The Most Amazing Birds on Earth | SciShow Compilation

[@kirstyaird4222]

I have to get up in 4 hours but watching a 25 minute video about the world's coolest birds feels like the right thing to do

[@la3615]

How did it go ? Waking up in 4 hours …

[@Iugeer]

@@la3615 he did not wake up 🙏

[@TheBird..]

Good choice

[@Shastasnow]

I am a cook and an artist at night this is common for me. At least I can make art and watch videos at the same time.

[@noodlesoup2281]

Haha sounds like me every night

[@bruceelgin2083]

dear hank, we love scishow and we noticed an error in this episode. Cher Ami was a female carrier pigeon who saved American soldiers from friendly artillery fire. Thank you all for all the great science videos! Bruce and Philip (father - son science fans)

[@donaldhobson8873]

When you hold a chicken and move it back and forth, the head stays in one place untill the neck gets too stretched out and then they move the neck suddenly. (Source: hands on chicken experience)

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Chickens make amazing camera gimbals.

[@timan2039]

Chicken in hands experience. :-)

[@JohnFleshman]

the KZbin Channel Smarter every day pretty much got his start explaining the chicken head stabilization thing. lol.

[@singularities6817]

Fun fact: Wind turbine manufacturers add on the blades a noise reduction technology that was inspired by Owls wings. It's called Serrated Trailing Edges.

[@LivingMyBestLifeIAm]

I wonder how many birds die by collisions with wind turbines 😢

[@Animallovercomedian]

@@LivingMyBestLifeIAm there’s data on that. According to the Sierra Club, it’s ~ a million of birds a year in the US. But actually 6x that die from hitting communication towers and 25x that die from hitting power lines. Wind turbines are usually places away from bird migration routes, while power lines kind of go anywhere people are. But by far the biggest cause of bird fatality in the US is free range domestic cats, who kill several billion yearly. So if you’re worried about the birds, keep your cat inside or give them a collar designed to scare away birds and help out your local cat shelter.

[@uk3obeysseme]

@@Animallovercomedian people laugh at me for leash training my cats, but I live in Hawaii. I can’t understand how people think it’s a responsible thing to do, to have outdoor cats. That said, my cats wanna go out. So… hence the leash.

[@Animallovercomedian]

@@uk3obeysseme for the record, I think you’re very cool and responsible for leash training your cats

[@alexmontgomery255]

The lyrebird is pretty cool. It can reproduce almost any sound it hears.

[@REEbott86]

Yeah it's pretty cool until you're camping in the Bush and you start hearing things like children playing, and cars driving up and people talking and random other human noises and then you look outside and there's nothing there.

[@christine2ehgtinyhouse893]

I've had a love affair with birds since I was 10 years old. Currently have an eclectus parrot named Shrek, and a caique parrot named Patches.

[@Ryan-wk3mc]

"here's a very young hank" yo we just stepped into a time machine

[@Ryan-wk3mc]

@SigmaTauri2 I thought that too! it was neat

[@christianheichel]

Lucky him he knows nothing about Corona virus

[@davidsan9654]

Yeah and he's still in his 30's 😂

[@averyhaferman3474]

nope. were watching a youtube video

[@iamcyber]

@@averyhaferman3474 it was a joke

[@boringneet]

Those seal eating gulls are terrifying.

[@krazyraejr]

Gulls are menaces

[@cursedalien]

The Birds real

[@lillyko5611]

"Rockin. Rockin and Rollin. Down to beach I'm strollin. The seagulls poke at my head. I said seagulls mh. Stop it now" 😱😱it all makes sense now. Omg

[@chakravartinarya269]

LEAVE YODA ALONE!!

[@bwammes4191]

Is Yoda secretly a seal?

[@david2869]

Hmmm ha, hmm hmmm hmm ha, hmmm-hmm ha, hmm hmmm hmm hmm-ha! Hmmm ha, hmm hmmm hmm-hmmm hmm-hmmm ha!

[@Pegasys22]

Its... all true! We thought it was just songs but it's all real... And I am NOT looking forward to finding the chicken duck woman thing waiting for us!!

[@Pegasys22]

Actually,, on reflection, given recent events in my personal life, i think I already met mine.

[@rogerhinman5427]

Of COURSE Australia has birds which spread fire. Probably because they missed the Toxic Train and don't have poison glands in their talons or something.

[@lizardzilla]

Don't give them ideas, there's already birds with poison on their feathers

[@rogerhinman5427]

@@lizardzilla LOL

[@JoseGranny]

They do that in California too.

[@JoseVga]

that makes sense now why australia is on fire

[@quaidday3931]

My bird spreads seeds all over my f*cking floor

[@zoroark003]

I like how much focus you guys put on not really knowing why things are the way they are. The unknown can seem a lot smaller than it really is with all the information available on the internet, and you do a great job reminding viewers how much there still is to explore!

[@rkpetry]

*_...'ahhh'-explains the old children's riddle: 'Why do ducks have flat feet: From stamping out forest fires: Why do elephants have flat feet: From stamping out flaming ducks...'_*

[@mondaysinsanity8193]

What.... Wtf kinda childhood did you have...

[@bingingyt532]

this video should have a subtitle "also the evolution of Hank"

[@NomzNoodle]

“Common parakeet, or budgie” (Proceeds to show an Indian Ringneck, a bird twice the size of a budgie)

[@davidsavige]

Also, parakeets and budgies are different birds.

[@timothygreer188]

@@davidsavige actually in the US we don't use the word Budgie we call them Parakeets. All other keets have a defining word like Ringneck, Mustache, Bourke's, etc. as a prefix to Parakeet

[@urmorph]

@@timothygreer188 Right on. Our (American) only native psittacine, the Carolina parakeet, was a conure. "Parakeet" has no real scientific meaning; it's just a small(ish) parrot. Parrot itself is from French Pierrot, a diminutive of Peter; Peter also yields "petrel". Peter, of course, means "rock", but the rock dove and the parrot are not related. (They're good friends, though, and have been spotted together at nightclubs.)

[@soulreaver8466]

@@timothygreer188 thank you for that, I didn't know how to word it

[@gbarnewall1]

Nothing about cockatoos whilst talking about parrots,and how if you have one as a pet they own you and torture you and your soul while laughing at you all the time

[@mistrants2745]

Wait, doves and pidgeons are considered different? In my language they dont even have seperate names.

[@psykkomancz]

Same here.

[@urmorph]

By whom? Even Gertrude Stein knew that they were the same. ("Pigeons on the grass, alas", from Four Saints in Three Acts, music by Virgil Thomson.) On the other hand... SciShow, Ouch! Oy vay! Bozhe moi! At 22:52 Tanya Dropbear really dropped the ball!!! THAT'S NOT A BUDGIE! It's a ringneck! (Blue mutation--captive bred.) You're gonna get hate mail from Australia--or maybe would if the Aussies weren't such nice people! Don't you have budgies in Montana?

[@kbee225]

Same here.

[@rqzzlldqzzls]

Its considered different , maybe because here in singapore pigeons are everywhere and doves ? Only seen once or twice .

[@fajaradi1223]

@@rqzzlldqzzls Nah ... Dove in Singapore is not rare. Just go to the nearest 7eleven, convenient store, etc. They oftenly arranged on a soap and shampoo rack.

[@Dr.RichardBanks]

100% should of been hosted by Hank as much as I love Michael. "Birds with hank" and hank says "here's hank to tell you more".

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

Should've had muscle hank to be exact.

[@Dr.RichardBanks]

@@TheMightyBattleSquid no

[@Dr.RichardBanks]

@bruh moment alright _Rudolph_ _Hess_

[@daxxonjabiru428]

I know everything's got to make a living, but Gulls are just monsters.

[@queergeologist8207]

@@paulgreen2401 yo lots of people cant live without meat. For example I can't eat large amounts of soy bc it could aggravate my hyperthyroidism. In addition soy is one of the most common allergies, and many other disabled and chronically ill people would become severely malnourished if we went solely plant based. I agree that animal welfare does need to improve, as long as there are disabled and chronically ill people, we will need animal ag. Also "vegan" textiles are plastic. A fur is not only warm, if taken care of properly, will outlast the owner.

[@wesleybates4849]

Im not gonna fight evolution. We undoubtedly treat animals and nature terribly but im never gonna stop eating meat. Im gonna change how and where I get it. We were made to eat a balanced diet of whatever we came across is the wild, provided it doesnt make us sick. Thats why humans can eat such a wide range of things. Animals cant touch the majority of what we eat, like garlic, onions, grapes and many more. And animals that evolved to eat only veggies/fruits dont have sharp teeth and powerfup digestive systems like wo do. Do what you want but dont preach veganism like it makes you a good person because it doesnt. Objectively it makes you a denier who takes the shortcut to a problem because its honestly easier to call people bad then try to change the way they think about serious issues like overpopulation.

[@queergeologist8207]

@@paulgreen2401 not everyone *can* go vegan. should disabled people just die so you can feel good about yourself?

[@GoldenNada]

@@paulgreen2401 thats cool and all but you know that how nature works only thing i can say is our excess due to greed being the problem. because if we don't kill it something else probably will and I'm sure Bears don't have Smug Vegans Bears looking down on them just because he had his fill grieving Salmon fishes where they lay eggs. So unless you dont drive, or use any technology you're no better than the next man. Boy self-hate is real...

[@GoldenNada]

@@paulgreen2401 also Diet is not going to save the planet its how we allocate and use resources. Naturally we are omnivores meaning we need meat for a reason that reason being is people tend to have allergies to soy which in most forms vegans eat is processed thanks to technology because lets face it pound for pound it gives us more protein than leafs and fruits ever can. hence why if vegans are not careful with there diet they can get headaches and mood swings hell that's probably why half y'all be so smug and stuff, not enough nutrients for the brain and its having an effect on the thought process.

[@mksabourinable]

The gull thing... Since everything is locked down with the pandemic the gulls in my area have been getting more aggressive with the crows over what scraps they can find, and I even saw one harassing someone who was carrying takeout home....... Haha we're in danger [I started throwing some food scraps like bread crusts out my window at night to try and placate them... So far it seems to be working. Even saw the baby crows comfortably exploring the park across the street...]

[@kipechawolfeortiz8791]

That's lowkey really kind dear.

[@bioemiliano]

Gulls are the devil

[@brianjensen5661]

Grab a shotgun sort it out

[@bioemiliano]

@@brianjensen5661 Just like God intended

[@revolver265]

@@brianjensen5661 "kill them and let their god sort it out!" I intentionally feed the crows only, because they get wise, and sit closer and more patiently. Also, goth af.

[@lesleyghostdragon3149]

SciShow compilations = anthologized evidence of SciShow awesomeness across the eons 💖

[@laanaalove]

Legit

[@jeromeriedl]

“Gotta fly like an eagle, not like a turkey. Don’t let the turkeys get you down.”

[@meandmetoo8436]

@ForestofTooMuchFood I'm pretty sure countries can't fly.

[@Sara3346]

Wild ones sure can.

[@janetross1900]

My grandma had friend named Bertie. When she came home from work her parakeet would say,"Let's go bowling, Bertie!".

[@horseenthusiast9903]

Aw, cute! I had a pet budgie Limon who liked to talk a lot, and the budgie I have right now, Forrest, is also pretty chatty (he also taught himself how to say "I want to speak to the manager," which. Is weird considering nobody in our house has said that but him lol)

[@janetross1900]

My grandma took me over to Bertie’s house when I was a little and I actually heard this bird say it

[@brianjensen5661]

My uncle had african grey parrot that would swear a lot. You'd think that'd get old after a while. It doesn't.

[@karlyrodenburg2776]

@@brianjensen5661 “give me some f****** walnuts” *screeching intensifies*

[@psykkomancz]

Gulls will outlive humans for sure. They are flexible, intelligent and merciless just like us.

[@GloomGaiGar]

and are not anchored to their phones all day

[@Jossandoval]

@@GloomGaiGar Yet.

[@lizardzilla]

@@GloomGaiGar ok boomer

[@000Krim]

and they can fly

[@apatrick1297]

I would like to hear more about hummingbird vocalizations mimicry, that was new to me.

[@jerelull2619]

Locally, we've got the amazing mockingbird. One year, we had one camping out on our chimney that started it's amazing repertoire about midnight and I didn't catch it repeating itself before I gave up listening about dawn and fell asleep. it mimicked about everything that made noise in the neighborhood; cats, dogs, name it. Had a few sweet songs in there as well.

[@siyacer]

How do you kill it

[@jerelull2619]

WHY would I want to do THAT? He/she was just doing what came naturally. And it's one form of lullaby.

[@siyacer]

@@jerelull2619 How do you kill a mockingbird

[@jerelull2619]

Same way you kill any bird, I suspect. Easier would have been to rig something up to chase the thing away, I'm pretty sure. Have some experience doing that around our tiny little boat in the marina. Birds like boats, particularly cormorants who love to perch on the spreaders and eat (& poop) very messily. Starlings are nearly as bad as they hang off the shrouds.

[@siyacer]

@@jerelull2619 So that's how To kill a mockingbird?

[@HisaKumini]

Okay wait no stop. We need an episode on pigeon milk please. I can't even process that right now.

[@johannakistenbrugge9306]

Damn I really like birds. They're so neat and complex and interesting.

[@jonakoltaj9347]

*tries to turn head around as far as it can go* Hank: "you'll snap your neck" me: ..

[@royyyyyyyyyy]

Can we just appreciate how great sci show is 😭❤

[@Vercopaanir]

Owls are my favorite bird! And this is the first video in a long time where I’ve actually learned something new about them. Much enjoyed!

[@CoconutJewce]

2:54 I was taught in an ornithology class that pigeons bob their heads in order to simulate 3D vision. Humans have two front-facing eyes that can create 3D based on the differences in what the eyes see, but pigeons can't do that. So, they bob to create that difference. Or so that was what I was told.

[@NeilHiggins2187]

Yeah I've heard this argument as well with lizards. There are some species (bearded dragons being one that I can independently verify, I used to work in an exotic pet store) that bob their heads quite often, usually while they are basking, which would rule out them doing it to stabilized their eyesight since they weren't moving in the first place. I supposed it could be both with pigeons though.

[@orionthewildhunt9173]

or both...

[@Peregrineeagle]

@@orionthewildhunt9173 Yes, it's both. The bobbing while walking is to stabilize their vision, you can see similar behavior in chickens. When they're standing still they'll sometimes move their heads around to gain better depth perception; Owls do this as well! You probably do it unconsciously when you're looking at something and can't quite gauge how far away it is, if you move your head around slightly the parallax relative to nearby objects helps you determine its distance.

[@karlyrodenburg2776]

@@Peregrineeagle beardies also bob at random things when they think its another beardie. They are territorial and very, very... daft

[@GuantaiN]

The Greens made learning so much fun... Thanks for the excellent compilations!

[@CookieCraftMedia]

A gull literally once stole a subway sandwich from my friend while he was back inside the store to get a straw. When he came back he wouldn't believe us what happened, best day ever

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Once, a seagull flew in front of me while I was eating a sandwich and just hovered there. It looked me in the eye, looked at my sandwich, and then back at me. I just got so mad I screamed at it. It flew off. My wife thought it was hilarious.

[@CookieCraftMedia]

@@OtakuUnitedStudio Out of all creatures, seagulls are probably one of the weirdest

[@urmorph]

Boy, you guys must have tucked that one away in record time. Quick thinking on the explanation, though. And he bought it?

[@undeadladybug7723]

Anyone else find it funny how Hank seemed annoyed whenever bats came up in that oilbirds clip?

[@danielb3573]

Pidgeons: taste good Oilbird: used to cook things that taste good Owls: used to collect things that taste good Geese: also taste good Firehawk: help owls find things that taste good Kelp Gulls: Oookay, moving on... Crested Auklet: smell like things that taste good Parrot: able to cordinate the assault on things that taste good. Together they are the ultimate thanksgiving feast gatherers! 🦃🦃🦃

[@siyacer]

Firehawks, also known as phoenixes, cook food

[@ThatWeirdFinn]

FFS!! I decided to listen to something happier instead of the murder mysteries I usually listen to before going to sleep. Murdergulls. Eyeballs. THANKS, HANK..... 🙄

[@Kiemixo]

Ha me too ☻

[@rhijulbec1]

😂 😂 😂 😂 👏👏👏👏

[@aurochf1]

The town I live in was full of cats last year, but they have all disappeared. Turns out an eagle owl decided to make the town its hunting ground this summer and has eaten all of them. I have heard of this happening in other towns here in Spain.

[@loraxdavewalters2696]

Hank wears a Powell's Books shirt while talking about a densely populated cave. It's 5 floors and made of wood, but still Powell's is a densely populated cave. How often does a SciShow host say "Every continent except Antarctica?"

[@argella1300]

I think this video should get an award for the best scishow thumbnail

[@Dana-or1he]

Somehow I have the feeling that Hank likes birds. Wonder how I got that impression?

[@JavierFernandez01]

Coolest bird: penguin in a freezer.

[@crovax1375]

Hank can't stop me from turning my head like an owl!

[@fajaradi1223]

Who?

[@crovax1375]

@@fajaradi1223 what are you some kind of wise guy? I'm talking about Hank! The guy that says I can't twist my neck like an owl!! :)

[@karlyrodenburg2776]

who??

[@revolver265]

_sickening crack sound_

[@squishyparrotlets]

Clicked this video as soon as I possibly could. There’s nothing better than birds and scishow!

[@rosscotheredroo1070]

As an Aussie, I'm voting the Fire Hawks as the most awesome bird you covered in this compilation, I didn't know that was a thing, I thought Fire Devils (Fire Whirls) was plenty enough. And as for my least favorite... Murder Gulls, Beach walks will never be same, Now when I'm being cowardly swooped within a 10 meter radius by an aggressive flock of gulls, Stalking me from behind I'll know they not protecting their patch of beach, They are trying to figure out how to eat me...

[@arthas640]

I am a bit suspicious of it though, especially since its a series of sightings of something thats a local legend. Nearly everyone has a camera in their pocket but its still never been caught on video and there are tons of local legends similar to this (such as cryptids) that have plenty of sightings but no hard evidence.

[@onyxraze]

You sir, are an absolute Marvel of humanity. Redemption incarnate. The epitome of excellence. Love your work. You are a consummate apex professional.

[@ivanabah2237]

11:55 Australia and their unique animal biome

[@borrellipatrick]

I was confused at the constant throwing it to Hank and realized that this is some compilation video 😨

[@michagrill9432]

Ur new to scishow? 🤔 If yes then Welcome 🤗

[@gwenyffyr]

Duuuh

[@sparklefantastic2015]

You guys forgot about the coolest bird of all! The bearded vulture! They have bright red eyes and take bones and drop them from super high up and eat the bone marrow out of them.

[@lizardzilla]

Actually they eat mostly just the bone itself, which sounds even more badass

[@timan2039]

@@lizardzilla that and they are aiming for a rock below to drip them.

[@travishirschfelt413]

And they have freaking beards! Its right there in the name... Even more bad-ass.

[@davidmorrill2943]

Crow s and raven will position nuts in roads at stop lights so cars Wil crack the nuts. Then go out at red light to get cracked nuts

[@orchdork775]

Whoa, that is so cool

[@Kashanta]

I wish I smelled like tangerines all the time.

[@nicolaswhite543]

Wow Hank is nearly perfect doppelganger of a really talented artist

[@neonsvampen1]

A big ass seagull flew into me and stole my whole pocket of churros :( i had taken 1 bite!

[@cferracini]

Kill it before it tries to steal your eyes!

[@TacComControl]

Owls seem like badass killers and hunters until you live near them. Yes, they can track a mouse from absolutely YONKS away, but somehow they will find new and creative ways to run face-first into trees, barns, parked cars, people, and pretty much everything else around. They're delightfully derpy birds.

[@TenBuckCanuck]

in the UK gulls have been known to carry off small dogs...yorkshire terriers and such

[@greenbird777]

I bred and sold white doves for awhile, and one of the final steps in a female deciding to bond with a certain male is by her tasting his milk. He might be strong and sexy as hell (to a female white dove), but if his milk isn't good enough to help feed the babies, she'll reject him. They take exactly 12 hour shifts in sitting on the eggs, and they're both so devoted that when it's time to switch, the parent that's been sitting kind of has to be shoved out of the nest by the parent who's turn it is to sit. There are times when neither one wants a break from sitting on the eggs, and they'll both sit on the nest together. They're very sweet, loving, intelligent birds.

[@SarAnna2195]

Pigeons produce milk...now I'm worried what's in Dove cosmetics 😂🤣🤣😂

[@royyyyyyyyyy]

Hank is literally so adorable

[@tylerkrug7719]

The fire hawks were pretty cool. That's birds using tools! How awesome,

[@katiem.3109]

Just wait until you learn about new caledonian crows!

[@RECTALBURRITO]

I'm on a SciShow binge, day 2, love the crazy science info.

[@EmjiAmsdaughter]

I once read a Tumblr post or something saying that the only emotion gulls have is hubris. I'm now inclined to belive that they have two emotions: hubris and sadism.

[@GeneralDurandal]

4:30 Pigeons also used to be a Royal Delicacy.

[@midknightsorina]

Did I detect malice in his voice when he talked about a "plant eating goose"?

[@marcfielvlogs8794]

imagine parrots evolving with a taste for human meat... then one day as you are chilling in your room, you begin to hear your parents and siblings calling you out to the backyard... but when you get there, they're nowhere in sight... then from behind you, you hear a collective voice of your family say "got you" then the skies go dark as thousands of parrots dive towards their next meal. and as you lay there on the ground, being eaten alive... you see on the corner... the remains of your family... plucked to the bones...

[@HelenRoose]

Michael's small dig at Hank at 7:26... priceless.

[@carstan62]

Dinosaurs have come a long way.

[@thirdhorizon6964]

That was actually kind of great, quite informative. Thank you very much!

[@timsullivan4566]

Never seen Alferd Hitchcock's 60's horror flic, "The Birds"? Famous scene where seagulls leave a woman with nothing but blood left n her eye-sockets.

[@siyacer]

Watch 17:04

[@jthemegaviru8681]

"FIRE HAWK" that one guy from borderlands 2

[@jeffinetlyjeffbi9770]

Big bird could talk, had a T. V. Show where he had friends who was a monster and ate cookies, friends that could count, and a friend that lived in a trash can...He was like 6ft tall... I'm pissed big bird wasn't here

[@braepau2698]

You guys should’ve talked about the lyrebird. They’re probably the best at mimicry.

[@jascha8681]

Yes they're so cool

[@MrFmiller]

I’m just glad cows can’t fly. I’d need to carry a large umbrella.

[@tonybates9107]

My favorite bird solely for the facts is the murder birds! Why because when they attack Wright whales that are new born they havent, the baby whales learned to defend themselves by flipping them off! It creates a very funny visual of adult whales giving the bird to birds in self defence!

[@ledumpsterfire6474]

I give pigeons exactly as much credit as they deserve, being probably my second or third favorite animal. I hate that people treat them like common pests, especially since we literally brought them to the US as companions in the first place.. and as food, but mostly companions. We also drove the native species to extinction. I made friends with a flock living in my porch roof, and they're such wonderful little birds.

[@davidsan9654]

Is it just me or do you picture Hank at 4:50 walking into a school saying, "how do you do, fellow kids?"

[@pheart2381]

A seagull hit my shoulder,pooped on me and stole a piece of pizza from my hand AND LEFT THE WRAPPER all in one swoop! A girl nearby Screamed. I was furious.

[@V4p3rcl0ud]

"The only birds known to do that, besides humans."........😶......I.....umm......didn't know I was a bird......

[@brianjonker510]

I am a middle-aged farmer near the finger lakes of upstate NY. As a kid, I liked to watch red-tailed hawks swoop down and catch mice from the field as we were removing hay. So a field with knee high or waist high legumes and grasses would be cut to 6 or 7 centimeters. Hawks learned to exploit those fields currently getting worked for the easy sighting and hunting. Four decades later hawks have largely been replaced by crows and gulls eating mice from those fields.

[@s.m.9871]

I think I’m figuring out that Hank likes birds

[@rustumlaattoe]

Wanna get back at seagulls just a bit? Buy some hot chips/fries. Drive to the beach. Throw a chip or 2 out of your window and up high so the gulls will see it. When the gulls arrive place a chip on your dash as close to the windscreen as possible without risking it falling down a vent etc. Now turn on your windscreen wipers and enjoy the show.

[@andrewweaver2517]

SciShow, I am so very grateful for your mission and time you spend perfecting it. Keep up the great work please! Thank you/NanooNanoo.

[@LEDewey_MD]

Ravens would be a nice addition.

[@MrsBradleyCooper]

Hank, I love all your cool shirts you wear. Also amazing how clean cut you can keep your shaving. You are a Rockstar

[@Angel_Billy4-30-23]

It's funny because as many pidgeons as there are, I've never seen a baby pidgeon. I guess I'll just have to Google it to see what they look like.

[@TueSorensen]

Hank is THE rock star of the internet science circuit! He (and the rest of you) should be taking the SciShow on a world tour! :-D

[@Pete...NoNotThatOne]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the Norwegian Blue in the parrots story, whose famous mimicry trick is thanatosis.

[@pelewads]

Gulls also prey on the chicks of other birds. And newly hatched sea turtles.

[@glenngriffon8032]

I love Baby Hank telling me about birds

[@approachingetterath9959]

i feel like australia is like nature's playground to produce the most weird creatures, or to design an apex predator with the most unconventional means of killing

[@MartinOlminkhof]

My favourite will always be the Australian magpie

[@DiscoChixify]

Yay! Olivia! She’s awesome ❤. Glad to see her. Even if it’s just a compilation that provides a blast from the past.

[@SkashTheKitsune]

scratch n' sniff husbands, those were the days...

[@jpaior]

I love that you don’t insult us by assuming we are all from the USA. Thankyou.

[@bullseyethewonderdog1361]

Jon Paior And so you insult the people who ARE from the USA? Why is that acceptable?

[@marbo.lee.]

Imagine being a war hero and then dying and your family and friends stuffing you and putting you inside of a museum for future civilizations to see

[@illusion-weavers]

When I was a fisherman, I saw seagulls try and eat smaller birds. One fisherman saw one eat a chickadee!

[@miguelsosa6107]

The lyre bird is pretty cool too imo

[@dhananjaysawant4646]

8:32 geese occasionally eat fish

[@donmackay9315]

They didn’t include members of the corvid family as birds that can talk. Birds like crows and ravens can be pretty good talkers.

[@janierose4786]

I have a magpie (we have a rehab education permit) and BOY can he talk. He's likes to say "Jekyll want a drink/bite" because we'll say, "Jekyll! Do you want a drink?" Or "do you want a bite?". He can also say "let me go", "Where's Skittles?" (another bird), "no!", and "goodnight baby!" among other things.

[@adamodosik]

Ok cool and all but are we gonna ignore that this bird is actually called the fire hawk?? Like that's the coolest name ever

[@spacedimensia]

Fine Hank, I won't look around like an owl.

[@Moniquejohnson28382]

"oh look, here's Hank again with the details!"...oh wow, somebody sounds jealous 🤣

[@steveissexy]

the most important part about pigeons that they are absolutely beautiful birds

[@siheard4206]

'... regurgitated fruit and their own feces. Sounds cosy, yeah!' You make me laugh, Hank. You cool man.

[@Metallica4Life92]

"we should count ourselves lucky they haven't figured out what human eyeballs taste like. YET." Oh God. The horror.