00:00.
00:06Cute and dainty, ringed plovers couldn't look sweeter.
00:13But don't be deceived.
00:17They live entirely by killing other creatures,
00:21albeit very small ones.
00:24Little invertebrates like sandhoppers.
00:31On an open, windswept beach,
00:34this couple have diligently tended eggs.
00:40But now, after 25 days,
00:43their progeny emerges and dries off.
00:47What could be cuter?
00:56Baby songbirds are nest-bound and must be fed by their parents.
01:02But not these bundles of fluff.
01:04Straight from the egg, they're ready to kill.
01:35The killer instinct is there.
01:36But for the next few weeks, their parents will still watch over them.
01:41.
01:42.
Comments