Why a Bird Teams up with a Croc to Protect its Eggs

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The natural world is full of unusual partnerships, but the sandbanks lining the River Nile are home to one of the most peculiar. Here, nesting crocodiles and water thick-knee birds have formed an alliance to protect their eggs from lurking predators. ↠Subscribe: kzfaq.info...
Our latest video captures this extraordinary teamwork in action - including the times things go not quite according to plan . . .
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Re-Edit: Eva Schmidt
Voice Over: Sophie Kozeluh
Audio Mix: Stefan Fiedler
Original Production:
„Nile - The ultimate River: Wild Waters”, A Terra Mater Factual Studios/Cosmos Factory production in co-production with National Geographic Channel in association with France Télévisions and WDR, written and directed by Harald Pokieser.

Пікірлер: 797

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

Ever fancied babysitting for a crocodile? It might sound like a risky business, but the water thick-knee is up for it. 😎

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheWolf9777 Working on it! 😊 Greetings to India! 👋🏽

@Rihtainshtain 3 жыл бұрын

Babysitting?Its jast eggs)

@obs7477 3 жыл бұрын

@ZeitGeist_TV 2 жыл бұрын

How much does it pay per hour again?

@AnEffingPinkCatThatBreathes Жыл бұрын

@@Rihtainshtain eggsitting

@markhughes4674 3 жыл бұрын

The croc “Yeah thanks for protecting my eggs” *smashes birds egg* “As I was saying-“

@chauhanrajput4733 3 жыл бұрын

Haha

@Flakz911 3 жыл бұрын

Well when you say it like that it sounds like a comedy 🤣

@user-yt9us2ms4i 3 жыл бұрын

Frr

@rat854 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@deadchannelBLEGH 3 жыл бұрын

“yeah thanks for that buddy” *smash* 👁👄👁 __ __ 👁🔶👁 “AS I WAS SAYING- UHH”

@wnderer4365 3 жыл бұрын

anyone feeling sad for the bird who lost one of her eggs. :(

@muin_ 3 жыл бұрын

Ya :(

@TsulaAngenati2292 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@theoverseer393 3 жыл бұрын

Sure, it was still an egg, but nonetheless sad

@muin_ 3 жыл бұрын

Its like losing a human baby, i feel very bad for the bird alot :(

@edelpaso8700 3 жыл бұрын

And having to eat the Rest of the unborn Baby

@sarai5028 3 жыл бұрын

That bird looks like the most dedicated goalkeeper ever.

@brionsog2186 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I can't. LOOOL.

@rianamohamed300 2 жыл бұрын

I have a pair of thick knees (dikkop) nesting in the field in front of my house. They dont budge until ur very close. Then they do the open wing thing. I try to watch over them without disturbing but so scared cos there are so many cats around.

@HughNguyen-eb5if 3 жыл бұрын

3:21 “The thick-knee seems stunned”. Yeah I can tell.

@bensoncheung2801 3 жыл бұрын

phicknee

@gonzalodiaz9326 3 жыл бұрын

The poor little fella looks shell shocked.

@ya_boi_sieem6644 2 жыл бұрын

👁👄👁

@TheOneWhoAnnoys Жыл бұрын

Ikr

@theresnothinghereatall 3 жыл бұрын

_"YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE! IT WAS SAID YOU WOULD PROTECT THE EGGS, NOT DESTROY THEM!"_

@royaldecreeforthechurchofm8409 3 жыл бұрын

Don't do it anakin

@kvn6142 3 жыл бұрын

LMFAOOOOOOOOOO

@hardlinedruid9581 2 жыл бұрын

"I HATE YOU!" "YOU WERE MY BROTHER!"

@Yu-dp5hp 3 жыл бұрын

Other birds chilling in the trees: imagine nesting on the ground 🤭

@amogus8981 3 жыл бұрын

Birds who don't have the ability to fly: 👁️👄👁️

@nffctrickett 3 жыл бұрын

*FLOOR GANG*

@carriegrasty8852 3 жыл бұрын

*FLOOR GANG*

@weirdhairdude3013 3 жыл бұрын

FLOOR GANG

@julialungan4722 3 жыл бұрын

Floor gang!

@AverytheCubanAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

3:22 That thick-knee's experiencing some serious flashbacks

@Literallyryangosling777 3 жыл бұрын

I see things... dark things in vietnam

@clashoclan3371 3 жыл бұрын

@@rat854 You have 69 on your name, a common thing Redditors laugh at, and you spelled Flashbacks wrong, are you a aspiring lele pons?.

@GGchannel1025 3 жыл бұрын

“Us Archosaurs gotta stick together”

@KyuuDesperation 3 жыл бұрын

Finally! Archosaurs. Not Dinosaurs! ありがとうございます! (ÒwÓ)

@Adamz678 3 жыл бұрын

Nile Monitor "we sure do"

@azrielmoha6877 3 жыл бұрын

@@KyuuDesperation well birds are dinosaurs, which in turn are archosaur. But yeah, both are archosaurs

@KyuuDesperation 3 жыл бұрын

@@azrielmoha6877 I meant because normal Humans call Pterosaurs and Marine Reptiles as Dinosaurs. Archosaurs are the Land Non Avian Dinosaurs or Reptiles.

@gabrielfrost9134 3 жыл бұрын

"Normal humans" 🤧

@BestOfAnimalss 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen this “bird-crocodile” relationship at Nat Geo. The birds not always succeed at guarding croc’s eggs.

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

True that! As you can see in the video the croc crushed one of the bird's eggs. 😬

@selfiekroos1777 3 жыл бұрын

Both are dinosaurs

@snowsoldier7779 3 жыл бұрын

@@selfiekroos1777 Crocodiles aren't dinosaurs, though they are closely related.

@kacper6116 3 жыл бұрын

@@snowsoldier7779 true

@molybdaen11 3 жыл бұрын

@@selfiekroos1777 No, dinosaurs had they legs under they body, not beside it. The bird is a better dinosaur then the crocodile.

@Alejandro_One_and_Only 3 жыл бұрын

i love how the bird looks like its constantly having vietnam flashbacks

@yashvanthsunny7667 3 жыл бұрын

i feel this is underrated channel for some reason deserves more subscribers than it is now,great work guys for the team terra mater

@stephenjoshua6955 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, happy to hear that, thanks so much! 🤗 We're trying our best to spread the beauty of nature.

@Daveyjdigital 3 жыл бұрын

@@terramater 15 minute videos like this ppl will watch

@Ignisium 3 жыл бұрын

@@terramater I’m surprised this channel isn’t at least five times it’s current subscriber count. Keep up the good work!

@TheProphetOfThePan 3 жыл бұрын

That monitor sure had the balls, to go for croc nest with the mother watching it that close distance.

@user-ye9bc7nw2c 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@kingnuke168 3 жыл бұрын

Nope 4K camera zoom at 400x nobody would be that close to a croc 🐊 is being filmed from a distance trust

@TheProphetOfThePan 3 жыл бұрын

@@kingnuke168 so the one recording is the water monitor also? Because i was talking about it.

@kkkoook418 3 жыл бұрын

@@kingnuke168 monitor lizard

@ColonelBanana 3 жыл бұрын

When you’re trapped a relationship and see no way out. RIP.

@matthewrosado1936 3 жыл бұрын

100% describes this bond w the birds and crocs

@pundlik9012 3 жыл бұрын

ya don't tell me you're in depression now

@haunted-but-holy 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not even a mother and my heart breaks for the thicknee who's egg broke🥺

@Guide4Ever 3 жыл бұрын

Whose*

@haunted-but-holy 3 жыл бұрын

@@Guide4Ever congrats. What exactly did you gain from that? Make ya feel good or better about yourself or do you genuinely think someone cares? I appreciate it, but it doesn't matter. You knew what I meant enough to correct me on it right? That's enough for me🤷

@Guide4Ever 3 жыл бұрын

@@haunted-but-holy I see you are slightly upset. I just wanted to make your English better.

@haunted-but-holy 3 жыл бұрын

@@Guide4Ever oh!! That's fine then, I'm sorry🥺 I thought you were being an ass about it, my apologies

@iliveinsideyourhouse3943 3 жыл бұрын

@@Guide4Ever I love how this comment about to escalated into an internet argument but quickly back to positive comment.

@umashankar6033 3 жыл бұрын

wicked nature. Thicknee has to eat remains of her eggs so as to avoid more predators..

@marshmallowmountains4636 3 жыл бұрын

It's also free energy. Birds will eat unfertilized eggs to get some of their energy back, so eating a damaged egg is definitely not out of the question.

@ludwigvanmichael1183 3 жыл бұрын

In Nature, every bit of energy is precious, that's why nothing is wasted and everything is transformed.

@pippincovington1348 3 жыл бұрын

At that point, the living egg is the priority

@user-bl4oq7fd8d 3 жыл бұрын

@@ludwigvanmichael1183 if there is a abundance if food, food is actually wasted. Of course something else will come around and use it but still...

@StallionFernando 3 жыл бұрын

I know should have at least cooked it first

@kathesnobbycat4586 3 жыл бұрын

Thickney after losing her egg: I tried so hard And got so far But in the end It doesn't even matter

@rpgaddict314 3 жыл бұрын

Thickney to the crocodile: I put my trust in you

@infallibleblue 3 жыл бұрын

Oh LinkinPark I miss u

@Leafy_Captain 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite songs

@bluehearts4u 3 жыл бұрын

What a good old Linkin Park lyrics, brings me back nostalgic.

@disneymore7941 3 жыл бұрын

*thick-knee

@somebody4578 3 жыл бұрын

The second the mother thick-nee's egg smashed by the traitor crocodile my heart got broken like her egg🥺💔

@TheLordSheogorath 3 жыл бұрын

The crock was not the traitor. She stopped at bird's warnings. Unfortunately she is too big and clumsy so she smashed one egg. It's still very sad.

@StallionFernando 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@reigngreyson4046 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not crying... It's just sadness leaving my body...

@AnyFactor 3 жыл бұрын

"the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” - Thucydides

@Getcakedieyoung23 3 жыл бұрын

They can’t even talk, but manage to form an alliance and trust each other

@gunscotthdgaming69420 3 жыл бұрын

Bird: I protecc ur eggs Croc: *At what cost?*

@user-tl9gp4dn4q 3 жыл бұрын

Man these things are real interesting cause just because crocs are big they cant always be there to protect them so they need a helper and the helper needs help.

@adamsolomon7877 3 жыл бұрын

3:21 Bird: “Bro.....Really Bro?? Nah man you can’t be serious Nah get outta here bro” Croc: “Oops Sorryy ..!!”

@admiralcat3809 3 жыл бұрын

A dinosaur and a crocodile working together is something unique.

@Trexlover1 Жыл бұрын

Uhm crocodiles are dinosaurs you know

@admiralcat3809 Жыл бұрын

@@Trexlover1 I don't see crocodiles having similar hips to theropods or being mesothermic tho? All I know is they're both archosaurs.

@Trexlover1 Жыл бұрын

Yes but they were alive with the dinosaurs just bigger

@admiralcat3809 Жыл бұрын

@@Trexlover1 uhh... Does that qualify them as dinosaurs too? Ok I guess insects are dinosaurs too.

@NotSoFat 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Terra Mater team. Please do not stop producing the high quality work that you guys have been doing. You guys are awesome!!

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for supporting our work! We love doing it we won't stop creating videos. btw: our #terramatters community - including you- is awesome too!

@felipebleichvel6823 3 жыл бұрын

That moment when the thickney is stunned... Grief?

@RobertBirch 3 жыл бұрын

How close this biom looks to northern Australian wetlands is amazing. Crocodiles, kingfishers, plovers and the thicknee who looks remarkably like a Curlew, surely they are related species.

@mehthatisall 3 жыл бұрын

They are part of the same family as the Curlew in Australia, just different species.

@charissahanks3967 2 жыл бұрын

Bless that poor bird heart.

@biggunbender2705 11 күн бұрын

You know what a nature documentary needs? A beat track

@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 3 жыл бұрын

Croc at 2:33: *Peace was never an option*

@kamaldaud2782 4 ай бұрын

The crew filming this series are great, knowledgeable and brave people.

@terramater 3 ай бұрын

Right?! We're also very proud of our crew! Thanks for watching our videos!

@jackwhiskers2624 3 жыл бұрын

underrated channel.

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

Feels good to hear that feedback more and more often, thanks!

@aghyaat2625 3 жыл бұрын

Love the partnership between the two. Beautiful video!!

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

It's a special one right? Thank you!

@aghyaat2625 3 жыл бұрын

@@terramater yes but unfortunately crocodile crushed the egg.

@reitairue2073 3 жыл бұрын

Before we feel bad for the birdie, lets remember all eggs would have been devoured by an evil lizard. Acceptable losses in nature is a real thing sadly. This teamwork is badass either way, who would of thought. A bird and croc trying to work together.

@aymanahmed3317 3 жыл бұрын

Such amazing marvels nature creates! And the great TERRA MATER provides us with this information, as always never disappointing... Kepp up the great work guys, stay safe❤️😊

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your lovely words, we really appreciate your support! 💛🤗

@aksvty7164 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the narration..subscribed ur wonderful channel

@greenfiresn4ke901 3 жыл бұрын

I don't like how documentaries like these make those kind of scenes emotional but guess that's just me

@greenfiresn4ke901 3 жыл бұрын

@Event Horizon well what we eat aren't fertilised eggs those are so that's in my opinion a huge difference but the bird for example eats the egg because he wants the nutritions and it only care about the eggs instinctively not emotionally

@greenfiresn4ke901 3 жыл бұрын

@Event Horizon lol xD

@alexispineda5075 Жыл бұрын

Life in nature is so fragile!! I am amazed as I learn .

@ben737D 3 жыл бұрын

What scientists see: S Y M B I O S I S What I see: Birb and Croc Frend :3 What the Monitor Lizard Sees: *AH HELL NO*

@AppleJuice88 3 жыл бұрын

What the lizard sees: lmfao imagine teaming being an op croc, fucking teamers, ur so bad ez ez

@ben737D 3 жыл бұрын

@@AppleJuice88 Speaking of lizards, did u hear about Florida banning all nonative reptiles

@AppleJuice88 3 жыл бұрын

@@ben737D n o

@enriquecarrillo2978 3 жыл бұрын

I love this channel I’ve seen things I’ve never seen. It’s better than tv 💕

@eymannassole6162 3 жыл бұрын

Her warning chirp, is mimicking the sound baby crocs make!

@disappointed7977 3 жыл бұрын

Top 10 greatest anime betrayals

@jai6954 3 жыл бұрын

3:22 the thick-knee seems stunned. Yeaah... She is looking hella stunned 😳😳😅😂

@ZacD 2 жыл бұрын

This has got to be one of my favourite channels

@joeygaming4702 3 жыл бұрын

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend”

@loganthesaint 3 жыл бұрын

Magpies and coyotes work together. Magpie will even warn the coyote of danger... so hunting them can be very hard sometimes.

@danuk2136 3 жыл бұрын

Then maybe you shouldn't be hunting them

@laughinglaughing1416 3 жыл бұрын

Another hidden gem on KZfaq

@CONTACTLIGHTTOMMY Жыл бұрын

Mother bird to croc... "YOU HAD ONE JOB!!!!!!"

@jallyphish1244 3 жыл бұрын

Damn they really got Attenborough bumpin those 808s

@arpeetchoudhary5792 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this fabulous video.

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

@fvckinfool101 3 жыл бұрын

That bird sounds like a mini chopper lmao I've been attacked by nesting birds... they can be relentless

@MrDerebail 3 жыл бұрын

This is like relationship in which Crocs have a upper hand

@overlord-6644 3 жыл бұрын

Well yeah, but its not like the crock tried to kill the eggs

@F.RO.H 3 жыл бұрын

"Yeah I'll protect your eggs" *Mouth starts drooling* "I'll protect it"

@culbinator 2 жыл бұрын

Working with crocs is like working with the mafia. Sometimes it’s a profitable partnership but in the end they always crush your eggs

@Tejah 3 жыл бұрын

What a great alliance. I'm sure some croc eggs don't make it but overall it seems to work for both.

@chris-rz9jo 3 жыл бұрын

Bro actin all tuff as soon as he got back up lol 2:52

@bluescatz9053 3 жыл бұрын

They picked the wrong croc to ally with

@101jir 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, too clumsy. But not hostile

@kami6374 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing documentation

@safaristorme1938 3 жыл бұрын

A creature like that huge lizard is also found in my village it is called as 'Goah' but many people even in my state are not aware of it ,forget about the country.

@SK-pg1zy 3 жыл бұрын

Because they rarely comes in human sight. I have also seen goah only once in 5 years of my schooling roaming nearby school premises.

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

What a nice name, thanks for sharing with us.

@GhostSansNotHere 3 жыл бұрын

*Lizard trying to get close to the eggs* Bird: *opens wings* yo yo yo what the heck get outta here

@zllizardlz 3 жыл бұрын

The birdie looked so sad :(

@linggiman 3 жыл бұрын

Great content as usual

@QueenEevee1994 2 жыл бұрын

Bird: hey, beat it punk! Get dinner somewhere else! Monitor lizard: why do I hear boss music? Mother Croc: GET AWAY FROM MY BABIES!

@anujbramhan9016 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah ..loved it again terra mater😊 as always thank you for this🥰

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 🤗 P.S.: Thanks for always watching! ;)

@Mikotheclown 3 жыл бұрын

Me when its my classmate's birthday but we are not done setting up: 0:14

@jumpoffacliff784 3 жыл бұрын

I swear, I used to live in Queensland and these dudes at night be like: *Ææ!ÆÆÄÆ

@krrangarajan5391 3 жыл бұрын

You're Content is Amazing !!! Where was this video Filmed ??

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome that you like the new video! At the river banks of Murchison Falls National Park.📽

@LubuulwaChrisFitness 3 жыл бұрын

@@terramater iMurchision Falls National Park,Uganda 🇺🇬 🇺🇬

@zarodgaming1844 3 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: the birds are secretly financing Monitor's attacks on crocodiles, benefitting from the higher tension and risk of conflict.

@lilzuvy2321 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂some funny behind da scenes shii

@TrappedInTheSauce 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this is amazing

@hera7884 3 жыл бұрын

The Thickney seems stunned. The Thickney : 👁👄👁

@elgiacomo 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating!

@rebeltvr6046 Жыл бұрын

Birds' closest living relatives are crocodiles. So this really shouldn't be surprising.

@dim1193 3 жыл бұрын

wow what a teamer

@blackmamba3427 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@casidorodereyna1984 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@l3gionmusic814 2 жыл бұрын

What a great team. The Croc not only can't be arsed to protect the birds eggs, but it goes and crushes them for no reason as well.

@mjkhan9664 3 жыл бұрын

An avian Dinosaur and a Crocodilian. Two Archosaurian descendents showing behavior that may have existed during the time of the dinosaurs

@rhysevangelista1570 3 жыл бұрын

bruh those thick-nee's are dope, they're literally flying security systems

@GamerPro-wk8bz 3 жыл бұрын

3:20 more like "stoned" than "stunned" lol

@maazin2782 3 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say that ur content is amazing!!!

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, lovely to hear that!

@jorgesalas4314 3 жыл бұрын

The crocodile seems to have warned the momma bird: *your eggs are above ground, these damn monitors can smell your eggs so much easily* * Crushes one of the two eggs * *i should get rid of both but you did me a favor today, there, you can keep one of them*

@moubhattacharyya1141 2 жыл бұрын

what a wonderful world we have. Let us protect it.

@JayAfnF 3 жыл бұрын

2:53 Me when somebody been staring too long

@manishbisht884 3 жыл бұрын

True underrated .

@terramater 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Manish!

@thecoomler9921 3 жыл бұрын

Since birds and crocs are both arkasaurs and related it makes a lot of sense that they'd work together

@doctorhunter5553 3 жыл бұрын

Intruders approaching: Eurasian stone-curlew: You picked the wrong house fool

@StoriesbyIrish 3 жыл бұрын

Been binge watching since seeing your new video today. I think it was AnimalLogic or ZeFrank that I heard of this channel from, but either way glad I subbed. These small animal documentaries help so much with simply relaxing and reducing my daily anxiety, especially with the background music. The Hanuman Monkey documentary was particularly touching, seeing the man feed them as he walked to the temple. I'd be in heaven lol