Oxpeckers Take Advantage of Their Hippo Hosts

Oxpeckers perform a valuable service to hippos, keeping their skin free of ticks and dead skin. But they’ve also been known to keep host wounds open, so they can feed off the flesh.
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[@Vernonu9]

This All started from watching crows eating ticks off of wallabies.

[@idontevenknowanymore111]

Same, I just been binge watching these videos since then 😂

[@chimeraharps3887]

BRO WHAT SAME!

[@123HunterHead]

I got to go start that video now

[@niesha6230]

Yas

[@superiguana1]

Yep

[@residentevil4life]

these things were cute until the whole open wound part

[@diggingdwarf610]

yeah first i thought "aah nice what a symbiotic reletionship :D" and then they just start eating them alive i guess haha

[@NjorunsZeal]

Hippo: Ughh, these wounds really hurt-! Oxpecker: Hippity Hoppity your back is now my property

[@lucasandthetwolazerdudes1617]

😂😂😂LOL

[@dark3rthanshadows]

yes but u have to understand they have a lot of wax,deadskin and parasites. and because they don't have human hands they can't put it out

[@NjorunsZeal]

@@lucasandthetwolazerdudes1617 same

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America:

[@keithbartlett7679]

You should be a play writer..👍

[@p.f.886]

1:03 the way that birb runs has me dying

[@ffandrewd2986]

And the way it’s on beat

[@yassintriggerdellarobia]

I guess they are from crows or sparrows family.

[@dritzzdarkwood4727]

"The good news is, we've cleaned away all your parasites and ticks" "The bad news is, we're still hungry!"

[@kronickintrovert]

and now i have to inform my teacher that this is no longer mutualism...

[@davidg2479]

hippo: hey bro thanks for eating these ticks off me oxpecker: no problem bro I'm gunna eat sum skin now

[@BuangPlays]

im so touched "There's always another hippo to hop on to" - Smithsonian

[@mrawesomeface4174]

Hands are underrated

[@rudywinter4270]

I just want to put lotion on their backs 😂😂

[@TheDarkHam1995]

There’s always another hippo to hop onto. That could be the best relationship advice ever when someone goes through a heart break show them this video

[@marcianocastillo9501]

Birds eating Hippos alive

[@LuminousLead]

This'd be like if flies landed on you to eat your mosquitoes and then occasionally took a bite out of you like a horsefly

[@waziharahman24]

1:02 it's like a kid that u make faces at and they run to their parents crying about it XD

[@the_odyssey93]

Watching these types of video at night keeps peace 🥰

[@charlesrussell57]

Its amazing how hippos don't get sick from living in such dirty waters..

[@ThomasClewsArt]

I think they're designed to adapt to said environment

[@juanversion3922]

Its amazing how those crazy men on the st dont get sick

[@kellymoderator5253]

@@juanversion3922 okay incel

[@freddyfox5002]

How would a animal get sick from water mixed with dirt?

[@harrisons62]

@@kellymoderator5253 why?

[@MrCancer1965]

Nature is a beautiful thing to watch.

[@typingcat]

@HydroMk2 He doesn't even need to go that far. This video is about hippos are rolling in parasite-ridden dirty muddy water and pesky birds are harassing them by pecking their wounds. Also, the hippos stomach wall is covered with parasites. What beauty is there? Nature is a mess, and it sucks.

[@CastleKnight7]

Nothing beautiful about nature. It’s all about survival.

[@MrCancer1965]

@@CastleKnight7 Survival is nature and that's beautiful.

[@deepakshrestha2204]

Every life has their own problem fells good

[@scorcher46]

Feels*

[@hillaryhonde8425]

@@scorcher46 fells*

[@scorcher46]

@@hillaryhonde8425 it should be “Every life has their own problems, feels good” you should learn English before you correct me

[@jonathanp.9633]

where did u fell from ??

[@pandaeyesnexitidonotconsen2644]

What a soothing voice

[@errol484]

1:04 Look at it run away with its beak open LOL

[@Ajesen]

Me when someone opens chips in class

[@welovephilippineswithmylov5419]

😱

[@Ry-ss5dz]

Imagine a bird lands on your head and starts eating your ear wax

[@UnitedKingdom100]

That'd be a big favor unless it has malicious hidden intentions like the birds in this video

[@ChimmyAnimate]

I don't mind It. I have a scratched ear weeks Ago and even if it has malicious intention, I DON'T CARE

[@tjv1516]

My favourite narrator

[@reymicroc]

There's always another hippo to hop on to. A life lesson

[@momthegreatest]

One Oxpecker asked kindly to a Hippo: I am sitting on you....is it paining you? Hippo: No..bring 15 more...and eat those ticks

[@billyjoel8510]

Wait so I had a thought, since hippos poop OD , does that mean when other animals drink from the watering hole they have better immune systems to handle poop water?

[@yurialbinger3169]

I believe so.

[@welovephilippineswithmylov5419]

😱

[@peterdavis8471]

That was so sweet bless their beautiful hearts I love animals thanks 👍👍👍

[@chrisclayton584]

I love anything from the Smithsonian channel. Wish DirecTV would add the channel to their programming for free. I wanna visit the museums soon.

[@fatkidwithfudge]

0:48 I thought they were full on bros until that bit. I mean they useful but man.

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen752]

They are like Credit Card Companies

[@kingsmarkx1]

Birds be like "Fool i am one with water, you can't stop me!!"

[@andrezits9723]

Hippo: Killing machine made of muscle that is adapted to multiple terrains Oxpecker: "I missed the part where that's my problem"

[@BirdBath1]

Andrezits, look at bird bath

[@theliberalthinker3308]

The inconvenience of the little ones.

[@captainawesome4983]

I love seeing these types of Relationships between animals. Very interesting

[@TheCoolProfessor]

"Ha! Ha! You missed me!"

[@RjhnlyNm]

Cute but deadly. Imagine they're literally eating you alive while taking a bath.

[@mrosskne]

most seductive nature documentary narrator

[@NoPantsBaby]

Does it leave wounds open or does it eat dead tissue inside the wound?

[@dmd8552]

From the little bit they showed it looked like they were eating coagulated blood and scabs.

[@legendan1el488]

It's so funny when they use their tail

[@joshuakemp4726]

It looks like the tips of the bird’s beaks are red, is that their natural color or are they stained red from blood?

[@alioramus1637]

That's their natural colour. That's why they are called redbilled oxpeckers

[@joshuakemp4726]

Bstone Live Thanks

[@bkjeong4302]

Both-they have red bills, but they will drink blood.

[@G3O.On3]

This is torture.

[@ExperienceLOS7713]

God's plan.

[@ExperienceLOS7713]

@IfYouDisagreeYouAreWrong He really is so loving to his creation. Disease, war, famine, death... what greater signs of affection do you want?

[@bengal-desi6526]

@@ExperienceLOS7713 u acting like he is the one forcing them on us, and we ain’t doing it to ourselves. Why do u think he said this life is only a test, and will appear and feel only like a minute when we go into the eternal life. The war, famine, etc is only momentary aspects in the vastness of time and all can be forgotten instantly when someone is in the fire or in paradise. You have a very emotional and narrow way of looking at things, but that’s probably because u don’t even know and understand your creator well or your own purpose.

[@biggzzify]

@@bengal-desi6526 which god created us

[@bengal-desi6526]

@@biggzzify if u study the scriptures from various faiths around the world, u will see they all point to one supreme God, even though many have other demigods or angels. In Islam, we believe God sent his messengers throughout time, so then its about comparing and validating which scripture makes most logical sense.

[@eddieking2976]

Hungry hungry Oxpeckers😁

[@loriweikel9551]

I thought they kept the wounds clean so they can heal better not to have a flesh feast every day 🙁 All the other areas they cleaned was cool 😍

[@Mfields4517]

you're very naive if you want to believe in heroes in nature

[@Supgangy]

Umm nature isn’t some fairy tale about hugs and kisses it’s about war death and brutality

[@Animal_Life_Channel]

Amazing

[@BirdBath1]

Animal Life Channel, look at bird bath

[@WJen8]

Wow. I always thought oxpeckers had a symbiotic relationship with grazing animals. Guess not...

[@itsoctotv]

dont mind the croc there xD

[@vonarg]

Ok i leaned that hippos have hairs in this video. I didn't know.

[@BirdBath1]

Vonarg, look at bird bath

[@vonarg]

@@BirdBath1 Please explain further. I'm curious about what you want me to see.

[@ABB-bw6tc]

Right there

[@rajeshwarchinna]

It's like eating the island itself

[@SOSick691]

These are like flies for animals

[@kazutama3902]

My spiritual animal is hippo. And my kids are killing me! I need to learn how to use my ponytail like hippo to slap my kids from time to time

[@billyjoel8510]

Dang

[@kellygervais3440]

Vampires..🐲

[@juanversion3922]

Bird spa

[@artiebentley7249]

Who else is here in 2021 watching this...

[@chrisneedham5803]

I want one to clean my ears 😂😂

[@windshearahead7012]

Chris Needham its gonna eat them

[@ChimmyAnimate]

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[@kamaukamau6233]

Bird to hippo....you can splash all the water for all I care..I will not move an inch or be destructed I must feed on these ticks before you disappear underwater

[@timeshark8727]

they weren't eating any ticks... hippos don't really get that many ticks to begin with, very few ticks can survive underwater for any length of time. ... they were eating the hippos.

[@TheGhostofSparta9]

Im going to be a oxpecker assasin.

[@BirdBath1]

Expert boy, look at bird bath

[@Moesie]

Theybdeal with birds We deal with musquitos

[@SamsungA-ll4xs]

Yezzz

[@BirdBath1]

Samsung A5, look at bird bath

[@welovephilippineswithmylov5419]

😱

[@Raison_d-etre]

I don't like exaggeration in nature documentaries. The birds will bear a shower but they obviously don't like it. Even hummingbirds take showers, usually preferring splashes.

[@mark6302]

heheh oxpecker

[@jplarrivey6225]

Lol

[@tava7886]

Hippo: It’s an app

[@Darnell471]

Pesky bee

[@sanciopancioahoy]

спиногрыз

[@vladhorizon647]

🦛

[@damotoneko1500]

Earwax, disgusting.

[@Rockstarmade224]

Disgusting to humans but tastes good to them

[@sebastiangruszczynski1610]

when wild animals still have a better health care than the Us

[@Fhbbfffgghyggbb]

This strategy only work on hippos because it’s not hairy😋

[@swamiohm5681]

I don't like her artificial tone.

[@Vixey_Starr]

I don't like mammals, but that's sad.

[@MogulMonk1]

Weirdest comment found this week

[@JohnnyJohn116]

That's Trump trying to get my vote this November 2020!

[@welovephilippineswithmylov5419]

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