Great Blue Heron Eats Deceased Chick

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**Graphic Content** After one of the chicks had deceased, this great blue heron decided to eat it for nutrition. Survival is tough out there in the bird world! Sibling aggression may be a way for birds to tussle and hone their skills, such as when kitten or puppies in a litter tumble about and fight. Aggression can also result from competition for food. Studies indicate that the young herons are more likely to compete aggressively if the food items are small and are delivered to them directly. beak to beak,from the parents. The hypothesis is that when small prey are delivered in this way, there is an advantage for the young to jockey with one another for the best position. In 2012, the Sapsucker Woods herons typically delivered larger food items by depositing prey on the floor of the nest rather than directly into the young's beaks and though there was some rivalry for food, all of the young herons survived and thrived. Love Animals and Nature? Subscribe to this channel: https://goo.gl/nCZiaJ Welcome to EXPLORE.org, the largest Live Nature Camera network on the planet! We bring nature to you, raw, unscripted, and unedited. Enjoy the natural world as it unfolds in real time in front of our cameras. EXPLORE.org takes you to the most remote places around the globe, from the plains of Kenya, Africa to the riverbanks of Katmai, Alaska. Visit the full multi-cam experience on our website: http://explore.org Our Short and Long Format Nature Clips capture the best moments fro

Published 2018-06-26 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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