When You ARE the Child Support

Happy Father’s Day!! Was I too hard on seahorses?

For more on the kestrel dad that defied the odds, check out @RobertEFuller

Music from:
A Walk on the Moon- LAKEY Inspired
Dragon Roost Island- The Legend of Zelda
Delfino Plaza- Super Mario Sunshine
Greenpath- Hollow Knight (again lol)
Documentary music- bdProductions
Freezeflame galaxy- Super Mario Galaxy

Clips used:

[mariapdr]

The fact the kestrel stepped up even though it didn’t come naturally and he had to learn how to be good at raising his kids is so adorable.

[purplehaze]

What I'm gathering from this is male sea horses are way better husbands than they are fathers.

[frostfiredirewolf]

"What do you mean you guys can't eat this whole ass mouse." That bird dad really out here trying his best.

[purplehaze]

To be fair, elephants do have a bit of a habit of bullying rhinos in general. Probably because they know they're one of like, two species that can actually get away with it.

[Alan-garci]

When my dad lived on the ranch there was once a hen who abandoned her chicks, she straight up just said fuck them kids. The rooster then raised them as a single dad he tought them how to look for bugs where to sleep and everything. I thought it was a wholesome story

[Dinoboots]

Fun fact about the kestrel, Mr. Kes, one of his hatchlings had remained in the area and he found a mate of his own. And HE actually would feed the chicks on occasion as well; a behavior that had never been documented before his dad.

[cinderfox]

Was raised by a single father, he used to sing me to sleep, did my hair, picked out my clothes until I was old enough to do it myself AND he worked full time. He was a great dad and a great person

Edit: single moms are awesome too!

[PopeRocket]

We had a litter of puppies but the dad got sick and had to be put down. His male siblings took over for him and taught them all sorts of play and "in house" lessons like 'doors can hurt' and 'nobody is better than mama'. So far, so good.

[atimidbirb]

I RECOGNIZE THE KESTREL DAD!! His name is Mr Kes and he is the sweetest! We don´t actually know what happened to the female, but he did somehow figure it out and learned to feed and brood the babies all on his own with some help from the rescuers! All of them made it to adulthood :D

[JustNora]

My dad had a female cat that got pregnant the first time and produced his favorite cat who sired her second litter at like 9 mos old. This was in the mid 70s and the books said house cats couldn't father children at that age, but he never read the book.
BUT the important part of this story is that he watched the mother nesting and set up his own nesting box, waiting in it, and got depressed when he didn't have any kittens. Mama cat abandoned that second litter and dad, Sunny, stepped up and raised his kittens; grooming them, carrying them to the litter box, going into the kitchen and legit opening the bag of cat food (Remember when those paper food bags had that stitched top that unraveled when you pulled the correct thread? He figured out how to pull that thread by watching the humans) and scooping out pawfulls of food and dropping it on the floor, then he would call the kittens in to eat. He was an S teir dad and even let my sister and I play with him and would keep us in line, gently, in his golden years. He lived to be 19 or 20 yrs old. RIP Sunny, you were a wonderful boy.

[shadowdroid]

"Are fathers really that necessary?"
My dad is absolutely necessary. Who else would provide me with the dad jokes I need in order to survive?

[zeilouswolf]

my dad is amazing. i grew up with an abusive mother. he worked from before i woke up to just before i went to bed, so he didn't see the abuse, but he often brought us home a little carton of chocolate milk, which we could have that night or the next day. he taught us to handle our emotions and understand them, he taught us to communicate our problems. he even took me to get my first proper bra because my mom, amy, wouldn't. i was 34DD by the time i got my first non-trainer bra. when he finally understood i was being abused, he started by taking me to work with him every day, since i was homeschooled and he owned a small shop. when the abuse became bad enough that i was going to end it all, he had me pack my things and we left in a literal car chase from her. we lived in the shop for 2 months, as he put me through driving school and looked for a place to rent. he BUILT a shower that connected to the sink for me to use. we got into a duplex just before Christmas. he drove me to every circus class, as i'd been taking classes for years, and every therapy appointment. he got me a dog to help with my mental problems, and held me through every breakdown and anxiety attack. when i learned i'm autistic, he helped me figure out what things i needed to live comfortably as i could and thrive in my own developing life. it's been five years now. he's happily divorced, i'm 21, on meds that work amazingly for me, my room is decorated with all the things i love, and i have my dad alone to thank for the stability in my life. and he's never once expected anything in return. i love my dad so much. and will spread the kindness and story he gave to me until the day i die.

[myevilplans]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Murphy, the bald eagle that tried to hatch a rock until he was given an orphan chick and he raised that by himself.

[msinvincible]

Wolves and penguins are truly the most noble. It's amazing to see how the presence of a father among elephants has the same effect as the father in humans! And I applaud you for mentionning Mr Kes, the kestrel who learned to raise his chicks when his mate disappeared. I've followed his story in Robert Fuller's channel. It was beautiful

[Choshako]

12:39 There's something weirdly sweet and funny about the dad kestrel shoving the entire mouse into his chick's face, and the chick struggling to accept it. Dad truly was clueless, it's amazing he went against his nature to ensure his chicks' survival. Animals are always surprising us.

[ctripp]

9:11 I love how calm the baby frog looks when he was puked into existence he's just like " oh, so this is life"

[oompalumpus]

I didn't have a good father. But I had an awesome grand dad.

Taught me how to build and fix things.

He's awesome. Lots of love to all the good fathers out there.

[Thisisnotadreamhaha]

As a single father of 4 little girls...thank you. Thank you for this video. I didn't have a dad, so I make damn sure to be a good 1 :) lol I'm definitely a tiger dad

[necroflowers]

My budgies had 7 babies. The father was so helpful, the female has to incubate the eggs, so the father has to feed her while she sits on her eggs. They take turns sitting on the eggs while the other eats and gets some flight time as well. It was so cool to see their dynamic. He was really patient while the babies were fledglings as well. He fed them when the mom was eating. So precious to witness their teamwork.

[sweetpeafairy]

I got a family of foxes living in my garden, 2 kits this year. We occasionally fed them leftover meat, cute seeing the dad trying to stuff it all in his mouth to take it back to the mother. He’d let her take most of the food we left out.