Your Life as a Shoebill

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Published 2023-10-17
This is what your life would’ve been like if you were born as a Shoebill, also know as the whale head king, bog bird or swamp king.

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All Comments (21)
  • @bugjams
    Dying as a baby shoebill is even more brutal than the video made it seem. In one nature documentary, it showed and explained how the young shoebills bully the weaker shoebills until they're beaten and bloody. Usually while the mother is away. When the mother comes back, the injured baby shoebill(s) run over to her legs, expecting to be cared for, only to be beaten to death by the parent for being too weak. For every way nature is majestic or adorable, there's a dozen more ways it's brutal and unforgiving.
  • @js66613
    Man, until humans were introduced to the server, I was having a great time as a shoebill main. Also, great vid.
  • "A lifetime of solitary silence means socializing isn't really your specialty." Maybe I am a shoebill
  • Shoebill mains should really invest in the meme quest line. They make Machine Gun sounds, arent afraid or aggressive to humans, can look people in the eye and like to bow alot .
  • Was expecting this to have like 103k views just seems like that kind of video
  • @El_FzEq
    The ending is so sad :(( No matter how insignificant it seems, trying to reduce waste can always help the environment and our amazing neighbours in the wild!
  • @mateoisgood2742
    Shoutout to kemono friends for introducing me to a whole bunch of cute and more niche animals. Love the channel as well, keep up the great work!
  • @kolonarulez5222
    Shoebills take spare part of "an hier and a spare" seriously. Every shoebill is an only child but it didn't always start that way lol
  • criminally underrated, this video seemed like 30 seconds because of how good it was. Keep it up I think ur gonna get some recognition soon!
  • @TheTurdle
    "A lifetime of solitary silence means socializing isn't really your specialty so finding a mate might be a struggle." I feel called out.
  • @doggo7078
    Small channel with nice video, one day you'll become the Sam O nella of animals, hope you keep going for a while. Loved the video
  • @Plykiya
    Great work, excited to see if you'll keep this up and how your art style will change over time.
  • @WobblesandBean
    As a zoologist, that last bit hurts, don't it? Yeah, we're all getting a bit tired of having to explain that to people, as well as that is 5 literally happening you every other species.
  • @cleigh3796
    this got depressing at the end. I try not to think about ecological devastation
  • @bonjovirocks24
    Is it wrong to laugh each time the parent shoebill kicks the baby shoebill? I’m asking for a friend.
  • @Lara-vo6rp
    why is your channel painstakingly underrated
  • @PotooBurd
    This is so informative!!! Fantastic reporting!🌻🌼🐝
  • @EirikXL
    These birds are absolutely terrifying up close, their heads are bigger than humans...