Black robin - New Zealand Bird of the Week

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Black robins are birds endemic to the Chatham Islands that are conversation-wise, world-famous for their inspiring recovery from imminent extinction in the early 1980s. I hope you enjoy.
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@highlandtenerec6447 2 жыл бұрын

I must say I think this is one of the best of in the Birds of New Zealand series . And most moving ! The Black Robins story is one that would I think help the uninitiated and uninformed come to a more personal understanding of conservation efforts and the great need for them as well as getting an introduction to evolutionary biology , evolutionary ecology and genetics . I won't soon forget Old Blue .

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! And I agree. I really enjoyed researching and putting this together. :) Old blue was such an incredible bird, alongside her partner, Old yellow.

@brynadoodle 2 жыл бұрын

The passion for these cute lil borbs is remarkable and I hope they continue to grow

@dynamoterror18 2 жыл бұрын

I pray that the vaquita will have a similar miracle and bounce back from the brink of extinction as well. 🙏

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

I hope so too...

@1998topornik 2 жыл бұрын

Such small bird, such interesting story!

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

It is indeed!

@GeorgeTheDinoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Very very informative video, definitely up there with your Haasts Eagle Video!

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, George! I really enjoy working on these longer videos, even when they take longer to get out. :)

@galahcockatoo 2 жыл бұрын

Old blue and old yellow along with the conservation team are nothing short of a miracle and a story of perseverance. Amazing video ❤💙

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

They really pulled their weight! :) Thank you so much for watching.

@exomake_mehorololo 2 жыл бұрын

😮😮😮OMG. Poor little birdies went through a lot!! Life is so fragile. Glad they made it

@bkjeong4302 2 жыл бұрын

The closest an animal has come to extinction without actually going extinct.

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

It's remarkable how they managed to recover!

@samypushpam9368 2 жыл бұрын

🙏❤🌲✌

@WhiteNucklin 2 жыл бұрын

It’s 2:46 AM in Washington State US. Sending positive thoughts and chill vibes to whoever wants them

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciated! Same to you as well!

@Alberad08 2 жыл бұрын

An epic tale of preservation and survival - thanks a lot for researching and sharing this amazing story! BTW a friend, who is a zookeeper, once told me that reptiles in common don't show the same amount of inbreeding problems we observe with mammals.

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! Thanks for watching! And yes, there are definitely differences there. Could be to do with the laying of eggs instead of gestation, perhaps?

@andersnrregren9087 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best ever

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I agree as well. I thoroughly enjoyed working on this. :)

@PleiadianDreams 2 жыл бұрын

dude, your video's are simply amazing.

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

I'm very glad you enjoy them! I'm working on a lot of videos right now, so stay tuned for more! :)

@kuitaranheatmorus9932 2 жыл бұрын

Well this is amazing

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Took a while, but it was worth it. :)

@bestaqua23 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry you did such wonderful work and all I can think of is that the meme of "the body is round "

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

No problem! I often call them 'borbs' too. :)

@tahliam7377 2 жыл бұрын

Old blue vs Diego the tortoise, who would win?

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Both are legends!

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Old blue wins out based on how much could very easily have gone wrong at any moment considering their fragility.

@RCSVirginia 2 жыл бұрын

It is to be hoped that more islands can purged of invasive predators and more populations of Black Robins established on these islands. In time, it may even be possible to reintroduce them to Chatham and Pitt Islands,, either in protected and fenced reserves, or on the whole islands if introduced predators can be eliminated.

@erichtomanek4739 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video and excellent success in saving a species from extinction. Why have not some birds now been taken to mainland New Zealand to breed in protected aviaries? Two hundred or so birds on a few small islands is still dangerous for long term survival.

@babywigeon 2 жыл бұрын

wow what a story ❤️

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

It really is an incredible one! :D

@The_PokeSaurus 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see more bird of the week, but I was wondering, are you done with the tiger videos?

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And no, I'm not yet. I'll still be covering the three extinct subspecies, as well as other general videos on them as planned. It is the 'Year' of the tiger, after all. :)

@The_PokeSaurus 2 жыл бұрын

@@HenrythePaleoGuy Ah, I get it, just wanted to make sure. Thank you.

@carlsorensen9422 2 жыл бұрын

have you done one on tometit?

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Not just yet! But I will be soon. :)

@Nmethyltransferase 2 жыл бұрын

New Zealand Borb of the Week

@MaoRatto 2 жыл бұрын

This bird was on the edge of domestication with edge laying genes?

@HenrythePaleoGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Well, yes. The rim-egg laying gene was rare, but still present, but because those eggs rarely, if ever survived, said genes were hard to pass on. Because of the extreme circumstances regarding their population, moving those rim eggs helped tremendously in averting their extinction, but because those rim-egg laying genes continued to be passed on, it became a problem then.

@MaoRatto 2 жыл бұрын

@@HenrythePaleoGuy I am surprised the scientists didn't later on make a domestication or a back up population like what happened to the Tasmanian Devil.