Chick of Cuckoo in the nest of Marsh Warbler. Brood parasite

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2 жыл бұрын

Brood parasite. Growing up of a Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) chick in the nest of Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris). Cuckoo's baby push out a marsh warbler chick from its nest.

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@zanpsimer7685 2 жыл бұрын

Mom’s feeding that huge face thinking hmmmm. Oh well. That’s my baby.

@FeliDJrah Жыл бұрын

Birds are genetically programmed to care for any chick in their nest. Whether it's there or not. The female cuckoo takes full advantage of that and lays her egg in the nest.

@ariessolarhijiri2985 Жыл бұрын

@@FeliDJrah not always.

@lovepet4565 2 жыл бұрын

Shes like is this my baby??

@firmanpikat2871 2 жыл бұрын

ah it's a shameless parasitic bird,,

@suewright1299 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing filming, sad but nature. Many thanks indeed

@sarojini763 2 жыл бұрын

Feel bad for that baby bird

@ed199 2 жыл бұрын

I would pull the parasite out and put the actual baby back if I seen this in RL

@dova5944 2 жыл бұрын

2:15 WAIT WHAT!!!

@BirdsandGhibliFan 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, you saw that right. The parent birds eat the fecal sacs of the offspring. Disgusting, I know, but I heard that the smell of the fecal sacs might attract predators, so I think it’s one of the reasons why they do this. But, think of it as a bird’s way of changing diapers. LOL

@heatherconklin6798 2 жыл бұрын

Yes they eat their youngs feces. Only that baby bird is 20s larger than its ‘foster mom’ which makes it all the more nastier lol

@Wild_birdwatching_Creator 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome footage. Good video.

@Aniketbabar 2 жыл бұрын

Hostile planet! Harsh reality of the natural world.

@VideoNatur 2 жыл бұрын

Great footage, as always! Greetings, ROlf

@nyuthevlog2146 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes they are created like that to let human understand ourselves

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Thanks

@user-mk4lc8ot3y 2 жыл бұрын

Cruel world...

@shaikanwer3476 2 жыл бұрын

Natures wonder pity on small bird and chicks

@NaturewithRejinath 2 жыл бұрын

Good video

@FunnySurpriseToys 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dear Friend! Have a great day! 😀👍44

@ValkoBranislav 2 жыл бұрын

Super dokument...!!!!

@sadiarahim1392 2 жыл бұрын

horrible reality of nature. Mother doesn't know that her own baby killer is being raised by her in nest.

@SortOfABigDeal Жыл бұрын

For all those wondering why the parent doesn’t kick out the cuckoo once the difference is obvious - birds don’t work like that. From what I understand (I could be wrong): once a chick hatches, the parents will raise it - they are evolutionarily incapable of recognizing any difference. This is because cuckoo chicks and regular chicks often aren’t that different looking when they’ve just hatched, and often it’s just the cuckoo so there’s nothing to compare it too. If parents were wired to have an ‘ideal’ chick in their heads to measure their own against, then there’s a good chance any slight difference would result in the deaths of their own offspring. And that’s not a great long-term plan for species survival. Over the course of evolution, it was evidently safer for these birds to try and prevent cuckoos from laying, and try to destroy cuckoo eggs, rather than somehow judge (they are BIRDS) what chicks do and do not qualify to be raised. TLDR; it’s better to take the L rather than accidentally kill your own kids because you think they’re a parasite and then be wrong because you’re a literal bird and you eat bugs and you can’t be bothered to judge that kind of thing. Also, sometimes birds will, in fact, kill cuckoo chicks. I don’t know either. Maybe they just felt like it.

@pamelas1002 2 жыл бұрын

That's so crazy!

@marinellacappuccio5946 Жыл бұрын

Ho capito che si è presa cura di una specie che non è la stessa che meraviglia. Dio grazie

@sarojini763 2 жыл бұрын

Ants in the nest

@alan_mythicalgnome Жыл бұрын

Well that's nature ! Don't you just find cuckoo's hard to like? Those poor warbler chicks!

@bruitx2939 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍 !

@eamonnbarry6530 2 жыл бұрын

Terrific video - well done 👍🏻

@HOBBSGYM Жыл бұрын

Murderer bird !

@user-ym6tr2lo6g 2 жыл бұрын

A terrible story, but such is life.

@LeehLeeh9317 Жыл бұрын

Pit Fatality

@edsonrodriguessouza4938 Жыл бұрын

@sorchatheraven 2 жыл бұрын

Many people hate cuckoos, and many other infamous bird species (some of which are completely unjustified if you ask me). But as harsh as this might be, it's part of nature, those cuckoos are trying to survive as well. And I think they are actually beautiful looking. You've got to think for each nest that's taken over by a cuckoo, many others will bloom

@Andy-dp3hg 2 жыл бұрын

Neither, I do not like cuckoos or wood peckers...

@Andy-dp3hg 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your post !

@alexmorgan3435 2 жыл бұрын

What I don't understand is why the marsh warbler doesn't notice and carriers on feeding the interloper? The marsh warbler surely should kill the cuckoo chick or turf it out of it's nest? Why not? Bizarre.

@-VOR Жыл бұрын

I mean... you can read and find out.

@SortOfABigDeal Жыл бұрын

I know this is a bit of a late response but - evolution has placed most of the emphasis on prevention for these birds. There’s too much risk in getting rid of chicks that have taken time and energy to hatch on the chance that it might be a cuckoo. They are roughly the same size as the normal chick when they hatch, so there’s not a clear difference until the parents have put in too much time for it to really matter in terms of being able to try again. Evolution-wise, it ended up being safer to raise any chick in the nest no matter what, but they will still destroy cuckoo eggs if they figure it out in time.

@DrowningInTea Жыл бұрын

Mostly fear of retaliation. It is known that the mother of a cuckoo chick might destroy the host's nest if the host kills her chick.

@bangijahteam 2 жыл бұрын

Mantap bosku lanjutkan trus sukses terus

@HarrySibajumerah 2 жыл бұрын

nightingale bird ?? the brown one

@europeanhoneybuzzard8328 2 жыл бұрын

It's a marsh warbler (acrocephalus palustris)

@greennature6045 2 жыл бұрын

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@beatap6250 2 жыл бұрын

So cute 🤗🤗🤗

@kotiallu1891 2 жыл бұрын

Such a marvel! With all due respect to other point of views, for one time I wish I had the ability to comprehend Mother Warbler's language directly to hear why she still chose to raise the baby cuckoo? Perhaps this is an example of beyond bounds and frontiers...

@sergeitalos452 2 жыл бұрын

I feel an incredible need to exterminate the cuckoo species into extinction.

@this_is_petro1700 Жыл бұрын

A mystery we'll never know the answer to my friend.

@ur-inannak9565 Жыл бұрын

The cuckoo parents will watch a nest to make sure the chick is cared for. If it dies they destroy the host birds nest. Thus the birds actually have a better chance of passing on their genes if they just accept whatever is in the nest. Its basically a mafia protection racket for birds. Thus the warbler is evolutionarily programmed to be loving and accepting of anything.