Why this Bird Sleeps in the Air
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With a wingspan of 2.4 meters, the magnificent frigatebird can stay airborne for several days in a row. In fact, these agile flyers can’t touch the waves - unusually for a seabird, their feathers aren’t waterproof. On land, the magnificent frigatebird also displays unique behavior. To attract a mate, males inflate their red throat pouches and drum on their chests. But which frequency do females prefer? Get the answer in the video and discover more about where magnificent frigatebirds make their home.
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The fact that birds can sleep on the wing was news to me and I was truly impressed when I've read that magnificent frigatebirds can stay aloft for days. Scientists also found out that some individuals stayed in the air even for weeks. That's insane, right!? Have some of you ever heard about it?
🙋🏽♀️Kati, from Terra Mater
I never knew that
I read that, like dolphins, they have the ability to shut down one side of their brain at a time.
The common swift, way smaller than the fregate, is even more impressive : they drink, feed, sleep, and often mate on the wing, only landing for nesting. Some can stay up to 10 month in the air ! Not only that, they also migrate, going from their breeding grounds all over Europe to the South of Africa in the fall and coming back in the spring.
"The larger the sack, the more attractive a male seems to be". Truer and wiser words have seldom been spoken.
Sounds like a poem 🤣
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Up to that point the video was already amazing, but that sentence made me LOL.
I'm not playing drums on my sack though😖
@@henk-3098 Such a wise choice you have made my guy lol
They also feed by pirateparisitism, harassing other seabirds, such as albatross or skua, etc, causing the victim to disgorge already swallowed prey, which the frigate then quickly swallows. Uh, yuck, I know.
Easier for them to snatch an already caught fish than to accidently get their own feathers wet 🪶
What a cool bird, blowing up their throat pouch and using it like a drum. Thanks for another great video.
I first saw this bird on discovery channel and got impressed by their skills.
at first and at 2x speed, I thought you said "this is a magnificent fricking bird" and I was like: "yeah, that's true, it seems to be a nice bird" xD
Well either way...they are right?! 🤩🪶
Fascinating video! I just had to take a double take when the script repeated itself (or the intro?). This is pedantic, but I wish there was different phrasing for the same information!
Glad you like it!
And thanks, we're always happy if we do get feedback!
You’re right, very pedantic.
Yep, very didactic indeed
Such a strange and wonderful things about magnificent frigate birds. Thanks for bringing it up for us. Just loved it ❤️
Impossible to not like those videos from this Channel!!
Ohhh, your comment made our day! Thanks! ❤️
What a interesting display. I knew about the magnificent frigate bird but i would have never known that they can sleep while flying. Thanks for the great video
Glad you think so, our team was impressed too!
And hey, thanks for watching! 🤗
so um, is the 'magnificent' a part of the bird's actual name?
@@alveolate it is
See size does matters 😂😂
Brazil... Very Interesting place since there are tons of animal there.
Can't wait for you guys to document more in Brazil
Hi Void,
glad to hear that! Actually, we do have a Brazil Wildlife playlist.
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How do they avoid collisions with other birds or any other obstacles when they sleep while flying?
Would this put them at a special risk if there were any offshore windparks in their habitats?
Self driving autopilot
i feel like their flight sleep wouldn't be sleep as we see it just their way of recharging their brains/bodies, probably transition into an effortless passive glide with a slight lowering of brain function, or maybe they're like dolphins with the sides of their brains taking turns sleeping.
@@wearethegodcomics1120 sounds plausible... but is that confirmed? dolphins probably have quite different brains than these birds do; i'm also not sure scientists could actually study their brains to the same level of detail.
@@alveolate yeah my comment was just speculation from my head no sources lol
@@wearethegodcomics1120 some birds do actually sleep with half their brain awake, and one eye open
"In short, the larger the sac, the more attractive a male seems to be." /nocontext 😅
This bird is on auto pilot. No need to worry anything.
This is a cool feature to have as a bird right?! 🪶🤩
@@lenafromterramater3690 ya sure
We discovered these a few weeks ago at West Palm Beach, Florida, and found them beautiful.
They truly are!
Love the cinematography. Terra Mater never fails to amaze us! 🤗
Thank you so much Charles 😊 This means a lot to our hard working team!
Terra Mater never fails to impress and always bring fresh - quality contents. This is legit my favourite channel on CZcams, you guys deserve so much more recognition/views/subscribers. Thanks Terra Mater team for such high quality content 😊❤
Nice video. Thanks for sharing it. I do have one correction: "frigates would drown if they ever fell into the sea." --- In actuality, another frigate bird will use the curved tip of its beak, hook it to tip of the victim bird's beak, and it will pull the helpless bird out of the water. During this rescue effort, the bird will be dropped a number of times. During the short periods that the bird is left in the water, the rescuer will circle from above signaling other other nearby frigates to aid in the rescue attempt. In the end. One frigate will lift the bird out of the water, gain as much altitude as possible before the victim bird gets dropped. Then, another frigate will swoop down and catch it before it falls back into the water. Then, it will elevate until the bird is again dropped and another will catch it. They'll do this repetition until the birds wings have flapped enough water off of them to fly.
Not even the great David Attenborough knows this fact so it's a common mistake. It's a very cool event to experience. I feel like I have a million of these little known knowledges. They're hard to avoid when living in the most intensely bio diverse place on earth. If you're interested in visiting, I'll gladly show you around. Google me. Cheers and once again, thanks for the vid!
Wow! Now that's some fascinating knowledge
i'm not even sure if you're legit but the description already sounds super awesome xD
Wow, that's some outstanding information, thanks for sharing!
uncertain words are the fav of documentary creators.
This literally the best channel on CZcams ❤️
Oh, wow, thanks so much Swarnika! ❤️🤗
I think the most amazing thing is flying while sleeping... I can barely even walk right when only half asleep. I would really hurt myself trying that in total sleep. :)
That is so true! This feature is amazing to have 🪶
Such an awesome channel
Saw these on the Galápagos Islands, amazing to see in person
Interesting knowledge 😉
Glad you think so! 🤗
I read about these birds in a science magazine very long ago before internet was widespread.
Incredible
Thank you Andres, glad you like it! 🤗
*Sleeping while driving but instead of human’s, it is birds*
Birds are amazing
They truly are! Have you seen the other bird-videos on our channel? There are some true gems among them 😃
Catching fish looks easy when they do it
They're true experts! 🎣
Awesome birds ❤❤
They truly are 🪶
Never knew they could sleep on the wing, great video as always!
Great to hear that you could learn something new from our video! Thank you for your kind words Bryce! 😊🪶
@@lenafromterramater3690 no problem! 😊
i think these aren't the only birds that do that... don't albatrosses and arctic terns have this ability too? i'm just guessing tho.
Swifts also sleep in the air
This is pretty nice
They really are magnificent birds right?! 🪶🤩
Wow, I didn't knew about these birds. I thought I had seen them in a cartoon like Tom and Jerry or something similar but it was nice knowing these were real and look as amazing as I remember them I'm cartoons if not better ♥️
That is so cool that they even made an appearance on cartoon tv...so they are true celebrities then 🤩🪶
Nice birdy
Friggin' birds...
Everytime she says the name of the bird I hear fricking bird
Amazing video.
If possible could you please also do comparison of this bird with Albatross and birds similar like this in a video. That would be great to understand how these sea birds are similar in nature. Thanks.
Great suggestion, thank you!
THAT is a title that grabbed my attention😄🙌
THAT is the comment we're always waiting for! 😍
Masha Allah
Excellent narrator 😁
Thanks, I'll pass this along to Sophie! 🤗
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In your Harpy Eagle video you said that the chick fledged at about 6 months but stay in the nest up to a year. In this video you say 9 months is the longest time a mother looks after her chick.
Do the Harpy eagles not reuse their nests? Or do they "gift" the nest and territory to their chicks?
What's the difference between the care the frigatebird mother provides that makes it "longer" than the care that the Harpy Eagle parents provide "up to a year"
Great
Hi kabbadi! thanks for watching it! Any topic you would like to see next?
Oneday or maybe people can drive a car while sleeping just like these birds.
What an amazing bird :)
True that! 😍
Absolutely massive sacks
When I sleep I dream I'm flying
The larger the sack! Hahahaha ain’t that the truth.😅
Pilots do that all the time!
I know that bird it's my favorite
How cool! Have you ever seen one?
Video didn’t answer the question posed in the title, and only said that Magnificent Frigatebirds “may” sleep in the air. This is frustrating. Write better titles! If it’s interesting enough to watch, that can’t be impossible.
Some eagles raise their offspring for well over 1 year.
So interesting! 🤓
the are the national animal of Kiribati
They sleep in the air? A predators dream.
Or a preys dream that's always out of reach :D
Bigger, 😂the better
longest care of any bird? i dont think so... the philippine eagle caews for years
They'll go to Brazil.
Maybe? 🪶
autopilot
The length of parental care needed by the chick is surprising, wonder why it would take 9 months? Do they grow extremely slowly or is it more of the young staying with the mother until it is experienced enough?
I can fly only while sleeping.