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Title: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Patrick on 03 Mar 2009, 23:37

http://wimp.com/babyducklings/

LOOK AT THEM. They will drop from the sky like goddamn fuzzy, round-billed ninjas and fuck you UP.

ITT, post cute shit.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Elizzybeth on 03 Mar 2009, 23:50

I love those ducklings.  Does anyone know who's narrating that, or where it's from? 

This is the cutest sport. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo3oQN-ci4g&feature=related)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 00:16

Elizzybeth, that's a clip from Earth, which was an edited-for-cinemas version of the amazing T.V. series Planet Earth. The T.V. series was narrated by David Attenborough; for the cinema version the narration was done by Patrick Stewart.

Those ducks also featured in Attenborough's Life of Birds.

EDIT: Oh my god the music on that bunny jumping clip is so magnificently out-of-place!

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 01:18

Motherfucking ducklings. Didn't you read the thread title?!

(Actually they're Wood Ducks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_duck) (not to be confused with the Maned Duck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Wood_Duck). Funny story: sometimes when I'd ride into uni back in Canberra I'd hear a long drawn-out "quaaaack" from high above me. I'd look up and see a bunch of Maned Ducks perched in the top of a tall tree!))

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: snalin on 04 Mar 2009, 01:38

Check the catchy name of the school page tab on Jens' Screenshot: "It's learning". Obviously, for Jens, it's really learning to "look at these motherfucking ducklings".


The only ducks I've ever met is the ones we have here, who live only in water. Due to my lack of animal knowledge, I first thought this clip was pretty much the same as this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfWzp7rYR4).

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 02:09

Anyway, while we're talking about awesome birds and David Attenborough and stuff here's the famous Superb Lyrebird (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird) clip from the Life of Birds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Patrick on 04 Mar 2009, 02:17

Quote from: snalin on 04 Mar 2009, 01:38

Due to my lack of animal knowledge, I first thought this clip was pretty much the same as this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfWzp7rYR4).

What the fuck, how the fuck are they doing what they are doing

Also Harry that thing sounds like R2D2 or something

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 03:00

If you played a lyrebird a clip of R2D2 a few times it would probably start mimicking it perfectly. The males try to impress the females by doing a little dance and mimicking as many different sounds as they possibly can. This includes young males copying the calls of older males, down through generations: there's anecdotal evidence of lyrebirds singing the theme-tune to a radio serial that was canceled decades earlier, while in Tasmania, where the Superb Lyrebird was introduced in the 19th century, people have heard them mimicking the call of the Eastern Whipbird - a bird which is found on the mainland of Australia, but not in Tasmania. (Incidentally, in that clip I posted above you can hear the lyrebird frequently doing the whipbird's call - it's the one with the long sustained note followed by a sudden sharp sound like a whip-crack and then sometimes two or three other quick notes.) I've personally witnessed a Superb Lyrebird mimicking the call of a Lewin's Honeyeater - and being answered by a real Lewin's Honeyeater.

Basically, lyrebirds are fucking amazing.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Patrick on 04 Mar 2009, 04:02

So some of the lyrebird's calls are even passed down by a sort of avian oral tradition? Holy shit, dude, that is completely mind-blowing. And how it can be passed down for two centuries and still be completely recognizable is even more impressive.

It's like an infinitely more badass version of a parrot, but crossed with a peacock.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 04:11

Quote from: Patrick on 04 Mar 2009, 04:02

And how it can be passed down for two centuries and still be completely recognizable is even more impressive.

Well as you will have noticed with the chainsaw noises and camera noises and everything, they're absolutely note-perfect mimics. So when you're a perfect mimic and you copy another perfect mimic, any "Chinese whispers" effect will be pretty minimal!

To demonstrate how good the Lyrebird is at mimicking other birds, here's video of an actual whipbird:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z4JM0VFPQg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z4JM0VFPQg)

Now go back to the lyrebird video I posted earlier and check out its rendition - the first one's at 0:43. (Noting of course that there are very minor variations in calls between individual whipbirds and regional whipbird populations, so it's not a 100% match for the whipbird in the video.)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: blanktom on 04 Mar 2009, 06:50

I normally don't give in to the cuteness of such videos, but those ducklings are the fucking bomb. Almost literally.

I am so going to use that video to get a blow job out of my girlfriend later.






ALSO - LYREBIRD = SHITTING BRILLIANCE.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: pen on 04 Mar 2009, 07:03

Because things that are adorable are oh, so sexy?

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Lummer on 04 Mar 2009, 07:13

"1st Duckling Drop Troopers reporting for duty, sir!"

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: valley_parade on 04 Mar 2009, 07:29

Quote from: Patrick on 03 Mar 2009, 23:37

ITT, post cute shit.

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/captain_applesauce/1019081744.jpg)

BAWWWWWWW

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 07:39

More Attenborough in Australia - this time with a baby kangaroo learning how to jump for the first time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcRLeIepK9I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcRLeIepK9I)

The cuteocalypse starts at around the five minute mark. (The best bit is when it falls over trying to jump forwards and so decides to just try jumping up and down on the spot for a while.)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Elizzybeth on 04 Mar 2009, 08:28

Quote from: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 00:16

Elizzybeth, that's a clip from Earth, which was an edited-for-cinemas version of the amazing T.V. series Planet Earth. The T.V. series was narrated by David Attenborough; for the cinema version the narration was done by Patrick Stewart.

Thanks, Harry.  As I was watching it, my boyfriend came up and said, "Huh!  That sounds like Patrick Stewart!"  I was dubious, but he was right. I guess the lesson here is never to doubt a hardcore Trekkie? 

Or maybe it's just that ducklings are really motherfucking cute.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Christophe on 04 Mar 2009, 08:41

Damnit, I don't have a picture of me humping Patrick at Yelley-Con.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Alex C on 04 Mar 2009, 08:52

Quote from: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 00:16

EDIT: Oh my god the music on that bunny jumping clip is so magnificently out-of-place!

You want magnificently out of place? I happened to be listening to the The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly soundtrack when I came upon this thread and watched the clip.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: yelley on 04 Mar 2009, 11:15

Quote from: Christophe on 04 Mar 2009, 08:41

Damnit, I don't have a picture of me humping Patrick at Yelley-Con.

he said cute things, chris... not disturbing things.

p.s. shane wins this thread. ducklings maybe tied for first.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Patrick on 04 Mar 2009, 13:08

Man Shane when I saw that picture just now I was like "Man I look uncomfortable" and then I realized that Jason is sitting on me in that shot, and he is not exactly built like me.

Also, do you have a picture of that sign that seemed to imply that you were not allowed to eat or drink the graffiti? That was a great sign.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Blue Kitty on 04 Mar 2009, 17:46

I think when I saw that clip with my cousin I told him, "She may be the worst mother in the world"

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: LittleKey on 04 Mar 2009, 18:12

Quote from: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 02:09

Anyway, while we're talking about awesome birds and David Attenborough and stuff here's the famous Superb Lyrebird (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird) clip from the Life of Birds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOFy8QkNWWs

now THIS is a cool lyrebird!

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 18:36

Pretty sure that video's the reason why every YouTube clip of a lyrebird has someone commenting "It's a fake bird".

Well, that and YouTube commenters are 95% idiots.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: LittleKey on 04 Mar 2009, 18:51

youtube would be such a better place if that 95% would use the audio preview before posting. then they would be able to hear how stupid they are.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 04 Mar 2009, 19:02

or this (http://xkcd.com/481/) happened

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: LittleKey on 04 Mar 2009, 20:10

hahaha thank you, i hadn't seen that one for a while. the alt text is great too.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Synorthion on 04 Mar 2009, 20:12

Quote from: Patrick on 03 Mar 2009, 23:37

http://wimp.com/babyducklings/

LOOK AT THEM. They will drop from the sky like goddamn fuzzy, round-billed ninjas and fuck you UP.

ITT, post cute shit.

http://www.wimp.com/kittybroccoli/

also,

(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6145/thisdogistheman.jpg)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: 0bsessions on 04 Mar 2009, 20:17

Quote from: pen on 04 Mar 2009, 07:03

Because things that are adorable are oh, so sexy?

Don't act like you don't believe it.

Teehee. Kittens. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdQj2ohqCBk)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: sean on 04 Mar 2009, 20:25

man this thread is really good when you listen to algernon cadwallader as you watch the videos of cute things.

edit: om nom nom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPP_sGuqNhI) + 1st song please (http://www.myspace.com/algernoncadwallader) i recommend chinchilla vs dog too!

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Johnny C on 04 Mar 2009, 22:22

Quote from: Patrick on 04 Mar 2009, 02:17

Quote from: snalin on 04 Mar 2009, 01:38

Due to my lack of animal knowledge, I first thought this clip was pretty much the same as this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfWzp7rYR4).

What the fuck, how the fuck are they doing what they are doing

Has anyone explained to Patrick the significance of the timestamp?

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: E. Spaceman on 04 Mar 2009, 22:51

Quote from: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 18:36

Pretty sure that video's the reason why every YouTube clip of a lyrebird has someone commenting "It's a fake bird".

Well, that and YouTube commenters are 95% idiots.

despite that, i am fairly sure that it would be possible for a lyrebird to imitate the Seinfeld bass line.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: valley_parade on 05 Mar 2009, 04:55

Quote from: Patrick on 04 Mar 2009, 13:08

Man Shane when I saw that picture just now I was like "Man I look uncomfortable" and then I realized that Jason is sitting on me in that shot, and he is not exactly built like me.

Also, do you have a picture of that sign that seemed to imply that you were not allowed to eat or drink the graffiti? That was a great sign.

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/captain_applesauce/1019081737.jpg)

NO EATING GRAFFITI.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 05 Mar 2009, 07:21

Make sure you don't smoke it either

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: valley_parade on 05 Mar 2009, 07:55

And certainly don't drink it, whatever you do.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: snalin on 05 Mar 2009, 09:57

mmmmh, graffiti!

OM NOM NOM NOM

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 05 Mar 2009, 10:00

Oh man now you're dead

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Patrick on 05 Mar 2009, 13:43

The Berkeley police are going to shake the FUCK out of their fingers, and it will all be at you. How does it feel, you filthy deviant?

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: MrBlu on 05 Mar 2009, 16:45

Quote from: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 18:36

Pretty sure that video's the reason why every YouTube clip of a lyrebird has someone commenting "It's a fake bird".

Well, that and YouTube commenters are 95% idiots.

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Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: blanktom on 05 Mar 2009, 17:12

Quote from: Objects inside Clouds on 04 Mar 2009, 20:25

man this thread is really good when you listen to algernon cadwallader as you watch the videos of cute things.

edit: om nom nom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPP_sGuqNhI) + 1st song please (http://www.myspace.com/algernoncadwallader) i recommend chinchilla vs dog too!

As cool as the video was, the band were several times cooler. Fancy uploading some stuff into the Mediafire thread?

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 05 Mar 2009, 17:17

coicidentally enough, i was just about to go to MF thread and request a re-up of their full-length since i was jonesing for them today and realized that i no longer have them for some reason.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: sean on 05 Mar 2009, 17:22

yeah i can get that jaunt up at some point tonight.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 05 Mar 2009, 17:25

hey, blanktom, if you don't want to wait you can get it real easy by googling "algernon cadwallader some kind of cadwallader mediafire"

its the third or fourth one down and it's a Megaupload link. i just downloaded it and it's legit.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Reed on 05 Mar 2009, 19:37

I've got some kind of cadwallader and I haven't exactly been the shining example of mediafire contribution, so I can up it

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: ledhendrix on 06 Mar 2009, 11:38

Be prepared for cute, here comes red panda.

(http://www.houstonzoo.org/tpeople/wwwHoustonzoo4.1/krusso/photos/667/Toby-4-m.jpg)

Oh no my cute shields were down.

AWWWWWWWWWWWW

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Cartilage Head on 06 Mar 2009, 11:48

 Man that flying penguin thing was so amazing until I realized it was fake. What the fuck BBC? Way to toy with our emotions, you British cunts.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Patrick on 06 Mar 2009, 12:41

The takeoff part of it looks totally legit, and I wouldn't have really questioned the bit where they're all flying over Antarctica and shit, but when they're swooping en masse through the rainforest... yeah it basically made me very upset.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: mberan42 on 06 Mar 2009, 14:49

Kittens inspired by Kittens (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtX8nswnUKU&feature=channel_page)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: pwhodges on 06 Mar 2009, 15:57

Quote from: Cartilage Head on 06 Mar 2009, 11:48

What the fuck BBC?

When I was young, we got this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyUvNnmFtgI).

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Dunxco on 06 Mar 2009, 21:18

Sticking with the cute shit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=TPhpsIK7pDc&feature=related

Do want. Very much so.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: lyra on 08 Mar 2009, 18:21

dude this site (http://www.cuteoverload.com/) will satisfy all of your cute needs. at least for 30 minutes.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: David_Dovey on 08 Mar 2009, 20:18

Here is a motherfucking rabbit eating some parsley, you fucks. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0pKdXgNDbo&eurl=http://www.ozprog.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2536&page=51&feature=player_embedded)

Get a fucking load of this munchkin cat. This video is so fucking cute I shat fucking rainbows. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBO2U7SZ5qs)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Patrick on 09 Mar 2009, 00:33

Quote from: lyra on 08 Mar 2009, 18:21

dude this site (http://www.cuteoverload.com/) will satisfy all of your cute needs. at least for 30 minutes.

I am not 13 nor female

(basically what I am saying is that I want YOUR cute shit, not some other site's cute shit)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 09 Mar 2009, 19:34

Yes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ShotJTlJH8&feature=related

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: lyra on 09 Mar 2009, 19:46

Quote from: Patrick on 09 Mar 2009, 00:33

Quote from: lyra on 08 Mar 2009, 18:21

dude this site (http://www.cuteoverload.com/) will satisfy all of your cute needs. at least for 30 minutes.

I am not 13 nor female

(basically what I am saying is that I want YOUR cute shit, not some other site's cute shit)

(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1135/nekok.jpg) (http://img6.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nekok.jpg)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Fishboy on 10 Mar 2009, 20:37

Quote from: Patrick on 09 Mar 2009, 00:33

Quote from: lyra on 08 Mar 2009, 18:21

dude this site (http://www.cuteoverload.com/) will satisfy all of your cute needs. at least for 30 minutes.

I am not 13 nor female

(basically what I am saying is that I want YOUR cute shit, not some other site's cute shit)

Have a golden retriever that I met a little while back.
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ftJ8BWVVO0A/SbcuqkarxNI/AAAAAAAAAGs/Tzfk7OfeWgY/s912/DSC_0025.JPG)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Fishboy on 10 Mar 2009, 20:52

Sorry to double post, but this is mine.
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ftJ8BWVVO0A/Sbc0D3t_9jI/AAAAAAAAAHI/k2qNUcqd5CM/s912/DSC_0032.JPG)
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ftJ8BWVVO0A/Sbc0EJhsFZI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/jh7G01lznEc/s640/DSC_0014.JPG)

She is one of the dumbest,  most beautiful, and emotive dogs I have ever met.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking PUFFINS
Post by: valley_parade on 14 Mar 2009, 14:11

(http://m.gmgrd.co.uk/res/779.$plit/C_71_article_1058287_image_list_image_list_item_0_image.jpg)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: imapiratearg on 03 Apr 2009, 21:30

I apologize for the relative necropost, but I felt this was too urgent to let slide:

Cute fucking leopard cubs.

(http://www.phillyd.tv/wp-content/uploads/article-0-043d497f000005dc-130_634x800.jpg)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Reed on 03 Apr 2009, 21:33

Fucking leopards. Theyr'e all, "I'm so cute, raise me from a cute little cub". But then they're all "Most states make raising me illegal, plus I'll maul your god damn face when I grow up". And you're all "Shit, cute vs. face maul....I'm not sure which one I'd chose!".

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: SirJuggles on 03 Apr 2009, 22:15

Oh the puffins. Dear God the puffins. They're so freakin proper!!!

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: JD on 03 Apr 2009, 22:46

Cute (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLDbGqJ2KYk)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: scarred on 03 Apr 2009, 23:24

I want Patrick Stewart to narrate this entire thread.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Chesire Cat on 04 Apr 2009, 21:50

Cat Adopts rabbit (http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=64072245408&h=ufT4D&u=4ovqu)

Real life my little Pony (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1089020/My-little-pony-The-tiny-horse-wants-Christmas.html)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Chesire Cat on 04 Apr 2009, 22:02

Oh and the cutest little girl (http://vimeo.com/2113477) telling the cutest story

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Dollface on 05 Apr 2009, 04:40

Dog vs volleyball  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwrDuy7orCA&feature=PlayList&p=3152FFEE3BD96128&index=0&playnext=1)

And 7 months later (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqk_W2S7llc&feature=related)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: lily-kiernan on 05 Apr 2009, 09:49

Quote from: Inlander on 04 Mar 2009, 02:09

Anyway, while we're talking about awesome birds and David Attenborough and stuff here's the famous Superb Lyrebird (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrebird) clip from the Life of Birds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y)

Oh my god. Insane. I love it.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: tania on 05 Apr 2009, 11:32

has this been posted yet? if not, birds of paradise (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P85LoHftEKs)!

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Liz on 05 Apr 2009, 11:43

They have the best dance moves of anything in the animal kingdom.

(I love them.)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Allybee on 05 Apr 2009, 11:47

liz we both know that is false (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOslmG1rr9k)

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: Liz on 05 Apr 2009, 11:54

I remain confident with my previous decision. Those little birdies rock out, man.

Title: Re: Look at these motherfucking ducklings
Post by: David_Dovey on 05 Apr 2009, 19:48

Humans are no different from other animals just look at that douchey bird all dancin' up in the face of the lady bird thinkin' that is going to get him laid pshuh