Arctic Geese Chicks Jump Off Cliff to Survive | Hostile Planet

Not yet able to fly, three barnacle geese chicks must free fall hundreds of feet to reach their next meal.

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Barnacle geese nest high in Arctic cliffs, to avoid predators like foxes. Watch as the birds survive an extreme plunge to begin their lives.

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Arctic Geese Chicks Jump Off Cliff to Survive | Hostile Planet

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[wuznab]

If someone told you to jump off a cliff, would you?
Baby geese:

[coreyshatto]

Imagine sitting on eggs for a month just to see them hatch and free fall to their death

[sparxdev]

Me thinking the first chick will land in the waterfall or snow: Aww, look at his smol wings
*chick hits a few rocks and gets eaten*
Me: ಠ_ಠ

[DuckAllMighty]

There's a lot of insane survival strategies in the World, but this has to be one of the most brutal, just get hatched, drop 200 meters, fight off ravens and roll in ice until you hit a rock to stop.

[MsPimpCandy]

Child: "did you ever drop me on my head as a baby?"
Mom: "No, you jumped off a cliff"

[weiyang]

The birds at my local park are living the good life.

[gallopinghearts]

Omg when it hit the ground and didn't move my heart was punctured by pencils

[MariaPereira-qcpx]

Happy one of them survived, hope it reach adulthood. I so admire the parents for their love and effort to keep their DNA going..

[Aftertaste_]

"only around 50% of chicks make it through the first month"

I can see why...

[kageshiro]

*free falling from the sky*
*body slams*
*lays for a moment*
I'M OKAY
*gets snatched*

[LordGrimdark]

Put some respect on that 3rd chick. It saw its siblings die and still jumped that 400ft rock down.

[MrMetrivus]

Sing winner, sing for a hero, sing for the time and sing for here... idk the lyrics

[sophiacn]

I didn’t sign up for this roller coaster of emotions-

Edit: 2 years, 20k likes 😳 Wow, thanks!

[sarahparkinson]

Human kids falls off chair: crying like no other!

Baby chick falls like a billion feet: I'm good

[kimpy]

Every time they hit a rock my heart stops beating omg

[digestingasp]

3:10 Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear

[diamondz]

1/3 survives
Mom: “We did alright honey.”

[menace]

My heart was pounding through the whole entire footage.

[oliviyaoystrach]

chick: *falls *
Me: *crying *
chick: *alive *
me: are you serious?

[masterblasterlordofdisaste]

Baby geese: Falls and survives the impact amazingly
Crow: Five second rule