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  • čas přidán 17. 11. 2019
  • FAQ Please read - we encourage questions and comments, but please see if your question is answered in the FAQ below before commenting. Updated 25 October 2020.
    Q1. Why don't we brush the wallabies to get rid of the ticks? A: Because they are wild animals, not pets. It is illegal to interfere with native wildlife in Australia
    Q2. Why don't we trap/catch the wallabies to get rid of the ticks? A: Because it would kill them - following a stressful event such as being chased and captured, wallabies can suffer from rhabdomyolysis, which is the death of muscle fibres and subsequent release of toxins into the bloodstream. This can lead to serious complications such as renal (kidney) failure within 24 hours after the incident and death will occur within 2-14 days later.
    Q3: Why don't we spend thousands of dollars on tranquilliser dart guns to sedate the wallabies to remove the ticks? A: Illegal.
    Q4. Why don't we put something in the water to kill ticks? A: This was the only water source for many kilometres, and all wildlife depended on it for survival - including bees, reptiles and amphibians. Adding insecticide to the water would result in a catastrophic by-kill of unintended victims.
    Q5. What's with the wood in the water? A: To provide safe access to the water for small birds, insects, reptiles and amphibians, as well as a way to get out if they fall in.
    Q6. Don't the heads of the ticks stay attached and cause infection? A: No, the ticks are removed whole - we often find dropped ones in the water, still complete and very much alive. We also get covered in ticks during summer, and pull them off ourselves with little care and without problems - we have never had mouthparts left behind in our skin. Infection only appears to be a problem for the wallabies when large numbers of ticks remain attached in one site, causing inflammation, circulation loss, necrosis and eventually sloughing of necrotic tissue. The older wallabies have all lost the top half of their ears to this process. Bear in mind too, that a single female tick will lay thousands of eggs, so every tick eaten = thousands of eggs not laid.
    Q7. "You moron, these are crows!"/ "you idiot, these are ravens!". A: There has been terse disagreement in the comments about whether these are Australian ravens (Corvus coronoides) or Torresian crow (Corvus orru). Whatever your personal opinion in the Great Crow v's Raven Debate, please just pretend that the title supports your view and move on with your life. I'm at the stage of just removing these pointlessly acrimonious comments - people get upset about the strangest things.
    Q8. You terrible people! How did you let your animals get in this state?! A: These wallabies roam over an enormous range through agricultural land and state forestry, and are as much "our animals" as the wind is "our wind". This footage was filmed during an unprecedented Positive Indian Ocean Dipole event which resulted in a ferocious drought and dried up all natural water sources in the region - some for the first time in living memory. Historically, providing artificial water points has been discouraged in Australia, as macropods are meant to be nomadic and not remain in one place to strip the vegetation. The summer of 2019/2020 marked a change in this official position however, as all of eastern Australia was in severe drought and on fire; there was no where for the wildlife to go. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife even resorted to dropping feed into National Parks by helicopter in an attempt to prevent the loss of entire populations of critically endangered species. We were carting feed and water over 100km to this site, but newcomers were arriving every day, many in horrific condition.
    Q9. What about Lyme disease? A: Surveillance of Australian ticks has not yet found the presence of the Borrelia bacterium (which causes Lyme disease) in Australian ticks. There are however people who have been diagnosed with Lyme disease after returning to Australia from overseas, and Australian ticks do carry diseases which can have somewhat similar symptoms, including Australian Tick Typhus or Spotted Fever and Flinders Island Spotted Fever, leading to 'Lyme-like disease'. Also of interest is a rare condition called tick-induced mammalian meat allergy, caused by an acquired allergy to the galactose-α-1,3-galactose protein which is found in mammalian meat and animal products such as cow's milk and gelatine. Happily for us, the vast majority of tick-borne illness in Australia arises from Ixodes species, especially Ixodes holocyclus, not the kangaroo tick, Amblyomma triguttatum. Ixodes species are most common in moist, humid coastal areas, which as you can see from the footage, does not in any way describe our property. We take reasonable precautions to avoid tick bites, such as wearing long sleeves and insect repellent, but if we were afraid to pick up a single tick we could not continue our work on this property.
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  • @GubanaNatureRefuge
    @GubanaNatureRefuge  Před 3 lety +7574

    FAQ Please read - we encourage questions and comments, but please see if your question is answered in the FAQ below before commenting. Updated 25 October 2020.
    Q1. Why don't we brush the wallabies to get rid of the ticks? A: Because they are wild animals, not pets. They are shy and do not let us near them. It is also illegal to interfere with native wildlife in Australia
    Q2. Why don't we trap/catch the wallabies to get rid of the ticks? A: Because it would kill them - following a stressful event such as being chased and captured, wallabies can suffer from rhabdomyolysis, which is the death of muscle fibres and subsequent release of toxins into the bloodstream. This can lead to serious complications such as renal (kidney) failure within 24 hours after the incident and death will occur within 2-14 days later.
    Q3: Why don't we spend thousands of dollars on tranquilliser dart guns to sedate the wallabies to remove the ticks? A: Maybe if we won lotto, but it would still be illegal.
    Q4. Why don't we put something in the water to kill ticks? A: At the time this footage was filmed, this was the only water source for many kilometres, and all wildlife depended on it for survival - including bees, reptiles and amphibians. Adding insecticide to the water would result in a catastrophic by-kill of unintended victims.
    Q5. What's with the wood in the water? A: To provide safe access to the water for small birds, insects, reptiles and amphibians, as well as a way to get out if they fall in.
    Q6. Don't the heads of the ticks stay attached and cause infection? Aren't they best left to drop off naturally? A: No, the ticks are removed whole - we often find dropped ones in the water, still complete and very much alive. We also get covered in ticks during summer, and pull them off ourselves with little care and without problems - we have never had mouthparts left behind in our skin. Infection only appears to be a problem for the wallabies when large numbers of ticks remain attached in one site, causing inflammation, circulation loss, necrosis and eventually sloughing of necrotic tissue. The older wallabies have all lost the top half of their ears to this process. Bear in mind too, that a single female tick will lay thousands of eggs, so every tick eaten = thousands of eggs not laid.
    Q7. "You moron, these are crows!"/ "you idiot, these are ravens!". A: There has been terse disagreement in the comments about whether these are Australian ravens (Corvus coronoides) or Torresian crow (Corvus orru). The main difference between the two is in the throat hackles. Whatever your personal opinion in the great Crow v's Raven Debate, please just pretend that the title supports your view and move on with your life. I'm at the stage of just removing these pointlessly acrimonious comments - people get upset about the strangest things.
    Q8. You terrible people! How did you let your animals get in this state?! A: These wallabies roam over an enormous range through agricultural land and state forestry, and are as much "our animals" as the wind is "our wind". This footage was filmed during an unprecedented Positive Indian Ocean Dipole event which resulted in a ferocious drought and dried up all natural water sources in the region - some for the first time in living memory. Historically, providing artificial water points has been discouraged in Australia, as macropods are meant to be nomadic and not remain in one place to strip the vegetation. The summer of 2019/2020 marked a change in this official position however, as all of eastern Australia was in severe drought and on fire; there was no where for the wildlife to go. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife even resorted to dropping feed into National Parks by helicopter in an attempt to prevent the loss of entire populations of critically endangered species. We were carting feed and water over 100km to this site, but newcomers were arriving every day, many in horrific condition.
    Q9. What about Lyme disease? A: Surveillance of Australian ticks has not yet found the presence of the Borrelia bacterium (which causes Lyme disease) in Australia. There are however people who have been diagnosed with Lyme disease after returning to Australia from overseas, and Australian ticks do carry diseases which can have somewhat similar symptoms, including Australian Tick Typhus or Spotted Fever and Flinders Island Spotted Fever, possibly leading to 'Lyme-like disease'. Also of interest is a rare condition called tick-induced mammalian meat allergy, caused by an acquired allergy to the galactose-α-1,3-galactose protein which is found in mammalian meat and animal products such as cow's milk and gelatine. Happily for us, the vast majority of tick-borne illness in Australia arises from Ixodes species, especially Ixodes holocyclus, not the kangaroo tick, Amblyomma triguttatum. Ixodes species are most common in moist, humid coastal areas, which as you can see from the footage, does not in any way describe our property. We take reasonable precautions to avoid tick bites, such as wearing long sleeves and insect repellent, but if we were afraid to pick up a single tick we could not continue our work on this property.

    •  Před 3 lety +68

      Q6
      Whatd with the attitude and snotty tone? A. There are too many judgmental ass eyes online that have lost all connection with the wild world, and anthropomorphism has trumped fact

    • @ScorpioInLust
      @ScorpioInLust Před 3 lety +541

      Thank you for the information I actually learned things I didn't know

    • @rantdeville
      @rantdeville Před 3 lety +264

      The logic is sound.

    • @PestilentAllosaurus
      @PestilentAllosaurus Před 3 lety +260

      @ Didn't seem snooty at all. People really bitch and scream and become extremely rude demanding why.

    • @PestilentAllosaurus
      @PestilentAllosaurus Před 3 lety +231

      It's sad this has to be said. Nature already has the solution as seen with the birds. In return of helping the wallabies the corvids get a plump meal. There is always balance.

  • @obetoferreira
    @obetoferreira Před 3 lety +25195

    I heard crows are smart but building fountains to attract wallabies makes me very impressed.

  • @MRSLAV
    @MRSLAV Před 3 lety +7302

    These are not ticks, these are thicks

  • @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248
    @guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248 Před 11 měsíci +696

    In Australia you can sometimes find ticks so large they have Kangaroos attached to them.

  • @innercityprepper
    @innercityprepper Před rokem +949

    I love how when they go for the snatch, and the kangaroo temporarily doesn't like it, the crow looks around for a second like "HEY, WHO DID THAT TO MY BUDDY?!" and then does it again.

    • @TimidSylveon
      @TimidSylveon Před rokem +38

      TIL that crows are basically your annoying friend that pokes you and asks who did it lol.

    • @vinniethegooch7830
      @vinniethegooch7830 Před měsícem +1

      It was those two other crows…

  • @22fordfx49
    @22fordfx49 Před 3 lety +5652

    Crows are smart. He acted like he was interested in the water every time the roo got agitated

    • @firstlast1278
      @firstlast1278 Před 3 lety +266

      wicked smart

    • @coast.4035
      @coast.4035 Před 3 lety +263

      My boys wicked smaht

    • @mrgrimm53
      @mrgrimm53 Před 3 lety +91

      Yup they are top 5 smartest animals

    • @mrgrimm53
      @mrgrimm53 Před 3 lety +76

      @ Cool story. You can also find some video's here on youtube about the corvids being really smart. Saw one with a crow solving a small puzzle. He had to use a small stick as a tool.
      I don't know exactly why, but I've always been fascinated by crows and ravens.

    • @mohdlad9568
      @mohdlad9568 Před 3 lety +3

      O

  • @marzinjedi6437
    @marzinjedi6437 Před 3 lety +12802

    This is why we don’t want to lose any animal species because we don’t know how deep they depend on other ones

    • @loganalexander3207
      @loganalexander3207 Před 3 lety +1835

      @Influence08 no one's asking to alter the course of natural selection, just limit humanity's effect on it because we have basically evolved out of cohabitating normally with animals.

    • @AuntieLux
      @AuntieLux Před 3 lety +318

      @@loganalexander3207 THIS 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    • @strawhats572
      @strawhats572 Před 3 lety +130

      @Influence08 then do you know why dodo extinct... And many more species that extinct because of human?

    • @strawhats572
      @strawhats572 Před 3 lety +78

      @Influence08 yeah.. Good thing mother nature give covid..😂

    • @naturallyme6937
      @naturallyme6937 Před 3 lety +4

      Ain't that the truth!

  • @kungfumantis97
    @kungfumantis97 Před rokem +695

    Dear God, those ticks are huge. It's nice to see animals living in symbiosis and helping each other.

    • @probablynotmyname8521
      @probablynotmyname8521 Před rokem

      The crow isnt trying to help out, its trying to get an easy meal, any “help” is purely incidental. Crows are the ultimate freeloaders.

    • @dougbrowne9890
      @dougbrowne9890 Před rokem +26

      I don't think the crows are helping them on purpose. Just an end to a means.

    • @davidcroteau7886
      @davidcroteau7886 Před rokem +51

      you are overthinking this one lol. Crow just wants to eat

    • @Corvus_Clemmons
      @Corvus_Clemmons Před rokem +193

      Even if unintentional this mutually beneficial relationship is still a form of symbiosis and helps both organisms.

    • @garretthunter2916
      @garretthunter2916 Před rokem +107

      @@dougbrowne9890yeah, that’s what symbiosis means. Both creatures benefit from their relationship. Intent doesn’t play a role at all, crows get food, wallabies get ticks removed. It’s this way for all symbiotic relationships

  • @adamthompson7387
    @adamthompson7387 Před 2 lety +544

    When i was a kid, i observed a crow perched on a traffic light post drop nuts into the roadway, wait for a car to crush the shell, and fly down to pick up the nut from inside. I remember being impressed by the ingenuity of the crow. Awesome species of bird.

  • @bathingapes112
    @bathingapes112 Před 3 lety +5654

    “Excuse me sir, that’s lunch on yo ears. Lemme juss....”

  • @_A4A
    @_A4A Před 3 lety +6234

    I saved a baby crow once when I was a little boy and for almost 2 years, he would constantly come around and only let me touch him and hold him!... He also would leave me gifts and they ranged from silver gum wrappers to colorful lids off of plastic drink bottles. They are extremely intelligent and very loving towards their humans!.... ❤❤❤

    • @lambchop6278
      @lambchop6278 Před 3 lety +96

      Aww!!! Beautiful. 🌻🙂

    • @kati1017
      @kati1017 Před 3 lety +168

      I want a crow friend!

    • @pweter351
      @pweter351 Před 3 lety +98

      I saved one off the road, it was a baby but unfortunately died overnight. I called him Adelaide after the Adelaide Crows football team

    • @RenataTalvik
      @RenataTalvik Před 3 lety +58

      Better gifts than a cats xD

    • @RenataTalvik
      @RenataTalvik Před 3 lety +80

      @@1-seed-slot-pvz-YT I know cats can be nice xD
      I was just joking that while crows bring back shiny gifts, cats bring back dead gifts.

  • @marcusstormm7591
    @marcusstormm7591 Před 2 lety +175

    In the states I’ve heard, only seen one video of opossums doing the same for deer. I don’t know why but it makes me extremely happy to see two beings coming together for a mutual benefit (the elimination of parasites).

    • @vapingfury4460
      @vapingfury4460 Před rokem +8

      ​@@CommunistBotnext you're gonna be saying that we need need worker co opts or some kind of democratic election of managers because we largely work in authoritative dictatorships, Am I right? If so....
      I can get down with that

    • @phil562
      @phil562 Před rokem +12

      @@CommunistBot I got a lot of ticks living in tents down the street that challenge your definition of parasites.

    • @kofola9145
      @kofola9145 Před rokem +8

      @@CommunistBot Yes, lets remove the economic leadership and keep politicians, activists and other useless leeches.

    • @CommunistBot
      @CommunistBot Před rokem

      @@kofola9145 Politicians and the sort are just tools of the ruling class, so yea

    • @ricardf1857
      @ricardf1857 Před rokem +6

      @@phil562 I'm pretty sure those people didn't chose this life, but instead was a byproduct of social inequalities.

  • @michelle3830
    @michelle3830 Před 2 lety +8

    Best Q& A have seen in a long time! Writer has patience along with sense of humour!!!!

  • @SaviorUnkind
    @SaviorUnkind Před 2 lety +11645

    Growing up we had a crow that would visit, we started feeding him seeds. Eventually he'd eat out of our hands. One day I got a Frisbee stuck in a tree and he flew over grabbed it and dropped it in front of us. Pretty cool.

    • @DeosPraetorian
      @DeosPraetorian Před 2 lety +569

      @@robertgoldstein6761 no that sort of thing isn't uncommon for crows

    • @DeosPraetorian
      @DeosPraetorian Před 2 lety +646

      @@robertgoldstein6761 Crows are highly intelligent

    • @SRT_DRE
      @SRT_DRE Před 2 lety +626

      One day I saw a crow fly into a kids mouth and down his throat… that kid later grew up to be the greatest Hokage of all time..

    • @cheapthrilll6323
      @cheapthrilll6323 Před 2 lety +65

      What is Cap?

    • @nosajsamaniego4512
      @nosajsamaniego4512 Před 2 lety +3

      🤯🤯🤯

  • @tokie5234
    @tokie5234 Před 3 lety +2799

    I like how the crows just walk up to them like “nothing to see here folks, just passing by”

    • @Liloldliz
      @Liloldliz Před 3 lety +47

      they strut around like that all the time, it cracks me up when they're eating roadkill and saunter out of the way of a car like "yeah keep moving mate"

    • @Profile__1
      @Profile__1 Před 3 lety +35

      Yeah it's kinda funny how they act like they're just drinking some water if the wallabies get suspicious.

    • @the.tricky.outdoorsman
      @the.tricky.outdoorsman Před 3 lety +12

      Look how big those ticks are!! Holy heck!

    • @CallMeSkillz_
      @CallMeSkillz_ Před 3 lety +5

      Animals let birds do this

    • @myerwerl
      @myerwerl Před 3 lety +1

      And them snap!

  • @Riiludragon
    @Riiludragon Před 10 měsíci +82

    Damn even ticks in Australia are scary, those are enormous

    • @syd8699
      @syd8699 Před 2 měsíci +5

      They are actually quite small. The large ones are just filled with blood ☠️

    • @Killbayne
      @Killbayne Před 2 měsíci +5

      ​@@syd8699 yeah that's how ticks work

    • @ChrisBrown-ir6sf
      @ChrisBrown-ir6sf Před 2 měsíci +2

      ​@@Killbayne
      Nah they are just large 🦣

  • @greydeath4273
    @greydeath4273 Před 11 měsíci +11

    The little joeys like: “dude I get it you’re helping me but you gotta be so dang ruff”

  • @spencerschubert5001
    @spencerschubert5001 Před 3 lety +5837

    Let’s all just take a moment to appreciate that we have thumbs

    • @faceripper77
      @faceripper77 Před 3 lety +157

      As far as world domination I’d say its underrated. That and the brain/unlimited imagination

    • @VivekSingh-ts1ec
      @VivekSingh-ts1ec Před 3 lety +16

      But I would also use my other fingures.

    • @kentuckybruce6816
      @kentuckybruce6816 Před 3 lety +38

      Imagine a koala doing a double thumbs up?

    • @Mr-Ad-196
      @Mr-Ad-196 Před 3 lety +2

      Ohhh yeah.

    • @gipgap4
      @gipgap4 Před 3 lety +26

      Try taking out ticks with your thumbs! Lol

  • @jleezy612
    @jleezy612 Před 3 lety +3920

    I love how the crow hops over to the wallaby, looks him in his eye, and then down at the water like "c'mon bro, just have a drink" 😂

  • @JonathanRodriguez-nz9nw
    @JonathanRodriguez-nz9nw Před 2 lety +4

    Loved reading the description and seeing level headed comments after the video, great to see

  • @cerenadefalco7684
    @cerenadefalco7684 Před 2 lety +15

    What beautiful coexistence and cooperation between the animals.

    • @Freight_Train
      @Freight_Train Před 8 měsíci +4

      The tick might have a different perspective.

    • @kapytanhook
      @kapytanhook Před 5 měsíci +2

      Leeches get steeches

  • @Playwright62
    @Playwright62 Před 2 lety +3802

    See how the wallaby slowly trusts the crow and makes smaller and smaller reactions when he pulls off those disgusting ticks. Wonderful!

    • @solnocturno
      @solnocturno Před 2 lety +135

      Prove that animals can co-exist in the right circumstances

    • @legendarymercury4713
      @legendarymercury4713 Před 2 lety +107

      @@solnocturno there are lots of animals which do this.

    • @S3verusMyG
      @S3verusMyG Před 2 lety +59

      Damn bruh, the tick is just trying to make it in this world, don’t need to put him down.

    • @swashington942
      @swashington942 Před 2 lety +126

      @@S3verusMyG Hell yeah so let them feed on you bro.

    • @an18yearoldmongolianguy
      @an18yearoldmongolianguy Před 2 lety +82

      @@S3verusMyG Right on brotha, in fact I have a jar of hundreds of disease-carrying ticks here with me, since you’re such a patriot of these guys I think you deserve to take care of them!

  • @MagicalHatStudios
    @MagicalHatStudios Před 3 lety +3092

    Raven: that looks irritating
    Roo: don't touch it
    Raven: Hold still ya big baby

    • @serpentgoat6875
      @serpentgoat6875 Před 3 lety +37

      AWWH THATS ADORABLE!

    • @serpentgoat6875
      @serpentgoat6875 Před 3 lety +12

      @@darcyeustace9922 okay look we all know its a crow, just leave this guy alone and don't let the comment section go to hell. You wouldn't believe how many people actually fought about the stupid question if it's a crown or a raven

    • @joepromedio
      @joepromedio Před 3 lety +14

      You realize that the crow is eating the ticks, right? Helping the roo isn't his concern. To a crow, those are tasty little nuggets.

    • @serpentgoat6875
      @serpentgoat6875 Před 3 lety +36

      @@joepromedio shut up, let us have this.

    • @LhasaThailand
      @LhasaThailand Před 3 lety +20

      @@joepromedio No shit sherlock..... It's still cool to see.

  • @wakkosick6525
    @wakkosick6525 Před 2 lety +5

    That is amazing. You can see that he hopes the crow is around to remove more on the second visit.

  • @angelcanez4426
    @angelcanez4426 Před 2 lety +3

    People tend to forget how incredibly smart those birds are

  • @doobasaurus
    @doobasaurus Před 3 lety +2388

    I like how the every time the grow goes to bite one off the kangaroo is like “what you doin bro”
    And the crow avoids eye contact like “Nothin just chillin man”

    • @imperialkingdom4821
      @imperialkingdom4821 Před 3 lety +24

      Ws waiting to see who noticed that,lmao..!!

    • @ellabel_
      @ellabel_ Před 3 lety +12

      XD. That's hilarious.

    • @occboc844
      @occboc844 Před 3 lety +16

      It’s a wallaby

    • @Jackson-pu7gd
      @Jackson-pu7gd Před 3 lety +5

      lol such a perfect comment

    • @MaddogMaddu
      @MaddogMaddu Před 3 lety +25

      For me it was more like. "Cant you be a little more gentle?" - "Sry, my first day in this beauty saloon"

  • @anonymizzle
    @anonymizzle Před 3 lety +3224

    It’s gross but I love how nature fixes itself. These crows get a snack and get to help the wallabies! Win/win

    • @yavuzkrat3858
      @yavuzkrat3858 Před 3 lety +146

      Well cards on the table, it's kind of a win-win-lose if u include the ticks lol

    • @giupinkfairy
      @giupinkfairy Před 3 lety +72

      While reducing the risk of spreading Lyme disease... I'm happy with that outcome

    • @peachytingz7494
      @peachytingz7494 Před 3 lety +34

      Mutualism at its finest

    • @jimquantic
      @jimquantic Před 3 lety +46

      More than a snack---this is what is called symbiosis, I help you, you help me. And there are so many examples of this.

    • @matthewjkelton658
      @matthewjkelton658 Před 3 lety +14

      @@yavuzkrat3858 Indeed, yet the ticks do not go extinct and the cycle goes on.

  • @Jaxck77
    @Jaxck77 Před 2 lety +1

    Upvote for the vid description alone. Some fantastic info, thank you very much!

  • @cottonmouthxx7828
    @cottonmouthxx7828 Před 9 měsíci +1

    And here I thought I couldn't love crows any more than I already do. :) such incredible animals.

  • @sharonbeckett721
    @sharonbeckett721 Před 2 lety +2888

    If anyone calls you a bird brain take it as a compliment. That first crow had more thinking power than many adults on CZcams!

    • @rexontyrone8141
      @rexontyrone8141 Před 2 lety +41

      Thanks bird brain
      I meant this as a joke btw

    • @theirishviking9278
      @theirishviking9278 Před 2 lety +32

      Why limit it to youtube?
      Adults in general

    • @janpavel1441
      @janpavel1441 Před 2 lety +15

      @@theirishviking9278 I'm guessing that people who leave comments on CZcams are generally more stupid than people who don't. ..or that's what I hope at least.

    • @OregonDARRYL
      @OregonDARRYL Před 2 lety +8

      I bet that bird is no ones slave and doesn't believe lies without proof. Only primates are that dumb.

    • @russdy1982
      @russdy1982 Před 2 lety +8

      As long as that bird is in no way referencing a chicken. I’ve got 2 and I swear they’re less developed than a goldfish.

  • @Mortal-Monk
    @Mortal-Monk Před 3 lety +1519

    The crows like "let me eat your ticks stupid, I am trying to help you out."

    • @alexanderren1097
      @alexanderren1097 Před 3 lety +13

      I'm not trying to rob you Bilbo Baggins. I'm trying to help you

    • @ElDuderinoh
      @ElDuderinoh Před 2 lety

      This is how I am with my dog lol except I don’t eat them I light them on fire and burn them alive

    • @ElDuderinoh
      @ElDuderinoh Před 2 lety +2

      @@alexanderren1097 great reference also lol

  • @user-vd9xe1js6m
    @user-vd9xe1js6m Před rokem +1

    I searched for it , cause I saw it few times before , and wanted to watch it again❗
    Those videos like hypnotize me a bit , and works as a relaxant... I become relaxed and lazy a bit❗
    Crows are funny and got interesting eyes❗❗❗

  • @gege0298
    @gege0298 Před 2 lety +2

    very instructive description, heavily encourage to read

  • @29battles10
    @29battles10 Před 2 lety +821

    Can we just appreciate the precision and the speed of the crows!

    • @birdrustler
      @birdrustler Před 2 lety +24

      They're like little feathery surgeons

    • @chucknutly3290
      @chucknutly3290 Před 2 lety +5

      Am I the only one routing for the ticks here? Ticks are my favourite animal after leaches and mosquitoes.

    • @jamostudios7596
      @jamostudios7596 Před 2 lety +22

      @@chucknutly3290 Kinky but whatever floats your boat buddy

    • @pranker199171
      @pranker199171 Před 2 lety +1

      @@chucknutly3290 whoa there satan, slow your roll, do you also like ring worm and fleas.

    • @chucknutly3290
      @chucknutly3290 Před 2 lety +4

      @@pranker199171If a human could jump as high as a flea in preportion to body size then you would be able to jump over the Eiffel tower and land safely in a single stride. So yes in conclusion fleas are incredible.

  • @-Tidgy
    @-Tidgy Před 2 lety +4514

    I love how they look away or pretend they're drinking 😂 crows are very clever

    • @laylaminrir
      @laylaminrir Před 2 lety +105

      Giving me Mr bean vibes 😂

    • @International-BlackMan
      @International-BlackMan Před 2 lety +46

      That's why Crows and Ravens are highly regarded in the Norse Mythology!

    • @sselluoss5935
      @sselluoss5935 Před 2 lety +38

      That's not how crows vision works. They dont see straight ahead like we do. They look ahead by turning their whole head sideways. The crows staring down the ticks and not looking away once

    • @samuellp1146
      @samuellp1146 Před 2 lety +7

      @@International-BlackMan The Bible too, well the Ravens for the most part.

    • @ceef8688
      @ceef8688 Před 2 lety +2

      @@laylaminrir ha ha that's what I was thinking, it looks like a bad employee--they start shuffling papers and looking at them when the boss gets close. But the comment about crow side-vision does sound pretty right.

  • @RX552VBK
    @RX552VBK Před 2 lety +1

    Nature never ceases to amaze me. Its not a perfect system--but to see how clever the crows are--it puts a smile on my face! LOL! They help the Roos and get a quick snack in the bargain.

  • @charlestruter7171
    @charlestruter7171 Před rokem

    I am so impressed with the amount of work you put into this seemingly mundane post. Yet I am so disappointed with the rubbish you have to deal with. Love you patience!

  • @AAvfx
    @AAvfx Před 3 lety +2981

    I'm a fan of crows. They're very intelligent. From time to time you could spot me feeding them randomly. I really love the way they control urban cities all around the world! ❣️

    • @austinburtt9640
      @austinburtt9640 Před 3 lety +36

      @Brian Fallahi you know what's really scary apes chasing birds with sticks

    • @minivanban6654
      @minivanban6654 Před 3 lety +16

      You know what's terrifying? In a few years you'll be witness to the proof of an unidentified north american ape species. No joke. Crows and jokes aside.

    • @MrArora-gd7zh
      @MrArora-gd7zh Před 3 lety +10

      Itachi is that you
      -Boomer 2021

    • @BrentDelong1253
      @BrentDelong1253 Před 3 lety +16

      Very intelligent birds.

    • @vectorm4
      @vectorm4 Před 3 lety +5

      Can't say I'm a fan of crows, but I have watched them do things that really surprised me - a show of engineering-reasoning.

  • @joenotexotic3379
    @joenotexotic3379 Před 3 lety +3100

    Literally meaning of "One man's trash is another man's treasure"

  • @saturnociris2724
    @saturnociris2724 Před 2 lety +1

    It is so neat the way mother nature plays its little games every day. Unfortunately to survive a lot of them have to eat other animals but it's so awesome that they help each other out like this when they're not threatening to each other.

  • @Tech875O
    @Tech875O Před 11 měsíci +4

    This is a great example of a symbiotic relationship at work.

  • @alanmorris7669
    @alanmorris7669 Před 3 lety +913

    We don't realize how lucky we are to have hands.

    • @zeche8477
      @zeche8477 Před 3 lety +81

      And especially thumbs

    • @garykain4448
      @garykain4448 Před 3 lety +17

      And Kangaroos.
      And Crow's.

    • @filippoaccorinti3399
      @filippoaccorinti3399 Před 3 lety +15

      Or unlucky not to have beak

    • @pvzey9402
      @pvzey9402 Před 3 lety +25

      And big brain.

    • @itsmike6757
      @itsmike6757 Před 3 lety +3

      You mean how lucky we are to be able to have them so mobil, cause kangaroos have hands too

  • @LilShrimp01
    @LilShrimp01 Před 2 lety +1769

    I love how everytime the crow eats a tick off the roo's ear, and the roo reacts, the crow just hops away and drinks water like, "Yo, don't mind me bro, I'm just drinking some water too."

  • @FearlessP4P1
    @FearlessP4P1 Před rokem

    Crows are so cute with how clever they are. So much to love about birds

  • @danrkelly
    @danrkelly Před 2 lety

    Best FAQ on a youtube video, ever, period.

  • @Eralen00
    @Eralen00 Před 2 lety +3175

    It's really cool to see interspecies cooperation! And wow those are some MONSTER ticks

    • @theirishviking9278
      @theirishviking9278 Před 2 lety +86

      Welcome to Australia
      The only thing not trying to kill us is a volcano and the blue tongue lizard

    • @soltaire01
      @soltaire01 Před 2 lety +104

      Those are the paralysis ticks, can be found in Queensland, new south wales and Victoria.

    • @theirishviking9278
      @theirishviking9278 Před 2 lety +69

      @@soltaire01 thought they might be
      Never seen one get that big though

    • @milky8002
      @milky8002 Před 2 lety +151

      @@theirishviking9278 dude they are in Australia. Of course they've got the biggest version of any animal

    • @BigHailFan
      @BigHailFan Před 2 lety +76

      my skin crawled seeing those

  • @jmswlkrsn1
    @jmswlkrsn1 Před 3 lety +1453

    roo: What are you doing?
    raven: As I please, your welcome.

  • @stemen6767
    @stemen6767 Před rokem +1

    I like how crows always make relationship with any kind of animals to benefit each other, they get to eat bugs and the other gets them off, they do this pretty often and it’s pretty interesting.

  • @COJY06
    @COJY06 Před rokem +1

    That crow is absolutely beautiful.

  • @anthonymorris5084
    @anthonymorris5084 Před 3 lety +2488

    The roo should keep one of those crows in his pouch. They come in handy.

    • @yallsofake9344
      @yallsofake9344 Před 3 lety +34

      🤣😂.Bruh , I wish I could give you 80,000 thumbs up .

    • @michellesmith6785
      @michellesmith6785 Před 3 lety +5

      Good one!

    • @dontneedtoknow5836
      @dontneedtoknow5836 Před 3 lety +17

      I like the hesitation and communication between the two.

    • @sexywhite7198
      @sexywhite7198 Před 3 lety +4

      But how would he keep it fed---- oh.... I gotcha now...

    • @anthonymorris5084
      @anthonymorris5084 Před 3 lety +8

      @@sexywhite7198 Um, the crow would eat his tics. That's kind of the whole point of keeping it in his pouch.

  • @LionelLiftsVegas
    @LionelLiftsVegas Před 2 lety +3944

    Crows: “look at this guy with food on his head”!
    Roo: “My ears are itchy, but I’m really thirsty “!
    One animal helping the other is special to watch. Wow!!

    • @lb9190
      @lb9190 Před 2 lety +76

      You should see them poking the eyes clean out of new born lambs. Certainly is a sight to behold especially when the ewe just stands by looking on

    • @corablue5569
      @corablue5569 Před 2 lety +21

      @@lb9190 😳😳😳

    • @carlabythelake8162
      @carlabythelake8162 Před 2 lety +23

      Do the ewes not have any protective instincts? The lambs must bleat pitifully! I have never heard of that happening. Does it happen a large percentage of the time? Nature is very complex, isn't it? Both cruel and symbiotic.

    • @lb9190
      @lb9190 Před 2 lety +28

      @@corablue5569 Ewes aren't good mother's

    • @lb9190
      @lb9190 Před 2 lety +29

      @@carlabythelake8162 that's true, unfortunately it happens all the time in rural areas where the farmer can't be there for every birthing lamb, crows are there tho on top of the pregnant ewe waiting for their easy meal to drop. It's like that over in my side of the world, can't see it being any different anywhere else tbh

  • @greym6436
    @greym6436 Před 2 lety +2

    Very awesome!
    This is what we as people must understand, "All creatures have role on this planet"🌎

  • @crotalusatrox7931
    @crotalusatrox7931 Před 2 lety

    A prime example of a mutualistic symbiotic relationship. I give you what you want and I get what I want.

  • @christinebuckingham8369
    @christinebuckingham8369 Před 3 lety +1011

    It's a very interesting and mutually beneficial "relationship" between these wallabies and ravens. Thanks for sharing this information.

    • @samstapes7471
      @samstapes7471 Před 2 lety +31

      Symbiosis

    • @whitb62
      @whitb62 Před 2 lety +1

      @@samstapes7471 YOURE SO SMART!!!!!!!!!

    • @samstapes7471
      @samstapes7471 Před 2 lety +6

      @@whitb62 hehe thx sir

    • @jm9841
      @jm9841 Před 2 lety +8

      Symbiotic relationships is common knowledge. The roo/wallaby was aware that the crow wasn't going to peck her eyes out, ever seen a sheep in the field in a drought on it's side but still alive? The first thing they go for is the eyes for what it's worth.

    • @fredettaboutit
      @fredettaboutit Před 2 lety +6

      Is it crow or raven tho…

  • @oatlord
    @oatlord Před 3 lety +603

    I like how the crow is eyeing those ticks. "Oh man, hold still a sec."

  • @kingsantana424
    @kingsantana424 Před 2 lety +2

    Why am I hooked on these five videos 😂🤷🏾‍♂️ I’m so weird at times lol

  • @Thjesht_Teo
    @Thjesht_Teo Před rokem +1

    I love how the crows are trying to co-operate.

  • @Jaypordy
    @Jaypordy Před 3 lety +800

    Despite of how big and nasty the ticks are, it’s quite satisfying to watch.

    • @kieranh2005
      @kieranh2005 Před 3 lety +35

      Roo's and wallabys arent the brightest of sparks... they don't know that.

    • @mikefranky
      @mikefranky Před 3 lety +12

      I felt the same relief to the roo’s ears

    • @GubanaNatureRefuge
      @GubanaNatureRefuge  Před 3 lety +5

      @Billy Bob I see what you did there...

    • @_--Reaper--_
      @_--Reaper--_ Před 3 lety +1

      @Ron Pleake lmao you're just as dumb as the kangaroo

    • @clyde2599
      @clyde2599 Před 3 lety +1

      Nah. They are big and nasty and therefore this video makes me suffer. I don’t like it

  • @RawDawgRandi
    @RawDawgRandi Před 3 lety +964

    this mutualistic relationship is so new, that the wallabies are still learning this is a mutualistic relationship. This is actually awesome to see. Thanks for sharing. I bet in a couple of years, the wallabies will let the crows pick off ticks without flinching and backing off. They will eventually realize the crows are actually helping them.

    • @raz0rcarich99
      @raz0rcarich99 Před 2 lety +12

      I don't think so.

    • @cristian-bull
      @cristian-bull Před 2 lety +59

      That's what I was thinking, like: "oh... Mutualistic relations start as a forced intervention" 🤣

    • @NiggazHomie
      @NiggazHomie Před 2 lety +89

      @@raz0rcarich99 Did you know that crocodiles let birds clean their teeth? They don't eat those birds. The just let their mouth open so the birds can clean. Do you think that was the case from the start?

    • @raz0rcarich99
      @raz0rcarich99 Před 2 lety +26

      @@NiggazHomie I don't have a problem with the concept. I'm skeptical about the time frame in this specific example. It relies on assumptions about conditioning and cognition rather than natural selection. I don't think the crocodiles ever "realized" anything about the birds. It was rather a product of millions of years of selection. Some species of algae and fungi are mutualistic, but I don't think they know that.

    • @K0sm1cKid
      @K0sm1cKid Před 2 lety +34

      @@raz0rcarich99 Hard to say. Mammals amd birds are a lot more capable of cognition than reptiles. But what do I know? 🤷‍♂️

  • @El_FzEq
    @El_FzEq Před 11 měsíci +6

    This is the best type of "gross yet satisfying" content!! Finally something else to watch after binging blackhead/acne removal videos lol I'm so glad these poor things at least got a bit of relief!

  • @jaydan6282
    @jaydan6282 Před rokem +1

    I could watch this for hours... Something very satisfying about it

  • @c.r.edmister5223
    @c.r.edmister5223 Před 3 lety +837

    It took him a sec but, then he realised the crow was helping and, became more tolerant of the contact.

    • @JuKeyy7
      @JuKeyy7 Před 3 lety +14

      You really think the crow was helping or knew there was food on the roo’s ears?

    • @dancepro67
      @dancepro67 Před 3 lety +23

      Can never trust crows, you think they will take a tic and then they take your eye

    • @c.r.edmister5223
      @c.r.edmister5223 Před 3 lety +62

      @@JuKeyy7 Yes. Crows/Ravens are the most intelligent species of Bird that we know of. It definitely knew what it was looking for and, where to look for it.

    • @Lugh444
      @Lugh444 Před 3 lety +37

      I agree. Crows and Ravens are extremely smart. They learn to do things like this and teach each other.

    • @c.r.edmister5223
      @c.r.edmister5223 Před 3 lety +8

      @Keep Rocking! I said, "became more tolerant" bud. Learn to read AND comprehend.

  • @Dawgs241
    @Dawgs241 Před 3 lety +211

    Life lesson: sometimes we have people come into our lives who we think are annoying and troublesome, but in reality they are helping us more than we know.

  • @warrenstemphly5756
    @warrenstemphly5756 Před rokem +1

    At first I was like “those are the biggest most terrifying ticks I’ve ever seen!”, but then I remembered it was Australia.

  • @roxiplayer401k-4
    @roxiplayer401k-4 Před rokem +3

    Imagine being a crow and being like *"You know what? I think i'm in the mood for some juicy fat ticks today."*

  • @GitHubStiizz
    @GitHubStiizz Před 3 lety +566

    Crows: *Berries are ripe for harvesting boys!*

    • @smiechu47
      @smiechu47 Před 3 lety +28

      MEAT'S BACK ON THE MENU BOYS

    • @mandah0520
      @mandah0520 Před 3 lety +11

      Bloodberry🤣🤣🤣 now make me internet famous

    • @thetheraine
      @thetheraine Před 3 lety +1

      Jon 710 - I hope they got the ticks head out as well...

    • @jairdabrini
      @jairdabrini Před 3 lety +6

      Blood berries lol

    • @dsandoval9396
      @dsandoval9396 Před 3 lety +4

      LOL, Gross! 🤢

  • @brunobucciaratiswife
    @brunobucciaratiswife Před 3 lety +785

    The crows are like: "Oooo gushers"

    • @ramongonzalez1564
      @ramongonzalez1564 Před 3 lety +23

      😂😂😂 true, those ticks are kind of shaped like fruit gushers.

    • @naturallaw1733
      @naturallaw1733 Před 3 lety +34

      or gushing Blood. 🤢

    • @onetwo6039
      @onetwo6039 Před 3 lety +2

      😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣

    • @lostsurferjames5
      @lostsurferjames5 Před 3 lety +25

      Man I didn't need you to ruin my last piece of childhood thats be held intact xD

    • @KibaNicole
      @KibaNicole Před 3 lety +2

      lostsurferjames5 same tho 😂😂💀

  • @ReeseChown
    @ReeseChown Před 2 měsíci

    Beautiful beings. Doing what's right without even having to speak words

  • @sAmiZZle82
    @sAmiZZle82 Před 3 lety +1414

    Human: To remove that tick we'd need to sedate the animal, lay it down, use precision forceps to extract the tick correctly without leaving anything behind that will get infected.
    Crow: 1 second precision lunge with beak... Job done... Next

    • @-Tidgy
      @-Tidgy Před 3 lety +27

      Lol, well it's not like a crow can sedate the animal. We just make it easier for whatever has the tick

    • @freddycuba8298
      @freddycuba8298 Před 3 lety +11

      Not true u can remove by hand if u wanted 2

    • @DelRae
      @DelRae Před 3 lety +92

      Well the crows ability to peck something quickly and efficiently on something that is alive is a lot more precise than any humans ability to pluck the fucker fast and efficiently with their fingers quick and fast (without poppin the fucker)

    • @FenrisRM
      @FenrisRM Před 3 lety +20

      @@DelRae thank you for that comment, incredible how dense some people are lol

    • @1stNumberOne
      @1stNumberOne Před 3 lety +6

      I was thinking that too like are they completely removing it or what? I know removing a tick from my dog is a pain. I need a friggin 1000 lumen flash light, treats, tweezers...smh

  • @petetong9725
    @petetong9725 Před 3 lety +192

    Crows are far more intelligent than most people would ever credit them

    • @bosesebi6685
      @bosesebi6685 Před 3 lety +5

      and roos are far more tarded, see how they still dont get it, the help they get

    • @thefuture8173
      @thefuture8173 Před 3 lety +5

      crows are the smartest birds in the world

    • @mrspeigel3593
      @mrspeigel3593 Před 3 lety

      Smart enough to work out the concept of money for food.

    • @skrewd86
      @skrewd86 Před 3 lety +6

      Yep, i feed stray cats in the alley behind my house and everytime i finish putting food in their dish the head crow would fly over and start cawing. I didn't understand why at first, turned out he was calling out to his mates that it was meal time. They'd grab the leftovers after the cats finished eating. Free food!

    • @Maurice_Moss
      @Maurice_Moss Před 3 lety +2

      Yep, one of the few animals that are self aware and can problem solve.

  • @kojiallday
    @kojiallday Před 9 měsíci

    That’s so cool it seems like the wallaby figured out what they were doing.

  • @kowanmcgarry
    @kowanmcgarry Před 2 lety +9

    It’s great to see animals helping each other.

    • @chuckgoodman3828
      @chuckgoodman3828 Před rokem +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣 The crow wasn’t there to help out the wallaby, it was there because it seen FOOD on the its ears!

    • @EvangelineHawksley
      @EvangelineHawksley Před rokem +1

      @@chuckgoodman3828 Its called a symbiotic relationship. They are technically helping each other.

  • @tranquilrabies
    @tranquilrabies Před 3 lety +2487

    The crows should just use sock puppets to illustrate for stupider animals what they're trying to do.

    • @m.b.82
      @m.b.82 Před 3 lety +81

      If they had hands I reckon they would

    • @thetheraine
      @thetheraine Před 3 lety +66

      Tranquil Rabies - no need to insult the wallabies...because obviously they know what the raven is doing, but you'd be jumpy too if a big sharp beak was coming at your head... : )

    • @misssmisssymaria
      @misssmisssymaria Před 3 lety +39

      The wallabies are not stupid. The crows are removing ticks from their ears, which I imagine are very sensitive.

    • @jackappleseed6728
      @jackappleseed6728 Před 3 lety +16

      The only stupid animal is human

    • @ginapereira8948
      @ginapereira8948 Před 3 lety +1

      Lmao, brilliant!!

  • @j.dragon651
    @j.dragon651 Před 3 lety +429

    I had a tick born disease two years ago, ehrlichiosis, that nearly killed me. Intensive care for 5 days and an 11 day stay in the hospital, you go Ravens.

    • @presidentresident
      @presidentresident Před 3 lety +7

      @@bluetrinityhaloseven7244 Really huh? Has that actually been proven about crows or are you speculating? Perhaps they dont suffer the effects of lyme dis.

    • @aceambling7685
      @aceambling7685 Před 3 lety +16

      @@bluetrinityhaloseven7244 you are a huge dumbass. Once again, Crows eat very dead shit as a staple of their diet and you really think a couple ticks will hurt them... 🤦 some people I swear

    • @herbderbler1585
      @herbderbler1585 Před 3 lety +19

      Some diseases can't be passed through consumption, only direct insertion to the blood vessels. Very much the same way that venomous creatures get eaten all the time without harming the predator because the venom is simply digested along with the rest. It must be injected directly into tissue or blood vessels to do damage. I don't know what diseases these ticks might be carrying or if they can be spread through consumption of infected blood so I'm only speculating on the topic, but it's possible the crows are just fine.

    • @Kaasbaas045
      @Kaasbaas045 Před 3 lety +30

      No, birds eat ticks all the time. Have a tick problem in your garden? Get chickens. They will search and eat for as many ticks as they can.

    • @GubanaNatureRefuge
      @GubanaNatureRefuge  Před 3 lety +12

      @@bluetrinityhaloseven7244 Rubbish.

  • @JonathanVCQ
    @JonathanVCQ Před rokem +5

    Wallabies: Yummy yummy😊
    Crow: Yummy yummy😊
    Tricks: 💀💀💀😩

  • @SillyChickens222
    @SillyChickens222 Před 3 lety +25

    Crows are so intelligent and helpful! I’ve befriended the local crows and now put snacks out for a family of four. They all have such unique personalities 😊

  • @davemagick6739
    @davemagick6739 Před 3 lety +378

    Raven: “Lemme eat 100 ticks offa you”
    Wallaby: “Sure no prob, I’m here to drink 19 gallons of water, you got time my home”

  • @mistytaylor1838
    @mistytaylor1838 Před rokem

    It amazes me how our world works together to take care of each other!!❤❤

  • @morespywareforyou2262
    @morespywareforyou2262 Před 2 lety +39

    I read your text in the description and it was very enlightening. Humans always screw up when they jam theirselves into nature as you Aussies well know. I admire and applaud your light touch.

    • @machochocolate7679
      @machochocolate7679 Před 2 lety

      Aussies have historically been terrible people and not much has changed

  • @gamingandpranking
    @gamingandpranking Před 3 lety +657

    No one searched for this, but yet everyone is here

  • @adrianng2755
    @adrianng2755 Před 3 lety +122

    Crow: gimme more of those tasty jelly beans.

  • @weeeee33
    @weeeee33 Před rokem +1

    It's a mutualistic symbiotic relationship. My biology teacher would be proud.

  • @steph6153
    @steph6153 Před 2 lety

    This made me cry is just so pure

  • @tammytheranger7645
    @tammytheranger7645 Před 4 lety +1021

    Humans: **cannot intervene because it's illegal, it's a wild animal and they can accidentally kill a innocent wallaby by stress**
    Crows: Fine. We'll do it ourselves.

    • @GubanaNatureRefuge
      @GubanaNatureRefuge  Před 4 lety +125

      Hello Tammy, yep the crows aren't very good at reading federal legislation :) Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

    • @iamtheomega
      @iamtheomega Před 3 lety +31

      @@GubanaNatureRefuge an old method used on deer here in US was a contraption of 2 horizontal and 2 vertical (pipe) brushes (large) coated in tick killer that the deer are forced to rub against when they insert their heads into the corn feeder, so they get coated with the chemical.

    • @GubanaNatureRefuge
      @GubanaNatureRefuge  Před 3 lety +38

      @@iamtheomega Hello Yu Toob, now THAT is a really good idea. Do you have any idea what insecticide was used? Being marsupials, macropods have quite a different physiology to more advanced mammals like deer, so extreme caution would be required, and probably some form of licensing to use a chemical on native wildlife, gained only through a year long dialogue with State Government ... but still..

    • @MoogieSRO
      @MoogieSRO Před 3 lety +8

      Almost like crows are also wild animals and this is a natural part of the food chain, which is why it's okay...

    • @GubanaNatureRefuge
      @GubanaNatureRefuge  Před 3 lety +51

      @@MoogieSRO Hello MoogieSRO, thank you for sharing your thoughts. The problem is this is not a normal, natural situation. It's not normal for ticks to be in such huge numbers. The longer, hotter summers are allowing for a longer tick breeding season, and the milder winters mean that more tick nymphs are surviving the early spring. Add to that the dramatic loss of small insectivorous birds and predatory insects due to land clearing, and what we are ending up with is a tick tsunami.

  • @voraciousreader3341
    @voraciousreader3341 Před 3 lety +158

    I just love the crows for providing such a great service, even though-to them-it’s just an excellent meal! This so educational, thanks!

  • @NoName-yz7dw
    @NoName-yz7dw Před 11 měsíci +1

    It's cool the crow got right next to the camera and showed us his tick in the last frame of the video.

  • @jordanownsall11
    @jordanownsall11 Před 3 lety +2821

    Its currently 1am and I'm watching crows eat ticks from a kangaroos ears, its fair to say my life has peaked
    Edit: turns out its not just me in this situation then 😂 I hope everyone is doing ok in these tough times 🙏

  • @jimmorgan6213
    @jimmorgan6213 Před 3 lety +289

    I love how that Raven looked into the eyes of the wallaby, then at the water, then the eyes followed by the water again - I swear it was trying to tell the wallaby just take a drink and your ear will feel much better, I promise!'

    • @jimmorgan6213
      @jimmorgan6213 Před 3 lety +4

      I thought so! If you look at my comment you'll see I edited it -- to change Kangaroo to wallaby because everyone else was talking about wallabies and what do I know anyway.

    • @Kragnar1
      @Kragnar1 Před 3 lety +3

      Are you sure? Looks like a wallaby to me. Look at the reddish colouring on the head and neck. I’d say wallaby.

    • @trainmanification
      @trainmanification Před 3 lety

      @@Kragnar1 it's a red kangaroo , a teenage red kangaroo , looks very doped out from tic poison.

    • @Tracy137
      @Tracy137 Před 3 lety +1

      @Mike ferrari Ferrari - they're wallabies.

    • @Tracy137
      @Tracy137 Před 3 lety +1

      @Mike ferrari Ferrari - no actually. Same as ravens ans crows are very different. My advice is don't go out where there's animals without a friend who knows what they are......you might get near something that'll bite your face off otherwise.

  • @truthseeker1364
    @truthseeker1364 Před 2 lety

    It's wild how all the animals need each other

  • @Michealtheseramyers
    @Michealtheseramyers Před rokem

    That first clip is the triangle of nature at its finest.

  • @yorkshirelad3133
    @yorkshirelad3133 Před 2 lety +514

    the next road down from where I used to live an old man was friends with a jackdaw, so back to before they met, one day the old man was trying to get all the birdseed out of the runner on his patio door and this jackdaw came down, looked at what he was doing, then proceeded to pick all the seeds out and leave them in a neat pile on the patio, from this day on they were best mates, the old man would just shout jack and this bird would fly over and sit on his shoulder, as a small child seeing this I was absolutely amazed

    • @GubanaNatureRefuge
      @GubanaNatureRefuge  Před 2 lety +61

      Thank you Dave. I needed that tonight. Hard day.

    • @yorkshirelad3133
      @yorkshirelad3133 Před 2 lety +27

      @@GubanaNatureRefuge keep your chin up and stay strong for the people that need you 💪❤️ love from the UK 🇬🇧

    • @donaldhitman6724
      @donaldhitman6724 Před 2 lety +13

      Kinda nice to see the person that helps us through tough days get a smile on one of theirs from a watcher. The circle of life....

    • @katiebea9258
      @katiebea9258 Před 2 lety +9

      @@GubanaNatureRefuge so; I am sure you will have a story or three to match this one ... Am a Yank in PacWest WA northern Cascades ...
      Am retired, oldster takes a walk almost daily, at least three times weekly ... Have same route and just longer or shorter versions
      This raven overflew me for months and got closer and lower over time, giving me the heads up he was there. I'd check back or yell hey, there
      So; I got slightly laid up for a week and didn't walk and felt weak so missed another week ... Was putterng around the yard and he dropped right onto the property about the front gate, flew about 6 feet (two meters?) over my head as I walked the driveway front to back and if he had gone any slower, he would have gone into a full stall and landed ... Yakking at me the entire time.
      He then flew up into a fir and sat there just jawing at me with me answering for about longer than less than crazy people oughta; just sayin' ...
      Still overflies me or comes to the same fir to check on me. Visited today, in fact ...

    • @DaveBlewer
      @DaveBlewer Před 2 lety +12

      That wasn't just any old man. That was Odin!

  • @sunteeththegenderpunk6414
    @sunteeththegenderpunk6414 Před 4 lety +609

    i love how the crows just look away sometimes when the wallabies are getting jumpy (lol) like 'what? who? ME? no no im just here for the water yes, no no of COURSE i wasnt eyeballing that fat juicy tick right on your ear... RIP IT OFF? of coouurrssee not nooo'

    • @MrRickkramer
      @MrRickkramer Před 3 lety +54

      They know when they’re being watched and know how to play dumb. That makes them really smart! The crow family, although a loud bunch, are my favorite birds. They use crosswalks by dropping nuts on them they can’t crack. The cars run over the nuts and crack them open. When the traffic light turns red for the cars they go down to collect the food the cars have just released for them, safe from traffic of course. You gotta love how they figure this out with literally only a birdbrain to work with..

    • @sunteeththegenderpunk6414
      @sunteeththegenderpunk6414 Před 3 lety +19

      @@MrRickkramer oh i knooowww
      corvids are such amazing creatures
      oh, and while not corvids did you know that pigeons in some cities have figured out how to use public transit to save energy having to fly to and from their favourite foraging spots?
      birds are so amazing

    • @groowanderer
      @groowanderer Před 3 lety +1

      @@MrRickkramer they are as bad as rats. I watched a small group of crows attacking one of their own, then realized he was injured. They were picking meat off of him. Then, now here's the worst part, ... the injured crow reached down and tore off a fresh slab of his OWN meat for a tasty treat.
      We get them in large murders where I'm from, and they stop in for a few weeks every year to destroy crops and create a general havoc everywhere they go. Citizens can legally go out and just start shooting them at will. I'd be glad to know every last one of them were extinct.

    • @naturallaw1733
      @naturallaw1733 Před 3 lety +13

      @@groowanderer
      if they go Extinct, that will Negatively affect other parts of the Natural order. it takes Thousands/Millions of years of evolution to see Nature the way it is Today. every Extinction has its consequences.

    • @groowanderer
      @groowanderer Před 3 lety +1

      @@naturallaw1733 bah. There's no good reason to have parasites. Rodents are also a puzzle to me. Wasps? Nature's pissed off little creatures, that serve no purpose.

  • @florida1289
    @florida1289 Před rokem

    Back again. Anyone else feel the need to watch this more than once?

  • @KITTYGALOREXXX
    @KITTYGALOREXXX Před 2 lety

    Wow! What a beautiful symbiotic relationship.🌿

  • @jimwednt1229
    @jimwednt1229 Před 2 lety +266

    I was raised on a ranch and everyday in spring time and summer the birds would come and land on the backs of the cattle in the pasture, at mid morning or so and stay with them all day eating the Flys, mosquitoes, ticks and ants and whatever bugs were around .
    I always thought it was cute to see tiny little birds walking all over the cattle landing around them and cows just ignoring them . Sometimes a couple birds would stay perched on the cows and horses. Like they were sleeping.

    • @TurbineGuy
      @TurbineGuy Před 2 lety +3

      The real parasite is the human in that situation. The cows become burgers 🍔

    • @RachaelClag
      @RachaelClag Před 2 lety +13

      @@TurbineGuy well... if you want to look at it that way, the cows would not even exist without humans. Depending on the continent they would be buffalo or bison (Or if Aus. marsupials)... perhaps megafauna even, if humans had never evolved.

    • @exploranator
      @exploranator Před 2 lety

      I think oxpeckers would be an invasive species that would actually be WELCOME.

  • @YG-eu4df
    @YG-eu4df Před 3 lety +753

    Tick: *exists*
    Crow: "damn, this is some serious gourmet shit!"

    • @BVK.
      @BVK. Před 2 lety +4

      I'm kinda have a familiar feeling...
      Is that quote from Gordan Ramsay?

    • @BackwoodsFilms
      @BackwoodsFilms Před 2 lety +18

      "I would've settled for freeze dried instant ticks..."

    • @2pacfan56
      @2pacfan56 Před 2 lety +15

      @@BVK. it’s from pulp fiction

    • @rubydooby1679
      @rubydooby1679 Před 2 lety +14

      Don't fucken Wallaby me Jules!

    • @Brandelwyn
      @Brandelwyn Před 2 lety +1

      Finally, some good fkn food

  • @howlingwolfawooo8129
    @howlingwolfawooo8129 Před 2 lety +1

    When the crows come in clutch they are the medic class that comes in to save the team from the enemy.

  • @alexg1778
    @alexg1778 Před rokem

    The crows are like "honestly for once we're not trying to peck your eyes out we're actually trying to help.".

  • @MikeLaRock88
    @MikeLaRock88 Před 3 lety +57

    Funny how the crow gets a quick swipe and immedieatly looks away like "what? What happened?"

  • @blkshk2466
    @blkshk2466 Před 3 lety +155

    Why are those crows stealing all his earrings? Can’t have shit in Australia.