Regarding the survival of ostriches: the established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with supposed advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead - it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
I thought it was going to be some sort of universal mothering instincts, but nooooo. That was some Game of Thrones shit putting the concubine kids as meat shield.
Regarding the survival of ostriches in general: the established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with the known advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead, it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
Regarding the survival of ostriches in general: The established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with the known advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead, it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
Regarding the survival of ostriches in general: The established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with the known advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead, it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
Regarding the survival of ostriches in general: The established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with the known advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead, it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
@@abdulabadkumbati664 If you didn't grow up using the metric system and you don't use it regularly it's extremely difficult to visualize. The metric system is inherently better but the same can't be said for your attitude. The country one is born in is outside our control so quit acting like a child.
@@buckethead133 A human with good hand weapons who's good with hand weapons would make mincemeat of an ostrich that tried to attack. But without any weapons, you're kind of at their mercy.
@@firstlast1357 There wasn't a reason to vote for Trump. By the end of his term he was basically running for re-election entirely on personality, and hollow or non-existent fulfillment of promises. The idea of Trump was good, but the execution was a tremendous failure.
When I was 10 we visit a ostrich sanctuary and I remember being so scared of them but amused by their fathers and giant eggs, also is kinda of amazing how sweet they were with us and how powerful their legs are
I started watching it videos from yesterday...they are so informative ...I love watching ur videos (though it has just been a day)...keep up the good work Terra Mater..❣️
My Dad brought back an Ostrich egg one time when he came back from one of his trips to Africa... that thing was huge... way bigger than an American softball.
Ostriches really do be impresive and a little weird, if in captivity or in a farm some will be atracted to the owner im still confused as of why but i heard beacuse you have 2 big legs, and the mating dance is hillariously good
Regarding the survival of ostriches in general: The established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with the known advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead, it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
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The largest dinosaur alive today. I love the ratite birds so much. They give us a great view of what some of the extinct dinosaurs might have looked, sounded and even behaved like.
Hi lovely docu. However you forgot to mention the Ostriches rain prediction capabilities. The male ostrich has to ensure that the eggs will hatch when the rains start otherwise all the hatchling will die. If he fails his Harem often leaves him, if he succeeds they stay. We use the mating period of the ostriches as a guide when the rains will come. I live in Afrika Namibia.
Such a breath of fresh air to see a video only using Metric. I'm an oldish guy from England who was taught both systems as we were transitioning to Metric. We're still not fully there yet. Yet, the planet has 8 billion or so people and the vast majority, save for nearly 400 million, use Metric. As I've grown older I've come to despise Imperial/Freedumb units. Well done!
Males and female share the incubation. The female does it during the day, hence her gray colour, and the male during the night, hence his black colour.
So if a predator comes around the nest the idea is that she has placed a single decoy egg to appease the predator while keeping hers, and the others safe? What if the predator is hungrier than a Jackal, or there is more of them. Isnt she at risk? Couldnt they just attack or chase her away and eat the nest? Will she keep rolling out eggs as long as they arent hers? Is the idea that since hers are in the middle the others will get eaten first if she leaves? If she can tell the eggs apart then that means she'll know which babies are hers? Man I got so many questions
The meerkat has seen things.
😂
True
You can see it in his emotionless eyes
At first i was wondering why you were talking about meerkats. This is about ostriches not meerkats. Then... Oh
lmao
No one
Meerkat: Watching ostrich porn
I mean it can be interesting even if you are not a furry
ostrich blinks
owl: W I D E - E Y E D
this is straight up ostrich voyeurism
Meerkat is always watching. She has see the wort the desert has to offer. She flinches at nothing! She remains at her post no matter what!
👎
Ngl, first time hearing an ostrich make a sound
Dunno what I expected but this wasn't it
Ikr it was way deeper than expected
Regarding the survival of ostriches: the established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with supposed advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead - it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
@@richardwalton6993 English please :)
Raheem Ennis
What would you like to know?
Then look up ostrich warning call. It's hilarious
I thought it was going to be some sort of universal mothering instincts, but nooooo. That was some Game of Thrones shit putting the concubine kids as meat shield.
Ikr. Nature is scary....
Regarding the survival of ostriches in general: the established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with the known advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead, it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
@@richardwalton6993 g
@@richardwalton6993 so in this putting all eggs in the same basket is the adaptive strategy
It works and effective
Lead hen: Go ahead, but mine come first.
Other hens: Sounds fair
Boss lady
Regarding the survival of ostriches in general:
The established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with the known advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead, it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
"The largest bird on earth"
RIP the Moa gone but never forgotten, hopefully we can clone them back from the dead
Yes, sadly
Don't forget the elephant bird too!
Regarding the survival of ostriches in general:
The established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with the known advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead, it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
The elephant bird was bigger
the Elephant bird was bigger
Is it really ethical, though?
"As if they were her own"
*proceeds to use the others as bait*
Regarding the survival of ostriches in general:
The established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with the known advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead, it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
Also a single nest can be defended better than mutltiple nests.
@@richardwalton6993 I love your commitment
@@draphotube4315
Always committed to the facts.
2:03 bruh like “AYO WTF”
@@arolemaprarath6615 LMAO he talking about the meerkat saying that "AYO WTF"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The meerkat is like wth did I just walk into
Ostriches : (matin:)
Meerkat : 👁️👄👁️
Yoo the way that Lemur looked back at the camera at 2:05 like, "did yall see that?!" That shi got me 😆 🤣
That was a meerkat
m8 you think that's a LEMUR? TF?
Lemur! Imma cry
IKR LMAO
Ok guys we get it it's a meerkat not a lemur can we acknowledge the point of the comment? It was funny
Just got recommended probably cause of the cactus birds.
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
1:57 I was as shocked as that meerkat😳😲😱
Your username is kinda shocking too-
@@acidmizer now you got some in your mind
Ostrich at 1:08: I'M READY I'M READY I'M READY I'M READY!
Whoa, this is the first time I see the back of an ostrich's head, i.e. ears. Just whoa 😮
2:01 that was x-rated stuff for that poor meerkat, he can never unsee
That meerkat was all “what the fuck did I just see?”
Wow I actually had no idea Ostriches had a third eyelid! They really are descendants of the dinos!
Doesn't camels have three aswell? I think?
Almost desert animal have 3 eyelids
@@zxcv97 True. And many other animals have, some are non-working, like primates.
Ask your dog how many they have.
Actually they aren't just descendants, they are also considered the only living dinosaurs themselves!
I like how they use kilometer and kilogram
Thanks! :)
I wish theyd use both
@@Chanhee The whole world uses the kilogram and kilometer, fuck outta here
It Europe heritage, they use km, kg, met,unlike American that opted to another system.
@@abdulabadkumbati664 If you didn't grow up using the metric system and you don't use it regularly it's extremely difficult to visualize. The metric system is inherently better but the same can't be said for your attitude. The country one is born in is outside our control so quit acting like a child.
That mothafucking meerkat😂😂
Just watching them
Glad you enjoy it 😁.
@@terramater he enjoyed watching ostrich hentai?
XD
@@hamz5791 i mean who dosent like some good nature hentai? (humans)
BMA
You as well...
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@@terramater yes
@@terramater I like how you used :)
It's funny how small their heads are relative to their body
The body is probably a lot smaller than the feathers make it look.
@@pepesylvia848 it’s 150 kg mate. That’s twice the size of normal human.
@@buckethead133 A human with good hand weapons who's good with hand weapons would make mincemeat of an ostrich that tried to attack. But without any weapons, you're kind of at their mercy.
The last time I checked some bird brains voted for Biden.
@@firstlast1357 There wasn't a reason to vote for Trump. By the end of his term he was basically running for re-election entirely on personality, and hollow or non-existent fulfillment of promises.
The idea of Trump was good, but the execution was a tremendous failure.
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Welcome aboard! 👋🏻
I wonder what sort of unique nesting behaviors dinosaurs had that we'll just never know about
that meerkat is traumatized
what a beautiful channel is this.
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When I was 10 we visit a ostrich sanctuary and I remember being so scared of them but amused by their fathers and giant eggs, also is kinda of amazing how sweet they were with us and how powerful their legs are
Gee this video had quite a level of anatomical accuracy.
I really really love this channel.😍😍😍
1:22. "this one is ready to mate" owl: "wait what?"
Owl and meerkat: we've seen some shît
They should name this ostrich "Casanova" because of how many he was mating with.
Wow had no idea how amazing ostriches are!
the ads got me here...now I'm subscribed.
Welcome! 🤗
I started watching it videos from yesterday...they are so informative ...I love watching ur videos (though it has just been a day)...keep up the good work Terra Mater..❣️
Welcome to our channel! 🤗Glad you like our videos.
Do you have a fav one?
Meerkat is enjoying some ostrich live corn content !!!
Totally amazing! I never knew anything of their mating behaviors or egg laying behaviors. Thanks for sharing.
that eggs saving method is amazing
1:23 SpongeBob voice, "Im Ready, Im Ready, Im Ready!" 2:04 The Patrick look
My Dad brought back an Ostrich egg one time when he came back from one of his trips to Africa... that thing was huge... way bigger than an American softball.
Ostriches really do be impresive and a little weird, if in captivity or in a farm some will be atracted to the owner im still confused as of why but i heard beacuse you have 2 big legs, and the mating dance is hillariously good
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Regarding the survival of ostriches in general:
The established brooding habits of ostriches has nothing really to do with the known advantages bestowed on the alpha female and her eggs. Instead, it has everything to do with the reduced vulnerability given to egg-laying females. Simply put, in a world full of opportunistic predators, it’s massively maladaptive to have multiple brooding ostriches exposed to vulnerability, as opposed to one alpha female sitting on all of the eggs.
@@richardwalton6993 soo true
I see you got a lot of new people through ads. Well, I got here through the magical algorithm! You've got some amazing videos! Keep it up! 😊
Nice video! Subscribed.
Gee! these birds are clever!
came on terra mater through add...and subscribed..but when it didn't showed up i searched it then again subscribed...bcz who's goin to loose such a nice channel!!!!! shared with friends!!! GOOD JOB PPL!!!
Thank you for your kind words! 💛
@@terramater yeah! uh totally deserve it..goooooooooodddd
I love your documentaries
The largest dinosaur alive today. I love the ratite birds so much. They give us a great view of what some of the extinct dinosaurs might have looked, sounded and even behaved like.
Thanks for this very informative work.
Great video shooting and quality info.. keep up the good work 🤗
Thanks so much for your kind words! 🤗
We really appreciate your support! Have you ever seen an ostrich in its natural habitat?
@@terramater no never.. only in movies and documentaries 😂
Thank you terra matters for the additional knowledge
Thanks for watching!
this is actually really amazing to see , thank you for this , great job
You guys are killing it out here.
thank you!
That ostrich was
*Slinging MEAT*
0:29 Sounds like me when swallowing a glass of water
Amazing video as always!
Glad you enjoyed it!
1:27
"Hey, girl, watch me get jiggy wit it!!" 😂
Such an interesting video..
You just gained a new subscriber🙋♂️
Btw, I came from your advertisement 👍
I’m honored to have this beautiful beast as my spirit animal.
wtf. u really believe in this crap
Hi lovely docu.
However you forgot to mention the Ostriches rain prediction capabilities.
The male ostrich has to ensure that the eggs will hatch when the rains start otherwise all the hatchling will die. If he fails his Harem often leaves him, if he succeeds they stay.
We use the mating period of the ostriches as a guide when the rains will come. I live in Afrika Namibia.
I came here because of your ads. And now I started watching your videos. Nice content l, full of knowledge. Also Take care on this pandemic.
Nice film!
That booming call looks like me when I'm about to hurl.
Good job....loved your videos
"Most birds don't have a penis"
*OH NO*
1:26
Ostrich: SUM BUDDY GON GET HUR SHE DANCIN LIKE A STRIPPA
Owl: wtf
Very informative. Thank you.
0:39
You gotta be kiddin' me!! 😳
These mugs got 👂 ears in the back of they HEAD??🤭😂!!
I guess you really can put all of your eggs in one basket LOL ha ha ha
Good one lol
Such a breath of fresh air to see a video only using Metric. I'm an oldish guy from England who was taught both systems as we were transitioning to Metric. We're still not fully there yet. Yet, the planet has 8 billion or so people and the vast majority, save for nearly 400 million, use Metric. As I've grown older I've come to despise Imperial/Freedumb units. Well done!
she sacrificed the eggs of her husband's mistresses. Hmm...makes sense.
Not to mention that it turns out that the more baby ostriches in a “flock” the higher the survival chance for each baby.
Oddly enough, the bird whose eggs are the largest relative to their body size, the kiwi bird, are also flightless ratites.
Doesn't seem very odd. They're tiny, so relatively large eggs are common, and they're flightless, so weight is no longer an upper limit for size.
If an ostrich was a predatory creature and had the intelligence of at least a Crow... It would be extremely terrifying.
The look on that meerkat’s face was classic. “Feck this shite. I’m out....”
I wasn’t expecting full on Ostrich weiners but appreciate the meerkat acting as the visual representation of everyone in the audience.
I died when I seen the rabbit 🐇 shocked 😭😭😭😂🤣
Thank god for that 3rd 👁 lid😀
2:02
"😵💫🤯...yuuuck!!
I ain't seen nuttin'!!😣"
Beauty in wild 😍.
Nice video keep going 👍
Thanks 😁
Why does it sounds like a honest review of a new smartphone?
great video!
This is extraordinary..
Fascinating birds
For the love of God, now go and watch " ostrich song by zefrank" 🤣
2:02 that meerkat has seen some shît
I fed one!!! He looked me right in the eye!
Wow!!’ Very awesome
Built different.
True that!
at the second 21 the correct distance is 5 m, where did you get the number form (ref?)
Males and female share the incubation. The female does it during the day, hence her gray colour, and the male during the night, hence his black colour.
And they were really good as the villains in The Dark Crystal.
Meerkats was thugging to the beat
So if a predator comes around the nest the idea is that she has placed a single decoy egg to appease the predator while keeping hers, and the others safe? What if the predator is hungrier than a Jackal, or there is more of them. Isnt she at risk? Couldnt they just attack or chase her away and eat the nest? Will she keep rolling out eggs as long as they arent hers? Is the idea that since hers are in the middle the others will get eaten first if she leaves? If she can tell the eggs apart then that means she'll know which babies are hers? Man I got so many questions
Why bother with the "booming call" when the 'music' is so loud we can't hear it?!
You might be deaf or have very bad speakers/headset, I heard it clearly
@@inenting yeah I couldn't hear it either. They should have made it louder.
Share your man , share your nest ,share your home! There is always love in sharing
So majestic
It’s the sacrificing other ppls eggs for me
I have a doubt that in ostrich
Male incubate the eggs or female incubate the eggs.. please clarify
I love this biiird
Interesting stuff