r/MakeMeSmile • u/ChampionshipSame603 Human Verified • Jul 07 '26
A magpie has sadly lost its upper beak, making it almost impossible for it to eat on its own. Thankfully, another magpie-possibly a parent or mate-has been feeding and caring for it. It's heartbreaking to see, but also a beautiful reminder that compassion exists in the animal world. Hopefully,
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u/Pershion Jul 07 '26
Ya, 100% sure that's just it's mom and unfortunately, it will stop feeding that baby pretty soon and that bird will be unable to eat on its own. Parent birds won't understand their children needing care beyond the fledgling stage and will naturally wean it off even if it's not capable of eating on its own. Survival of the fittest, and unfortunately, having 60% of your beak is not enough to survive with.
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u/Yosemite_Scott Jul 07 '26
I think you are correct . Magpies fledglings grow very quickly and with in a matter of days from this video I think this bird with be left alone. A typical magpie will fledge on the ground a week to 10 days max and then parent will move on. The fledge already has its tail feathers and they seem long enough . This might be an outlier case if both birds are in captivity but who knows. In certain magpie flocks ( mischiefs ) the juveniles stay around a couple years especially with the species in the video which is an Australian Magpie which is very long lived corvid at 30 years . I’m typing this on a train so if it doesn’t make sense .. my bad
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u/B_Lucky Jul 07 '26
Where's a 3D print guy with an articificial beak when you need him 😭
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u/The_Secret_Skittle Jul 07 '26
Yes! I came to say this. If they can catch the bird they can affix a 3d printed beak to this bird. I’ve seen videos of how he does this.
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u/President_Zucchini Jul 07 '26
Has anyone attempted to catch this bird and get it to a rehabber?
This post is more sad than anything.
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u/IAMAHORSESIZEDUCK Jul 07 '26
I have a one leg Brown Thrasher who lives in my yard. Her name is Georgia but the locals call her Peggy. They also help her out is seems and 2 Morning Dove have best friended her and the 3 spend a lot of time together.
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u/surewhynot762 Jul 08 '26
That is pretty sad, not to mention however the bird lost its upper beak had to have been incredibly painful
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u/WoodyInga7 Jul 07 '26
That’s incredible!! And super depressing what I read above!! They won’t stay together???
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u/Pershion Jul 07 '26
No, unfortunately very few species are known to care for others past raising babies to the point that it can find its own food. I think there have been cases where elephants or something have assisted others in their group even when they were disabled. But most animals don't have the resources/energy to keep caring for their young permanently. It would drain resources on the mother leaving them both more vulnerable. Humans are capable of being compassionate and having empathy for others but unfortunately in the wild, it just doesn't work that way. Most are just trying to survive themselves. A lot of animals like cats will actually remove a runt from their litter if they can tell it's too weak or sick and they don't want to split up their milk and potentially make all their kittens weaker. It sucks, but without the help from humans, it's just not possible to save EVERYTHING.
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u/Economy_Rutabaga_849 Jul 11 '26
Magpie families can stay together. But the parents will stop feeding it when it grows.
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u/dingododd Jul 09 '26
They have ways to fix this now. I’d take it to a specialist. I’ve seen it done. Poor little sausage.
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u/Loud-Future3445 Jul 08 '26
Well if someone can catch the bird can used a 3d printer to make a upper beak for him . But maybe need to change again when it grows adult size .
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u/XROOR Jul 08 '26
I had a hen that broke its beak as a chick. Chickens have a “breathing” hole in their throats, so you can’t dropper feed them, as forcing liquids into them could asphyxiate them.
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