Why a Bird Teams up with a Croc to Protect its Eggs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2020
- The natural world is full of unusual partnerships, but the sandbanks lining the River Nile are home to one of the most peculiar. Here, nesting crocodiles and water thick-knee birds have formed an alliance to protect their eggs from lurking predators. ↠Subscribe: th-cam.com/users/TerraMaterO...
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Re-Edit: Eva Schmidt
Voice Over: Sophie Kozeluh
Audio Mix: Stefan Fiedler
Original Production:
„Nile - The ultimate River: Wild Waters”, A Terra Mater Factual Studios/Cosmos Factory production in co-production with National Geographic Channel in association with France Télévisions and WDR, written and directed by Harald Pokieser.
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Ever fancied babysitting for a crocodile?
It might sound like a risky business, but the water thick-knee is up for it. 😎
@@TheWolf9777 Working on it! 😊
Greetings to India! 👋🏽
Babysitting?Its jast eggs)
:3
How much does it pay per hour again?
@@Rihtainshtain eggsitting
The croc
“Yeah thanks for protecting my eggs”
*smashes birds egg*
“As I was saying-“
Haha
Well when you say it like that it sounds like a comedy 🤣
Frr
Lmao
“yeah thanks for that buddy”
*smash*
👁👄👁
__ __
👁🔶👁
“AS I WAS SAYING- UHH”
anyone feeling sad for the bird who lost one of her eggs. :(
Ya :(
Same
Sure, it was still an egg, but nonetheless sad
Its like losing a human baby, i feel very bad for the bird alot :(
And having to eat the Rest of the unborn Baby
That bird looks like the most dedicated goalkeeper ever.
Lol I can't. LOOOL.
I have a pair of thick knees (dikkop) nesting in the field in front of my house. They dont budge until ur very close. Then they do the open wing thing. I try to watch over them without disturbing but so scared cos there are so many cats around.
Other birds chilling in the trees: imagine nesting on the ground 🤭
Birds who don't have the ability to fly: 👁️👄👁️
*FLOOR GANG*
*FLOOR GANG*
FLOOR GANG
Floor gang!
3:21 “The thick-knee seems stunned”. Yeah I can tell.
phicknee
The poor little fella looks shell shocked.
👁👄👁
Ikr
_"YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE! IT WAS SAID YOU WOULD PROTECT THE EGGS, NOT DESTROY THEM!"_
Don't do it anakin
LMFAOOOOOOOOOO
"I HATE YOU!"
"YOU WERE MY BROTHER!"
3:22
That thick-knee's experiencing some serious flashbacks
I see things... dark things in vietnam
@@rat854
You have 69 on your name, a common thing Redditors laugh at, and you spelled Flashbacks wrong, are you a aspiring lele pons?.
“Us Archosaurs gotta stick together”
Finally! Archosaurs. Not Dinosaurs!
ありがとうございます!
(ÒwÓ)
Nile Monitor "we sure do"
@@KyuuDesperation well birds are dinosaurs, which in turn are archosaur. But yeah, both are archosaurs
@@azrielmoha6877 I meant because normal Humans call Pterosaurs and Marine Reptiles as Dinosaurs. Archosaurs are the Land Non Avian Dinosaurs or Reptiles.
"Normal humans" 🤧
I’ve seen this “bird-crocodile” relationship at Nat Geo. The birds not always succeed at guarding croc’s eggs.
True that!
As you can see in the video the croc crushed one of the bird's eggs. 😬
Both are dinosaurs
@@selfiekroos1777 Crocodiles aren't dinosaurs, though they are closely related.
@@snowsoldier7779 true
@@selfiekroos1777 No, dinosaurs had they legs under they body, not beside it.
The bird is a better dinosaur then the crocodile.
i love how the bird looks like its constantly having vietnam flashbacks
When you’re trapped a relationship and see no way out. RIP.
100% describes this bond w the birds and crocs
ya don't tell me you're in depression now
That monitor sure had the balls, to go for croc nest with the mother watching it that close distance.
Lol
Nope 4K camera zoom at 400x nobody would be that close to a croc 🐊 is being filmed from a distance trust
@@kingnuke168 so the one recording is the water monitor also? Because i was talking about it.
@@kingnuke168 monitor lizard
wicked nature. Thicknee has to eat remains of her eggs so as to avoid more predators..
It's also free energy. Birds will eat unfertilized eggs to get some of their energy back, so eating a damaged egg is definitely not out of the question.
In Nature, every bit of energy is precious, that's why nothing is wasted and everything is transformed.
At that point, the living egg is the priority
@@ludwigvanmichael1183
if there is a abundance if food, food is actually wasted. Of course something else will come around and use it but still...
I know should have at least cooked it first
i feel this is underrated channel for some reason deserves more subscribers than it is now,great work guys for the team terra mater
Agreed
Oh, happy to hear that, thanks so much! 🤗
We're trying our best to spread the beauty of nature.
@@terramater 15 minute videos like this ppl will watch
@@terramater I’m surprised this channel isn’t at least five times it’s current subscriber count. Keep up the good work!
I'm not even a mother and my heart breaks for the thicknee who's egg broke🥺
Whose*
@@Guide4Ever congrats. What exactly did you gain from that? Make ya feel good or better about yourself or do you genuinely think someone cares? I appreciate it, but it doesn't matter. You knew what I meant enough to correct me on it right? That's enough for me🤷
@@haunted-but-holy I see you are slightly upset. I just wanted to make your English better.
@@Guide4Ever oh!! That's fine then, I'm sorry🥺 I thought you were being an ass about it, my apologies
@@Guide4Ever
I love how this comment about to escalated into an internet argument but quickly back to positive comment.
The second the mother thick-nee's egg smashed by the traitor crocodile my heart got broken like her egg🥺💔
The crock was not the traitor. She stopped at bird's warnings. Unfortunately she is too big and clumsy so she smashed one egg. It's still very sad.
Lol
I'm not crying... It's just sadness leaving my body...
"the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.”
- Thucydides
Thickney after losing her egg: I tried so hard
And got so far
But in the end
It doesn't even matter
Thickney to the crocodile: I put my trust in you
Oh LinkinPark I miss u
One of my favorite songs
What a good old Linkin Park lyrics, brings me back nostalgic.
*thick-knee
Bird: I protecc ur eggs
Croc: *At what cost?*
They can’t even talk, but manage to form an alliance and trust each other
That moment when the thickney is stunned...
Grief?
A dinosaur and a crocodile working together is something unique.
Uhm crocodiles are dinosaurs you know
@@trexlover1 I don't see crocodiles having similar hips to theropods or being mesothermic tho? All I know is they're both archosaurs.
Yes but they were alive with the dinosaurs just bigger
@@trexlover1 uhh... Does that qualify them as dinosaurs too? Ok I guess insects are dinosaurs too.
Man these things are real interesting cause just because crocs are big they cant always be there to protect them so they need a helper and the helper needs help.
3:21 Bird: “Bro.....Really Bro?? Nah man you can’t be serious Nah get outta here bro”
Croc: “Oops Sorryy ..!!”
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How close this biom looks to northern Australian wetlands is amazing. Crocodiles, kingfishers, plovers and the thicknee who looks remarkably like a Curlew, surely they are related species.
They are part of the same family as the Curlew in Australia, just different species.
Bless that poor bird heart.
Croc at 2:33: *Peace was never an option*
Love the partnership between the two. Beautiful video!!
It's a special one right?
Thank you!
@@terramater yes but unfortunately crocodile crushed the egg.
The crew filming this series are great, knowledgeable and brave people.
Right?! We're also very proud of our crew! Thanks for watching our videos!
What scientists see: S Y M B I O S I S
What I see: Birb and Croc Frend :3
What the Monitor Lizard Sees: *AH HELL NO*
What the lizard sees: lmfao imagine teaming being an op croc, fucking teamers, ur so bad ez ez
@@AppleJuice88 Speaking of lizards, did u hear about Florida banning all nonative reptiles
@@ben737D n o
Mother bird to croc...
"YOU HAD ONE JOB!!!!!!"
Top 10 greatest anime betrayals
I don't like how documentaries like these make those kind of scenes emotional but guess that's just me
@Event Horizon well what we eat aren't fertilised eggs those are so that's in my opinion a huge difference but the bird for example eats the egg because he wants the nutritions and it only care about the eggs instinctively not emotionally
@Event Horizon lol xD
Before we feel bad for the birdie, lets remember all eggs would have been devoured by an evil lizard. Acceptable losses in nature is a real thing sadly. This teamwork is badass either way, who would of thought. A bird and croc trying to work together.
3:22 the thick-knee seems stunned.
Yeaah... She is looking hella stunned 😳😳😅😂
Her warning chirp, is mimicking the sound baby crocs make!
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend”
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Such amazing marvels nature creates! And the great TERRA MATER provides us with this information, as always never disappointing... Kepp up the great work guys, stay safe❤️😊
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This is like relationship in which Crocs have a upper hand
Well yeah, but its not like the crock tried to kill the eggs
The birdie looked so sad :(
"Yeah I'll protect your eggs"
*Mouth starts drooling*
"I'll protect it"
Life in nature is so fragile!! I am amazed as I learn .
I love this channel I’ve seen things I’ve never seen. It’s better than tv 💕
That bird sounds like a mini chopper lmao
I've been attacked by nesting birds... they can be relentless
Magpies and coyotes work together.
Magpie will even warn the coyote of danger... so hunting them can be very hard sometimes.
Then maybe you shouldn't be hunting them
Thanks for this fabulous video.
Thanks for watching! :)
Bro actin all tuff as soon as he got back up lol 2:52
Bird: hey, beat it punk! Get dinner somewhere else!
Monitor lizard: why do I hear boss music?
Mother Croc: GET AWAY FROM MY BABIES!
Plot twist: the birds are secretly financing Monitor's attacks on crocodiles, benefitting from the higher tension and risk of conflict.
😂😂😂some funny behind da scenes shii
3:20 more like "stoned" than "stunned" lol
A creature like that huge lizard is also found in my village it is called as 'Goah' but many people even in my state are not aware of it ,forget about the country.
Because they rarely comes in human sight.
I have also seen goah only once in 5 years of my schooling roaming nearby school premises.
What a nice name, thanks for sharing with us.
Me when its my classmate's birthday but we are not done setting up: 0:14
*Lizard trying to get close to the eggs*
Bird: *opens wings* yo yo yo what the heck get outta here
I just wanted to say that ur content is amazing!!!
Thanks so much, lovely to hear that!
This has got to be one of my favourite channels
Wow this is amazing
You're Content is Amazing !!!
Where was this video Filmed ??
Awesome that you like the new video!
At the river banks of Murchison Falls National Park.📽
@@terramater iMurchision Falls National Park,Uganda 🇺🇬 🇺🇬
Amazing documentation
Great content as usual
Fascinating!
Working with crocs is like working with the mafia. Sometimes it’s a profitable partnership but in the end they always crush your eggs
Intruders approaching:
Eurasian stone-curlew: You picked the wrong house fool
What a great alliance. I'm sure some croc eggs don't make it but overall it seems to work for both.
Damn they really got Attenborough bumpin those 808s
The crocodile seems to have warned the momma bird:
*your eggs are above ground, these damn monitors can smell your eggs so much easily*
* Crushes one of the two eggs *
*i should get rid of both but you did me a favor today, there, you can keep one of them*
I swear, I used to live in Queensland and these dudes at night be like:
*Ææ!ÆÆÄÆ
2:53 Me when somebody been staring too long
Momma Croc: *”Swiper no swiping”*
They picked the wrong croc to ally with
Yeah, too clumsy. But not hostile
Yeah ..loved it again terra mater😊 as always thank you for this🥰
Glad you enjoyed it! 🤗
P.S.: Thanks for always watching! ;)
Amazing.
2:53 "come at me bro!"
wow what a teamer
True underrated .
Thanks Manish!
I keep hearing "A crocodile and a thick me" and I can't stop laughing
Awesome video
The thicc knee lost one of its eggs I'm genuinely sad
"In the end the smaller partner is the weaker"
The line hits differently.
The birds put their wings away like a dude holstering a gun lmao
I am glad that i found this channel.
We're glad too!
What a great team. The Croc not only can't be arsed to protect the birds eggs, but it goes and crushes them for no reason as well.
Thank GOD she at least had 1 left.
Amazing
what a wonderful world we have. Let us protect it.
bruh those thick-nee's are dope, they're literally flying security systems
As a consumer of your videos I would like to suggest to add some videos in the ' I ' button .
Good work as always.❤️
Thank you! :)
Love it
Thanks!
Birds' closest living relatives are crocodiles. So this really shouldn't be surprising.
The Thickney seems stunned.
The Thickney : 👁👄👁
Sneaky boi ain't so sneaky
Crocodile: It's an honor for me birdy
Aslo crocodile: Soory I cracked your egg
Bird: Yeah phuck you
How do they know to do this? Amazing...
Been binge watching since seeing your new video today. I think it was AnimalLogic or ZeFrank that I heard of this channel from, but either way glad I subbed. These small animal documentaries help so much with simply relaxing and reducing my daily anxiety, especially with the background music.
The Hanuman Monkey documentary was particularly touching, seeing the man feed them as he walked to the temple. I'd be in heaven lol
Since birds and crocs are both arkasaurs and related it makes a lot of sense that they'd work together