Birds are fragile... only because they're small. Larger birds like swans will absolutely fck you up. Even chickens are surprisingly dangerous if they decide to fight you.
@@pierrecurieAbsolutely. I grew up on a farm and one time I saw a rooster (who knows what pissed him off) dig its talons into my brother's back, latch on, and beat him about the ears with its wings. It was frikkin' terrifying.
@@pierrecurie Yes, and many of them are fearsome predators too, even though they might not look like it at first glance. A couple of weeks ago I saw a rufous hornero (aka ovenbird) hunt down and eat a house gecko
So, odd anecdote: An old carpenter buddy of mine would regularly get divebombed by hummingbirds on job sites. It was consistent across county lines, so we knew it had nothing to do with an action he may have done. But we could never quite figure out why they constantly went after him. I guess I can call him up to tell him that he looked owlish enough for the hummingbirds to see him as a mating test of courage. Ha!
@@fariesz6786 I can see it both ways; Owlish meaning serious and intelligent definitely makes it more of a compliment but comparing how someone looks to an animal is usually considered rude unless you know for certain they love the animal.
I've had an emu put me in a position where I needed to decide between fight or flight. I chose flight. With emu breathing down my neck, I grabbed a garbage bin lid and switched to fight.
Watching Hankschannel kind of ruined his videos this channel. I absolutely know if he was writing the script more in his personal style there would be more swearing.
I have said it before and I'll say it again: Birds KNOW they descend from dinosaurs, and they refuse to let us forget it. Mammals may be the dominant species now, but every single bird seems to intuitively know their ancestors called the shots once, and they've been petty ever since lmao
We have peafowl, which are 💯 disco turkey dinosaur puppies. When it snows, their tracks in the snow look just like their ancient Therapod ancestors, it's great. They also get very curious, but they are big, so they scare things off like deer and vultures that are minding their own business in our yard. They are very proud of this. 😂😂 🦖🦚💚💙🩵
@victoriaeads6126 Chickens cannibalize each other with such alarming frequency that you can purchase anti-cannibal spray for chickens. And I don't mean like factory farmed chickens living in inhumane conditions, I mean pet chickens who are being cared for by a loving pet owner. Apparently chickens just wake up and choose violence sometimes, lmao. I remember one anecdote where someone went to check on their pet chickens in the garden and found them fighting over a snake. Chickens really be out here channeling their inner t rex at all times.
Honestly, bird is the very first thing I think of when you talk about animals taking risks. We will forever remember the bird that took a calculated risk but was bad a math
As a science channel, I wish you'd stop dissing on birds in general and chickens in particular. Chickens are very brave. Roosters will face down much larger threats (including us) and will give their life for the flock. And when there's no rooster, a hen will take over this role including the dying part.
We lived in Bali for years. Everyday we would walk past a rice field that frequently had ducklings swimming in it. One day a cobra was waiting to snack on them. A friendly hen stood in its way, guarding the ducklings and threatening the cobra.
Chickens aren't Brave, they're crazy the difference being something brave will stand up for itself, something crazy will attack anything it doesn't like. Almost as crazy as Geese the little things.
cool video, wish you did more on the "fire raptors" though, I think it's disputable if "eating fire" really is more risky than picking up burning sticks/branches to carry to the location where the bushfire is desired for prey flushing. I mean those birds will decide there's too many humans at the active bushfire, interfering with their hunting & so dive down into the bushfire to collect burning branches to take to a new location to start their own private hunting fire! Alaska/NZ commute has to be the winner though imo, I mean even human planes won't fly that route due to it being too dangerous with no emergency landing sites!
It's just insane that hummingbirds even have the time to troll owls like that. They've got the metabolism of a lightning strike and they can die of starvation in like a couple hours.
No other type of animals have conquered so many type of habitats like birds do. Mammals are limited to land environments (exception whales and dolphins) Birds are masters of the earth, land and sea. They can even imitate human speech and dance and build their own houses. Truly fascinating creatures.
There’s more marine mammals than just the whale family (Cetacea) You also have sea cows (Sirenia) which includes manatees, Seals (Pinnipeds), sea otters, and polar bears.
i would argue arthropods have locked down way more environments than birds. have you seen any birds hanging out at the bottom of the ocean? but i take your point, they're certainly a diversely adapted group, one which even gave up such an impressive evolution like flight to conquer a new environment (shout out to penguins
We have killdeer around here. You will be walking around a parking lot or hours storage lot in the spring and here one squawking at you. So you look around to see where it is at and then try to find its eggs so you don't accidentally step on them because they do blend in with gravel really well. Once I know where its nest is at I can give it some space and kind of protect the area a little bit and mama bird tends to calm down once she realizes I'm not a threat.
once, as a kid, i saw a killdeer feigning injury on the side of a gravel road. i knew i had to be close to its nest so i stopped in my tracks and looked around until i found it. took me several minutes of searching; the eggs are *very well* camouflaged! of course, i left the nest undisturbed... i just wanted to see if i could find it.
Tom is so adorable, all the way to his long hair, glasses, and snail hat. Him being a super nerd makes it even better. I could watch him talk about science all day.
That's why colloquially in Britain, they are known as Stormy Petrels. They've been out in force in The Channel, courtesy of more energy in the Atlantic Ocean, making our Autumn and winter gales much worse.
I am a spaniard, and thank you for calling the disputed with portugal desertad islands just as islands in africa, nothing about the country they are in. Nice touch to keep peace.
5:22 I mean, for humans it doesn't directly involve predators, usually, but a lot of us guys to engage in riskier actions for the sake of impressing girls or our friends. Watching a horror movie on a date is a very mild example, it can show you as fearless and even a source of safety when the girl cuddles up to you. A lot of guys pull off dangerous stunts they normally wouldn't to impress a girl, speeding on the highway, bungee jumping, cliff diving, etc because again, it shows you as fearless like a hero
I have birbs, am a birder, and can say they aren't shy. To humans sure, but I've seen many mockingbird flights, crows mobbing, and the most interesting was about a year ago (I've moved from the house since) there was a pattern, the neighborhood was home to jays, which had been kicked out by crows once but regained the territory, but the crows didn't give up, about once a month or so all 3 would fly over the neighborhood loudly calling to tease the jays, and would chill for a bit before returning to their territory. They didn't want the area, but they sure as heck weren't gonna let the jays think they were complete winners.
Anyone who thinks chickens live up to their name has never been around real chickens before. Anyone who has, has seen the lineage between modern chickens and their ancestors, T-Rex.
Killdeer are fun. We have a lot of them around where I work and they've pulled the injured wing trick on me a few times. First Time I saw it, I was completely fooled.
To be fair, birds should be considered risk taking; their primary mode of transportation is controlled falling and they gave up all their bone integrity to do it. Their eggs are also fragile and at risk of fall damage but they nest high up in trees and on cliffs. Birds don't let a lil danger stop em!
Crow: That's not how you use fire. Remember that farmer taking pop shots at your mom? Barn engulfed in flames. Now this is how you use fire. Go get everyone you can find and tell them we're having a BBQ.
I've seen crows eating the wick in the lamp(usually ghee(clarified butter)) after it stops burning as some of the ghee always remains at the bottom. Sometime they even carry the whole lamp with themselves to a tree.
8:30 I can already hear my mom, 'everybody pee before you get in the van we're not stopping' we would start in South Anchorage Alaska and go way up North just to pick blueberries. They were good and probably the most expensive blueberries you would ever get.
personally i think the most ballsy birds are the black billed magpies in my neighbourhood. they’ll start one-on-one fights with cats and coyotes and win, they’ll go right up to humans to steal food (i once watched a magpie on my uni campus steal a fry straight out of someone’s hand). they also eat my shingles for reasons unknown
There was a snake in a tree in our yard. The birds and squirrels put a halt to their years of war to team up to attack the snake. The squirrel would distract the snake by yelling at it while the birds would dive bomb it. It was a sight to see.
Hummingbirds… they are NUTS! Years ago, my family was having dinner out in the backyard in summer. Our dog, who was lying on the grass, suddenly yelped, jumped up, and hid under the table. The hummingbirds were diving at him and seeing who could actually hit him. A hummingbird versus a border collie! One bird had hit his ear, so doggo chose to hide. And turned us humans into targets…
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Anyone who thinks birds are shy, fragile creatures hasn't being around birds for long enough. Don't forget they're avian dinosaurs
That's what I was thinking! Also, anyone who thinks they fly instead of fighting/biting probably hasn't ever had a pet parrot lol
Birds are fragile... only because they're small. Larger birds like swans will absolutely fck you up. Even chickens are surprisingly dangerous if they decide to fight you.
Who thinks that?
@@pierrecurieAbsolutely. I grew up on a farm and one time I saw a rooster (who knows what pissed him off) dig its talons into my brother's back, latch on, and beat him about the ears with its wings. It was frikkin' terrifying.
@@pierrecurie Yes, and many of them are fearsome predators too, even though they might not look like it at first glance. A couple of weeks ago I saw a rufous hornero (aka ovenbird) hunt down and eat a house gecko
So, odd anecdote: An old carpenter buddy of mine would regularly get divebombed by hummingbirds on job sites. It was consistent across county lines, so we knew it had nothing to do with an action he may have done. But we could never quite figure out why they constantly went after him.
I guess I can call him up to tell him that he looked owlish enough for the hummingbirds to see him as a mating test of courage. Ha!
ah yiss, a worthy opponent! ( Ô)く
While reading, i was completely certain his favorite cap had an own pattern on it or smth, so i did not expect that burn xD
@Yamyatos wait, is "looking owlish" a burn? i would have taken it as a compliment
(/ÖvÖ\)
@@fariesz6786
I can see it both ways; Owlish meaning serious and intelligent definitely makes it more of a compliment but comparing how someone looks to an animal is usually considered rude unless you know for certain they love the animal.
Never put an emu in a position where it needs to decide between fight or flight.
It takes it personally.
Doubly so for cassowaries
@@ShirinRose That's one of the reasons I avoid Queensland. The other two reasons are crocs and Queenslanders.
I've had an emu put me in a position where I needed to decide between fight or flight. I chose flight. With emu breathing down my neck, I grabbed a garbage bin lid and switched to fight.
@@madbrowndog4887 did you win?
Tom has Hank Green energy, and I'm absolutely here for it. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE WHO GET EXCITED ABOUT TEACHING PEOPLE THINGS!💖😤
As long as I can avoid a classroom and children, I'd love to educate more people.
Watching Hankschannel kind of ruined his videos this channel.
I absolutely know if he was writing the script more in his personal style there would be more swearing.
Tom on scishow as a host more often. i love his energy and hes very clear love of science. MORE i need MORE
Can he speak without shivering and gyrating? It seems like he's about to have a seizure.
What else are they on? I've never seen them before and I also love the energy and presentation style!
@@camplethargic8 ok noun adjective number.
His main gig is a podcast called Let’s Learn Everything. He also has his own TH-cam channel.
If you enjoy energetic teachers try @lidsaynikole or Lindsay Nikole IDK how to find her but she awesome to watch also 🎉
Host: You might not think birds take risks...
Birds: *Constantly flinging themselves off surfaces and hoping not to hit the ground*
First thing i had to think of after he said that was the baby birds that jump down mountain cliffs before they are able to fly.
Arctic barnacle gosslings jump off cliffs. Its harrowing to watch. Some don't make it. National Geographic: th-cam.com/video/H1S6UCX4RAA/w-d-xo.html
As a wise man once said, the key to flying is throwing yourself at the ground and missing :)
I have said it before and I'll say it again: Birds KNOW they descend from dinosaurs, and they refuse to let us forget it. Mammals may be the dominant species now, but every single bird seems to intuitively know their ancestors called the shots once, and they've been petty ever since lmao
We have peafowl, which are 💯 disco turkey dinosaur puppies. When it snows, their tracks in the snow look just like their ancient Therapod ancestors, it's great. They also get very curious, but they are big, so they scare things off like deer and vultures that are minding their own business in our yard. They are very proud of this. 😂😂 🦖🦚💚💙🩵
@victoriaeads6126 Chickens cannibalize each other with such alarming frequency that you can purchase anti-cannibal spray for chickens. And I don't mean like factory farmed chickens living in inhumane conditions, I mean pet chickens who are being cared for by a loving pet owner. Apparently chickens just wake up and choose violence sometimes, lmao. I remember one anecdote where someone went to check on their pet chickens in the garden and found them fighting over a snake.
Chickens really be out here channeling their inner t rex at all times.
@@victoriaeads6126And peacocks will eat any snakes- including the king cobra!
I call them Glamourchicken rex.
Humming birds: "we have you 7 to 1"
Owl: "i like those odds"
Owl: "make it a bakers dozen, I have a family to feed"...lol
Honestly, bird is the very first thing I think of when you talk about animals taking risks.
We will forever remember the bird that took a calculated risk but was bad a math
I feel like a lot of humans throughout history tried to get dates by pulling a lion's tail.
Most of those were between the ages of 13 and 16
Google Maasai warriors
OMG it's Tom!! Seeing his face here makes me so happy, he's been creating awesome content for years, and he seems like a perfect fit for SciShow.
where is his other content? i love his personality and presentation!
@TomLumPerson
@@LightBlueVans let's learn everything!
So I’m just learning butter candles are a thing. I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am.
and if you don't want to waste the butter, a jar of vasaline will work just fine as a candle too :)
“Other birds have caught on to the grift” made me laugh.
I've never seen Tom before this week or on other channels. He's a great host
I have seen him in Tom Scotts podcast Lateral
He's subbing for the regular hosts who are on holiday I suppose.
i’d love to see him join the crew permanently! he has the perfect energy, presentation, and personality for it😊
Tom, you should do more episodes in the future. You're an awesome host and perfect for scishow!
I’m really enjoying Tom’s energy. He’s a great host. Let’s keep him!!
Whoever says I’m a “bird brain” I just say thank you!
As a science channel, I wish you'd stop dissing on birds in general and chickens in particular.
Chickens are very brave. Roosters will face down much larger threats (including us) and will give their life for the flock. And when there's no rooster, a hen will take over this role including the dying part.
Wow. That is amazing. Who knew chickens are brave! How ironic 😅
We lived in Bali for years. Everyday we would walk past a rice field that frequently had ducklings swimming in it. One day a cobra was waiting to snack on them. A friendly hen stood in its way, guarding the ducklings and threatening the cobra.
Chickens aren't Brave, they're crazy the difference being something brave will stand up for itself, something crazy will attack anything it doesn't like. Almost as crazy as Geese the little things.
cool video, wish you did more on the "fire raptors" though, I think it's disputable if "eating fire" really is more risky than picking up burning sticks/branches to carry to the location where the bushfire is desired for prey flushing. I mean those birds will decide there's too many humans at the active bushfire, interfering with their hunting & so dive down into the bushfire to collect burning branches to take to a new location to start their own private hunting fire!
Alaska/NZ commute has to be the winner though imo, I mean even human planes won't fly that route due to it being too dangerous with no emergency landing sites!
They didn't because they already did a video on the firehawks
@@Lolibeth ok, good point & rational reason there :)
It's just insane that hummingbirds even have the time to troll owls like that. They've got the metabolism of a lightning strike and they can die of starvation in like a couple hours.
Hummingbirds playing Counting Coo on Owls is wild.
No other type of animals have conquered so many type of habitats like birds do. Mammals are limited to land environments (exception whales and dolphins) Birds are masters of the earth, land and sea. They can even imitate human speech and dance and build their own houses. Truly fascinating creatures.
You forgot bats, as bats are mammals, too. 👀
There’s more marine mammals than just the whale family (Cetacea)
You also have sea cows (Sirenia) which includes manatees, Seals (Pinnipeds), sea otters, and polar bears.
@ True. I didn’t include more marine mammals because I wanted to keep my comment relatively short.
i would argue arthropods have locked down way more environments than birds. have you seen any birds hanging out at the bottom of the ocean?
but i take your point, they're certainly a diversely adapted group, one which even gave up such an impressive evolution like flight to conquer a new environment (shout out to penguins
@ Arthropods are up there too. I thought about them as well, but decided to mention only animals in the phylum chordata for this exercise.
Those birds playing sick shows theory of mind
Yes. I've often wondered how broad we should understand the idea if it seems so present in many predator prey relationships
Tom, I appreciate the genuine enthusiasm
We have killdeer around here. You will be walking around a parking lot or hours storage lot in the spring and here one squawking at you. So you look around to see where it is at and then try to find its eggs so you don't accidentally step on them because they do blend in with gravel really well. Once I know where its nest is at I can give it some space and kind of protect the area a little bit and mama bird tends to calm down once she realizes I'm not a threat.
I’d forgotten chasing Killdeer through tumbleweeds. Thank you. Never caught one or stepped on eggs. I never stood a chance.
once, as a kid, i saw a killdeer feigning injury on the side of a gravel road. i knew i had to be close to its nest so i stopped in my tracks and looked around until i found it. took me several minutes of searching; the eggs are *very well* camouflaged!
of course, i left the nest undisturbed... i just wanted to see if i could find it.
This guy is SOOOO animated! I love it.
I find it hard to watch him. His arm movements are excessive and distracting but also not really conveying anything useful.
@@michaelp.4890 It is a bit much, but I guess I find it more endearing than annoying.
@kindlin I understand, it's very subjective and gestures are influenced a lot by culture. For me, it's the same with Niba videos as well.
Tom is so adorable, all the way to his long hair, glasses, and snail hat. Him being a super nerd makes it even better. I could watch him talk about science all day.
That's why colloquially in Britain, they are known as Stormy Petrels. They've been out in force in The Channel, courtesy of more energy in the Atlantic Ocean, making our Autumn and winter gales much worse.
There are also Storm Petrels, which are their own family of pelagic seabirds.
@@falcoperegrinus82 Thank you for the information, they look very similar. My excuse is I'm waiting for cataract surgery.
I am a spaniard, and thank you for calling the disputed with portugal desertad islands just as islands in africa, nothing about the country they are in. Nice touch to keep peace.
5:22 I mean, for humans it doesn't directly involve predators, usually, but a lot of us guys to engage in riskier actions for the sake of impressing girls or our friends. Watching a horror movie on a date is a very mild example, it can show you as fearless and even a source of safety when the girl cuddles up to you. A lot of guys pull off dangerous stunts they normally wouldn't to impress a girl, speeding on the highway, bungee jumping, cliff diving, etc because again, it shows you as fearless like a hero
I have birbs, am a birder, and can say they aren't shy. To humans sure, but I've seen many mockingbird flights, crows mobbing, and the most interesting was about a year ago (I've moved from the house since) there was a pattern, the neighborhood was home to jays, which had been kicked out by crows once but regained the territory, but the crows didn't give up, about once a month or so all 3 would fly over the neighborhood loudly calling to tease the jays, and would chill for a bit before returning to their territory. They didn't want the area, but they sure as heck weren't gonna let the jays think they were complete winners.
Anyone who thinks chickens live up to their name has never been around real chickens before. Anyone who has, has seen the lineage between modern chickens and their ancestors, T-Rex.
Especially when a mouse gets in their pen!
T-Rex isn't a direct ancestor of birds. It's only a "close" relative of them.
I love birds
0:32 A rare zebra? it's so rare that it looks like a bird! Never seen a zebra like that before
Sea bird
@@RealChristopherLoPresti nope, pretty sure that's a zebra, just look at it!
At least, they're living dinosaurs
Real life Talonflame
Good to know I wasn’t the only one thinking it lol
Killdeer are fun. We have a lot of them around where I work and they've pulled the injured wing trick on me a few times. First Time I saw it, I was completely fooled.
If birds can risk it all for love, maybe I should reconsider my dating app efforts.
Yeahhhhh.. Nature is CRAZY sometimes. Well, always. So many crazy adaptations out there!
To be fair, birds should be considered risk taking; their primary mode of transportation is controlled falling and they gave up all their bone integrity to do it. Their eggs are also fragile and at risk of fall damage but they nest high up in trees and on cliffs. Birds don't let a lil danger stop em!
there is a myth that warriors come back as huming birds, so not so surprising to learn this.
I know of that ! Such a wonderful reference ty ❤
SciShow on the rocks! Thanks, Hank!
hummingbirds are so good at flying that they are really not risking much
8:10 welp, you just gave me an idea for Find the Fowl Fridays
Ah yes, the Russian Firebird
Stravinsky approves.
Crow: That's not how you use fire. Remember that farmer taking pop shots at your mom?
Barn engulfed in flames. Now this is how you use fire.
Go get everyone you can find and tell them we're having a BBQ.
I've seen crows eating the wick in the lamp(usually ghee(clarified butter)) after it stops burning as some of the ghee always remains at the bottom. Sometime they even carry the whole lamp with themselves to a tree.
I'm dyslexic, and I read this as "The Birds With a Flat Tire""
Great job, Tom!
Awesome topic. Awesome host. 10/10
video begins at 8:53
I like how Tom hosts episodes:)
The enthusiasm the host has is infectious. Fantastic content well delivered!
THE PHOENIX
Tom is awesome
The Godwitt literally just rawdog a migration GIGACHAD
Next time you feel daring, remember-some birds eat fire for fun.
Love the hat Tom! And the vid... appreciate all your hard work bringing us this vid SciShow team!
I like this guy, this episode was very excitingly narrated
More bird videos please
8:30 I can already hear my mom, 'everybody pee before you get in the van we're not stopping' we would start in South Anchorage Alaska and go way up North just to pick blueberries. They were good and probably the most expensive blueberries you would ever get.
Birds love doing things the hard way
Tom is awesome. We like Tom. Please keep him as a host longer!!!
Literally the first risk taking animal that comes to mind, they have to jump out of their nest
Not trying to sound negative but see it could be read that way, awesome video
I recently saw a hummingbird mobbing a bald eagle at the park right next to my house. What a brave bird.
Top notch video Tom
As a Canadian, I can assure you that birds are very much invested in risk/reward behavior. Cobra chickens choose fight every time...
I like Tom.
I was already half convinced that hummingbirds are all adrenaline junkies. Now I think I'm fully convinced.
Every time I feed fire to a bird, my family and guests enjoy the results.
they're good bird's Tom
Those fire eating birds are hardcore Zen.
I definitely enjoy this host. Tom I hope you're joining the scishow crew!
They just like me fr fr
A bird that doesn't poop in flight? Perfection.
i find your joyous, smiling presentation uplifting!
You rock, and I am excited for you to become our new host!
personally i think the most ballsy birds are the black billed magpies in my neighbourhood. they’ll start one-on-one fights with cats and coyotes and win, they’ll go right up to humans to steal food (i once watched a magpie on my uni campus steal a fry straight out of someone’s hand). they also eat my shingles for reasons unknown
3:46 I see the blackbords in my neighborhood fight hawks once in a while, and they are vicious
Birds are amazing for sure.
I pressed on start and was not looking at the video, I thought Hank was talking! Welcome Tom
Aww I really like this new host! They’ve got such an awesome vibe
My favorite SciCommer (hello from LLE) talking about niche bird facts!? Christmas came early for this ornithologist!!!
Shout out to the Let's Learn Everything (LLE) podcast if you need more Tom in your life
Vote to keep Tom on SciShow!
"The Birds That Eat Fire," sounds like the newest Stieg Larson book.
Tom is just adorable and I love the video
Give this man a raise!
There was a snake in a tree in our yard. The birds and squirrels put a halt to their years of war to team up to attack the snake. The squirrel would distract the snake by yelling at it while the birds would dive bomb it. It was a sight to see.
That “chicken out” joke was fowl. 😊😂
The more we learn about the world, the more reasons at our disposal we have to kick humans off a pedestal
Tom is a great presenter, and this was a fascinating episode! Bar-tailed godwits are the GOAT.
Birds are simply superior organisms
Hummingbirds… they are NUTS!
Years ago, my family was having dinner out in the backyard in summer. Our dog, who was lying on the grass, suddenly yelped, jumped up, and hid under the table. The hummingbirds were diving at him and seeing who could actually hit him. A hummingbird versus a border collie! One bird had hit his ear, so doggo chose to hide. And turned us humans into targets…
When I heard birds mobbing on other animals, the first thing that came to mind were the chickens in the Legend of Zelda games. Anyone else?
If you could sell that enthusiasm, you'd be a millionaire.
When they have all the rocks except the ones youll find behind a Target
Hi Tom!
They're minerals, HANK!
I'd love to see a video on the birds that are poisonous to the touch.
They were discovered relatively recently, so not many people have heard of them.
If Canada Geese don't make this list... we're sending them after you.