A more correct way to put it would be: A pair of humans let their small child swim out to sea but the current is too strong for them to make it back so some whales stay and help the child back every time, all while the parents of the child coaxes them to go out against the currents again.
You see that gesture the parents are making at 0.37? That is, essentially, 'thank-you' in swan! My local mute swans thank me every time I feed them and it's super cute, they even recognise when I try to do it back.
If you watch them closely (your local mute swans) you might notice their heads dip when they see you. Like a little nod. Swans are far cleverer than most people realise. They can recognise humans, and will acknowledge those they know are not a threat to them. That ability to recognise us is very important in swan herding, it allowed me (when I did that) to go all the way upto a nest and count eggs. Without the swans (mainly the male ones) attacking me.
I love how the "security swans" pulled up in the background and hung around as if to say 'Hey y'all alright? Are these hoomans bothering you? we got yo back if they are" 😂😂
It's rather impressive how parents are not afraid of people at all. Sending their chick alone up there and letting it be right next to humans like that. Always heart warming to see wild animals accepting humans to their surrounding
It's so cute how the swans were bowing they're heads every time people helped the baby get back in the water. Awww, I guess they're saying thank you :)
No. They were trying to communicate to the people that the chick should stay out of the water becsuse of the clear danger. Look at the big fishes swarming them trying to eat their baby. Strange how noone seems to notice
Love those sweet squeaking noises they make! Such beautiful creatures of God and so protective and caring ss parents to their young. This is so beautiful!❤❤❤
I don't think that swans and ducks look at getting out of the water and drying up the same way that we do, I think that they prefer to be wet in the water, like ducks.
They were stressed and abandoning the baby because people kept handling it. Swans hate it when you handle their young, as do most animals Edit: I am aware that birds don't use scent to identify their young. But handling them causes the parents to abandon them, as they are perceived as pretty much already dead. How would you feel if a 50 ft fleshy beast was touching your child? You'd abandon them for your own life. You can make more anyways
Fun fact: Despite how aggressive and territorial swans can be, they are actually very generous creatures and will even care for or even adopt other baby chicks if their parents are absent.
@@whatTFisThis No, NO. This is stupid and must stop. Swans and Geese adopt other kids, in order to use them as baits. While their own kids survive. Wherever they go, the adopted kids are the furthest behind, being prone to more attack. This is so stupid to read each time like @Dragon_Slayer . Stop androphomizing animals and give them human traits.
@@HueghMungus idk abt swans but actaully the way geese rankings go makes the other geese in the flock bow down to the parent geese and their goslings At the highest we have the parent geese and goslings 2nd rank are the geese couples And 3rd rank are geese without a mate Geese ranking systems are all abt survival of the species on the VERY TIPPY TOP of their list, so when goslings are born at our barn, literally everyone becomes the goslings' bodyguards and will beat the shit out of anyone who touches them, tho some of the couple geese may still be sitting while this goes on, the male not only protects his mate but the goslings too I do not believe humans and animals see the world in the same way, but we both have feelings and systems, in this case, geese are a very closely knit clan with a ranking system based on reproduction and the survival of geese altogether As ive described it to my friend, its like a mafia family who's goal is to keep their species alive
@@whatTFisThis I agree that we see the world different from animals. I repeat that humanization of wild animals (even domesticated) is fools game. -> Smiling is humans way to show happy emotion, while in wolves (and all dog species) that means agression. Same thing different meanings.
That's some modern novelty. Real legends use real phones with no fancy cameras. If we could, we'd use rotary dials, but they cost a fortune these days.
What a beautiful story. I am equally impressed as with the swan family and their patience with the little one, as with people who are supportive and gentle.
And then his/her genetic line will end with him/her and that's it, while others will give their genes into the future. Its true the weakest ones will die out.
@@tanelviil9149 who cares, perhaps in animals such would be true but not everyone wants to breed or cares about genetic lines, after all our descendants won't care about us and we can live forever in our legacy.
And people keep naming the giants like "shiva" or "jesus", and people keep thinking the giants care about them, other that standing by and laughing politely.
The people standing around watching the baby swam are speaking in Cantonese , wonder if this was captured in Hong Kong. What a beautiful family of swans 🦢🙂
Firstly, HK doesn't have a massive lake like this. Secondly HK's Cantonese speaking 7 millions populations is only a fraction of 126 millions Cantonese speakers in Guangdong province, China. So, yeah, these people are in China.
@@grouchypatch9185 the people stats checks out, but you really think that's a massive lake? Any lake that you can see the shores for me is considered small or medium at best.
It was, it needed to get dry and preen. But, it wasn't in the best place to do it in the path of many people passing by. They needed to find a bank a little more off to the side from traffic
People were saying, "we put it back but it keeps coming up" "its gonna fall to death" the point is they were just helping, the baby climbed off the curb but as seen here at 2:24 it couldnt get back up.
The baby's down is very wet, he needed time to preen and spread oil from his back and sides around to the front so he stays dry and warm. He was trying to clean and preen when everyone interfered. By going back in the water wet and dirty he could get cold and die. If you ever see a wet duck or gosling leave it alone and let it clean itself. It takes time to dry and preen.
You're right, that's why water birds aren't always in the water, they need land to preen their feathers and to lay eggs and rest. Swans are particularly territorial, I'm surprised those people weren't attacked.
@@Marcoffs83 Stupid thoughtless comment. It's a cygnet (baby swan). I'm sure it would rather just do what it knows to do through natural instinct. How about you educate yourself about something or stay off YT if you aren't going to add anything worthwhile.
I think people where concerned that the baby might get stepped on or run over by a bike or some such. But at 1 point when I saw that it looked like the parents were trying to help the kid get UP on the embankment I started to wonder if people (myself included) weren't misreading the situation.
Interesting, seconds after he gives them their baby they begin to dance. Maybe it was a form of thank you or of glee, whatever the reason it was absolutely adorable.
I'm impressed with the patience of the adult swans. They can be pretty aggressive if they feel their personal space is being invaded and these people were touching their baby.
@@nielsdebakker3283 Exactly! I've seen them attack people and pets that are sitting on a bench. Come out of nowhere and walk right up with their wings open and start biting.
@@thomasdemore7972 hell I've seen a swan chase a tractor ( one of those massive ones where the back wheel is about 1.70m or 5.7ft tall ), when all the pair had was a nest, no eggs no chicks just a place they wanted to sit
Niesforny łabądek, rodzice wołają, a on nie słucha. 😊 Kiedy straznik (?) malucha oddał rodzicom, to łabędź go dziabnął za rękaw, ale za drugim razem tego nie zrobił. Mądre ptaki. I piękne! 😊
There's a white and a black swan in a lake of my city, and whenever I mimic the sound they do to the black swan, he always replies. He's the cutest thing, I love him
my parents used to have a flock of ducks that lived behind their house and I named all 24 of them 🦆 Gladys was the nicest when she used to sit next to me while I read by the pond. Rip Gladys
So hübsche Tiere und das kleine Küken soo bezaubernd süss wie es sich präsentiert. Die Tiere sagen Danke das Sie das Küken immer zurück ins Wasser gesetzt haben🙏🙏🙏
When they bob their heads they aren't indicating that the baby needs to stay on land. A lot of waterfowl I've seen bob their heads as a sort of greeting to each other I think.
Do u see what humanity has done to the natural shoreline? There isn't any & that's where the baby would normally go to dry off. It cant stay in the water as long as the parents because has no waterproof feathers yet. It will become water logged & die if cant get to any shoreline.
Господи..! Как это Трогательно..!!! Какие терпеливые и трепетные Родители..!!! Милый Ребёнок наконец-то понял, чего от Него хотят... Какое счастье !!! Семья - это Большая Сила, Любовь и безграничная Нежность !!! Удачи Тебе, Малыш..!!!
They were being very brave! The sound is sooo cute too! Given how protective swans are and that you assume they sound like a fog horn (or like Foghorn Leghorn) in terms of being abrasive- I never would have imagined this scenario!
