No one ever forgets their mother, even if she is a toy train.
@therealjesterguys Жыл бұрын
I wish I could forget mine
@cencent2189 Жыл бұрын
Toy train mom deserves mom of the year
@thelouiebrand3 жыл бұрын
I just hatched one 2 days ago who was stuck in the egg. I helped it out and spent the majority of its first day with it. Guess what! It thinks I’m it’s mom. I never believed this until actually experiencing it.
@crazyjkz3 жыл бұрын
I found this to be quite interesting. It teaches quite a bit about animal behaviors, and particularly the bond between a parent to its offspring and specifically how that bond is formed. One thing I found strange is when they did the experiment with the ducklings that were 30 hours old, although they clearly weren't imprinting on the objects that were introduced to them I found it interesting that they were still making the distress call and seemed to be looking for something other than the object in their vicinity. My question is why would they be making a distress call and searching for something if they won't imprint on anything at 30-hours old and up until that point no animal or object was ever introduced or otherwise shown to them?
@andrewmoore70143 жыл бұрын
We know more about this now than when the video was made. Ducklings imprint on their siblings but still need a "parent", and that object must be larger than them to trigger that instinct. As they get older it takes more exposure for them to imprint on a parent object because they develop a fear of novelty. The toy probably frightened them so they would have had to be around it for much longer to imprint on it.
@daniellahl5809 Жыл бұрын
@@andrewmoore7014you didn't answer on his question
@andrewmoore7014 Жыл бұрын
@@daniellahl5809 I kind of did. The ducklings don't have a parent object but are still looking for one when they are in distress; such as when frightened by this new stimulus. It's just instinct for them to seek their parent out in these situations because they are pretty defenseless without someone to protect them from danger. This is why actually all of the ducklings make a distress call when first placed in the enclosure. They are alone, and to a duckling that is terrifying. In order to imprint after the critical period, they need to first overcome this fear, which takes time. This is why some domestic duck owners will spend a lot of time handling their ducklings to make it happen. During the critical period, it is believed they haven't developed this neophobia yet; it comes later so as not to interfere with the process of imprinting on their mother during their first day of life when they are still in the nest.
@JennaHasm4 ай бұрын
I don't want to die without talking to the researchers that conducted this experiment so well.
@krystalwilliams8412 жыл бұрын
I have 2 baby ducklings at home and they imprinted on me they go crazy when im not around,distress calling and when i show up they show quiet little peeps, follow me around and hop on me and lay on me. Its actually really cute its weird tho cause i got them when they were 4 days old so the imprinting was late but almost immediate after. The one is a runt and hes missing half of his beak he relies on me more than his sister does.
@Yomomma-jf9iy Жыл бұрын
The person that planned this study is a GENIUS!
@xoxopenquin2 жыл бұрын
As all experiments on animals are this was so sad 😭
@divyanshupathak20692 жыл бұрын
How will I be able to do these experiments. Taking the toy away from her and listening to all those distress calls 😭
@temitopeowolabi9074 Жыл бұрын
I am a year 4 zoology student and looked for this video to understand imprinting in animal behavior and this is wonderful!
@TheOfficialCurbsidePickup Жыл бұрын
Just was watching some guys getting followed by ducks on some KZbin shorts, pondered why this was quite common & boom this wonderful slice of information presents itself. Love the internet sometimes.
@Jakau-q8i3 ай бұрын
Moving toy train: exists Duckling: mommy🥹🥹
@MnMnBahr.3 жыл бұрын
This makes my heart melts soo cute
@MaiaPalazzo3 жыл бұрын
I wanna be adopted by a baby duck now 🥺 Behaviourism will never not be cool.
@daniellahl5809 Жыл бұрын
So many open questions... What happens when the object stops moving at all? What happens when u give the ducks a real duck mother afterwards?
@corneliusthegreat67943 жыл бұрын
It makes me really uncomfortable watching this but sometimes in science you have to do some cruel things
@KYLE1654-v7m5 ай бұрын
No shit
@Megsducks2 жыл бұрын
"On wobbly legs, it seems to look for something, even though there is virtually nothing to see in the experiment's featureless environment" is just such a funny line. the 2:32 segment is hilarious!
@divyanshupathak20692 жыл бұрын
Its SCIENTIFIC!
@FknNefFy3 жыл бұрын
The experiment with the rabbit was dangerous as bunnies can turn around and stomp their feet really fast ... it’s dangerous for the baby duck to be in that
@monad_tcp3 жыл бұрын
it would be dangerous if the rabbit would bite the duck
@richardcabusas47953 жыл бұрын
In that case..they will not include the experiment in the video. It will be deleted and edited
@shoelacy71013 жыл бұрын
I have a rabbit and she stomps her feet when she's distressed or afraid. It makes a good thump but I doubt it could genuinely hurt anything. Also I've never heard of a rabbit biting someone out of the few dozen I've seen, so I don't think anything would happen. Rabbits will run away before they fight.
@katskye112 жыл бұрын
@@shoelacy7101 yes, me too. but they can get spooked by small noises or something and run (claws and their strength is in their feet) and hurt the ducky by accident.
@shoelacy71012 жыл бұрын
@@katskye11 That's fair.
@francescaclarito14163 жыл бұрын
Those poor chickies I want to adopt them all🥺
@jerrygonzales53773 жыл бұрын
Thanks TikTok now I’m watching this 12min experiment 😑
@MentalHealthTreatment3 жыл бұрын
your Duck Studies diploma is in the mail
@AnthonnyAG3 жыл бұрын
Same here, it was very interesting.
@chris-gg9kq3 жыл бұрын
You too
@jacobpro_2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha same. I just saw a TikTok of ducks playing with a dog and it got me looking in to duck behavior 😂😂
@npcimknot9582 жыл бұрын
social animals need something, or someone, period.
@Zeynepqt3 жыл бұрын
poor ducks lol
@Bundo20242 ай бұрын
this is so wholesomeee
@MnMnBahr.3 жыл бұрын
We are monsters indeed
@ellios57343 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@youngeshmoney3 жыл бұрын
Oh shut up
@MnMnBahr.3 жыл бұрын
@@youngeshmoney what about you hunny 💋 shut the f up 💋💋
@atulvaibhav5376 Жыл бұрын
Nope no more than the ducks or lions or snakes.
@Jakau-q8i3 ай бұрын
Works with humans too! Literally the same with weaboos falling in love with anime character
@winterstonez95773 жыл бұрын
Buttt all ducks look & sound the same... how do they not get confused??? Is it also by smell?!?!
@loveemma093 жыл бұрын
They know thier families the way we know ours. The smell of the egg probably smells like thier family and they can recognize them easily once they find them.
@ellios57343 жыл бұрын
A simple example is that when US ppl think all Asians look same but they don't actually look same if u live with Asians U'll find out that they have so much different features in their faces and look...😅(no offense to nobody) besides...animals have strong sense of smell
@Yomomma-jf9iy Жыл бұрын
Where can I find that reseacher? I want to hire that team!
@CamiloSanguesadeRobles Жыл бұрын
Awesome and fascinating video, may i ask, Who did this tudy? thanks btw
@HarmonicVector Жыл бұрын
The triple peep is just so cute...
@Dondlo463 жыл бұрын
I am here from Stanford's Ethology lecture, I got really interested and searched this video
@highlyrecommended82783 жыл бұрын
So what happens to the duck that followed the toys?
@lexscarlet2 жыл бұрын
Oof soul crushing If this is your jam, check out Harlow's rhesus monkey experiments
@manuvishnoi9037 Жыл бұрын
Intresting🐣
@shellimiller97363 жыл бұрын
This feels cruel
@AnthonnyAG3 жыл бұрын
Without this kind of experiments, animal ethics wouldn't exist as they exist now? Research on animal behavior is vital treating animals.
@PimpolloMorales3 жыл бұрын
It is cruel, but it is also helpful in the pursuit of diminishing cruelty. We understand what distresses these animals better now, and can work towards mitigating these factors. We are kind of horrible creatures in that aspect, learning so much of kindness through our own ventures into cruelty. But science is an absolutely vital tool for us to progress into a future as kinder creatures
@monad_tcp3 жыл бұрын
@@PimpolloMorales its not cruel, other species would just eat the ducks, humans are curious, they play with things to learn, they don't want the ducks just for their energy content, they actually care about what ducks do. ironically the concept of cruelty is something entirely human, there's no cruelty in nature, from the point of view of the duck, the object was really his parent, it would be cruel separating it after the imprinting, doing the experiment isn't cruel.
@kingwrongs3 жыл бұрын
@@monad_tcp will the object feed it ? The experiment is cruel
@monad_tcp3 жыл бұрын
@@kingwrongs I guess something will have to
@memeslife-wq2tx2 жыл бұрын
This is pretty neat
@impermissa2 жыл бұрын
Where is all the feces?
@sp34rm4n Жыл бұрын
Hi! Thanks for the video! Can I get the article please.. Thank you!
@kamaltamang18683 жыл бұрын
Wow.. Its really helpful.video. About imprinting (animal behavior)
@aidahoe29463 жыл бұрын
They forgot to put a red ribbon on the red balloon
@liflre94613 жыл бұрын
Really interesting , thanks !
@devinfernandez8664 Жыл бұрын
I don't feel like eating duck anymore
@loveemma093 жыл бұрын
This is torturous for the poor baby ducks and for the viewers! Just give them thier momma's 😭
@alan_decker3 жыл бұрын
They don’t have any, that’s the thing
@justaneditygangstar2 жыл бұрын
They killed their mommas cause America
@lorriefox9774 Жыл бұрын
@@alan_decker All living creatures, either born or hatched, has a mom.
@alan_decker Жыл бұрын
@@lorriefox9774 as in they are probably dead
@misc1453 Жыл бұрын
I think it would be more interesting for the duck to have no interactions whatsoever. For their food and water to be provided to them but nothing more. Would they bond with their food containers?
@emokuja Жыл бұрын
they probably wouldn't because the object of imprinting needs to be moving (although it's possible to imprint on inanimate objects if that's your question)
@chrisrobinson342 жыл бұрын
Sadly depressing.
@foyo5497 Жыл бұрын
Only if you allow yourself to be depressed by this 40+ year old video.
@novelitoybanez34863 жыл бұрын
Awesommee ❤😍
@justinstevens53813 жыл бұрын
What if u do a duckling on a duckling?
@Duvmasta3 жыл бұрын
That's a good question.
@constantine-worldsmostdang79083 жыл бұрын
9:50 watch it, altough it is quite obvious
@jenniferwilliams71662 жыл бұрын
They will be side by side until they grow up , never apart. When they get separated they make their little call/cry and take turns chirping 3x back and forth until they are close enough to find their way back to one another. So cute.
@funfair-bs7wf Жыл бұрын
What happend to the poor little ducks after ?
@TinyBewPuppy5 ай бұрын
Probably dumped after used or put down.
@funfair-bs7wf5 ай бұрын
@@TinyBewPuppy I would have brought all of them to my home 🥲
@IcefangGD2 жыл бұрын
this sounds like a cool experiment to try at home
@ellios57343 жыл бұрын
5:24 🥺🥺🥺
@lorriefox9774 Жыл бұрын
When the objects are taken and experiment is over are the ducks traumatized?
@Unknown-wl7vl3 жыл бұрын
Rollo tomasi brought me here
@Guyverman016 ай бұрын
What year is this?
@MangleCosplays2 жыл бұрын
omg.this is so sad...
@CarlosAlberto-fd5or2 жыл бұрын
Exceelente !
@ellios57343 жыл бұрын
Okay thank you now give them to the mama
@dechefmane35263 жыл бұрын
V
@yousa-x4g21 күн бұрын
Only the most lonely types adore playing psychology.
@funfair-bs7wf Жыл бұрын
The life of these poor experiment ducks is a lie 😢
@LetsChat2 жыл бұрын
Replace the duck with any newborn and those toys with Christianity. Same result.
@foyo5497 Жыл бұрын
So much this. Basically growing up in any belief system will have humans acting like these ducklings.
@deepankulandaisami954411 ай бұрын
same with nationality, or any other system, which we think gives security.
@marlon809510 ай бұрын
Christophobic
@TheShellsSecert3 жыл бұрын
Here for tik tok 😭🤚🤚
@astrosidledyall85733 жыл бұрын
Nice same
@MentalHealthTreatment3 жыл бұрын
explain?
@JoeDuckMan3 жыл бұрын
@@MentalHealthTreatment me too haha, someone posted a clip from this video on tiktok so we came to watch the whole video :) it’s pretty neat