- Baby birds seeking food, and eating on their own would seem to be instinctual behaviours for all birds and animals.
- As with the majority of living things, some young birds must learn how to hunt and eat by trial and error.
- Due to the fact that birds are fed by their parents, they initially believe that food will fall into their mouths on its own.
Baby birds seeking food, and eating on their own would seem to be instinctual behaviours for all birds and animals. Nonetheless, this is not always the case. As with the majority of living things, some young birds must learn how to hunt and eat by trial and error. Throughout this procedure, they frequently make amusing errors.
Due to the fact that birds are fed by their parents, they initially believe that food will fall into their mouths on its own. Therefore, when presented with food sources such as worms or seeds, fledglings just open their mouths and wait instead of picking up the food.
The prominent Twitter account Fascinating (@fasc1nt) released an internet video that recorded this behaviour. Since its upload, the video has received over six million likes.
Read the caption of the post, “Birds are fed by their parents in their infancy. When the time comes to feed themselves, there can be some confusion when the food does not go into their mouth by itself.”
Take a look at the video:
Birds are fed by their parents in their infancy. When the time comes to feed themselves, there can be some confusion when the food does not go into their mouth by itself. pic.twitter.com/8kDa1hhRgb
— Fascinating (@fasc1nate) October 18, 2022
Check out some reactions below:
Me after getting my MBA thinking the jobs are just going to roll in.
— Limerick Kunar (@da_damaga) October 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/DatDarkDragon/status/1582549005191761922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1582549005191761922%7Ctwgr%5Ef37928d9072454958d25035881e5d28c0047a9d5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Ftrending%2Ftrending-in-india%2Fconfused-baby-bird-learning-to-eat-funny-video%2F
The bird after returning to its nest without any dinner pic.twitter.com/OYv90s6MKH
— Chris Masters (@Campanicus) October 19, 2022
We had this this spring. Dad had two chicks and for days they refused to feed themselves, just stood at the feeder screaming at him. They finally got it, but it was funny to watch.
— The Reader-Shelf Help Books 💖📚 (@JPL_Reader) October 19, 2022
I remember raising a baby robin from a new born and teaching him to find his own worms when it was time. Once he had learned how to find them himself, he would get so angry if you did it for him he would drop kick us. Was sad and happy when it was time for release.
— KatMcC🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@KatMcC03) October 18, 2022
https://twitter.com/bu9loo7_/status/1582530325233602560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1582530325233602560%7Ctwgr%5Ef37928d9072454958d25035881e5d28c0047a9d5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Ftrending%2Ftrending-in-india%2Fconfused-baby-bird-learning-to-eat-funny-video%2F
This feels like something evolution should’ve fixed I’m calling the manager
— Nicole Boscarino (@ngbosc) October 19, 2022
A Twitter user commented on it by stating, “Rationality does not substitute for experience. No matter how logical the suggestion is, the bird needs to actually go through the mistake to learn.”
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