How Do Birds Incubate Their Eggs? | Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs

How Do Birds Incubate Their Eggs? | Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs | BBC Earth

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Birds have to time the hatching of their eggs carefully, to make sure they can feed and protect them.
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Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
David Attenborough has a passion for birds' eggs. These remarkable structures nurture new life, protecting it from the outside world at the same time as allowing it to breathe. They are strong enough to withstand the full weight of an incubating parent and weak enough to allow a chick to break free. But how is an egg made? Why are they the shape they are? And perhaps most importantly, why lay an egg at all? Piece by piece, from creation to hatching, David reveals the wonder behind these miracles of nature.
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@xena2559 2 жыл бұрын

Aren't they clever! All regulated, temperature, timing, location. Gorgeous birds. I feed them in winter.

@rathnam.a 2 жыл бұрын

Inate wisdom is displayed by these birds. And how much responsibility these tiny birds have in parenting is amazing.

@instamdgram 2 жыл бұрын

*innate

@kathirvel8920 2 жыл бұрын

the earth need more people like Attenborough

@thesundrybox5544 2 жыл бұрын

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@user-vl1ur1sp7b 2 жыл бұрын

200 Years

@Isaidunkownwtfyt 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@ivin6415 2 жыл бұрын

Nope I think the Earth needs more people like Christ what a heaven on Earth it shall truly be indeed

@ivin6415 2 жыл бұрын

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Isaiah 55:6 KJV

@RordamJ 2 жыл бұрын

I love birds. A year ago one of our Silkie chickens raised a clutch of eggs. It was fascinating to see how delicate she was around them and how hard she worked to brood them.

@honeyedbadger223 2 жыл бұрын

@aryanair5027 2 жыл бұрын

I really admire the way Sir David Attenborough explains stuff and I'm also jealous of his job....

@jessicastott5475 2 жыл бұрын

I feel so much smarter when I watch these

@ndrea66 2 жыл бұрын

✌🏻😊🇬🇧 ... Whenever I see Sir David Attenborough I am amazed at how much passion he puts into his videos. He taught me love for nature and ethology 45 years ago. I greet with deep admiration from Milan, Italy 🙂👋🏻🇮🇹

@Adit-bm7mk 2 жыл бұрын

Wow you are a veteran in life... 45 years ago that's a lot sir

@ndrea66 2 жыл бұрын

@@Adit-bm7mk thank you very much for the thought ... 😊🖖🏻 greating from Milan🤙🏻

@joshuamoore4537 2 жыл бұрын

David Attenborough isn’t just a national treasure; he’s a worldwide treasure.

@nomadexplorer6682 2 жыл бұрын

What a fine balance to sustain food chain and the birds survival. Sir Attenborough, 95, is nature's great gift to mankind. He is the greatest treasure of humanity.

@Cleeon 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm... I'm getting worry, but hope his health always in good

@yesyoucanTellme 2 жыл бұрын

David present us with his patented voice. My patients love watching him.

@VaciliNikoMavich 2 жыл бұрын

Very intruiging, birds are amazing creatures.

@nirangarathnayaka5296 2 жыл бұрын

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@erflb 2 жыл бұрын

You are the best, Sir David! I love your videos!

@williambragg6171 2 жыл бұрын

Once more my hats go off to the camera people who get this amazing footage.

@Tirnadi 4 ай бұрын

I didn't know that they incubate less on cold days, and more on warmer days.. looks like i've learned something again from Attenborough.

@asimally9468 2 жыл бұрын

LIVING LEGEND....

@regolith1350 8 күн бұрын

"When's your baby due?" "I haven't decided yet. I'm gonna see what next week's weather is like first."

@footfault1941 2 жыл бұрын

First comes not always attended first. Neither attended consistently. An amazing mechanism revealed. Another great job. There would be no privacy in nature remaining safe.

@JoseFernandez-zt2ry 2 жыл бұрын

Una belleza de narración ER mejor sin kitarle mérito a todos los demás ke son muy bueno bendiciones para todos desde bk ny

@rameshshinde1193 2 жыл бұрын

Una bellezq por favor

@hassinho1061 Жыл бұрын

Attenborough voice is golden

@devkutti5932 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful place.. Relaxing Sound..my most favourite youtube channel.. ❤️

@KevinMcgaw1988 2 жыл бұрын

This gentleman here is the best thing that has ever happened to mother nature

@ganeshshinde4875 2 жыл бұрын

The great sir Attenborough!

@bravofoxable 2 жыл бұрын

Everything is so perfectly timed and designed, flawless... Us humans, we are the only flaw. We have no idea of our impact on nature....

@polemeros 2 жыл бұрын

Blah Blah Blah. Moral superiority through self-hatred. Ever hear of the history of the mass extinctions. Yes, "Nature" is a wonderful mommy. Only WE are bad children.

@mariadaluzmoutinho5701 2 жыл бұрын

Surpreendente ...A natureza encarrega-se do alimento e os pássaros fazem tudo para que nenhum cria se perca pondo o seu empenho e dedicação! Isto é sincronia e sintonia ...

@ramthianthomson601 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful.

@dumoulin11 2 жыл бұрын

Sir David is a treasure and an example for all humanity.

@shawnnewell4541 2 жыл бұрын

Well you learn something new every day!

@kathychildress18 2 жыл бұрын

How marvelous

@fehmiabbasi4874 2 жыл бұрын

Just amazing and adorable 😍

@FormerlyKnownAsAndrew 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!!

@kristenandersen2792 3 ай бұрын

I’m watching a bird incubate her babies right outside of my window. It’s just magical!

@aves4081 2 жыл бұрын

So interesting! Thanks!

@altafvdd7140 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@A7X639 2 жыл бұрын

I really like his explanation about the stars,

@animalinnature7429 2 жыл бұрын

Great job!

@suttuoniyil2359 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👏

@Cesarsanvicente 2 жыл бұрын

amazing nature

@kuitaranheatmorus9932 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome

@biplabchowdhury9364 2 жыл бұрын

Life formation is so bizzare yet so beautiful in this planet 🌎😊

@naturalreach4316 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely video

@pushpagoswami7441 2 жыл бұрын

Best channel in KZfaq

@mobilalbaraq3306 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing video,, very good

@faizahbokhary9873 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

@faizahbokhary9873 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 💞💞💞

@mlwhepfiorino3392 Жыл бұрын

👏 Always amazed

@0551273 2 жыл бұрын

Great 👌👍

@deirdrereynolds4684 2 жыл бұрын

Our Creator is amazing 🤩

@lifevideofactory3257 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@WJen8 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating how complicated natural order can be 😮💯

@AashayAgrawal 2 жыл бұрын

This video blew my mind.

@lengchanka656 2 жыл бұрын

Hello everyone I'm from Cambodia I love BBC Earth 🌎🌎🌎

@rameshshinde1193 2 жыл бұрын

Cambodia, where hindu rulers once ruled. Now it is a buddhist country and the hindu temples have been converted to buddhist temples over centuries.

@MayFlora 2 жыл бұрын

Hello!

@hkicgh7277 2 жыл бұрын

@@rameshshinde1193 Don't worship a cow.

@rameshshinde1193 2 жыл бұрын

@@hkicgh7277 i don't.

@Deeer69420 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, they can plan for the future!

@asimally9468 2 жыл бұрын

HIS VOICE SOOTHES YOU.

@GemuruhYt77C 2 жыл бұрын

Suara nya sangat bagus

@soheilak6208 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@racexine 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds about right because they don't lactate like mammals do. Fascinating.

@msavina9129 2 жыл бұрын

My veg were attacked all summer by cabbage moth larvae, almost identical to those green ones. Now I know that I should put bird houses up in hopes the birds will come and will help me alleviate the issue. 😀

@DuchessofEarlGrey 2 жыл бұрын

Wasps too. As long as they don't make their nest directly over your door, they're great to keep around as pest controllers.

@marcoakley440 2 жыл бұрын

Nature.is a miracle

@PEMANCINGSEGAH 2 жыл бұрын

Semoga semua bisa sukses di youtube, Aamiin

@mr.laryeah8273 2 жыл бұрын

Damn Sir Attenborough is the worlds greatest story teller, I wonder why he is not in the anime🤗💥💥💥💥🚀🥺

@islamversus 2 жыл бұрын

Nature points to a creator. It’s so obvious.

@ashokvalluri6208 2 жыл бұрын

Hats up camera man

@feeltheillinois 2 жыл бұрын

theyre so smart

@sakthivelmurugan4073 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@zeeshanmustafa7243 2 жыл бұрын

Attenborough was a genius

@scottread 2 жыл бұрын

"Genius" is an overused word and a label that doesn't apply to Attenborough, intelligent though he is.

@dcg748 2 жыл бұрын

He's also still alive...so no need for past tense

@zeeshanmustafa7243 2 жыл бұрын

@@dcg748 sorry for that he is still a genious

@zeeshanmustafa7243 2 жыл бұрын

@Thought Criminal really?

@zeeshanmustafa7243 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that he is a zoologist

@theTruthSearcher 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work, beautiful creations of Gog

@aleksandarristic2329 2 жыл бұрын

Sir Attenborough should be recorded speaking all words in the dictionary in every possible way, so the future generations can enjoy his narration.

@MrChickenmilk 2 жыл бұрын

This is a question i never bothered to ask myself and now im thinking about what the hell i thought they did

@martinmkca2320 2 жыл бұрын

Waw！Ａｍａｚｉｎｇ！

@imapaine-diaz4451 2 жыл бұрын

Gee, I wish I could have done that.....I might not have missed that vacation in Spain if I Could!🙄 However, the trip to Amsterdam 9 months before sort of made up for it.😉

@user-xg7gu6bl8o 2 жыл бұрын

Hello 👋

@sternamc919sterna3 2 жыл бұрын

Love these short documentaries 👍 and a few questions sprung off the top of my head. Does that adjusted control of incubation depend on the reproductive experience of the bird? Lower temperatures do also mean that more energy is needed to keep the tiny tit's body warm, so the bird has to find more food to get that energy. I have watched the livecam footage of these species and usually the male also feeds the female throughout incubation of eggs. Is the absence from the nest during incubation somehow related to an underperformer male? Hope these are not just silly questions.

@RordamJ 2 жыл бұрын

Usually, temperature fluctuations are fine for the developing eggs. A couple of hours of being exposed to the outside air won't kill the embryos; the bowl-shaped design of most nests and the soft material they're lined with also serves as an insulator. Different birds have different styles of incubating: some parents take shifts of incubation (pigeons, albatrosses) while in some species only one parent incubates while the other provides food and protection (chickens, hornbills).

@sternamc919sterna3 2 жыл бұрын

@@RordamJ temperature fluctuation will not kill the embryo if the decrease/increase is not signifficant but changes the rate of embryonic development. Such as in most egg laying species, at higher temperatures (within the species range) the embryonic development is faster and hatching occurs earlier. In turtles and aligators it also seems to regulate the proportion of males/females.

@sengmai1904 2 жыл бұрын

Sit David 🙏🙏

@xaydarnurmetov9557 2 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👍

@invest2115 2 жыл бұрын

I hope this answers could give me his voice

@TucsonDude 2 жыл бұрын

How old is David here? Is he still working or is this an earlier produced video?

@elisabethraaijmakers6130 8 ай бұрын

Hear, there flies a vocal fry...! 🙃

@KingKing-ny2ew 2 жыл бұрын

There are enough signs for the one who wants to see.

@beldendemecilio8219 2 жыл бұрын

I like watching BBC nature program's and videos, because it makes me feel good and appreciated of God's creation.

@k1rby358 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@musasaeed6648 2 жыл бұрын

3:43 is he talking to the caterpillar ?

@user-vl1ur1sp7b 2 жыл бұрын

Dino

@comepuchas990 2 жыл бұрын

2.13.22 nk

@sohistoriatriste9428 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah BBC

@Vibrantclown 2 жыл бұрын

Are the eggs edible though?

@ZH-Rocks 2 жыл бұрын

SubhanAllah

@kindoe66 2 жыл бұрын

I am trying so hard not to laugh every time he says tits,lol. 🤣🤣😂😂

@Cleeon 2 жыл бұрын

Why i see most of birds, is like a hyperactive warm blooded animals? Because their food have so much energy? But some bird is really slow moving

@nafskafss3750 2 жыл бұрын

You are famous Gentleman...come to Right ✅ ☝️✅ Straightaway..Accomplish Beautiful 😍 Journey....InshAllah 🤲

@boredwarlock5216 2 жыл бұрын

When I wake up first thing I do? Eggs. Is to look around for something to chew, Exactly. Feeding myself is very very tricky, Because you see I'm ridiculously picky. Eggs. This struthiomimus Wont settle for the dregs...

@woodib2203 2 жыл бұрын

Not really interested in the birds fr but can’t miss with Attenborough

@lollubhot8332 2 жыл бұрын

🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

@eliforeal5261 2 жыл бұрын

So when I call someone a tit, it should actually be taken as a bit of a compliment

@saalkz.a.9715 2 жыл бұрын

"Great Tits" 😂

@knowthinself8107 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha.....he said great tit

@WildC47 2 жыл бұрын

How Do Birds Incubate Their Eggs?

@dinoflame9696 2 жыл бұрын

Birds are in many ways more complex than mammals... But their reliance on flight has been both a blessing and curse. Apart from all the advantages, it also puts an upper limit to their weight and subsequently brain size and gestation period. Otherwise I could easily see a bird or bat-like mammal being the first "intelligent" species instead of a primate.

@staytuned2L337 2 жыл бұрын

Corvids can be as smart as 7 year old humans 🤯

@Guru-tm4ov Жыл бұрын

How in the world can we verify that the bird speeds up the process of incubation solely due to the Abundance of caterpillars appearing for a two week limited availability.... wouldn't that be coincidental more than anything until research can totally confirm that being the only significant reasoning.... what I mean is when you do research isn't all avenues raised as significant until they become ruled out over vigorous surveillance of several factors to determine the real reason like how do as know they don't incubate on cold days because of energy being waste which leads to the counterproduction oc incubation on it maybe more effortless to getting the eggs the most desired temperature on warm days