Oxpeckers Take Advantage of Their Hippo Hosts

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  • 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
    @Vernonu9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1121

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

  • @residentevil4life
    @residentevil4life 3 ปีที่แล้ว +633

    these things were cute until the whole open wound part

    • @diggingdwarf610
      @diggingdwarf610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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

  • @NjorunsZeal
    @NjorunsZeal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +389

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

    • @lucasandthetwolazerdudes1617
      @lucasandthetwolazerdudes1617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂😂😂LOL

    • @dark3rthanshadows
      @dark3rthanshadows 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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
      @NjorunsZeal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lucasandthetwolazerdudes1617 same

    • @commandblock7014
      @commandblock7014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      America:

    • @keithbartlett7679
      @keithbartlett7679 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You should be a play writer..👍

  • @p.f.886
    @p.f.886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    1:03 the way that birb runs has me dying

  • @dritzzdarkwood4727
    @dritzzdarkwood4727 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

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

  • @kronickintrovert
    @kronickintrovert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

  • @BuangPlays
    @BuangPlays 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

  • @davidg2479
    @davidg2479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @mrawesomeface4174
    @mrawesomeface4174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hands are underrated

  • @rudywinter4270
    @rudywinter4270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I just want to put lotion on their backs 😂😂

  • @marcianocastillo9501
    @marcianocastillo9501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Birds eating Hippos alive

  • @charlesrussell57
    @charlesrussell57 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

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

    • @ThomasClewsArt
      @ThomasClewsArt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I think they're designed to adapt to said environment

    • @juanversion3922
      @juanversion3922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

    • @kellymoderator5253
      @kellymoderator5253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@juanversion3922 okay incel

    • @freddyfox5002
      @freddyfox5002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @harrisons62
      @harrisons62 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kellymoderator5253 why?

  • @TheDarkHam1995
    @TheDarkHam1995 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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

  • @LuminousLead
    @LuminousLead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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

  • @the_odyssey93
    @the_odyssey93 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Watching these types of video at night keeps peace 🥰

  • @waziharahman24
    @waziharahman24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @deepakshrestha2204
    @deepakshrestha2204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Every life has their own problem fells good

    • @scorcher46
      @scorcher46 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Feels*

    • @hillaryhonde8425
      @hillaryhonde8425 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@scorcher46 fells*

    • @scorcher46
      @scorcher46 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @jonathanp.9633
      @jonathanp.9633 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      where did u fell from ??

  • @errol484
    @errol484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @MrCancer1965
    @MrCancer1965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Nature is a beautiful thing to watch.

    • @typingcat
      @typingcat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @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
      @CastleKnight7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @MrCancer1965
      @MrCancer1965 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @pandaeyesnexitidonotconsen2644
    @pandaeyesnexitidonotconsen2644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a soothing voice

  • @tjv1516
    @tjv1516 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favourite narrator

  • @TheCoolProfessor
    @TheCoolProfessor 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "Ha! Ha! You missed me!"

  • @Ry-ss5dz
    @Ry-ss5dz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @UnitedKingdom100
      @UnitedKingdom100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @ChimmyAnimate
      @ChimmyAnimate 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @chrisclayton584
    @chrisclayton584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

  • @peterdavis8471
    @peterdavis8471 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @kingsmarkx1
    @kingsmarkx1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @reymicroc
    @reymicroc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @smittywerbenjagermanjensen752
    @smittywerbenjagermanjensen752 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They are like Credit Card Companies

  • @momthegreatest
    @momthegreatest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

  • @captainawesome4983
    @captainawesome4983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

  • @fatkidwithfudge
    @fatkidwithfudge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @andrezits9723
    @andrezits9723 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @BirdBath1
      @BirdBath1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Andrezits, look at bird bath

  • @eddieking2976
    @eddieking2976 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hungry hungry Oxpeckers😁

  • @theliberalthinker3308
    @theliberalthinker3308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The inconvenience of the little ones.

  • @legendan1el488
    @legendan1el488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's so funny when they use their tail

  • @Animal_Life_Channel
    @Animal_Life_Channel ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing

    • @BirdBath1
      @BirdBath1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Animal Life Channel, look at bird bath

  • @mrosskne
    @mrosskne 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    most seductive nature documentary narrator

  • @RjhnlyNm
    @RjhnlyNm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @NoPantsBaby
    @NoPantsBaby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @dmd8552
      @dmd8552 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @G3O.On3
    @G3O.On3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This is torture.

    • @ExperienceLOS7713
      @ExperienceLOS7713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      God's plan.

    • @ExperienceLOS7713
      @ExperienceLOS7713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @bengal-desi6526
      @bengal-desi6526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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
      @biggzzify 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bengal-desi6526 which god created us

    • @bengal-desi6526
      @bengal-desi6526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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.

  • @billyjoel8510
    @billyjoel8510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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?

  • @ABB-bw6tc
    @ABB-bw6tc 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Right there

  • @rajeshwarchinna
    @rajeshwarchinna 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's like eating the island itself

  • @loriweikel9551
    @loriweikel9551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    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
      @Mfields4517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @Supgangy
      @Supgangy ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @itsoctotv
    @itsoctotv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dont mind the croc there xD

  • @WJen8
    @WJen8 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @cortex3535
    @cortex3535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @BirdBath1
      @BirdBath1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Vonarg, look at bird bath

    • @cortex3535
      @cortex3535 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @joshuakemp4726
    @joshuakemp4726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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
      @alioramus1637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @joshuakemp4726
      @joshuakemp4726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bstone Live Thanks

    • @bkjeong4302
      @bkjeong4302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @kellygervais3440
    @kellygervais3440 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Vampires..🐲

  • @SOSick691
    @SOSick691 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are like flies for animals

  • @juanversion3922
    @juanversion3922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bird spa

  • @chrisneedham5803
    @chrisneedham5803 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I want one to clean my ears 😂😂

    • @windshearahead7012
      @windshearahead7012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Chris Needham its gonna eat them

    • @ChimmyAnimate
      @ChimmyAnimate 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@windshearahead7012FALSE

  • @mark6302
    @mark6302 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    heheh oxpecker

  • @artiebentley7249
    @artiebentley7249 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who else is here in 2021 watching this...

  • @billyjoel8510
    @billyjoel8510 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dang

  • @jplarrivey6225
    @jplarrivey6225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol

  • @kazutama3902
    @kazutama3902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @kamaukamau6233
    @kamaukamau6233 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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
      @timeshark8727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
    @TheGhostofSparta9 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im going to be a oxpecker assasin.

    • @BirdBath1
      @BirdBath1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Expert boy, look at bird bath

  • @tava7886
    @tava7886 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hippo: It’s an app

  • @Moesie
    @Moesie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Theybdeal with birds
    We deal with musquitos

  • @SamsungA-ll4xs
    @SamsungA-ll4xs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yezzz

    • @BirdBath1
      @BirdBath1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Samsung A5, look at bird bath

  • @welovephilippineswithmylov5419
    @welovephilippineswithmylov5419 ปีที่แล้ว

    😱

  • @Raison_d-etre
    @Raison_d-etre 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @TheDevil174
    @TheDevil174 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pesky bee

  • @sebastiangruszczynski1610
    @sebastiangruszczynski1610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @sanciopancioahoy
    @sanciopancioahoy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    спиногрыз

  • @Fhbbfffgghyggbb
    @Fhbbfffgghyggbb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Vixey_Starr
    @Vixey_Starr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @MogulMonk1
      @MogulMonk1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Weirdest comment found this week

  • @vladhorizon647
    @vladhorizon647 ปีที่แล้ว

    🦛

  • @damotoneko1500
    @damotoneko1500 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Earwax, disgusting.

    • @Rockstarmade224
      @Rockstarmade224 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Disgusting to humans but tastes good to them

  • @JohnnyJohn116
    @JohnnyJohn116 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @swamiohm5681
    @swamiohm5681 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't like her artificial tone.

  • @welovephilippineswithmylov5419
    @welovephilippineswithmylov5419 ปีที่แล้ว

    😱