Scary or Cute? You decide! Ghost Bird - Great Potoo

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  • @ReiseLukas
    @ReiseLukas ปีที่แล้ว +19264

    The most Muppet looking bird ever and surpisingly is real

    • @filippoye609
      @filippoye609 ปีที่แล้ว +421

      And the most muppet sound lmao

    • @npetfan8309
      @npetfan8309 ปีที่แล้ว +199

      Shoebills are close second.

    • @annedavis6090
      @annedavis6090 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@npetfan8309 my Hoosier self thought it might be a baby shoebill at first glance🤦

    • @feuerling
      @feuerling ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Baby owls are the champion

    • @leslieparker3914
      @leslieparker3914 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Yeah, if that muppet was designed by Freddie Kruger after watching Alien.

  • @foreststudios1869
    @foreststudios1869 ปีที่แล้ว +5114

    This bird is the literal definition of " I stared into the abyss and it stared right back . "

    • @booginas
      @booginas ปีที่แล้ว +30

      GOOD 1 😶!!

    • @pringlestreams
      @pringlestreams ปีที่แล้ว +52

      I see why Owlman blinked

    • @marcuswillbrandt5901
      @marcuswillbrandt5901 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I don't even know if it was the starer or the staree

    • @stevsan3050
      @stevsan3050 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      IT BLINKED 1ST

    • @janepatton2907
      @janepatton2907 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And I think it’s kind…

  • @stralex1992
    @stralex1992 ปีที่แล้ว +1366

    bro is majestic

    • @AnimalFakts
      @AnimalFakts  ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Yes it is 🤩

    • @Riverstar12
      @Riverstar12 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Ikr

    • @Derpy_Crow
      @Derpy_Crow ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Frrrrr

    • @e.d.i2668
      @e.d.i2668 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Search up standard winged nightjar or pennant winged nightjar, you will be amazed

    • @ernestke1392
      @ernestke1392 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      666 likes

  • @pattyhoughtaling6230
    @pattyhoughtaling6230 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    They are adorable. I hope they are protected 😊

    • @carocoward40
      @carocoward40 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If I saw this ,in the forest,I NEED TO BE PROTECTED,

  • @navajoauckland6003
    @navajoauckland6003 ปีที่แล้ว +489

    I'm honestly in bewilderment .. never have I heard of or seen this magnificent creature before .. truly beautiful

    • @jos9447
      @jos9447 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      seriously never ever heard of this creature either!

    • @a.g.m8790
      @a.g.m8790 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Most people haven’t heard of or seen most things on this planet. It’s amazing in every sense of the word

    • @terrylawrence8362
      @terrylawrence8362 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Beautiful integral part of nature to be respected and cherished 🐦🎉

    • @173jaSon371
      @173jaSon371 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jos9447 There are 7 species of them too. Nature is fascinating

  • @BossLadySAAngelique
    @BossLadySAAngelique ปีที่แล้ว +626

    He looks like a cute friend who scares bullies off to protect you

    • @Selkie7
      @Selkie7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Awe ❤

    • @peakey1651
      @peakey1651 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @LadyCoyKoi
      @LadyCoyKoi ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That title goes to the Shoehorn. That giant pokemon/muppet will literally unalive anyone who stares at you the wrong way.

    • @bawmheadrobloxevil2822
      @bawmheadrobloxevil2822 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How is the comment section scared of it? I think it’s adorable!

  • @solascriptura5859
    @solascriptura5859 ปีที่แล้ว +888

    It looks like a 75 year old man hunched over with arthritis yelling for you to get off his lawn and I love it.

    • @niqq4839
      @niqq4839 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      yes.

    • @xantylegendaddy
      @xantylegendaddy ปีที่แล้ว +12

      😂😂😂😂

    • @amyhagen94
      @amyhagen94 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      My thoughts exactly 😂

    • @sunjaneumann6309
      @sunjaneumann6309 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Mr Nevelkracker

    • @kabernat
      @kabernat 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Your answer was hilarious!! I loved your answer!😄😄

  • @pattyhoughtaling6230
    @pattyhoughtaling6230 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    I think they are adorable 😊

    • @bullrunready
      @bullrunready 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      OK.. imagine suddenly shining a light on it while in complete darkness while it's sitting on that pole.

    • @pattyhoughtaling6230
      @pattyhoughtaling6230 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@bullrunready it would not scare me. I might be a woman but I don't scare or get intimidated easily. I respect wildlife.

    • @SwankemasterSupreme
      @SwankemasterSupreme 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pattyhoughtaling6230based

    • @kemurikat9728
      @kemurikat9728 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Absolutely agree 💯! 😄 Love the big eyes and the oversized mouth. Cool 😎

    • @AlternativeTrash-hq7lz
      @AlternativeTrash-hq7lz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@pattyhoughtaling6230i know this was months ago but what does being a woman have to do with anything?

  • @jonniemckie6093
    @jonniemckie6093 ปีที่แล้ว +542

    The more I looked at it, the cuter it got.

    • @Algorithm_work_your_magic
      @Algorithm_work_your_magic ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Like Marjorie Taylor Green? Joking of course

    • @Tenchigumi
      @Tenchigumi ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Haha yeah, it's like when you stare at someone for a long time and realize they're actually quite cute. And find out that they had a massive unrequited crush on you years ago, and you never noticed how beautiful they were until now. But now it's too late. Because they're married with three kids. Oh god why.
      Anyway, cute bird!

    • @monchu_
      @monchu_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@Tenchigumiyou good there bud ?

    • @Tonsils-micman
      @Tonsils-micman ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@monchu_ I think he's still morning the one thar got away lol

    • @Bango_Skank_1999
      @Bango_Skank_1999 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@TenchigumiBro i got you. I would mary the bird and the woman in a double wedding😂

  • @RandyMarsh..
    @RandyMarsh.. ปีที่แล้ว +751

    And I thought a Shoebill couldn't get any weirder

    • @m0-m0597
      @m0-m0597 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Scary. Just scary

    • @jackraptor695
      @jackraptor695 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Shoebill is cute wdym 😭😭😭😭

    • @RandyMarsh..
      @RandyMarsh.. ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jackraptor695 It reminds me of Harold The Duck

    • @melvacaoyona-ollosa278
      @melvacaoyona-ollosa278 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​@@jackraptor695it ate my hamster.

  • @SuprKenjayC
    @SuprKenjayC ปีที่แล้ว +2406

    "Then bird has a deeper guttural yelp, that frequently terrifies rainforest hikers"
    What I hear: "MOM! MOM!"

    • @kangaroo9816
      @kangaroo9816 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      thanks, now i hear it too :D

    • @WE-WUZZING-KANGS-N-SHEEOYT
      @WE-WUZZING-KANGS-N-SHEEOYT ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Average teenage bird 😂

    • @theninaromo
      @theninaromo ปีที่แล้ว +85

      In my country and neighbor countries there are actually several myths regarding this bird and that specific call, that usually tell the story of a kid looking for their mother or a lover crying for their other half.

    • @filmyfatafatIndia
      @filmyfatafatIndia ปีที่แล้ว +11

      😆😆👌

    • @LuciusLucius
      @LuciusLucius ปีที่แล้ว +14

      WOOOMP

  • @mimi19932
    @mimi19932 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    A cute bird with the cutest name, The Great Potoo! ❤

  • @sharkspanko
    @sharkspanko ปีที่แล้ว +5327

    This bird looks like a pokemon.

  • @xXJade_AssassinXx
    @xXJade_AssassinXx ปีที่แล้ว +349

    He looks like an adorable little old man but sounds like someone drowning in the lake 😭

    • @TitaniumTurbine
      @TitaniumTurbine ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You should hear what foxes sound like if you don’t already know. 😂

    • @charlesfuzak
      @charlesfuzak ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@TitaniumTurbine There were foxes near my old house and sometimes you could hear them screaming. It sounded like someone being murdered. At least I hope it was the foxes.

    • @nugget6635
      @nugget6635 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They sound like ''WOAAHHUHH'''

    • @missdanger4048
      @missdanger4048 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @xXJade_AssassinXx
      @xXJade_AssassinXx ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TitaniumTurbine Oh haaael no lol foxes sound like small children being churned into butter, and goats sound like when you scare your parents on accident just grabbing some water at night 😆

  • @Tenchigumi
    @Tenchigumi ปีที่แล้ว +753

    Those eyes just scream: "I know your entire internet search history."

    • @captnwinkle
      @captnwinkle ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Jajajajajajaja

    • @youjustgotserved8207
      @youjustgotserved8207 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅😢😢😢😢 HILARIOUS!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Trapz4Dayz
      @Trapz4Dayz ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I’m screwed

    • @maryusa8526
      @maryusa8526 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😅

    • @darkphotonllc
      @darkphotonllc ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The mouth threatens to tell it all too lol

  • @pktrainerpk5supersus459
    @pktrainerpk5supersus459 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    Tfw the void stares back and it is shy and friendly😂

  • @MissPersephoneParker
    @MissPersephoneParker ปีที่แล้ว +3953

    It really rides the line between looking cute and looking like a demon lol

    • @missspectra
      @missspectra ปีที่แล้ว +283

      Emotional support demon!

    • @Aven_colonthree
      @Aven_colonthree ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@missspectra the click fan? :D

    • @OctyabrAprelya
      @OctyabrAprelya ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@Aven_colonthree And another one! :3
      Officially from now my emotional support demon is a Great Potoo.

    • @FredtheDorfDorfman1985
      @FredtheDorfDorfman1985 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Looks like it’s the one needing emotional support. I just want to hug it and let it know it’s more cute than demonic.

    • @estebangutierrez160
      @estebangutierrez160 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Maybe it's Stolas from Helluva Boss.

  • @juanpablorobayo3437
    @juanpablorobayo3437 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    He looks so happy to be here

  • @19751222
    @19751222 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    His look is so unrealistic yet so adorable.

    • @timhoward5
      @timhoward5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Explain!

    • @Promandark
      @Promandark ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@timhoward5 look like doll but real burd

    • @DeviantBris4nce
      @DeviantBris4nce ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@timhoward5What is there to explain? It looks almost nothing like most birds, so it's very strange.

    • @timhoward5
      @timhoward5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DeviantBris4nce Nothing for you because I never asked you.

  • @mrst7831
    @mrst7831 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    He is so cute and fluffy looking. Reminds me of the Aye Aye, that also looks funny.

    • @NikkiImaTellitTrue
      @NikkiImaTellitTrue 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ahh when you said the Aye Aye idky bit I was thinking of a book( my son&I just finished reading Septimus Heap Physik)in it there's a creature called the Aei Aei 😮I thought suddenly surely NOT! For in the aforementioned story this creature is similar to a rat but has super sharp long claws&a tail as long as a snake with many pointed teeth&a singularly exlarge point (fang?)at the front top of mouth for infected people. 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️😂

  • @gibadias1637
    @gibadias1637 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    In South America we call them urutau. Their feathers really mimic perfectly tree trunks and branches, so they avoid predators when asleep during the day...

    • @mrpandasian8871
      @mrpandasian8871 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I was about to say that their feathers actually look so much like the bark on the trees that it perches on

    • @ruthlessgaming3869
      @ruthlessgaming3869 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Damn I really do think South Americans and Polynesians met each other because your words are almost identical to the maoris.

    • @CastelliMoni
      @CastelliMoni ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😢 they take their feathers for sale, for good luck!😢

    • @MaryDunford
      @MaryDunford ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You're so blessed. They're so adorable and happy.

    • @MaryDunford
      @MaryDunford ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@CastelliMoni Really? That's awful.

  • @lizazemtsova4422
    @lizazemtsova4422 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Living solitary life on the stump, looking odd, making terrifying noises... So relatable 😂

  • @Raghetiel
    @Raghetiel ปีที่แล้ว +164

    The fun fact is, looking scary and wierd is its defensive adaptation. During day they pretend to be branches and stubs, but if they are noticed, they try to stare, with enormous red mouth wide open!

    • @annaschul
      @annaschul ปีที่แล้ว

      ludzie to jest chyba mała sowa

    • @alphanotmale1847
      @alphanotmale1847 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do they do that to other wild animals that they consider potential predators? Or do they do that with humans too? They’re SO ADORABLE!!!!

    • @Raghetiel
      @Raghetiel ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alphanotmale1847 any time they are threatened. Although, their eyes are always huge)

  • @dinkvjr
    @dinkvjr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Absolutely adorable!!! Who wouldn't just love this bird!!!?

  • @OdaVej
    @OdaVej ปีที่แล้ว +160

    The bird looks straight up like a creature from a Ghibli movie, so cute

  • @irrenistmenschlich4763
    @irrenistmenschlich4763 ปีที่แล้ว +869

    They look so friendly and sweet 😂
    Like they're always smiling when they're not invisible, like capybaras and quokkas.

    • @CapybaraSociety
      @CapybaraSociety ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Capy on top no cap if you say otherwise you tripping

    • @Raul-wd1jb
      @Raul-wd1jb ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CapybaraSociety ?

    • @mehtWPD
      @mehtWPD ปีที่แล้ว +5

      When the bird opens its whole mouth, it looks like a LOL/LMAO reaction

    • @irrenistmenschlich4763
      @irrenistmenschlich4763 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@CapybaraSociety I don't rank them. I think all three are cute, as is the fluffy jumping spider.

    • @jesusvera7941
      @jesusvera7941 ปีที่แล้ว

      they were killed in mass because most people here (mexico) thinks they are actually witches.

  • @TedHerrick
    @TedHerrick ปีที่แล้ว +347

    Cute little birdie. I hope that they are protected.

    • @cybercat29
      @cybercat29 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same here.

    • @gravemind555
      @gravemind555 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      maybe not "protected," but they definitely look after them.

    • @sharonkaczorowski8690
      @sharonkaczorowski8690 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They are not endangered but as deforestation continues that will likely change.

    • @Adharcaiin
      @Adharcaiin ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@sharonkaczorowski8690you proved there point :)

    • @sharonkaczorowski8690
      @sharonkaczorowski8690 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Adharcaiin my intention…if they are protected now they won’t become endangered. That’s the problem with how we deal with wildlife.

  • @keithallen5795
    @keithallen5795 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Its very cute. A sweet happy smile. Just adorable cartoon look. Tame and very gentle looking with people. The call is scary but unique.

  • @marcuscarana9240
    @marcuscarana9240 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    It's cute up close and in daylight. It's nightmare fuel from far away and at night as it eyes glows in the reflection of your flashlight.

    • @annedavis6090
      @annedavis6090 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      and it's call..sheesh

    • @Yourheart-4me
      @Yourheart-4me ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Assert your dominance... Chase the bird while blinding it with your flashlight.

    • @annedavis6090
      @annedavis6090 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Yourheart-4me the way a man treats a creature that can do nothing to him says a lot about him.

    • @volume2517
      @volume2517 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not every soul in the universe is dressed like you. Being different doesn't make them a nightmare.

    • @volume2517
      @volume2517 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Yourheart-4me Or just sit your psychopathic ass at home and out of the rainforest.

  • @w8te309
    @w8te309 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Bro that birdcall sounds like a 31 year old man calling his mom for some snacks 😭
    “MOMMMMMM”

    • @DavidSmolej
      @DavidSmolej ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Or DUI teen messing everything up. MOOOOM!

    • @Ms.Stephanie.C
      @Ms.Stephanie.C ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂😂😂

    • @amiyamazudermazumder5301
      @amiyamazudermazumder5301 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In every animal in their eyes I use to find some innocent.

    • @latecnologa
      @latecnologa ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/35S0_clB2wE/w-d-xo.html

    • @robW9636
      @robW9636 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MAAAAA, THE MEATLOAF!

  • @ryanhiggins8869
    @ryanhiggins8869 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    Ah, yes, the great potato. It’s call is enough to attract Waluigi “whaaaaAaAaaAAA” so majestic

  • @Kn1ghtr0
    @Kn1ghtr0 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    How is it possible in this modern age that I’m witnessing a new animal (which is not an insect) for the very first time!?!?

  • @rodrigofx7413
    @rodrigofx7413 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    I had the chance to see it, they are so confident in their disguise that you can be very close and sometimes touch them and they'll not move..... they are incredible birds....

    • @Wubbie5000
      @Wubbie5000 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      😸 SOUNDS MAGICAL & AMAZING 😸💖

    • @beartackle
      @beartackle ปีที่แล้ว +41

      That's like the ultimate jump scare. Not realizing you're next to this thing, turning around, then staring at its huge eyes as it makes its yell.

    • @kathleenc8810
      @kathleenc8810 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Wow, bizarre in so many ways, like from another planet.

    • @chey7691
      @chey7691 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@beartackle it won't yell, but hiss and open that mouth WIDE to make you brick your pants. It's the only self defense it has is creeping out predators.

    • @Salena905
      @Salena905 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cool 😎

  • @talltrini10
    @talltrini10 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    He looks like he'll help you in your quest if you can find him

    • @manuel.camelo
      @manuel.camelo ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So true 🙏

    • @Ostr0
      @Ostr0 ปีที่แล้ว

      Monster Hunter Rise

  • @mr.valeyard8810
    @mr.valeyard8810 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    This is a living muppet and I love them

    • @janethompson2305
      @janethompson2305 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Was gonna say... just the shape alone (minus feathers) kind of reminds me of a lizard 🦎 The Horned Lizard, also called horny toad, lives in TX, OK, KS & NM USA 🇺🇸 & are real adorable. They R harmless, can't run fast, waddle when they run & have become very scarce over the past at least 2 -3 decades. They think the coyotes are the main predator but also a pack of red ants will kill them too. Look them up, they're super adorable.!! ❤ Plz don't take them or the babies home thinking U can make them pets. They die in captivity quickly 😢😢

    • @lisatolliver2866
      @lisatolliver2866 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its Gonzos cousin

  • @YaBoyMiz
    @YaBoyMiz ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s cute in a spooky way which honestly makes it even better. Also it’s pogging which is a plus.

  • @scarletlikesbirds
    @scarletlikesbirds ปีที่แล้ว +323

    We must protect them at all costs

    • @Hidude12
      @Hidude12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes

    • @matthewblackwood4704
      @matthewblackwood4704 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At all costs? So we should give up anything and everything to protect them? I agree with protecting them but no animal is worth ALL cost.

    • @scarletlikesbirds
      @scarletlikesbirds ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@matthewblackwood4704 No it's a joke

    • @markus7166
      @markus7166 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cringe

    • @Yurilikesice
      @Yurilikesice ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@matthewblackwood4704😂😂😂

  • @space_bewithu
    @space_bewithu ปีที่แล้ว +83

    They look cartoonish, so cute 😭💗

  • @neanderthal-
    @neanderthal- ปีที่แล้ว +101

    The more I look at this bird, the more cute and likeable it becomes.
    Great Potoo is my favorite bird from now on.

  • @ginevrajdeluca6589
    @ginevrajdeluca6589 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    What a beautiful creature ❤

  • @sherimcdaniel3491
    @sherimcdaniel3491 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Oh my goodness! Isn’t this the most adorable feathered piece of wood you’ve EVER SEEN?!?! Love these birds.

    • @Tenchigumi
      @Tenchigumi ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The most adorable feathered piece of wood that sees _you._

    • @CiDeR_BuG0_0___M
      @CiDeR_BuG0_0___M 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yup adorable

  • @PaletaLee
    @PaletaLee ปีที่แล้ว +696

    The native indigenous Brazilian people have a beautiful tale about this bird, here we call it Urutau... It's called "The Great Story of The Urutau", it's about a princess that wasn't the prettiest in the village but she had the kindest of hearts and a prince who was a vain young man, who fell in love for eachother because they'd encounter only at night, so they didn't actually know how eachother looked in daylight... But once the moon was too bright and the prince didn't think she was the prettiest in the village, so he left her for the one who was the prettiest but vain like him... And the princess was so heartbroken that cried so much one night that the moon felt sorry for the moon's mistake, wanted to make emends to the girl somehow... So it gave her one wish, and she wished to be a night bird that nobody could see but that everyone could hear her sad cry from a long distance, so then it was, and she flew along following her prince everywhere without him ever knowing it...
    (Ps. It's very summarized, you should read the original, it's pretty, it was my favourite bedtime tale as a child...) ❤🇧🇷

    • @jacquelineess1141
      @jacquelineess1141 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Thank you for the information, very kind of you. :)

    • @Vee_of_the_Weald
      @Vee_of_the_Weald ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Lovely story

    • @WeirdManDobi
      @WeirdManDobi ปีที่แล้ว +51

      That sounds so deppressing like gwad damn

    • @XXX-tw6zm
      @XXX-tw6zm ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

    • @XXX-tw6zm
      @XXX-tw6zm ปีที่แล้ว +33

      That's so beautiful and so sad😢😢

  • @SoberOKMoments
    @SoberOKMoments ปีที่แล้ว +182

    "Moon Mother" in Brazil. A beautiful name for this lovely little night bird.

    • @bernardmoraes5338
      @bernardmoraes5338 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Or "Urutau". In legends hes are a ghost bird that cries "foi...foi" (gone... gone) for a love lost. I really wanted to see one...

  • @pamelairaci8295
    @pamelairaci8295 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    God certainly has a sense of humor, lol. This has to be the funniest looking bird I’ve ever seen. It makes me smile.

  • @miHoLoverse
    @miHoLoverse ปีที่แล้ว +345

    I cant be the only one who thinks this lil cutie patootie is super cute. LOOK AT HIM 😭😭😭🥺🥺🥺

    • @ocdmodernwarfare2049
      @ocdmodernwarfare2049 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I KNOW RIGHT! LOOK AT HOW POlite he was when he was handed a worm

    • @KaynaTheGayFurry
      @KaynaTheGayFurry ปีที่แล้ว +22

      OMG CUTIE POTOOTIE

    • @IHaveAFatherButHesAbroad
      @IHaveAFatherButHesAbroad ปีที่แล้ว +8

      IKR HE'S SO CUTEEE

    • @espritouvert3703
      @espritouvert3703 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@IHaveAFatherButHesAbroad oooooooooh my 😍🫠

    • @lynnz7501
      @lynnz7501 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah it opened its mouth and I went "I LOVE HIM" 😂

  • @christinahein8472
    @christinahein8472 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Bruh, it's not even scary. It's just hilarious and adorable.. and it's vocalization call I just can't... 🤣💀

    • @nomadflbh
      @nomadflbh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      exactly 🤦🏾‍♂️👍🏾

  • @kjamison5951
    @kjamison5951 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    This bird wouldn’t look out of place in a Star Wars scene…

    • @Fentanyl_memes
      @Fentanyl_memes ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A real life porg

    • @kangerooman5558
      @kangerooman5558 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Looks like a bogling combined with a porg

    • @minimo3631
      @minimo3631 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@Fentanyl_memesanurognathis: allow us to introduce ourselves

    • @Fentanyl_memes
      @Fentanyl_memes ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@minimo3631 as a fellow Dino nerd I appreciate this comment. (And yes, I know anuros were pterosaurs)

    • @Ostr0
      @Ostr0 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pog POG!

  • @cruz55gr
    @cruz55gr 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It is creepily adorable ❤

  • @shiramonderer
    @shiramonderer ปีที่แล้ว +1583

    For a freaky monster from hell he's kind of cute. Scary af

    • @Its_Yasu
      @Its_Yasu ปีที่แล้ว +25

      It looks just like you!

    • @laffy7204
      @laffy7204 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@Its_Yasu Just like me fr, fr

    • @Sarge7
      @Sarge7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@Its_Yasudon’t get butthurt because he doesn’t gush over an animal bro

    • @Its_Yasu
      @Its_Yasu ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Sarge7 idk wtf your talking about but, you just need to like, stop please bc you don't make any sense whatsoever

    • @Sarge7
      @Sarge7 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Its_Yasu ur definitely losing brain cells if that doesn’t make sense to you, so you should just delete ur comments instead of embarrassing urself more, 😊

  • @antinatestabgut8604
    @antinatestabgut8604 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    people make this bird look more scarier than it is in soem videos, its actually really adorable

    • @kathleenking47
      @kathleenking47 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2 sets of vocal chords🤔😋

  • @aqua_mc11
    @aqua_mc11 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    At first they look horrifying, then after looking at it for a bit it becomes cute

  • @amywoodward4281
    @amywoodward4281 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ❤❤😂❤🤗he's absolutely adorable, what a beautiful bird species, thank you for making this video

  • @AIRFGC
    @AIRFGC ปีที่แล้ว +65

    There's like nothing scary about these guys they're 100% adorable

    • @TheManBehindTheSlaughter87
      @TheManBehindTheSlaughter87 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Until you see them in a dark forest

    • @handikappad
      @handikappad ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Imagine not knowing about this bird and seeing it in the middle of the night and hearing it's sound

    • @nomen385
      @nomen385 ปีที่แล้ว

      Npc

    • @K.B.Williams
      @K.B.Williams ปีที่แล้ว

      100% adorable? 100% tho?

  • @kellycline9126
    @kellycline9126 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    They are also known as the lonely ones because when they call to each other sometimes it sounds like someone crying

  • @badarock177
    @badarock177 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    In Brazil they're called Urutau, and also Mãe da Lua (Mother of the Moon). Some people believe they're bad luck. IMO, they're beautiful and seeing one is great luck! They stay so imobile, that most people and even animals just can't notice them, even in daylight.

    • @maydafernandezfigueroa7945
      @maydafernandezfigueroa7945 ปีที่แล้ว

      Para mi son un ave más de la creación de Dios.y es nuestro deber cuidarlos si tenemos la oportunidad de asistirlos, son hermosos .

  • @stephensmith4025
    @stephensmith4025 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love them. They’re so cute.

  • @NadineFrisbie
    @NadineFrisbie ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Personally, I think they're adorable

  • @ramirosarachu341
    @ramirosarachu341 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    Down here in Argentina we call it kakuy and the Indigenous people have an interesting legend about them:
    There are two indigenous orphan siblings, the brother, Kako, and the sister, whose name we don't know. Kako was laborious and dedicated to the raising of his sister, he loved her so much and he wanted the best for her, but she mocked him and made bad and heavy pranks to him.
    Once, Kako came back from hunting, tired, and asked his sister to prepare some water with honey for him to drink, and she did so but, in the moment she gave him the water, she spill it all over him.
    Tired of his sister's pranks and feeling sad and humiliated, Kako let a few days go and told her to go to the jungle to play a game.
    Once there, he made her climb a tree and, once she was in the top, he cut the tree's branches off, leaving her in the top, no way to go down.
    Desperate, the sister started shouting: "Kako, uy!!", meaning "Kako, I'm in trouble". The shout got louder everytime and her throat got hurt, at the end she could barely emit hoarse sounds. By the time, the spirit of the jungle looked at her with piety and transformed her into a bird for her to escape the tree, and her desperate shout little by little turned out to be one of the most singular birdcalls all around the continent.
    And that is how kakuy came to this world.

    • @ramirosarachu341
      @ramirosarachu341 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Other version says Kako wasn't actually his name, but a Quechua word for "stay" and that what she shouted was actually "turay", which in Quechua stands for "my brother", some say she even said both at the time, so: *"my brother, stay!"*

    • @ValCronin
      @ValCronin ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Brilliant fable!
      So, did she finally learn her lesson to treat her brother and all beings with kindness? Did she seek revenge? I wonder how her camouflage ties into her newly found personality.

    • @ricksantana1016
      @ricksantana1016 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Now that’s what I call indigenous folk lore! Thanks for sharing your culture!

    • @ramirosarachu341
      @ramirosarachu341 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@ricksantana1016 thank you so much for appreciating it bro! Not really MY culture tho' as this fable is from the North of the country, my grandpa from the Santiago del Estero province told me it, I'm from the province of Buenos Aires, where we are "whiter" with European surnames.

    • @ramirosarachu341
      @ramirosarachu341 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@ValCronin gotta say the truth, my grandpa never told me the that, guess Indigenous didn't have a finale for the story, and when it comes to morals and finales, everyone's got their version here. Anyways, most people from Santiago say that she's learnt it, since her birdcall is rather a cry, a lamentation, she's sad and repentant of messing her relation with her turay up. However, thanks for the question, in June I'm heading to my grandparent's province and I might ask him

  • @CarlytheQueenofChaos
    @CarlytheQueenofChaos ปีที่แล้ว +343

    I love their goofy ahh look they are kinda cute honestly

  • @Karen-f4s
    @Karen-f4s 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That's the most cutest bird I've ever seen in my life

  • @andrewm2971
    @andrewm2971 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I can’t stop laughing. It’s so silly with its giant head and bad posture. And its call is ridiculous. I love them.

  • @pramusetyakanca1552
    @pramusetyakanca1552 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    How can the Potoo look like a wholesome cutie and a gruff-ass veteran at the same time?
    C'mon, you cannot tell me that hunched look doesn't exude that vibe, you cannot.

  • @who034
    @who034 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I see cuteness. Never heard of or seen before. Thanks for sharing.

  • @jeanmcfarland4449
    @jeanmcfarland4449 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Definitely cute! Look at that atypically cute face! Like a stooped over little old college professor, full of wisdom. Adorable! ❤😊❤

  • @SpeedsonicOddTristan
    @SpeedsonicOddTristan ปีที่แล้ว +590

    That’s the most terrifying non-hostile bird I’ve ever seen.

    • @romaramirez4411
      @romaramirez4411 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jamais, ele não é aterrorizante nunca, pelo contrário é uma linda e seu canto é magnífico.
      Não faz mal a ninguém.

    • @melvacaoyona-ollosa278
      @melvacaoyona-ollosa278 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​​@@romaramirez4411the bird singing : waaaauuuaauuuuhmm!!!

    • @nerdjournal
      @nerdjournal 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      you mean addorable?

    • @JanetandJon
      @JanetandJon 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@romaramirez4411 he is so cute

    • @EmmelineSama
      @EmmelineSama 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Well, to me, it looks like a Pokémon.

  • @Melindao4
    @Melindao4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    That's one of the cutest birds I've ever had the privilege of seeing.

    • @X320riginal
      @X320riginal ปีที่แล้ว

      It's so frucked up 😊 The bird 😂

    • @X320riginal
      @X320riginal ปีที่แล้ว

      I like the bird 😊

  • @brokenordinance
    @brokenordinance ปีที่แล้ว +582

    He’s cute during the day, but y’all should see him at night on the edge of lighting. They’re spooky

    • @unai49999
      @unai49999 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Then he does the goofy AAAA sound

    • @punkyllama420
      @punkyllama420 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      just like me

    • @Hetzeegaryu
      @Hetzeegaryu ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Like your profile pic's eyes

    • @chocolategirl5725
      @chocolategirl5725 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      not cute at all i saw one in person and it was during the day its hunting me till now 🫣😫

    • @Hetzeegaryu
      @Hetzeegaryu ปีที่แล้ว

      @yourmother3819 lol I didn't notice it was backwards bcs I was so sleepy when I did post it. Besides, I'm not English speaker.

  • @AnneAndersonFoxiepaws
    @AnneAndersonFoxiepaws ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thats so cute its unbelievable, is it the ones that sit on top of trees, oh yeah it is them, they blend right in. Theyre lovely!

  • @sub7se7en
    @sub7se7en ปีที่แล้ว +31

    "they sit up right"
    *Bird visibly slouching*

  • @kayagrace2482
    @kayagrace2482 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    So cute! Now I really want to meet one of these adorable birds. It looks like a combination of an owl, Yoda, and a cotton ball.❤

    • @margaretmcnair1242
      @margaretmcnair1242 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🙂

    • @runewolf77
      @runewolf77 ปีที่แล้ว

      I couldn't describe it better!

    • @maritessbacuetes1460
      @maritessbacuetes1460 ปีที่แล้ว

      The call of one species or potoo is ghost like, cute and scary

    • @runewolf77
      @runewolf77 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maritessbacuetes1460 it does have a cool name "ghost bird"

  • @RedHotMessResell
    @RedHotMessResell ปีที่แล้ว +173

    The Potoo screaming with its mouth completely shut is a great representation of me. 😂

  • @DracoSenpai420
    @DracoSenpai420 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bro this thing is freaking adorable

  • @jessicaszydelko6363
    @jessicaszydelko6363 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    Why do I want to hug it 😭

    • @ladyrcursed666
      @ladyrcursed666 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here ❤

    • @aprilvereen3169
      @aprilvereen3169 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Because it looks extremely cuddly & like it needs a hug

    • @taunja7915
      @taunja7915 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cuz it's cute❤

    • @korrainomad365
      @korrainomad365 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hugs, kisses and scratches 🥹

  • @tlh0121
    @tlh0121 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    The one perched on the fence looks like a little old man - it’s adorable.

  • @nett_the_tree
    @nett_the_tree ปีที่แล้ว +242

    [Edit: I was told that Potoos aren't owls, they are Nyctibiidae or Nyctibius Griseus. Still, my point about them being spooky-cute still stands.]
    Honestly, it's like how other people call some other animals ugly-cute, I think this owl is spooky-cute. It simultaneously looks like nightmare fuel and adorable at the same time.

  • @crystalewers1149
    @crystalewers1149 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful. Love them. Thankyou

  • @Lyken30
    @Lyken30 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    If Jim Henson made a bird.

    • @brookeggleston9314
      @brookeggleston9314 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      . . that wasn't Big Bird . . . 🤔✨🤦

    • @newsworthy2064
      @newsworthy2064 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He is amazing and so cute.😊

  • @kyle6838
    @kyle6838 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Bizarre he’s freakin adorable

  • @alicethekitsune6501
    @alicethekitsune6501 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    This is literally me. Stooped. Small. Smiles a lot.

    • @sanctuarypest2212
      @sanctuarypest2212 ปีที่แล้ว

      Call him stupid one more time. I will physically throw you once i trace your IP and travel to your home. This is best bird and you better believe it or i swear to God, down the well you go. In Minecraft.

  • @swiftshrike
    @swiftshrike ปีที่แล้ว

    So pretty!!!

  • @goofyanimator545
    @goofyanimator545 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    great potoo: *trying to stay camouflaged and hidden on the wooden fence*
    Also great potoo: *screams as loud as possible over and over*

    • @resurrectionkratos
      @resurrectionkratos ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂👈🤌

    • @chey7691
      @chey7691 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They hide in daylight, they make that call at night.

  • @spookems8
    @spookems8 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    I love them....i am just like them....nocturnal, not aggressive, and solitary.....we'd get along great!!!!!

    • @TeraGreene1
      @TeraGreene1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same. But still I am terrified to meet one in the dead of night. 😅

    • @tylersoto7465
      @tylersoto7465 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's living the dream lol 😂

    • @flowergirlll333
      @flowergirlll333 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you also terrifying?

  • @cherylwells9116
    @cherylwells9116 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I think this bird is absolutely gorgeous, but then all animals are gorgeous.

  • @denisebethany5691
    @denisebethany5691 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    They are soooo darn cute.

  • @elenazurbo8793
    @elenazurbo8793 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Their call used to freak me out and give me nightmares when I was a child. I love them now and long to hear them again. They're fast disappearing due to deforestation in Venezuela 😢

    • @mrst7831
      @mrst7831 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      How lucky you are to have heard it. Did you ever get to see one in person? I don't think any zoo has a Potoo; does anyone know?

    • @marshawargo7238
      @marshawargo7238 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Until this video, I never heard of it!

    • @elenazurbo8793
      @elenazurbo8793 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @mrst7831 I spotted one years ago when visiting my parents' home in the Venezuelan Plains. It was dusk, I heard it shriek and ran outside. I found it at the top of a wooden post. A cute little bird with huge black eyes and peak. We stared at each other for a minute, and then it flew away. The only time in my life I've seen one. I was actually lucky because they're really hard to spot due to their camouflage resembling tree barks, where they usually hang around.

  • @teallineart8805
    @teallineart8805 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I’m not convinced that this isn’t a Jim Henson puppet.

  • @5809AUJG
    @5809AUJG ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I think they're wonderful. Yes, they're different...but I find them fascinating, and lovely in their own way!

  • @YvetteArby
    @YvetteArby 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They are so adorable looking, but that call is terrifying!!

  • @enriquemeza484
    @enriquemeza484 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    I am 39 going on 40 years old and it just amazes me how there are so many beautiful creatures in this world. This is the first time I ever seen this type of bird.

    • @edwardgaines6561
      @edwardgaines6561 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm almost 40 too, and I can't believe the Amish use Doordash.

    • @55Quirll
      @55Quirll ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I am 68 and I agree, I learn something new all the time and this is one of them.

    • @twill9278
      @twill9278 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm close to seventy, and the astounding diversity of life on Earth is finally sinking in

    • @RockyMaserati
      @RockyMaserati ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m 200 years old and I didn’t know this bird exists

  • @XZOTIKPOIZON
    @XZOTIKPOIZON ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Looks like he's part of the owl family. Because of how big its eyes are. Very unique the Great Potoo bird.

  • @Dopamine_fighter
    @Dopamine_fighter ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When he said they are not aggressive and live solitary life...I felt that

  • @bevpeer5811
    @bevpeer5811 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think he's adorable😊😊

  • @lairdofstumptown
    @lairdofstumptown ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Actually REALLY beautiful birds!

  • @MonteiroMath
    @MonteiroMath ปีที่แล้ว +257

    In Brazil the Urutau (Great Patoos name in portuguese) is also called "Moon's Mother"

    • @gabegrether8647
      @gabegrether8647 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      People also call it the Ghost Bird.

    • @thatgayguy2824
      @thatgayguy2824 ปีที่แล้ว

      brazi(L)

    • @tonioene2262
      @tonioene2262 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@thatgayguy2824 Bruh. 😐

    • @jdevdawg1
      @jdevdawg1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The names sorta make sense

  • @yorukage5926
    @yorukage5926 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    They're called ghost birds for a reason. That haunting bird call

  • @doralevitt2879
    @doralevitt2879 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They're so amazing!!

  • @primroseprom
    @primroseprom ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Showed this to my friend who’s easily freaked out and she just fawned over it, immediately saying, “it’s a baaaabyyyyyyy🥺💕💕” so it’d say it’s more cute than scary lol

  • @karenshannon3967
    @karenshannon3967 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    What a precious cute bird. Wish we had them in the southern USA.

    • @annedavis6090
      @annedavis6090 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      not too far away, in the grand scheme of things.

    • @galacticalove
      @galacticalove ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Don't you dare, the bible belt will be having a FIT over their calls at night. 🤣
      Probably try to say a new demon was born on earth. I'll stick with the cicadas, no thank you, but they are adorable.

    • @GreenTeaViewer
      @GreenTeaViewer ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@galacticalove is that "bible belt" in the room with you now??

    • @galacticalove
      @galacticalove ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GreenTeaViewer 𓎛𓇋𓃭𓊪 𓅕 😨
      .
      /s

    • @bkk1996
      @bkk1996 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​@@galacticaloves someone raised in the bible belt, you are 100% correct. It's either a demon or food around here. They don't fund education well down here lol.
      Edit: typo

  • @VincentANDAlexander
    @VincentANDAlexander ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Those eyes look like it can stare deep into your soul, peck it then eat it..SOO FREAKING CUUUUTTTEEE!!

  • @yvonnegonzalez5616
    @yvonnegonzalez5616 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    BEAUTIFUL/GOoD'z- Creation.