Feb 24, Oxpeckers taking their job like a fine toothed comb
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Feb 24, Oxpeckers taking their job like a fine toothed comb
Courtesy of WildEarthTV, Djuma Game Reserve , Arathusa Game Lodge , Cheetah Plains Lodge and Chitwa Chitwa Lodge
They grooming their boy for his date.
@Ari AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
@@christiandimapilis6038 ?
Tis all fun and games till they start drinking yo blood
ur pfp... I need it...
He looking good, tho.
I bet that feels so good to the animals they groom
I just need them to come go through my hair bc I know I’d be knocked out
Four legged mammals love being scratched in areas they cant reach themselves
Yes and no these birds are more like parasites look up ox peckers on giraffe it will change ur outlook on these birds quite a bit I would imagine.
@@andrewhan7381 two legged ones as well and by that I mean me. Lol
@@portiarichards4057 damn straight i love a good belly/chest rub
Service fee must be expensive for such detailed work.
Comes in the form of infected wounds.
They drink blood from time to time
free food = service fee
They do pick at your skin to make it bleed and sometimes tear pieces of fresh flesh off your body to consume. its not always oh let me get those ticks of you.
@@orangutank626 cap
I was thinking this guy was like narratating from a bush 300 feet away, when he zooms out to his truck parked 3 feet away.
It did caught me off guard but also made me laugh because of how smooth the transition was.
More like 10 feet
🤣
Ha! He's in a lawn chair 3 feet away!🤣
What a tense life. Out here trying to vibe at the spa, but have to keep your head on a swivel for lions and such. Chewing that gum extra hard trying to stay cool 😂😂
How it feels, to chew 5 gum
@@bradsilvers5793 Yes!.. Just pictured the antelope wearing under armor in one of those over-the-top "5" commercials 😂😂
@@PurebreedFLA 😆 😆
Lol!!!
😂😂😂
I wonder if the antelope knows exactly what they're doing. Regardless, pretty fascinating.
I sure yes, same with hippos, hippo even opens their mouth and let oxpecker to do their job.
Heh, well do not let them be too comfortable, they open wounds on purpose as well
They know whats going on just like they know a source of water or food.
Yeah man, those two birds have a hair salon together.
Doesnt need to it lets nature do its job. We as fellow animals should do the same
Perfect service, getting groomed and fed at the same time.
It is called “mutualism” in the zoology world.
@@JukesMcGee thanks
@Chad Suave where did you get this from?
@@maxim196 look up oxpeckers they are not as friendly as you think
Those horns are stunning
@@pun33thifi3d6 huh
@@pun33thifi3d6 Makes no sense, you know that, right? Even Michael Scott wouldn’t see a joke opportunity here. Try again
Literally too
Didn't see any horns on those birds but you do you.
what usually is never shown is that if those birds find open wounds, they do keep those wounds open and fresh to attract more insects. its not a perfect symbiose as always shown. source: being a zookeeper specializing in birds
:'0 oh no!! thats cruel
Do you expect them to stitch the wounds or sth???
Yeah I was thinking the same thing, you know they are not actually doctors lol
Theres always someone with a down side to everything .......party pooper !!!!! 😪😪😪
@@instantautopsy7581 Yes, hindering the healing process by keeping the wound fresh and pecking away any scabs that form so insects get attracted to it.
THis is such a beautiful symbiose. I love this so much and is also frightens the shit out of me to see how dependent the creatures on this planet are one way or another.
ecosystems are like a web, take away one piece and every single other piece in the web is impacted, this is why this planet is screwed by our greed
Lol, you realise that these birds are not exactly a good example of a symbiose, recent studies have shown they could, in some case, be considered parasites of their hosts as they would be opening wounds in order to feed from their bloods.
They are saying that these birds cauaed wounds on the antelopes to get infected. So......
Not symbiosis. Oxpeckers are now thought to be parasitic - they eat ticks, but not for the animal's benefit, and they'll also drink their blood if there's any open wounds.
@@shaa3995 They don’t drink the blood, they eat the scabs
We need birds like that in America. Deers have so many ticks here
i heard crows also eat deer ticks but they hurt the deer with their beaks
@@heromedley true but it definitely beats having ticks in the long run
The northeast for sure!!
Man, ticks are so bad in the pine barrens in New Jersey right now, I wish I had some of these birds for after I get done running.
@@heromedley Not because of the beak, but because the tick's teeth are embedded deep into the skin. It also has little to do with magpies and crows, as ticks cause scarring. They are seasoned hunters.
Instead of pecking and stabbing, they’re doing a lovely job of brushing through the fur
Probably more effective going through like that
It is midnight. I should be asleep. One more video.
😂😂😂😂 I probably should
Mmmmmmmmmmmm *ahem* 3:20 a.m. *ahem* *cough cough*
"Not too short, just a lil off the top." 😂
then rashonda proceeds to take the whole bunch of the top lol
dont worry mate we are doctors
What a calm animal. Guess you could say he's a Tame Impala
why
Well done
He's just like "Let It Happen"
Loved the commentary.
I need one of these for my cat, he'll love it
He will eat him
I need one for me.
THIS VIDEO RESTORES MY FAITH IN HUMANITY!
This would properly feel good as hell. Antelope spa day
Haha wow these little guys are so cute and useful!
Downside is that if the animal has a wound this pesky birds will peck at it non stop
@@robertsero7602 There are no heroes and villains in nature. There is just nature.
@@robertsero7602 useless more like.
Loved the commentary, more of these please!
*perfect and beautiful visual description of a oxpecker* *starts engine "So anyways F that bird i already had it"
LMAO exactly, that shit killed me
@@RuFi0000000 🤣
That's gotta feel so good though.
The narration is like from a golf tournament, even though this is more entertaining.
These birds are doing so much work! - WW
Making him look pretty. U go guys. 💗
I just know the feelings BUSSIN
that's not how you use bussin
come out come out wherever you are
Look how beautiful that antelope is. Wow.
AMAZING HELPERS!
Natural parlour!! fantastic!!
It shows you that animals can live in harmony .
Awesome 👍
Awesome partnership
"See how quickly they can groom through that fur." Oxpeckers: We pride ourselves on efficient but thorough service.
The problem is, they also eat at open wounds as well, till THEY are the parasite.
Eeewwww wow
no not they only eat the dead scabs and infected flesh of the wound not the meat itself.
@@bounchofbeaners They actually do eat at open wounds which can prevent them from healing over time.
It looks relaxing lol
So they're like the terrestrial version of cleaner shrimp
Camera quality is so good.
Rad but those birds love blood
Didn’t he say they go for the small/young ones and/or larvae? So hardly any blood at all.
@@PawsleyDirt they intentionally rip open flesh to attract more bugs
@@PawsleyDirt they'll open wounds and scabs to lap up blood
yeah but who doesn't
@@smitty1647 understandable
Nature is amazing
The is like, YEAH! get in there!!
It’s got to feel good 😌
That's why they look so nice
I used to have eczema and very fine flakes of skin on my face. A friend's parakeet used to like sitting on my shoulder and do something similar to this with my face. We'd joke about it being a humanitarian but boy did I feel less itchy afterwards!
Sorry to put a downer on this marvelous footage, felt they birds were nit picking a little.
Imagine if we ate cheeseburgers off the backs of bears or something.
wonderful creatures
Beautiful furrr
It's amazing that the two species respect each other enough to do this.....animal harmony
Some to help the antelope. The antelope may or may not know how mother nature has sent the antelope a little bird to remedy them from horrible disease carrying ticks!!! Hooray!!!
Uh hate to burst your bubble but ox peckers sometimes rip the animals skin out and drink their blood
Increíble!
must be feeling really awesome ...
beautiful
That bird looks like a claymation yes it do
Dude is probably loving that shit
Its amazing, even in this immense pleasure of being tickled on the neck, The Antelope still look around for predators
All of that work right before the lions show up
I imagine every hiker must have one of these birds
I can feel it from here
symbiotic relationship: mutualism
Birds are the best
That must be so relaxing..... and no bill at the end of it....😂
Ya Allah pak rahama 😢😢😢 show everyone's right way inshaAllah ameen sumameen from Pakistan
Do you think if I had these birds in my salon grooming men and women it would be a new sensation.
I get a run thru.
My pop needs one these birds
It's amazing to think that despite both Australia and Africa both having ticks oxpeckers only evolved in Africa, looking at the poor roos in the dry up here and seeing the crows going after the fully engorged ticks gives me the heavy jeebies
Who doesn't need a buddy to make u feel and look good
That's cool 😎
That's one well-groomed antelope...
The Impala is a beautiful animal. 🤓
I like the way he chews
سبحان الخالق العظيم المبدع
I bet that feels good actually Lol 😆
That's what I was thinking. I 'wanna be groomed like that! I have ticks. I mean...I COULD have ticks, how can an Oxpecker know; if it doesn't check, right?
I’d pay a good $750 for this experience
Nature has an answer to everything.
Interesting, i love it. Free salon? ☺☺☺
This reminds me of the carwash scene in shark tale
Now I want my back scratched.
That is first class grooming service
Do they accept walk ins or do I need to book?
Making sure the leopards food is nice and clean before his meal
Cool stuff. Sounds like they eat more tics than possums do. Nothing like a free almost massage.
Mother Nature's beauty salon
The best of both worlds, amiright?
Disney live action. If these are animated they’ll be singing right now while grooming him for his date
This is real, no artificial entertainment company involved.
How do they fight all those "don't want to be your dinner today" stress.
@Bow to me faithfully Bow to me splendidly Gazelles
I LOVE BIRDS!!!!! AND THIS VIDEO SHOWED ME ONE I HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE...VERY COOL INDEED!
"Circle of Life" was playing so loud in my head that I didn't even hear what the guy said.
I bet if these birds liked to flock on a branch, then friendly animals would line up under the branch.
🦅👍👍👏
I didnt realize the guy was speaking English until 0:20
Damn his accent isnt that thick lol. How do you hear a word like "antelope" and not realize it's english
@@Debiru667 Well Antelope is a name, and can remain unchanged in multiple languages.
wow so fascinating. So special. Now wait until the animal has an open wound and watch them eat its flesh while the animal helplessly stands there.
Nature's balance
Importance of balance in nature
So cute omg
I bet that feels good.
Not all people know that these creatures are actually a little vampires
Well-fed, well-groomed. That antelope's girlfriend might NOT let him out tonight.