Everything You Didn't Know About Birds

Here's everything you never knew about birds.

This video answers all of the following questions:
- How do birds breathe?
- Do birds have hollow bones?
- How do birds make sound?
- How do birds sing?
- What are the strangest bird calls?
- How do birds sing two notes at once?
- What is a gynandromorphic cardinal?
- What are some bird group names?

Specimens used in this video are preserved at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. You can visit the Academy's collections at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, Illinois.

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[pea]

I have autism and one of my special interests are animals, insects and taxidermy. Your videos are my favourite, so relaxing and i love the way you deliver information. Never give this stuff up!!

[bird]

Love your videos as always!

Small correction at 1:19, birds don’t have XX/XY sex chromosomes. They use ZZ/ZW, and females are actually the ones with the heteromorphic pair (ZW) instead of males.

[rainbowawakening]

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[SexySkeletons]

Wow, that bird really DID just straight up say "go away." Wild.

[timothyolkowski]

Oh my god. This guys voice is so loving and calming. You can tell he really loves talking about this. I LOVE the passion!!!!

[BuiHieuDong]

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[JustAnotherBuckyLover]

Wait... don't birds have WZ sex chromosomes, not XY? As in, a male bird has ZZ and a female bird has WZ? They're thought to develop when a female ovum (egg cell) doesn't split properly, so instead of just containing a W chromosome, it also contains a Z, each one in a separate nucleus. So it's like having two ova cells in one. When it's fertilised, by the male Z-containing gametes, it results in one-half of the bird having the male pairings (ZZ) and the other containing the female pairing (WZ).

[amandaguimaraes]

I have ADHD with strong focusing problems and your videos are one of the only things that capture my attention and help me understand the information.

[kiwisonthereown]

I am currently 12 and im really hoping to become an ornithologist, this video was super helpful and i learned so much more about birds!
Edit: wow that's a lot of likes and you lot are so kind with the replies! ❤

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[itsPhill]

Humans can also sing two notes at once. Its a technique called polyphonic singing. Avi Kaplan, former member of pentatonix does this super well

[naviana]

Didn't know a go away bird was a thing but i need one to guard my home 😂

[matthewautodidactyl]

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Thank you for that.

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One little thing that breaks the flow for me is the "faux-raccord" when in the close up you point in the left page of the book and in the next cut your pointing in the opposite side of the book. It gets me out of the ambiance every time.
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[EnabiSeira]

I knew bird's bones were different, but I didn't know they could hold air in them 😍