A Kea will steal anything shiny. Your watch, any jewelry , cellphone etc. The most adorable robber on the planet.
@JesgateOnDown2 жыл бұрын
As will Crows & probably several other species. If a Crow likes you sometimes they will leave these stolen or found objects as a gift for you.
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Quantum Mechanic, look at bird bath
@number1genoa Жыл бұрын
They can do a lot of damage to your car in a very short time, adorable hooligans
@cbeautifulworld112 жыл бұрын
These birds are fortunate to have a lot of natural inner joy. Must be contagious because I feel happier having watched this video.
@dustintacohands11072 жыл бұрын
Mischievous
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
cbeautifulworld11, look at bird bath
@colinm20562 жыл бұрын
They love to "play" with your car's wiper blades too!
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Colin m, look at bird bath
@bizarrefruit9133 Жыл бұрын
Makes total sense to me, these 'laughs' echo around the ski-fields in the morning, usually accompanied by a wave of destruction. They'd chew the trims off cars, the bar grips off quads, tip over anything they could find, generally just having a great time tormenting guests. =) Awesome birds but masters of destruction too.
@BruderSenf4 ай бұрын
"accompanied by a wave of destruction" xD
@winstonsmith4782 жыл бұрын
Cute, clever dinosaurs.
@TheGamingLamb-oi7jtАй бұрын
@@BirdBath1why?
@FinleyMcB2 жыл бұрын
There were a lot of Kea in the mountains where I grew up, those birds will absolutely destroy your car if the feel like it. They’re so cool, I love their orange plumage
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
FinleyMcB, look at bird bath
@MBCGRS2 жыл бұрын
Kea behave exactly like this in the wild. They are native to New Zealand. It's not due to captivity. They are an Alpine bird who will come flying in from miles around when they think something entertaining is about to eat or steal.
@Grendelmonster8u2 жыл бұрын
Why do they continuously gnaw on his fingers or ears? They just gnaw on anything? Someone said they’ll do a number on your car and they like windshield wipers. I’m just wonder what they get out of it.
@ZizzleTheKakapo2 жыл бұрын
@@Grendelmonster8u they like the feeling of stuff in their beak, they are like ADHD in animal form
@sasa-dv7zz2 жыл бұрын
0:45 he really like that big dice.
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
sasa, look at bird bath
@corsaircarl9582 Жыл бұрын
My god those birds are super cute
@boson29162 жыл бұрын
Interesting research, these birds are trendies so are (most) human beings, I like this particular bird 3:09, he's cool, approaching the toys with scepticism.
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
boson, look at bird bath
@kennypool2 жыл бұрын
Birds are smart, funny, and loving. If dinosaurs were like that, instead of the big lumbering idiots on TV. Interesting to think about
@ShirleeKnott2 жыл бұрын
when a young girl way back in the 60's, coloured mine in bright colours and patterns. was told i had to colour them grey as that was what colour they were. my first pictures were thrown away.
@lennarthagen36382 жыл бұрын
@@ShirleeKnott what are u even talking about...go to sleep.
@ShirleeKnott2 жыл бұрын
@@lennarthagen3638 as the video pointed out we use to think they were all grey and boring in colour. when i coloured mine in bright colour and markings was told that was not how they looked and my coloured pictures were thrown out.
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Look at bird bath 🦩😋
@aroha9090 Жыл бұрын
I love them so much💛
@terrioestreich40072 жыл бұрын
Amazing beautiful birds
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Terrioestreich, look at bird bath
@monakw2 жыл бұрын
At first I thought these might be Kākāpō birds. Are they related?
@KC_Eden2 жыл бұрын
Kakapo are flightless and live in forests. Kea can fly.
@Squidlubber2 жыл бұрын
Somewhat, they’re both in the superfamily Strigopoidae. There’s only 4 extant species in the whole superfamily.
@ProfessionalBadPerson2 жыл бұрын
Kinda, Kea and Kaka are Kakapo's closest relative, but still seperated by 10s of millions of years. Kea and Kaka are much closer, just a few million years between them, but they're all in a very basal lineage of parrots called Strigopoidae so more closely related to eachover then to other parrots.
@ProfessionalBadPerson2 жыл бұрын
@@Squidlubber 3 extant actually
@monakw2 жыл бұрын
It's an inside joke. lol This was so interesting. I want to know more! 🐥
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
monakw, look at bird bath
@donna6262 жыл бұрын
It is sad that we are losing Kea in New Zealand. Our endemic alpine parrot is declining due to pests, human interaction and lead.
@Grendelmonster8u2 жыл бұрын
Where are they eating the lead? In the US, Bald Eagles, Ravens and other carrion eaters, get poisoned by the lead buckshot in animal carcasses. It doesn’t take much to poison them. Same with lead weights with fishing tackle. These items should be steel not lead!
@ukusanz2 жыл бұрын
@@Grendelmonster8u the lead is on the roofing nails, or lead head nails used on corrugated iron roofs. Keas will pick at and test eating just about anything
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Donna, look at bird bath
@daniellemurphy97552 жыл бұрын
They're also really freaking smart lol
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Danielle Murphy, look at bird bath
@billdberger740710 ай бұрын
Look at the beak on him!
@JesgateOnDown2 жыл бұрын
Should try it on a different parrot species too.
@Naedyn2 жыл бұрын
He hacked those birds!
@johnb11459 ай бұрын
Oh, we have a lot of these play calls.
@1973comet11 ай бұрын
They have kea at the Messerli Institute in Vienna? Interesting.
@Frank-rx8ch2 ай бұрын
A kea will steal anything from your belongings. They don't kea at all.
@thomastuorto99292 жыл бұрын
Now, if this Brighton up your day!
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Thomas Tuorto, look at bird bath
@maxonmathew45572 жыл бұрын
I think they recognize colorfully colors as food
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Maxon Mathew, look at bird bath
@BorisLu2 жыл бұрын
Super film!
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Boris Lu, look at bird bath
@neilcook46862 жыл бұрын
Massive respect to this chap, but Dr Schwing, I want both your name and your skills with animals :) Keep up the good work, pal :)
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Neil Cook, look at bird bath
@DevonteHoward2 жыл бұрын
I think that playfulness can turn deadly with those birds 😳
@1Polglen2 жыл бұрын
Not deadly but rather destructive.
@DevonteHoward2 жыл бұрын
@@1Polglen yea I'm just gonna stick wit parrots 🐦🦜
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Devonte Howard, look at bird bath
@lyndacarter50902 жыл бұрын
Did they try catnip, too?
@unknownname73052 жыл бұрын
Haha! 😄 So cool! 😁
@BirdBath1 Жыл бұрын
Unknown Name, look at bird bath
@keepinitfloored2 жыл бұрын
Well we have the Texas mockingbirds it and among other birds are rather engaging. Tho there not in captivity
@MBCGRS2 жыл бұрын
Kea sre exactly like this in the wild. They will follow me while Im out hunting looking for entertainment...
@elzelinakriek-breet3092 Жыл бұрын
They are mountain parrots, they should be free, not imprisoned! 😢
@Frodo.Baggins.4 ай бұрын
So… it’s an innate behavior?
@Nickle3142 жыл бұрын
Nothing like feeding them plastic.
@ProfessionalBadPerson2 жыл бұрын
They don't eat that, but they do eat lead! It tastes sweet to them
@saadabbas89762 жыл бұрын
The Effects of Electromagnetic Fields From Power Lines on Avian Reproductive Biology and Physiology: A Review Authors: Kim Fernie Environment, Canada Silas James Reynolds University of Birmingham
@edwardfletcher77902 жыл бұрын
These birds are scary smart. They're playful, but incredibly destructive and terrible for sheep herds. Don't Google Kea & Sheep it's really really disturbing.
@JesgateOnDown2 жыл бұрын
...... Googling
@Grendelmonster8u2 жыл бұрын
Is it as disturbing as the Crows and sheep? I watched a documentary about that happening in England. Really gross and sad for the mother sheep giving birth.
@edwardfletcher77902 жыл бұрын
@@Grendelmonster8u You nailed it ! I didn't know Crows did it too, but it makes sense, they're smart birds.
@Grendelmonster8u2 жыл бұрын
@@edwardfletcher7790 What they need is a trained dog to chase them away. Do Kea also eat other birds’ nestlings? Crows are highly intelligent which makes them amusing. They are natural problem solvers so they figured out that opportunity. Crows play pranks on people too such as dropping stones. They’re destructive to farmers and will do anything for food but I don’t see them gnawing on windshield wipers. 😅
@edwardfletcher77902 жыл бұрын
@@Grendelmonster8u Keas are one of the most inquisitive & destructive birds in the world, guardian dogs is an excellent idea 👍
@hanfeng952 ай бұрын
Lot of parrots are very playful. They must smarter than dogs and cats. If you want to own a African grey you need to be prepare to own a kid 5 yrs old which need you to looking after for at least 50 years