, bail the water out of the basin, and then dredge out the sludge in the bottom.

[@alphaomega17]

You'd enjoy the book of Job

[@AG-bf4cu]

Life is sad.

[@shable1436]

@@donnievance1942 thanks partner I didn't know that, and that makes me feel better that those guys help. Imagine if humans weren't there, it would be hard on those creatures tho

[@normanbrown9225]

IT SEEMS TO ME IT WAS MORE ABOUT THE WATER NOT THE BABY BIRDS. 😆

[@debrabolton9372]

The hatchlings are so adorable! The ostriches are so protective and brave. The oryx are terrible bullies.

[@brentfarvors192]

Thing I learned today: Ostrich's aren't very smart...

[@shable1436]

They aren't bullies or they would be chasing the babies off, they just protecting their water

[@brentfarvors192]

@@shable1436 "We eat GRASS you stupid Ostrich!!!"

[@farmwife7944]

@@brentfarvors192 they teased the oryx away from the babies. Very clever birds.

[@brentfarvors192]

@@farmwife7944 Seeing as the deer weren't any threat whatsoever to their hatchlings...FAIL!!!! Oryx definitely: "Zero patience for your BS; Either drink, or LEAVE US ALONE!!!"

[@farmwife7944]

Ostrich couple leading the oryx away from the babies. Thanks for sharing.

[@hannetjie4817]

They all just want to quench their thirst

[@decadentdina6572]

Feathers are flumed and horns are on the offensive.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

That bull is having none of it from those oversized chickens

[@RatKindler]

It's too bad the ostriches are so timid. The gemsboks really bully them and push them around. However, I did see one large ostrich once that wasn't afraid of them and actually challenged them and pushed them away so it could drink its fill. It was great to see.

[@prettynoose888]

I do wonder why the Oryx are so territorial at this waterhole, they don't seem to display the same behaviour at the Kalahari Desert waterhole?

[@mikeoglen6848]

Maybe they're worried that the Ostrich will drink all the water?

[@prettynoose888]

@@mikeoglen6848 But the waterhole at the Kalahari Desert looks like the same size as the one in the Namibia Desert cam?

[@Bacnow]

To be fair, the ostriches were being very aggressive at the beginning of the video! They were fake charging the Oryx’s and causing the males to go into herd protection mode! So, i think it was more about the perceived threat than hogging the water hole!

[@shable1436]

There must be an underground water table that keeps the water at certain levels, and that rarely dries out before the rainy season again, the rock in the middle must have been placed there long ago to mark spot

[@donnievance1942]

@@shable1436 Solar powered pump down in a deep borehole under the basin, activated by a float switch that turns the pump on when the water level drops below a certain level. The solar panel is located on the same frame that the video camera is mounted on.

[@jasonlives6923]

Oryx: "Whatcha gonna do long neck, peck me to death"? Ostrich: "don't you come any closer"!! Oryx: "I'm a-comin"😳

[@Aerational]

I dunno... kinda starting drama where there was none xD There is a point where being overprotective is actually putting the babies in more danger. No only is there more chance of one getting inadvertently trampled, but a real predator could also sneak up while the parents are both preoccupied with a charging gemsbok.

[@chowyewwah1643]

How precious water is!

[@benrussell-gough1201]

Beware the angry and protective mama dinosaur.

[@SuperLoops]

aww the hatchlets are so tiny

[@syedmajed5115]

Hii how are u

[@wetube6513]

These Gemsbok have no idea that they're literally facing a modern day dinosaur.

[@wildseriesHD]

Great coverage

[@johnshields6852]

Look at the horns on the oryx, those are serious weapons, I saw a cheetah die from one of those, impaled the cat.

[@ION400]

Should maybe be titled “Oryx schools ostrich”

[@roosdad1]

Gemsbok: "Heyyyy, we're just here to get water. Nobody cares about your little chickens."

[@finchharper4647]

Parents distracted Onyx while babies drank, very smart.

[@stillme4084]

I thinks it's more about the water than the hatchlings. Really.

[@okapi8464]

What an interesting collection of interactions. The aggression from the one oryx is surprising. And, the male ostrich even pretends to be injured, dropping a wing.

[@le_th_]

Doesn't surprise me in the least. What surprises me is when they're NOT aggressive and territorial, and being stingy, territorial @$$holes.

[@okapi8464]

@@le_th_ Why put human attitudes on animal behaviours?

[@indus7841]

@@okapi8464 because its funny

[@DrummerJacob]

@@okapi8464 Those arent human attitudes. Many animals are well known for being territorial and not willing to share. Why would you say such an ignorant thing, as if humans are the only creatures that exhibit these basic qualities.

[@okapi8464]

@@DrummerJacob Few animals do arrogant behaviours just to be a jerk. Being a jerk just to be a jerk is a human trait. Animals other than humans have survival, reproduction or food behind their behaviour. Same for murder, vandalism, environmental destruction.

[@standardprotocolformat6090]

Lol that ostrich has some big......feathers.

[@Nina-vc8mo]

Водички то всім хочеться дуже любопитно🌞

[@quantumcat7673]

There is just one suborned gemsbok who's not impressed by the ostrich charge however big it tries to appear!

[@schautamatic]

I would never want to get kicked by an ostrich…not a BIG one, anyway. 😄

[@jazzmusiccontinues1134]

Never noticed before how ostrich are pretty much a gigantic killdeer. All the way down to trying to protect their young by distracting or drawing away perceived threats with the broken wing display. Looks like the oryx are too cantankerous for the ungulate display to have much effect 😤

[@barlin4972]

Which "broken wing display". It just makes itself bigger, they are in attack mode.

[@diogenes5118]

Like a game of chess. A lesson to us, how to avoid war but get your way.

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

ostriches .. cranky buggers!

[@shafqatishan437]

Wow! These gemsboks are still ruling and bullying over this watering hole! I wonder how they'd match up against sable antelopes!

[@aberdeenkiko]

AT 1:17 ; one can watch, why mother nature gave the Oryx and the black antelope as well; the type of antlers that would make a theropod dinosaur keep a respectful distance, from their own potential impaling.

[@georgekoen7414]

Oryx vs Ostrich? Rugby WC semi-final preview?

[@davidbrothers3788]

That ostrich should of hired a lion to take care of that

[@Alepoudiitsa]

the never drink water tho poor little ones.

[@gothivore277]

I wonder how hot that sand is

[@mikemarley2389]

Nature did a great job on the water hole .Where do they pipe the water in from?

[@NamibiaCam]

A solar-powered borehole (well) fills a nearby reservoir and is monitored by a water float that opens as the waterhole’s levels decline

[@mark6302]

lol tiny ostrich

[@DapkarPravin]

Awesome👍

[@Aerational]

Gemsbok just walks up and hangs out with the hatchlings at the end lol. Honestly not a great job by the parents. Started a fight, then left the babies unattended to a point a gemsbok was babysitting them.

[@maninredhelm]

The comments here are weird. The oryx never once did anything towards the ostriches except in reaction to the ostriches squaring up threateningly towards it. What else is it supposed to do when the ostrich takes an attack posture? Let it get the first shot? It's like the oryx was minding his own business sitting at a bar, when some strung out ostriches walk in and start yelling at him that he should leave because his presence scares their children. So he stood up and gave the bird-brained parents something to actually be scared about. None of the oryx cared about the hatchlings being there.

[@tinytanks]

agreed, i thought there was nothing very disagreeable on either side of the interaction. giant prehistoric beasts just gotta beast out there in the wild.

[@pansepot1490]

Yup. I have seen videos of ostriches in captivity. They tend to be confrontational a*holes that like to pick a fight with their carers or other animals for no reason. Looks like they behave the same in the wild. I mean, I get that the bird was protective of his kids but he only made things worse.

[@Chile-xo6do]

Oryx sometimes eat hatchlings to complement their diet so it wouldn't have been weird that at some moment it tried to eat one of their babies

[@wholesome122]

Ostriches are not very smart critters in the animal kingdom

[@VegaVelecka]

some incredibly daunting situations there for the ostrich family, with Oryx being so protective of teh water. I hope no one got hurt.

[@user-js4qs1sr6s]

Were the ostrich chicks able to rehydrate?

[@runawayuniverse]

Something out there is making a noise that sounds like the grubs from Half-Life 2.

[@redrobiin]

Then there was 1 stubborn gemsbok that refuse to let it go

[@Jak617]

What is that big bird at the back

[@thatoneannoyingtornadosire8755]

It's funny how the Gemsbok don't even seem to care about the chicks at the end, they literally didn't even bat an eye at them

[@Bartooc]

All this and the kids didn't even drink

[@jadawin10]

"Dumb ostriches trying unsuccessfully to privatize a water point" I corrected the title for you...

[@lisarak8639]

Pretty tail.

[@user-qt4zy2jx4r]

لا اله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير

[@sali3492]

They all gangsta until a lion shows up

[@kadenleger]

Is that the gemsbok making that noise ?

[@jsjsjs4143]

Try to arrange same more water ponds for ostriches also 😌😇🥰 Seperate places they need! kindly understand 😌 so many animals and few water sources💧 please 🙏👏🙌👍 😍💞💕

[@NamibiaCam]

There are other waterholes in the area

[@HomeAtLast501]

The little ones didn't even get their drink of water.

[@anthemnext3468]

poor chicks, the aepyornis weren't so fearful

[@newbleppmore7855]

lady i dont care about your kids i just want a drink

[@billyyank5807]

I'm honestly surprised any ostrich are alive at all. Talk about a hard time especially with hatchlings.

[@theinfjgoyim5508]

Seem like Geese. Overly protective and attack non-combatants.

[@_DB.COOPER]

That Oryx was messing with her after a while.

[@robertellis1281]

If parents would Have just left them alone they could have had hatchlings drink right away

[@siediman]

funny thing is when one male ostrich whit young encounters another male whit young they fight and the winner becomes the protector of all the young

[@MikeBarbarossa]

Lots of protecc and atacc in that clip

[@Vulcancruiser]

Ostriches are the most dangerous creatures in the parks. The big toe is deadly if they kick you, tall and can see a long way, and run 50mph. Don't mess with'em...........

[@AYMARFILHO]

VERY GOOD

[@tacituskilgore3246]

All I saw was the ostrich wanting to fight

[@prettynoose888]

Poor, poor Ostriches. I feel so sorry for them, and the little ones just want to enjoy the water.

[@mikeoglen6848]

You may well "feel sorry" but they coped fairly well with the situation...

[@prettynoose888]

@@mikeoglen6848 We must be watching different videos because the one I watch is extremely stressful, the poor Ostrich parents were separated from their chicks, it could have been much worse but luckily the chicks were okay in the end. Don't get me wrong, I love the Oryx, but we need the Wildebeest to be at the waterhole more often to give the Oryx a taste of their own medicine.

[@mikeoglen6848]

@@prettynoose888 Yous are getting far too emotional, pretty. This is Nature...

[@prettynoose888]

@@mikeoglen6848 Thats odd, when humans find themselves in these types of situations, like being mauled by a bear, chased by an ox, eaten by a shark or an elephant crushing a car...then suddenly it's not nature anymore. I totally agree with you, and it should be the same for humans, when a human gets eaten by a shark in the ocean, its nature and humans should accept it and not freakout and get all emotional like they usually do.

[@mikeoglen6848]

@@prettynoose888 I always use 'Nature' to mean something distinct from the Human World, rightly or wrongly. But I agree with you that when a White Shark bites someone in half, for example, no-one should blame the shark.

[@jb5music]

Gemsbok running ostriches and hatchlings off from waterhole. But you were close

[@drandy.myanmaryoutubechannel]

Very nice 👍

[@NamibiaCam]

Thank you 👍

[@Plexpara]

Interesting how fast tehy are with 2 Legs against a animal with 4 Legs. So i bet the Dinosaurs were also fast

[@CbrF4i600cc]

The Oryx is a better parent to them ostriche babies, And yet in the end the babies run back to mommy

[@456yukon]

what an interesting social exp

[@TOTMGreenish-Top-Of-The-Morrin]

well the mind-boggling part to me at least, ostriches can lay six eggs and hatch all six❔ or how many of them who knows how many eggs must have been laid I guess then of course got to have six kids out there so that one may survive ... can you imagine a live cam from an ostrich nest w0w I wood watch 24/7

[@MichaelGawesebmainone]

This is partly contributed to by how small the water pond is, it’s very small. You won’t find this at earth dam

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

It's a well that was man made to give water to a very dry environment so many animals have to share it but it constantly is kept at a certain height by engineering a bore hole. There is no natural water in Kalahari in Namibia.

[@user-qo3nv8uw5h]

この長い角の動物の名前は何ですか？

[@conradk]

Thanks for posting this but my hands were sweating. What a jerk! The other gemsbok are like, 'dude, chill out'.

[@vienature7205]

Nature animals lovers 🙏 ❤️ 👍

[@chrisjoseph3970]

uh more like the gemsbok could have done anything to those hatchlings at any point they wanted to but they arent meat eaters

[@honeybadger8942]

There's NOTHING there ! What do they eat ???

[@OpinionFactChecker]

They look like good eating.

[@jgunn03]

It doesn't seem the gemsbok would hurt the babies. Aren't they vegetarians?

[@NgenHD1234]

I feel like the Ostriches did a pretty shit Job at protecting hahahaha, if the Oryx really wanted to do harm to the chicks it wouldve.

[@hunterhq295]

What a good father

[@MurrayRiver1]

WOW!!!

[@robynguinn8941]

How stressful parenting is.

[@mfhairstream6812]

Do they taste like chicken