How Female Hummingbirds Avoid Harassment

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To avoid harassment from males, some female white-necked jacobins have a solution.
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Male and female white-necked jacobins vastly differ in color, making females a target for constant harassment. But one out of every five females keeps their “male” costume, holding onto their bright blue coloring. This “deceptive coloration” lets her slip through the crowd of rowdy males unnoticed.
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@haveaseatmarj Жыл бұрын

Fascinating

@ohboilien Жыл бұрын

That’s so fascinating! Would there be a problem because other males don’t recognize her as a mating partner?

@JesgateOnDown Жыл бұрын

Only 1 in 5 retain "male" coloration. Its doubtful that affects reproduction numbers. + it's how this species evolved/is & its still around.

@1The_Kaiju 3 ай бұрын

Starve and mate or not starve and no harrasment

@liviarodriguez4465 Жыл бұрын

Very very nice!!!

@troyano6548 Жыл бұрын

WOW...That is amazing 🤩

@isabelledelon3810 Жыл бұрын

One should stop calling dinosaurs by another name : those are small but fierce

@TimeTheory2099 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nature. 👍

@1969kodiakbear Жыл бұрын

Are notorious bullies . By the way, I have difficulty communicating because I had a stroke in Broca’s area, the part of the brain that controls speech. 2/8/2021 but I lived again. (My wife helped me compose this.)

@JesgateOnDown Жыл бұрын

best of luck with your recovery ! 👏🏼💪🏼

@enanguko2237 Жыл бұрын

Pls accept my empathy on the sad incident. Congratulations on making progress with your Wife’s help.

@Electriclynn Жыл бұрын

Cheers to you & the family! ✨🎁💋 Ours has PKD DNA which takes our kidneys and then we end up with mostly incurable brain cancers as the polycists mask early cancer detection

@soph-o791 Жыл бұрын

A thanks from me to your caring wife. My deepest condolences for you both. I pray for you!

@1969kodiakbear Жыл бұрын

@@soph-o791 🙂

@islandbirdw Жыл бұрын

If you’ve taken any time to observe any hummingbird they are small but fierce. They aggressively defend they’re perceived territory including and especially around feeders or favorite flowers. The Anna’s and smaller Rufus are the only species that live in PNW. That said we have a pond and feeders out even in winter. A pair will enforce my yard against any and all other humners chasing them out aggressively. They get to know the humans in their territory. Last 2 winters I had a pair over wintering in my yard when we got hit with a arctic blast flash freezing the feeder overnight. I awoke and saw it had to bring it in and thaw it out to save them. The male Anna’s watched me as I climbed the ladder bringing back liquid nectar. He now follows me wherever I go in my yard, calling that characteristic call and there he is watching me. 😉😉

@christinebethencourt6197 11 ай бұрын

They are fantastic !!! I used to have many when i live in caribbean, feeding them with liquid sugar and by planting hundreds of heliconia all around … !! They miss me so much 🤷‍♀️ i envy you …

@christinebethencourt6197 11 ай бұрын

J’adore 💖💎🩵

@benslusher1698 Жыл бұрын

What kind of hummingbird is this? Just curious I'm new to birding

@RINA4D85S1 Жыл бұрын

White necked jacobin, as stated at the beginning of the video :)

@christinal.5804 6 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤😊

@hunterG60k Жыл бұрын

Are the females being harassed for mating, or because they're less aggressive/ likely to fight back?

@sepilokfui Жыл бұрын

🤣

@lemmykilmister873 Жыл бұрын

🙂👍🏻

@TheCommunicationCoach Жыл бұрын

Wow, so rare for males to fight females when they normally fight FOR females to breed with!

@talhakhan8138 Жыл бұрын

Nobody is calling out the Birds for having different colours for genders?!

@t1sk1jukka 9 ай бұрын

Sex, not gender. Animals don’t have gender identity

@shuraba1234 Жыл бұрын

Love hummers

@Jameson1776 Жыл бұрын

I’ll second that.

@amisayavedra3881 Жыл бұрын

I. Want them

@AGDinCA Жыл бұрын

So, it stands to reason that these females will be better fed and therefore better able to reproduce and pass on their genes... eventually ending up with all females colored similarly to males, perhaps?

@enlightenedhummingbird4764 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like it. Sad, really. Same behavior, different species. When will females catch a friggin break?

@gouthamanguna7007 Жыл бұрын

Then will that green coloured female gets partners for mate? Doesn't the real male feels gay when it's around them?

@enlightenedhummingbird4764 2 ай бұрын

Wow. If you watch the whole documentary, you'll hear words like sex and promiscuous, among others I don't want to have to explain to my 4-year-old. The script was designed to go along with the current world narrative, and make you wonder, and ask exactly what you asked. I miss the days when nature shows were TRULY family-friendly, for ALL AGES, without pushing some sick agenda to our children. Ugh.

@tracesmith4966 Жыл бұрын

Why do the males CONSTANTLY harass the females...what is the point of keeping a potential mate of being able to eat...or even enjoy life...?

@EcoPlanetFilms 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful footage as always! Though- no biological logic in your explanation: First: there is lot of aggression also between male hummingbirds. Second: we humans may not identify between males and females with similar colors, but they surely do, as do many other bird species where males and females have similar coloration. Just as we would identify between a man and a woman even if they dress the same clothes…

@enlightenedhummingbird4764 2 ай бұрын

Are you sure about that? Hellywood has put out some pretty convincing specimens....