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In this particular case im pretty sure the adult purposely killed the runt to save food for the other babies. Survival of the fitest. No one ever said life was fair.
I don't think that she kill her chicks because if she kill that chick and she know that it already dead then why don't she leave it over that and kill the reas of her kids????So I think she did not kill her chicks.
it's very sad to see any living being die,especially when it's a parent and a child. i'm very thankful to scientists and researchers who educate the general public about the world around us. life is not always a bed of roses, and this adage applies to everyone and everything. plz continue to upload videos so that we can protect nature for future genrations
just one of many: "Black stork parents have been known to kill one of their young, generally the smallest, in times of food shortage to reduce brood size and hence increase the chance of survival of the remaining nestlings. Stork nestlings do not attack each other, and their parents' method of feeding them (disgorging large amounts of food at once) means that stronger siblings cannot outcompete weaker ones for food directly, hence parental infanticide is an efficient way of reducing brood size. Despite this, this behaviour has not commonly been observed.[14]" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_stork
WOW! I've never heard of parental infanticide. I do know that Blue Heron chicks kill each other when there's a food shortage, (siblicide) but not the parents.
Its nature and this is how they continue their species. Humans dont like it but thats fucking fine. Its how nature has come to deal with shit. If there wasnt a need for this they wouldnt have to do it. Many animals practice infanticide. Its natural af for them. When there isnt food and you can only feed one...and you got 3...the strongest one wins. Cause they will be strong enough to survive and carry the species on
Yes from stress and abuse. The chick was fine and thriving all along, even at the morning feeding this day. But Katie has been picking it up and shaking it by the head the past week as if to threaten it. Seems Katie didn't like the baby's size. This am Katie removed the baby from the nest area and kept shaking it, throwing it around, and no food of course. Now the baby is so weak and Dad is in on the action to oust the baby. How sad. Best try not to be the last born chick in this species. I read the detailed post about species behavior by another viewer. Thanks for the info. It's so cruel to see this in real life.
Judy Wright I feel same way too not like people just simply saying it’s nature, well it is but have just have some respect and feelings as well you know
Judy Wright the chick was sickly & dying. Mother was shaking it attempting to get it to move more. Mother instinctively knew it was runt of litter and weak. They often has one in every batch.. nature is rough.
This momma bird is showing typical behavior. Flipping, pecking, slight tossing, stepping. Are signs she's desperately trying to bring her chick back. Like most birds during nesting they try their hardest to raise all their chicks. Of course this chick is obviously the smallest and was probably starved by it's siblings, at this moment in time momma bird had no chance to stop it because well only strongest will live. It is obvious she's checking the chick to see if it's alive. If it is but is rapidly dying she'll have no choice then to dispose of the chick because if she leaves it she risks her chicks of either getting sick or predators will easily find the nest from the dead chicks smell. If it is dead she'll just do the same. This is very common with nesting birds and it is something we have to accept.
I was wondering if these birds had reverse serrations on the inside of their beaks, since the fish they impale don't slide off easily. Looks like that's a yes.
@@mrbushwookie6051 it means what he says. Reverse serrations is explained better visually than barbs which comes in different ways depending on the animal.
A stray cat had her babies in my backyard. They were old enough to see and walk around when I noticed they were back there. The mother grabbed one of the kittens with her mouth. Pulled the kitten to the side and started eating the kitten. All I heard was a cracking sound. When I noticed what she was doing. I was like WTF she bit the kittens head off. The mother cat looked at me and keeped eating away.
Looks like the mom wont let it go. That's the saddest thing for the stork to remove the perished chick out of the nest. May the wind bear your soul swiftly to your anchestor, little chick
mr blajeck ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Lqy1hQ0x8n8.html watch first video. Momma bird kills the chick. This video is the aftermath when the dad comes to nest.
Сардор Исмаилов вот бедненький ребёнок. Как же жалко этого ребёнка. Он жить хотел с мамой. Царство небесное и земля пухом этому бедному ребёнку. Гринпис.
In different species of animals, the rules and logic of living are different, and we must accept the facts of wildlife.....While stronger chicks are not aggressive towards weaker siblings, as is the case in some species, weak or small chicks are sometimes killed by their parents. This behaviour occurs in times of food shortage to reduce brood size and hence increase the chance of survival of the remaining nestlings! Sad but real😔
The other chicks probably killed it so they would receive more food . I see it in birds all the time . Chicks throwing and pushing each other out of nests . Little bastards are ruthless .
Poor mami lost her baby 😞, so sad........but she can't be sad because she got four more babies alive and she can give her love to those alive babies, may God give her the happinnes to be fine, is so sad when we lost somebody from our family or a friend, that's why sometimes we understand animals when they lost their babies, may God make this mom be happy again
It is typical in some species, the chick that is born last will be smaller and weaker than its siblings, the latest arrival of the brood will not be able to compete to grab the food brought to the nest by the mother and day after day hir health will worsen . As you can see the brothers are bigger and he is small and gracile because of food. The mother instead of helping him choose the strongest and abandon the weaker one.This is a pity it would suffice that the mother was more careful in the first 2 weeks to give food even to the last born, it would become as strong as the brothers. It happens in many species above all among birds of prey where the last born is eaten and the firstborn survives. Do you think a little about our women when they have to choose a partner, do you notice any analogy? :)
It seems like shes really struggling with the decision. She really wants him to come back and cant stand to throw him out. She poofs up and hangs her head and becomes very still. Somber. :( birds have complex emotions. Poor momma.
Nah. He’s just standing bf in one place too close to the center of the nest to be able to drop it out of the nest. He’s not smart enough to move toward the edge.
Понятно. Я думал здесь только зоозащитники и их противники пишут, а тут ещё щеневмерлики пасутся. Всюду Донбасс видится, фантомные боли? Как ещё Крым не вспомнили?
Daniela A फोटो तो बड़ा मस्त लगा रखा क्या नशीली आंखें तुम्हारी क्या जवाब है आपका मैंने फोन नंबर भेज दिया है और कॉल करना मेरे पास आप कब कर रही हो यह बताना मेरे को ठीक है नंबर मैंने भेज दिया है
This happened because of food.They cant feed all and the smallest is unwanted for the adults. So sad but it happen is everywhere because of dry weather.
У нас в Армении есть очень красивые песни про аистов что они самые добрые что детей приносят Людам. А смотрите что творят они . Даже ворона так не поступит . Я первый раз вижу такое.
Its almost like she is grieving she seems to shake it to see if theirs any life or i know some crane speciesthe parent actually torments and kills the runt it could be either one.
It seems to me, that the chick was dead by some reason and the mum need to remove the dead body away from the nest and from other chicks....but struggle to toss her child away even she knew it was dead.....so heart breaking! So much pain! I would not think that she had killed the chick otherwise she wouldn't be so struggle to remove the dead body and avoided to look at it almost like she was hoping the dead body would drop itself down the tree! Poor mother! What's worst? Others think she killed her chick....
