They are beautiful! Thanks for this well done video. The cinematography is as always magnificent. I will show this video to my mom, who is also an avid birdlover. Thanks!
This is a really wonderful short about an iconic species which accomplished something analogous to what Penguins did in the antarctic and sub-antarctic: they evolved to occupy a niche in colder climes to beat out the competition (other parrots and animals). 🏔️🗻 *AMAZING!* 👍👏 I do have two questions, however: 1) Why is the pair-bonding behavior depicted being described as "play-fighting" when it's clear that the male regurgitated a food gift to the female, which is the general objective of the behavioral ritual? That's not "fighting," even as play, as it's a very common behavior documented in a multitude of Psittacines to strengthen the pair bond. In adult birds, it's often the male which initiates it and provides a regurgitated food-gift to the female, but not always; sometimes the female initiates the display while the male will then usually produce a food-gift to her. Parent birds of many species do this as well. 2) Irene Pepperberg, PhD (and others) established the estimated equivalent cognitive ability of Psittacines to be closer to a 7 year old human. Is there a factor which exists in Kea brain anatomy which would reduce neural capacity relative to other Psittacines? It would seem that evolutionary adaptations favoring the ability to survive in harsher environs would actually increase that propensity, not reduce or diminish it.
That is not play-fighting, it is a stylized courtship/"romantic" version of the male regurgitating food to feed the female (like they do to feed chicks). They don't necessarily actually regurgitate food when they do it.
@@readmeee The leg ringing does not harm the bird, and the data the rings make possible to collect can be used to guide conservation policy and legal protections. What helps protect the bird from human destruction is good.
I love how belligerent is an adjective used to describe these birds 😂
They are beautiful! Thanks for this well done video. The cinematography is as always magnificent. I will show this video to my mom, who is also an avid birdlover. Thanks!
juliazwei, look at bird bath
Travel to New Zealand and meet the world's most intelligent thief. The Kea is my favorite bird.
Quantum Mechanic, look at bird bath
Aww this is so lovely 😍 MAGNIFICENT ‼️
Elva Jaramillo, look at bird bath
Adorable hard workers and smart! Hope their numbers grow!
Karen Piotte, look at bird bath
Funny fact the learned to hunt sheep by landing on them and eating them slowly alive since the sheep won’t fight back
Ms birdwatcher here loving this in California 🤓
b.visconti, look at bird bath
I learned some new things today.
In my field, look at bird bath
Kea Frozen Planet 2
Very scary when its beak got to close to its partner's eye!!!!
Lemev, look at bird bath
I love their call. Amazing birds!
KEAS DO NOT ATTACK!!
I love them! Adorable!
EinieN J, look at bird bath
So precious !🙏🦜🙏
C Shirmer, look at bird bath
This is a really wonderful short about an iconic species which accomplished something analogous to what Penguins did in the antarctic and sub-antarctic: they evolved to occupy a niche in colder climes to beat out the competition (other parrots and animals). 🏔️🗻
*AMAZING!* 👍👏
I do have two questions, however:
1) Why is the pair-bonding behavior depicted being described as "play-fighting" when it's clear that the male regurgitated a food gift to the female, which is the general objective of the behavioral ritual?
That's not "fighting," even as play, as it's a very common behavior documented in a multitude of Psittacines to strengthen the pair bond.
In adult birds, it's often the male which initiates it and provides a regurgitated food-gift to the female, but not always; sometimes the female initiates the display while the male will then usually produce a food-gift to her.
Parent birds of many species do this as well.
2) Irene Pepperberg, PhD (and others) established the estimated equivalent cognitive ability of Psittacines to be closer to a 7 year old human.
Is there a factor which exists in Kea brain anatomy which would reduce neural capacity relative to other Psittacines?
It would seem that evolutionary adaptations favoring the ability to survive in harsher environs would actually increase that propensity, not reduce or diminish it.
Thanks for such interesting questions. I will also wait for the response
Wow how cute 🥰
I_am_a freespirit, look at bird bath
Kea is an amazing bird
HaShem created perfection and beauty.
I love birds most of all animals
Same 🦉🦅🐦🦜🕊️🦢🦩🦚🦃🦆🐧🐓🐣🐥🪶🪹🪺💚
Kim Walsh, look at bird bath
Keas are remarkable birds: playful, belligerent and smart
Hey kid wait! you can't join in the romance yet 2:33. These smart young Keas are learning fast to be romantic.
It's wearing a bracelet. Is that a tag for tracking?
❤lovely
Naserati, look at bird bath
They peel the flesh from the sheep
That is not play-fighting, it is a stylized courtship/"romantic" version of the male regurgitating food to feed the female (like they do to feed chicks). They don't necessarily actually regurgitate food when they do it.
Why are their feet tagged with something?
It's called leg-bands, or leg-rings. These are fitted to a bird to collect scientific data on its behavior and lifespan.
@@EyeSeeThruYou Not cool, but thanks for explaining.
@@readmeee The leg ringing does not harm the bird, and the data the rings make possible to collect can be used to guide conservation policy and legal protections. What helps protect the bird from human destruction is good.
@@EyeSeeThruYou Isn't it using Wifi or Bluetooth to transmit data? That can't be healthy for the bird. Radiation at the foot. It's that close.
@@readmeee It's a simple metal band that has been used to mark birds for scientific purposes since 1669 and for ownership since 218 BC
New Zealand 🇳🇿
Kias are actually endemic to the Abardeer Mountains in Kenya 🇰🇪
No they're not they're from New Zealand
Collins O'Connor, look at bird bath
@@BirdBath1 *Kea* are endemic to New Zealand only. Not found anywhere else in the world.
@@EyeSeeThruYou read my name, look at the birds i have
@@cameron2982 look at bird bath
Scientist that believe certain animals are as smart as a young child never had kids.