I can see why she is so fond of him, treats her with respect and not like a teddy bear, even learned gestures and ways to communicate to a basic degree with her.
Shoebills are surprisingly somewhat friendly to humans - they don't shy away from us, and will even allow humans to come close to their nests. Just make sure to bow to them first.
He's a very good caretaker, but also an excellent presenter. He took advantage of every moment they were waiting for her to take the fish and get on the scale. He knows how to keep people interested, but he isn't chatty or overly energetic. He also respects her space, even when she wants to be close he makes sure he isn't stressing her or crowding her. Very chill guy.
That bird is kept awful!! In the wild they don't seek loud yelling parrots next to them as neighbors, sreaming all day, they need a water basin, rocks, tall lake grass, natural gras no gras matts no straw decor and s shed.... this is a horrible way to keep this poor bird!
@@deusvult2302 You got all of that from one single video, filmed at only a few angles? How do you know this is the bird's permanent enclosure? Don't animals in the wild live around....other animals that make noise all the time? What if this is just the Shoebills "public" enclosure, where it comes to be seen and studied by visitors during the presentation, and it has a separate space for nesting? Do you KNOW for a FACT that what you're assuming is correct?
@CogitoErgoCogitoSum Haha feel like the body language otherwise says differently, no ruffled feathers, and trying to get closer to the keeper. Nice Descartes reference by the way, your name!
@@Elsagwene Most animals in zoos don't look scared, they look like they've given up. When the only positive thing in the animals life is feeding time, yeah I'd be happy to
The first time I saw a shoebill, I immediately fell in love with them. There's something regal, yet prehistoric about them... and the fact that they're pretty docile, and bow as a sign of affection makes them even better 😁.
People saying Futaba is probably lonely need to do even a basic google search to see Shoebills DO NOT like being around other birds. In the wild, they choose to live very solitary lives.
@aaron neeley IT TOOK HER THIRTEEN MINUTES TO DECIDE THAT DEMEANING HERSELF AND DOING WHAT HER CAPTOR TELLS HER EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNNATURAL TO HER AND UNNECESSARY FOR ANY FREE CREATURE TO HAVE TO PERFORM A TASK FOR FOOD, IT'S WORTH THE HUMILIATION AND DISCOMFORT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS GUY IS NEVER GOING TO CHANGE HIS STRANGE WAYS AND RIDICULOUS TASKS NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES SHE TRIES TO GET HIM TO BE A PAL AND JUST GIVE HER THE FOOD FOR GOD'S SAKE, BUT HUNGER EVENTUALLY WINS AND SHE GIVES IN. BRUH.
@@xenenlighten7970 Ever type a full paragraph before looking up to see that caps lock was on? Then you have to decide, is it worth it to retype that shit? Or cut and paste it into word to convert it to sentence case? So you make a quick decision to either delete it, or if it's not entirely inappropriate, just leave it.
Skit Bit - Side Split The only task he made her do was to get her on the scale. It is crucial to take the weight of animal to determine if they are losing weight or gaining weight rapidly. If the animal become underweight in a short amount of time, it can be a sign of parasites, Illnesses, or any other factor. Same for being overweight, any complication can occur. I would agree that it would be wrong if the caretaker made her perform anything else that falls into entertainment by teasing her with food. However, I don’t blame him for checking her health.
@@TheBakingSlave Because you've seen a Pterodactyl in their natural habitat, yea? Lmao...and they weren't dinosaurs. School apparently didn't teach any of these kids in the comments much past how to be a douche.
I love how gentle she is when she takes the fish from his hand. Those things can easily break bones if they wanted to, but she makes sure not to even get the skin, even though it meant dropping the fish. That's amazing.
@@heinedenmark I take it you've never seen a Macaw parrot chomp through Brazil nut shells like they aren't even there. Plenty of large birds have bone breaking bite force.
How spectacular, loving, peaceful, natural, amazing and so aware, shoebill appears. So seemingly ALOHA💖🦋🌴🌸🥰 but sad that there are so many birds, animals and mammals held captive for big profits called zoos.
the clattering, bowing and shaking the head when she bows is her way of being excited and showing trust, its how they greet each other in the wild, and they are SUPER friendly to humans, if you just copy them they will be chill enough that you could walk right up to them and hand feed them.
Y'all be talking about her being majestic but can we talk about those few little feathers on her head because I'm losing my mind over how adorable they are - I could literally cry look at that hairstyle
I hate this circus. At least if you keep a wild animal captive then feed it with dignity instead of making a profiteering entertainment exercise for humans.
@@MuckylittlemeHe needed to weigh the bird and he’s teaching people about their mannerisms. To compare this to a circus is completely disingenuous and that’s coming from someone that’s against using animals for performance
@@Muckylittlemeeh it's what you gotta do if you care about animals unfortunately, funding for wildlife doesn't come out of thin air and less and less comes from our helpful politicians. Wildlife conservations such as this do a LOT of work into repopulating endangered animals. A lotta species would be gone if it weren't for these "circuses" lol.
This Shoebill’s caretaker is a remarkable person. He clearly understands the unique bird’s need with it characteristics and such. I commend him and have now much admiration for him as I do for the exotic rare species bird. What a harmonious giving beginning with the caretaker. A bare t true witness to what differences people may make.
the privilege to even interact with these kinds of animals, pandas, dolphins, rhinos, tortoises, are always going to go to the most responsible people to care for these endangered species
As a two time Umbrella Cockatoo parent, I can attest to how critical it is to become intimately aware of the subtle eye expressions and body postured of a potentially dangerous bird, even as small as a cockatoo. Their bite force can be tremendous and their beak can slice like a knife. If you don't know their subtle attitude signals and you allow your bird to socialize, eventually someone is going to get hurt. And this can include 911 level injury. Owning and sharing my life with Umbrella Cockatoos has been extremely rewarding. They are sweet, usually gentle birds that just like to hang with their humans and entertain them. But, like driving a Ferrari, if you don't know how to handle it, you really shouldn't own it.
This shoebill would never hurt a human they are so gentle unless you are food in the wild. Sadly 😢without us they may perish 😢 like the dodo bird so many years ago that would be very sad ❤❤❤❤
@@Incompetences The burden of proof is on the establishment to prove that its alleged "fossils" are real, but everyone who believes in them does so not because they proved they're real, but because THEY GULLIBLY BELIEVE THE ESTABLISHMENT. As for my burden, it's easy to meet by pointing to the fact that the dinosaur story contradicts itself saying that countless reptiles disappeared or became birds but crocodiles and tuataras didn't die out nor had to change drastically. That's a double standard. If there was enough sun for croccs and tuataras, then dinosaurs would still exist. They don't because they never existed. They were invented to fool people into rejecting Noah's Ark by there being too many creatures to fit and too big to fit. Also, aquatic monsters akin to dinos are part of that myth and none of them are here today even though the oceans have always been teeming with food for predators meteor or not.
It's astonishing to see how such a beautiful creature can have such a caring relationship with obvious signs of affection with this particular caretaker. I would be honored to have such a relationship, it really shows how animals aren't just mindless. They have thoughts and feelings too!
@Hotsam Noirchards exacto, yo lo que veo es que el ave sigue su alimento y quiso meterse a la cubeta con agua...es realmente triste de ver como el cuidador le esconde los peces y el ave tiene que esperar para comer.... Sad .. :(
@Hotsam Noirchards every animal in the world including domesticated animals if you aren't careful will do the same. If they think an offspring is sick or is to weak either they'll kill it by eating it or leave it to die. A wild animal doesn't have the luxury of taking its baby to the hospital like a human.
@@keewinter5752 They know they can only feed so many mouths and so they have survival of the fittest. Humans procreate til kids dying of starvation. We need to consider what planet can feed and have food left too for other species. Whales beaching from starvation. Part radiation killing off food supply. Fukishima going to let more contaminated water out so expect to see more sea creatures and sea plants we eat dying. We must be conscious that what we eat they do not get. Oceans can restock in Atlantic sooner but water on Pacific Ocean is heavily contaminated and will take very long time to repopulate. Plus big fish get more contamination from eating higher levels of radiation from eating multiple layers of contaminated fish. Imagine tbe billions the Pacific fed so protein more scarce as Pacific is essenti as lly dead. Need to eat more vegetables, and non GMO food. Eggs, fowl, meat, which I as many do not eat mammals. Israel will control protein ss making lab grown meat muscle than killing wearhouse raised animals. But will lack much enzymes and other nutrients. Some cultures eat huge portions of protein, esp meat I saw in restaurants when travrling in Europe, than needed. Shall we changr our habits or let people die or rid them.
why does the bird bows?.. idk maybe because this is japan where they bow the whole day to each and one another.. i highly doubt that it´s a natural way of these magnificent birds male to male most definitely not
Futaba is quite smart. She seems to sense her favorite keeper before she sees him, and knows that he's trying to gets her to step on the scale. She keeps her eyes on him, and I think she's in love with him. I love to see her cluttering and bowing. 🙂
"Keeper" is an interesting word as it both means, An attendant, a guard, or a warden. and One that has the charge or care of something. I think both are appropriate here
@@Muckylittleme Who is the guardian of whom? What right do we humans have to subordinate animals? I've been wondering this for as long as I've been conscious. We have debased intelligent and soulful animals, often more than us, to the point of having to rejoice because there is someone (the minority) who takes care of them. So sad.
@@nessy2000 I think the majority of people appreciate nature and animals. It is a bit of anti-human perspective to selectively point out the worse traits without also pointing out the best. Humans are the most complex animals on Earth and their consciousness and intelligence allows them to manipulate their environment like no other animal can. This is a double edged sword as it can conflict with nature but also help preserve it. No other animals concern themselves with conservation. So it is up to humanity to understand our responsibility and take care of our environment but we must love ourselves first and foremost and ensure it is our best traits that are made manifest in this World and not the worse.
@@PaulinOsakanow They're critically endangered in a lot of places due to habitat loss, so uh, yeah I think the shoebill is living a great life there. I think there are also sanctuaries and programs trying to keep them alive as well. And, most Shoebills are actually quite fond of humans. But, you can go ahead and assume how she feels if you'd like.
Her age being unknown means either they stuck to the “never ask a lady their age” or this is a dinosaur disguised as a *MODERN* bird (stop telling me that birds are dinosaurs I know already, every paleontology video says it. Why do I have to specify modern birds what other birds do you see outside?)
@@Juan-zi3qs the scary thing is, they don’t even NEED teeth to be ferocious predators like dinosaurs did. They scoop their prey into their beak, leave their mouth open just enough for the prey to desperately stick its head back out of the mouth and into the open, and then the shoebill clamps its bill shut and decapitates its prey before eating it all. Said prey includes CROCODILES. Everytime I find myself thinking that avian dinosaurs were kind of lame with their feathers and other bird like qualities, I think about shoebills and geese and other terror-bird wannabes and am instantly reminded how lucky we are that dinosaurs are so small nowadays.
I really appreciate seeing the time he took with her to communicate with her and rub her head. I watched another video where another caretaker ignored her bowing and was too busy talking to a crowd. It's evident this guy cares and I'm glad he does- this animal is perceptive and I can only imagine how lonely she must get
These types of birds actually prefer to be alone. Apparently, they are usually born together with a sibling. The bigger sibling will get rid of the smaller one before they reach adulthood.
I am so impressed by this bird, she’s very large but moves elegantly and slow. If you saw her in the wild and had never seen the species before I’m sure you would freak out. She has beautiful feathers.
I think she is so regal and stately. I became really aware of these stunning creatures just a few years ago and it is easily my fav. You should buy me and you some tickets to Africa and go see them in the wild. Keep me posted. ha
Many will never understand Tatar, they are fast asleep. I am 57 years old and I have never seen one of these birds in my lifetime. And I had been all over the world. The Mandela Effect is real.
They're ambush predators in the wild, meaning they patiently wait, still as a statue, until a meal passes by and then they strike (though she seems to move slowly, if she were to strike it would be lightning fast). They can stand perfectly still for very long periods waiting for a meal.
It's clear that Futaba likes her caretaker. The gesture of bowing & shaking her head may also be like showing manners, appreciation, as well as affection depending on the circumstances. Just ❤ watching these dinosaur_ looking birds. 👍
Wow, there is a mutual love between a caretaker and a shoebill. He treats her as if she were his "friend". She seems to understand that he respects her so much. Look at the way, he feeds her while keeps explaining everything to the visitors. He doesn't lose his focus on her.
Thank you for the English translation. Today we can share our love of animals with translations. I'm so pleased that this Japanese person can share his information to other people that don't necessarily speak his language. But we can celebrate the difference by translations.
She's being shy getting on the scale wanting to keep it a secret from her crush but she only weighs 5.7 kilos/12.5 lbs. I actually thought she'd weigh more, don't tell her I said that
She’s as tall as an elementary schooler but weighs the same as a big house cat. Hollow bones really do a lot more for weight reduction than I would have thought
@@sr6061 I heard the same thing.These birds are on the verge of extinction.It's good that this zoo is trying to save this species.They are not left in nature.
I love the way they want u to bow ur head to them, its so cute. If u r in person with 1, and they bow their head, and if u do it back, it almost seems like a game, they love to keep repeating the bow n shake head greeting over and over, it's truly amazing!
Easily the most fantastic bird I have ever seen: stoic, sharp, egrit-like, a former dinosaur....I am going to carve a life-size replica of this wonderful creature.
The shoebill also known as whalehead, whale-headed stork, or shoe-billed stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill. It has a somewhat stork-like overall form and has previously been classified with the storks in the order Ciconiiformes. They are from ined central Africa ined tropical places withed swampy places.
Invinoveritas No, very very diffrenter . Stork which does geted seen as delivering all ways babys is “White Stork”. They do haved longer more pointed bills and the whale head has a very wider bill and shaped as a liked thosed small garden hand shovels for digging flowers and stuff or as a shoe. Except it that the sides edges ofed the whale head are knifed like and sharp. One ofed theirs tricks is to grabbed a fish or crawdad or snake and then open their Bill a little and when does the creature stacked its head out to leaved, then SNAP! Offed goes its head. White Storks speared their stuff a lot. And to the whale head all so will eat crocodiles as big all most as small humans children.
Futaba is so beautiful. I'm glad she is well taken care of. It's a joy to see her. Shoebills are such fascinating creatures, they seem so prehistoric, I'll never forget seeing one for the first time, I had no idea they existed, it was quite the surprise to learn of them.
Mome Gnome they have fiends, that's why they bow to each other's company, human just hasn't study them long enough to know of their behaviors and this shoebill is a wild capture one, as zoo doesn't even know of her age!
Thanks for subtitles in English. Question: Why is her little pond area empty with no water? Seems like that and a few fish in it would enrich her life. Any plans on getting her a mate?
@@inkbold8511 or she was saved and brought to this zoo to ensure she lives a full life. Do you think wildlife conservations know how old the animals that come into their care are? Not every animal you don't know the age of was stolen and imprisoned. There is more to it than that.
@@HIROsea2016 Thank you for sharing. And my compliments to you on the quality of her environment. It looks impeccable (and the other birds in the background sound happy and healthy).
Seems to me a nice little stream going through her enclosure with a small waterfall and live fish swimming around for her to forage for would up her quality of life. She looks bored.
8:27 i love this part, you just get done filling the bucket and put it back and she comes over looks at the full bucket and then bows and thanks you with shoebill speech ❤ they are so cute
Why does the bird look so anime? Its like this thing came straight out of a Gibli movie. My jaw is just dropping at how unreal this thing is, its like nothing i've ever seen before.
@@navigatormother7023 See the thing is the bird in Up seems right. This thing doesn't "fit" in the real world. Its like it comes from another universe.
@@Mord12gp It's probably a combination of a lot of things really. It's a wet concrete grey that one doesn't really associate with nature. The feathers have a distinct white edge which can make it look like it's got distinct outlines like a cartoon character. The shape of it's eye ridge gives it the appearance of Disney villain eyebags and an almost cartoony anthropomorphic glare. It's bill seems disproportionate and heavy compared to the rest of its body. The crest on the back of its head looking like cartoonish messy hair. And it's five feet tall with a posture that gives the impression of someone stalking with their arms folded behind their back. Human-sized birds in general just seem to trigger something primal in humans in a similar way to snakes. In short, by sheer coincidence the thing looks like an obviously evil cartoon pelican stepped out of a Disney animal cartoon and into reality. Just picture it wearing a waist coat and chewing on a cigar in a dimly lit office threatening a rat to pay back the loan it took out by the end of the week or else.
What a gentle giant feeding and challenging this gorgeous bird! And thank you for being so generous to your audience! What a treat and an example how to involve others.
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I can see why she is so fond of him, treats her with respect and not like a teddy bear, even learned gestures and ways to communicate to a basic degree with her.
Shoebills are surprisingly somewhat friendly to humans - they don't shy away from us, and will even allow humans to come close to their nests. Just make sure to bow to them first.
@@unclepodger meanwhile anything the size of its beak including their weakest chick: *food* ?
you just described the work of a zoo caretaker in general
Well he could have made it easier for the bird to "ride" (wth?) the weight if he had made it less wobbly!
@@unclepodger hippogriff? 😂
He's a very good caretaker, but also an excellent presenter. He took advantage of every moment they were waiting for her to take the fish and get on the scale. He knows how to keep people interested, but he isn't chatty or overly energetic. He also respects her space, even when she wants to be close he makes sure he isn't stressing her or crowding her. Very chill guy.
That bird is kept awful!! In the wild they don't seek loud yelling parrots next to them as neighbors, sreaming all day, they need a water basin, rocks, tall lake grass, natural gras no gras matts no straw decor and s shed.... this is a horrible way to keep this poor bird!
@@deusvult2302
You got all of that from one single video, filmed at only a few angles? How do you know this is the bird's permanent enclosure? Don't animals in the wild live around....other animals that make noise all the time? What if this is just the Shoebills "public" enclosure, where it comes to be seen and studied by visitors during the presentation, and it has a separate space for nesting? Do you KNOW for a FACT that what you're assuming is correct?
@@_The_Traveler_ this is the type a person who would complain about they're child having to do schoolwork at school 😂
He would make a good scene dom lol
Hes cute too.
i feel like how she keeps bowing lower than him everytime he bowx back is the shoebill version of "No I love YOU more" an that's real neat
@CogitoErgoCogitoSum Haha feel like the body language otherwise says differently, no ruffled feathers, and trying to get closer to the keeper. Nice Descartes reference by the way, your name!
They only love food
@CogitoErgoCogitoSum She doesnt look or act scared though.
@@Elsagwene Most animals in zoos don't look scared, they look like they've given up. When the only positive thing in the animals life is feeding time, yeah I'd be happy to
She’s probably bonded with the keeper and may even view him as her mate.
The first time I saw a shoebill, I immediately fell in love with them. There's something regal, yet prehistoric about them... and the fact that they're pretty docile, and bow as a sign of affection makes them even better 😁.
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Same same! Absolutely can’t get enough of them!
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People saying Futaba is probably lonely need to do even a basic google search to see Shoebills DO NOT like being around other birds. In the wild, they choose to live very solitary lives.
They are usually born in a clutch of two. The bigger one kills the other sibling. I still think they adorable.
@@diannemoyes1505 Savage. But yeah, same
Sounds like my dream roommate.
@@diannemoyes1505 i remember the mother shoebill abandons her child if one of them is weaker or has illness. Sorry for my bad english
I guess that’s why they’ve been around so long.
She seems to be intelligent, just really observing everything the guy does.
She is intelligent.
@aaron neeley IT TOOK HER THIRTEEN MINUTES TO DECIDE THAT DEMEANING HERSELF AND DOING WHAT HER CAPTOR TELLS HER EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNNATURAL TO HER AND UNNECESSARY FOR ANY FREE CREATURE TO HAVE TO PERFORM A TASK FOR FOOD, IT'S WORTH THE HUMILIATION AND DISCOMFORT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS GUY IS NEVER GOING TO CHANGE HIS STRANGE WAYS AND RIDICULOUS TASKS NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES SHE TRIES TO GET HIM TO BE A PAL AND JUST GIVE HER THE FOOD FOR GOD'S SAKE, BUT HUNGER EVENTUALLY WINS AND SHE GIVES IN. BRUH.
@@jmgnish Dude..caps..
@@xenenlighten7970 Ever type a full paragraph before looking up to see that caps lock was on? Then you have to decide, is it worth it to retype that shit? Or cut and paste it into word to convert it to sentence case? So you make a quick decision to either delete it, or if it's not entirely inappropriate, just leave it.
Skit Bit - Side Split The only task he made her do was to get her on the scale. It is crucial to take the weight of animal to determine if they are losing weight or gaining weight rapidly. If the animal become underweight in a short amount of time, it can be a sign of parasites, Illnesses, or any other factor. Same for being overweight, any complication can occur. I would agree that it would be wrong if the caretaker made her perform anything else that falls into entertainment by teasing her with food. However, I don’t blame him for checking her health.
*This bird didn’t forget its ancestors were dinosaurs.*
I was just about to say, this is a living dinosaur. The way the Shoebill blinks and eats, even moves and looks, reminds me so much of a Pterodactyl.
Yes me too. That bird looks prehistoric.
@@TheBakingSlave Pterodactyls weren't dinosaurs ;-)
@@TheBakingSlave do you have videos of pterodactyls blinking and eating to know it behaves like a shoebil?
@@TheBakingSlave Because you've seen a Pterodactyl in their natural habitat, yea? Lmao...and they weren't dinosaurs. School apparently didn't teach any of these kids in the comments much past how to be a douche.
She demands the highest form of respect, such is her magnificence.
100%
I love how gentle she is when she takes the fish from his hand. Those things can easily break bones if they wanted to, but she makes sure not to even get the skin, even though it meant dropping the fish. That's amazing.
Doesn't surprise me after reading a lot of stories on here. Shoebill Storks are unusually friendly towards humans.
No bird "can break bones" .. it's a myth
@@heinedenmark I take it you've never seen a Macaw parrot chomp through Brazil nut shells like they aren't even there. Plenty of large birds have bone breaking bite force.
@@bowlsallbroken Yeah.. Some might be able to break a finger on you.. But that's it
@@heinedenmark you literally just said it's a myth that birds can break bones. What are your fingers made out of?
I have never been happier to know of a living organism's existence than I did when I learned about the Shoebill. Amazing and majestic birds.
Exactly, they are so mesmerizing!!
Yeah. And they have these big smiles on their beaks. I wonder how happy those shoebill birds really are
Amazingly, the Shoebills have struck me the same way. 1💜
How spectacular, loving, peaceful, natural, amazing and so aware, shoebill appears. So seemingly ALOHA💖🦋🌴🌸🥰 but sad that there are so many birds, animals and mammals held captive for big profits called zoos.
One of a kind
I love how she stands and watches him with curiosity😭I also love how they respect each other and have their own way of communicating
Everything about this bird is so surreal. the way it looks, the way it moves, even the sound it makes.
Ah the sound of Mashinenpistole.
@@billylauwda9178 *Maschinengewehr
because its a dinosaur, I mean just look at it
@@swedenreality6082 exactly what i wanted to say, i don't know how but they survived for so long
God was very particular ha wonderful
the clattering, bowing and shaking the head when she bows is her way of being excited and showing trust, its how they greet each other in the wild, and they are SUPER friendly to humans, if you just copy them they will be chill enough that you could walk right up to them and hand feed them.
Y'all be talking about her being majestic but can we talk about those few little feathers on her head because I'm losing my mind over how adorable they are - I could literally cry look at that hairstyle
Ikr? 🤣
Featherstyle?
She looks like a sesame street character
It looks like it just woke up so cuteee
@@yankoelgueta1116 Maybe reminding you of Big Bird?
She's so patient and quiet in this loud aviary.
I hate this circus.
At least if you keep a wild animal captive then feed it with dignity instead of making a profiteering entertainment exercise for humans.
@@MuckylittlemeHe needed to weigh the bird and he’s teaching people about their mannerisms. To compare this to a circus is completely disingenuous and that’s coming from someone that’s against using animals for performance
This shoebill is a well-treated ambassador and will make people care about birds.
@@Muckylittlemeeh it's what you gotta do if you care about animals unfortunately, funding for wildlife doesn't come out of thin air and less and less comes from our helpful politicians. Wildlife conservations such as this do a LOT of work into repopulating endangered animals. A lotta species would be gone if it weren't for these "circuses" lol.
@@handIedeez I would say having an animal perform for public entertainment being a circus is pretty apt.
so funny & cute when they bow/shake their heads together 🤣
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That is how they greet and show respect to one another. They do this in the wild too
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This Shoebill’s caretaker is a remarkable person. He clearly understands the unique bird’s need with it characteristics and such. I commend him and have now much admiration for him as I do for the exotic rare species bird. What a harmonious giving beginning with the caretaker. A bare t true witness to what differences people may make.
the privilege to even interact with these kinds of animals, pandas, dolphins, rhinos, tortoises, are always going to go to the most responsible people to care for these endangered species
As a two time Umbrella Cockatoo parent, I can attest to how critical it is to become intimately aware of the subtle eye expressions and body postured of a potentially dangerous bird, even as small as a cockatoo.
Their bite force can be tremendous and their beak can slice like a knife. If you don't know their subtle attitude signals and you allow your bird to socialize, eventually someone is going to get hurt. And this can include 911 level injury.
Owning and sharing my life with Umbrella Cockatoos has been extremely rewarding. They are sweet, usually gentle birds that just like to hang with their humans and entertain them. But, like driving a Ferrari, if you don't know how to handle it, you really shouldn't own it.
This shoebill would never hurt a human they are so gentle unless you are food in the wild. Sadly 😢without us they may perish 😢 like the dodo bird so many years ago that would be very sad ❤❤❤❤
The guy is cute so I'm not surprises likes him. He also seems kind and gentle.
Yes cute 😍
True 🤭
@FBI This is the only time you're not helping FBI.
@FBI Yep I'm calling the CIA
They are Japanese 😏
She looks like prehistoric bird dinosaur. So majestic. Btw, the child's voice asking all sort question is so cute.
Birds are the only extant dinosaurs
My series on atheist myths proves that dinosaurs never existed. Free thinkers would consider it, but gullible jerks will just insult me.
@@scintillam_dei What proof do you have?
@@Incompetences The burden of proof is on the establishment to prove that its alleged "fossils" are real, but everyone who believes in them does so not because they proved they're real, but because THEY GULLIBLY BELIEVE THE ESTABLISHMENT. As for my burden, it's easy to meet by pointing to the fact that the dinosaur story contradicts itself saying that countless reptiles disappeared or became birds but crocodiles and tuataras didn't die out nor had to change drastically. That's a double standard. If there was enough sun for croccs and tuataras, then dinosaurs would still exist. They don't because they never existed. They were invented to fool people into rejecting Noah's Ark by there being too many creatures to fit and too big to fit. Also, aquatic monsters akin to dinos are part of that myth and none of them are here today even though the oceans have always been teeming with food for predators meteor or not.
@@scintillam_dei what about enough oxygen?
Probably the most calming bird I've ever seen. Love the energy.
Calm bird. Unbelievably noisy ppl!
It's astonishing to see how such a beautiful creature can have such a caring relationship with obvious signs of affection with this particular caretaker. I would be honored to have such a relationship, it really shows how animals aren't just mindless. They have thoughts and feelings too!
@Hotsam Noirchards exacto, yo lo que veo es que el ave sigue su alimento y quiso meterse a la cubeta con agua...es realmente triste de ver como el cuidador le esconde los peces y el ave tiene que esperar para comer.... Sad .. :(
@Hotsam Noirchards what does abandoning chick's have to do with an animal being intelligent?
@Hotsam Noirchards every animal in the world including domesticated animals if you aren't careful will do the same. If they think an offspring is sick or is to weak either they'll kill it by eating it or leave it to die. A wild animal doesn't have the luxury of taking its baby to the hospital like a human.
@@keewinter5752 They know they can only feed so many mouths and so they have survival of the fittest. Humans procreate til kids dying of starvation. We need to consider what planet can feed and have food left too for other species. Whales beaching from starvation. Part radiation killing off food supply. Fukishima going to let more contaminated water out so expect to see more sea creatures and sea plants we eat dying. We must be conscious that what we eat they do not get. Oceans can restock in Atlantic sooner but water on Pacific Ocean is heavily contaminated and will take very long time to repopulate. Plus big fish get more contamination from eating higher levels of radiation from eating multiple layers of contaminated fish. Imagine tbe billions the Pacific fed so protein more scarce as Pacific is essenti as lly dead. Need to eat more vegetables, and non GMO food. Eggs, fowl, meat, which I as many do not eat mammals. Israel will control protein ss making lab grown meat muscle than killing wearhouse raised animals. But will lack much enzymes and other nutrients. Some cultures eat huge portions of protein, esp meat I saw in restaurants when travrling in Europe, than needed. Shall we changr our habits or let people die or rid them.
curious - who is claiming animals are mindless?
She loves him Starts bowing and talking the minute she sees him🥰
that's excitement for her !
why does the bird bows?.. idk maybe because this is japan where they bow the whole day
to each and one another.. i highly doubt that it´s a natural way of these magnificent birds
male to male most definitely not
@@nillehessy 😵😵😵
@@nillehessy the bird bows down when it feels comfortable, regardless of country/location
@@iqqy86 yeah like japanese people
Caretaker: *bows and shakes head *
Futaba: 🥺🥰
Geralt: that shouldnt even exist.
Futaba is quite smart. She seems to sense her favorite keeper before she sees him, and knows that he's trying to gets her to step on the scale. She keeps her eyes on him, and I think she's in love with him. I love to see her cluttering and bowing. 🙂
Yeah who wants to step on the scale..I mean..Pschh!
"Keeper" is an interesting word as it both means,
An attendant, a guard, or a warden.
and
One that has the charge or care of something.
I think both are appropriate here
@@Muckylittleme Who is the guardian of whom?
What right do we humans have to subordinate animals?
I've been wondering this for as long as I've been conscious. We have debased intelligent and soulful animals, often more than us, to the point of having to rejoice because there is someone (the minority) who takes care of them. So sad.
@@nessy2000 I think the majority of people appreciate nature and animals.
It is a bit of anti-human perspective to selectively point out the worse traits without also pointing out the best.
Humans are the most complex animals on Earth and their consciousness and intelligence allows them to manipulate their environment like no other animal can.
This is a double edged sword as it can conflict with nature but also help preserve it.
No other animals concern themselves with conservation.
So it is up to humanity to understand our responsibility and take care of our environment but we must love ourselves first and foremost and ensure it is our best traits that are made manifest in this World and not the worse.
This bird feels very proud that she has her own servant.
I didn't get that feeling, rather the "When are we leaving, when do I get to be free again look".
🙄
@@PaulinOsakanow Oh fuck off! Shoebill stork are solitary animals and tend to attack there own kind, only tolerating each other during matting season.
@@PaulinOsakanow They're critically endangered in a lot of places due to habitat loss, so uh, yeah I think the shoebill is living a great life there. I think there are also sanctuaries and programs trying to keep them alive as well. And, most Shoebills are actually quite fond of humans. But, you can go ahead and assume how she feels if you'd like.
This bird looks like it just got back from the casting of the dark crystal
Yessss
Zfrank1 reference?
Kodokushi Hill no actually my comment was around before his new ostrich video lol
HmmmMMMmmmm
Even a year after that comment, it still is true! 😄
I believe that is one of the most beautiful birds I have ever seen; no joke.
Theyre fantastic
all birds are beautiful.
@isak69 Lundberg Agree, it's truly grand
Secretary birds are also very beautiful and majestic creatures. I encourage bird enthusiasts to give them a look if your haven't already!
Scary bird. I am fascinated yet I'm terrified of this creature.
Her age being unknown means either they stuck to the “never ask a lady their age” or this is a dinosaur disguised as a *MODERN* bird (stop telling me that birds are dinosaurs I know already, every paleontology video says it. Why do I have to specify modern birds what other birds do you see outside?)
Well both. She's definitely a dinosaur, and if they ask she will kill them
All birds are dinosaurs
@@shadetreader I meant like it’s using a fake beak to hide it’s teeth
@@Juan-zi3qs the scary thing is, they don’t even NEED teeth to be ferocious predators like dinosaurs did. They scoop their prey into their beak, leave their mouth open just enough for the prey to desperately stick its head back out of the mouth and into the open, and then the shoebill clamps its bill shut and decapitates its prey before eating it all. Said prey includes CROCODILES. Everytime I find myself thinking that avian dinosaurs were kind of lame with their feathers and other bird like qualities, I think about shoebills and geese and other terror-bird wannabes and am instantly reminded how lucky we are that dinosaurs are so small nowadays.
Both
I really appreciate seeing the time he took with her to communicate with her and rub her head. I watched another video where another caretaker ignored her bowing and was too busy talking to a crowd. It's evident this guy cares and I'm glad he does- this animal is perceptive and I can only imagine how lonely she must get
These types of birds actually prefer to be alone. Apparently, they are usually born together with a sibling. The bigger sibling will get rid of the smaller one before they reach adulthood.
Shoebills are solitary birds.
@@bnewtz7492 Choosing to live alone (solitary) and being separated from all other animals (lonely) are two completely separate things.
Pecks a scale display "She seems to be worried about this"
I feel ya girl
This comment deserves more likes!
Such a beautiful bird and a kind, gentle caretaker. ❤️ May they both be blessed.
Thank you for watching and comment💕☺️💕
She looks like a Victoria's Secret model. All legs and wings!
And I bet they taste grilled like VA models too
Looks like a dam dinosaur.
Looks like a Jakovasaurs from South Park.
@CogitoErgoCogitoSum aren't they all male models all dressed up as females ewh
@@andreleao4111 hope you enjoy the taste babe
She bows so deeply. What a polite and affectionate bird
If a guy that cute came to feed me daily I'd display my plumage and chirp too.
Yeah right
@@moon-tf6si chill
Baby momma shake ya tail feather lmaooo
@@ohnonotjo lmaooo how only 3likes?
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In Japanese culture bowing is such a sacred fundamental social gesture that it is easy to understand why the public is so fascinated by this bird!
I am so impressed by this bird, she’s very large but moves elegantly and slow. If you saw her in the wild and had never seen the species before I’m sure you would freak out. She has beautiful feathers.
I think she is so regal and stately. I became really aware of these stunning creatures just a few years ago and it is easily my fav. You should buy me and you some tickets to Africa and go see them in the wild. Keep me posted. ha
Gorgeous bird.
I love the way she stands there, watching every move the caretaker makes. I’m pretty sure she is plotting to take over the world! Lol.
Lol
With the caretaker by their side lol
I think zoo keepers find her amale shoebill that would be great for her
Esau already done that to her species...these birds are reaching extinction due to poltchers
Lol she's definitely studying humans.
This bird never existed in my reality and now it does
youtube shoebill in the rain and shoebill dancing Tataaar
Have a look at the Potoo, this bird may seem even weirder to you.
Not in my wildest imagination could I have dream up such a fantastic bird
Many will never understand Tatar, they are fast asleep.
I am 57 years old and I have never seen one of these birds in my lifetime.
And I had been all over the world. The Mandela Effect is real.
I know part of the Mandela effect I think. Never , ever heard or saw one until about a year ago and I've been around 71 years.
when you get a good look at a shoebill it shows how apparent an inspiration they were for the loftwings in skyward sword.
Futaba is BEAUTIFUL! She's so smart, and you can see it in her eyes.
She stands soo still like a statue.. concentrating on mealtime.. She is beautiful, i didnt even know these birds exist.. Thankyou for sharing..
They're ambush predators in the wild, meaning they patiently wait, still as a statue, until a meal passes by and then they strike (though she seems to move slowly, if she were to strike it would be lightning fast). They can stand perfectly still for very long periods waiting for a meal.
Once I was taking a walk, and I thought "why did someone dump a stork statue by the side of the road?" but when I looked at it directly it flew away
I'm fascinated yet scared by this bird. She looks like an animatronic.
This particular bid moves very much like a Dinosaur, its fascinating.
you should be scared, that beak can tear your hand off.
But if you're that guy then you don't have much to worry
@@serinawong3019 why should i be scared im japanese
@@Disciple_of_God. I ment to op but if you can tell the body language of the bird are are educated enough to know about it, then you're fine.
@@serinawong3019 ok
A delicate feeder! A lovely lady in a beautiful shade of blue...thank you for such a peaceful repast!
We've also gotta admit that the guy is cute, right?
Lol the Shoebill is cuter!🤣🤘
They make a cute couple 😄
Yessss lol
@@jacey8779 oh yeah! 🤣🤣🤣
Skinny, but cute and seems nice
The bird looks pre-historic, but beautiful, and fascinating!
Her reaction at 5:01 when she realized it was a rainbow trout was hilarious
She was like : Bitch I trusted you and you give me rainbow trout.
She doesn't like to taste the rainbow. 🤣
She's like, "I didn't order this."
Чудо - птица!!! Грациозная, умная, что-то сказочное вней!!
I just learned about this species of bird today. I'm totally obsessed.
Im slowly becoming more and more obsessed with Shoebills.
Thank you for the English explanations. It was nice to learn more about Futaba. She is gorgeous.
It's clear that Futaba likes her caretaker. The gesture of bowing & shaking her head may also be like showing manners, appreciation, as well as affection depending on the circumstances. Just ❤ watching these dinosaur_ looking birds. 👍
funnily enough all birds are technically still literal dinosaurs that just survived the extinction event
Wow, there is a mutual love between a caretaker and a shoebill. He treats her as if she were his "friend". She seems to understand that he respects her so much. Look at the way, he feeds her while keeps explaining everything to the visitors. He doesn't lose his focus on her.
The feathers on her back are absolutely stunning!
They’re surprisingly light despite their size
That’s something birds and aircraft have in common
Hollow bones :)
to fly better imagine being heavy and tall then they'll be like the ostrich
All birds are
These beautiful birds can live up to 36 years.
They are so gorgeous.
Futuba says, "Wait, we were just starting to have fun, why are you leaving so soon!"
This young man has a real gift in how he communicates and interacts with other species. He's also very brave to hand feed a shoebill.
Thank you for the English translation. Today we can share our love of animals with translations. I'm so pleased that this Japanese person can share his information to other people that don't necessarily speak his language. But we can celebrate the difference by translations.
She's being shy getting on the scale wanting to keep it a secret from her crush but she only weighs 5.7 kilos/12.5 lbs. I actually thought she'd weigh more, don't tell her I said that
She’s as tall as an elementary schooler but weighs the same as a big house cat. Hollow bones really do a lot more for weight reduction than I would have thought
What a smart and gentle bird. She’s beautiful!❤
The intro is intimidating as hell, she looks like she's walking into her kingdom.
Эта чудо-птица для меня открытие! Настиящий динозавр, живой и прекрасный! Боже, сохрани это диво дивное!
They are highly indangered last report I saw said only 2000 in nature
@@sr6061 I heard the same thing.These birds are on the verge of extinction.It's good that this zoo is trying to save this species.They are not left in nature.
It took me a moment to realise that the clattering was coming from her. I thought it was him tapping the bucket letting her know he was there.
Omg.... Am I living under a rock?! I nvr seen this bird before.. Its soo unique!
What an amazing divine intelligent very prehistoric looking bird. What beauty and those feathers!
WOW! What an amazing dino-bird
I love the way they want u to bow ur head to them, its so cute. If u r in person with 1, and they bow their head, and if u do it back, it almost seems like a game, they love to keep repeating the bow n shake head greeting over and over, it's truly amazing!
SO precious! Love his patience and respect for the beautiful creature!🥰
That clattering sounds like someone rapidly tapping a textbook lol
From her beautiful aesthetic to her vocals to her demeanor and smarts truly amazing and beautiful.
Какая красивая птица, берегите ее.
Постоянно эта птица у меня вызывает добрую и широкую улыбку😍
Shoebill walks like principal of my old school, staring at my friends who slept during History class.
😁
Can you imagine what would happen if you unleashed this stork at a high school? I think all students would study!
The bird looks like unreal but she is so sweet I’m falling in love 🥰 I wish I could see her in real ...
Easily the most fantastic bird I have ever seen: stoic, sharp, egrit-like, a former dinosaur....I am going to carve a life-size replica of this wonderful creature.
Stop it, you won't do it
Not former
If you actually do you should make a youtube video carving it!
The shoebill also known as whalehead, whale-headed stork, or shoe-billed stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill. It has a somewhat stork-like overall form and has previously been classified with the storks in the order Ciconiiformes.
They are from ined central Africa ined tropical places withed swampy places.
Invinoveritas
No, very very diffrenter . Stork which does geted seen as delivering all ways babys is “White Stork”. They do haved longer more pointed bills and the whale head has a very wider bill and shaped as a liked thosed small garden hand shovels for digging flowers and stuff or as a shoe. Except it that the sides edges ofed the whale head are knifed like and sharp. One ofed theirs tricks is to grabbed a fish or crawdad or snake and then open their Bill a little and when does the creature stacked its head out to leaved, then SNAP! Offed goes its head. White Storks speared their stuff a lot. And to the whale head all so will eat crocodiles as big all most as small humans children.
Futaba is adorable. I hope she`s still healthy and well.
This is so amazing. Who would have ever thought, bowing to be a universal language. Amazing.
I appreciate that it seems like FUTABA is happy and well taken care of. She's so smart and pretty.!
she might be humble enough to not dare to express dissatisfaction. Think about it.
@@ericastier1646 About what, exactly. The only thing that'd come to mind is Boredom
Even our children have to learn some manners from this Beautiful Darling ❤️
Futaba is so beautiful. I'm glad she is well taken care of. It's a joy to see her. Shoebills are such fascinating creatures, they seem so prehistoric, I'll never forget seeing one for the first time, I had no idea they existed, it was quite the surprise to learn of them.
I wonder how bearable that constant high pitch sound would be for this bird. An I nteresting creature .
She is a lovely bird! I would love to see her get a companion Shoebill to have a friend.
They live allone.
Yup. They are not chihuahuas or anything like humans they are wild animals that live a solitary life.
Who needs a bird companion when you got the best caretaker in the world?
@@badlaamaurukehu Bullshit, they mate just like every other species and need friends of like kind
Mome Gnome they have fiends, that's why they bow to each other's company, human just hasn't study them long enough to know of their behaviors and this shoebill is a wild capture one, as zoo doesn't even know of her age!
The most amazing creature I've ever seen. Never thought it would be so cute
The water didn't really need to be changed but he changed it regardless. Such a caring person.
FUTABA and this male caretaker were lovers in last life, they now have a good friendship. xxxxx from Canada
Thanks for subtitles in English. Question: Why is her little pond area empty with no water? Seems like that and a few fish in it would enrich her life. Any plans on getting her a mate?
Shoebills live alone.
Anna K they don't even know of her age, she is definitely captured in the wild and bought by this zoo for entertainment.
nah, that's a heron species, and adding alive fish to her enclosure would be a recipe for desaster.
@@sunside79334 why ?
@@inkbold8511 or she was saved and brought to this zoo to ensure she lives a full life. Do you think wildlife conservations know how old the animals that come into their care are? Not every animal you don't know the age of was stolen and imprisoned. There is more to it than that.
💗💗💗 so cute! I especially like how he relates to her and communicated by bowing and wiggling his head like her 💗😊
Thank you for watching and comment💕☺️💕
@@HIROsea2016 Thank you for sharing. And my compliments to you on the quality of her environment. It looks impeccable (and the other birds in the background sound happy and healthy).
Seems to me a nice little stream going through her enclosure with a small waterfall and live fish swimming around for her to forage for would up her quality of life. She looks bored.
I would like a nice litttle stream as well going through my room with fishes-but here I am on my couch bored...
@@scottclark7592 You should get a stream 😂😂 I want one now too!
They don't even know her age, it's likely she was captured in the wild then place in this zoo. It's cruel Japanese often does that to wild animals.
Those concrete floors are terrible as well. You can see that she doesn't like them and tries to stay on the fake grass.
Zoos are from a time when we didn't have Internet and so they had to bring the animals to the people.
Zoos should not exist anymore.
They look like enormously smart birds with a heart of gold. Don't know much about them,but looks so dignified
That bird walked out like a boss
8:27 i love this part, you just get done filling the bucket and put it back and she comes over looks at the full bucket and then bows and thanks you with shoebill speech ❤ they are so cute
I love how she has one claw on the scale like "there, now give me food"
Why does the bird look so anime? Its like this thing came straight out of a Gibli movie. My jaw is just dropping at how unreal this thing is, its like nothing i've ever seen before.
It was said to be the inspiration for the bird in the US animated film "UP".🙏🕊.
@@navigatormother7023 See the thing is the bird in Up seems right. This thing doesn't "fit" in the real world. Its like it comes from another universe.
@@Mord12gp It's probably a combination of a lot of things really. It's a wet concrete grey that one doesn't really associate with nature. The feathers have a distinct white edge which can make it look like it's got distinct outlines like a cartoon character. The shape of it's eye ridge gives it the appearance of Disney villain eyebags and an almost cartoony anthropomorphic glare. It's bill seems disproportionate and heavy compared to the rest of its body. The crest on the back of its head looking like cartoonish messy hair. And it's five feet tall with a posture that gives the impression of someone stalking with their arms folded behind their back. Human-sized birds in general just seem to trigger something primal in humans in a similar way to snakes.
In short, by sheer coincidence the thing looks like an obviously evil cartoon pelican stepped out of a Disney animal cartoon and into reality.
Just picture it wearing a waist coat and chewing on a cigar in a dimly lit office threatening a rat to pay back the loan it took out by the end of the week or else.
@@Flameblight Okay, this breakdown/observation is the best thing I've read today!! lol
I seen this bird in a game called Ys lacrimosa of dana. Shocked to find out the bird exist in real life.
I can never thank Kemono Friends enough for introducing me to the wonderful birds that are shoebills
Same. This comment right here lads.
What a beautiful, amazing bird and carer ❤️
What a gentle giant feeding and challenging this gorgeous bird! And thank you for being so generous to your audience!
What a treat and an example how to involve others.
This is amazing! Never have seen or known of such a bird. What great communication between him and the bird. Love it♥️
Caretaker: appears
Futaba: So anyways, i started blasting
Futaba is a beautiful bird, thank you for sharing her with the world. I look forward to seeing her in the year ahead.
What a wonderful attentive creature displaying high intelligence and great caring attitude, the bird is quite interesting as well.