when mom tells these babies it’s a scary world out there so be careful she’s
world out there so be careful she’s
world out there so be careful she’s saying a mouthful cichlid fish here in
saying a mouthful cichlid fish here in
saying a mouthful cichlid fish here in Africa’s Lake Tanganyika have a big
Africa’s Lake Tanganyika have a big
Africa’s Lake Tanganyika have a big problem with predators other fish will
problem with predators other fish will
problem with predators other fish will do whatever it takes to get cichlid
do whatever it takes to get cichlid
do whatever it takes to get cichlid babies and gobble them up just scaring
babies and gobble them up just scaring
babies and gobble them up just scaring them off isn’t the answer
the cichlid has to create a safe haven
the cichlid has to create a safe haven for its young using its mouth as both
for its young using its mouth as both
for its young using its mouth as both shovel and bucket
shovel and bucket
shovel and bucket then it moves it’s wriggling brood to
then it moves it’s wriggling brood to
then it moves it’s wriggling brood to safety
safety
safety mouthful by mouthful when they’re not in
mouthful by mouthful when they’re not in
mouthful by mouthful when they’re not in the hole
the hole
the hole the cichlid babies are in mom’s mouth
the cichlid babies are in mom’s mouth
the cichlid babies are in mom’s mouth that’s why the cichlid are called mouth
that’s why the cichlid are called mouth
that’s why the cichlid are called mouth brooding fish mom’s mouth is both nest
brooding fish mom’s mouth is both nest
brooding fish mom’s mouth is both nest and nursery like all good moms this one
and nursery like all good moms this one
and nursery like all good moms this one lets her babies out to play and then
lets her babies out to play and then
lets her babies out to play and then provides protection when it’s time to
provides protection when it’s time to
provides protection when it’s time to come home it seems like a foolproof
come home it seems like a foolproof
come home it seems like a foolproof system for keeping the young ones safe
system for keeping the young ones safe
system for keeping the young ones safe but it’s not let’s introduce a predator
but it’s not let’s introduce a predator
but it’s not let’s introduce a predator that is so widely it’s able to hijack
that is so widely it’s able to hijack
that is so widely it’s able to hijack the evolutionary process itself these
the evolutionary process itself these
the evolutionary process itself these catfish are notorious they’re after the
catfish are notorious they’re after the
catfish are notorious they’re after the eggs of the cichlid but the cichlid
eggs of the cichlid but the cichlid
eggs of the cichlid but the cichlid fiercely defend their young
fiercely defend their young
fiercely defend their young the catfish are able to pick off a few
the catfish are able to pick off a few
the catfish are able to pick off a few eggs and they also drop a few of their
eggs and they also drop a few of their
eggs and they also drop a few of their own eggs knowing that the cichlid
own eggs knowing that the cichlid
own eggs knowing that the cichlid mother’s will pick them up thinking
mother’s will pick them up thinking
mother’s will pick them up thinking they’re her own and so the cichlid
they’re her own and so the cichlid
they’re her own and so the cichlid becomes a surrogate mother to a predator
becomes a surrogate mother to a predator
becomes a surrogate mother to a predator the catfish take off never knowing what
the catfish take off never knowing what
the catfish take off never knowing what becomes of their young ones mother does
becomes of their young ones mother does
becomes of their young ones mother does her job letting the brood grow in her
her job letting the brood grow in her
her job letting the brood grow in her mouth now as in a bad horror movie
mouth now as in a bad horror movie
mouth now as in a bad horror movie the catfish eggs hatch first and the
the catfish eggs hatch first and the
the catfish eggs hatch first and the baby catfish feast on the cichlid babies
baby catfish feast on the cichlid babies
baby catfish feast on the cichlid babies gobbling down every single one finally
gobbling down every single one finally
gobbling down every single one finally the cichlid mother releases not her own
the cichlid mother releases not her own
the cichlid mother releases not her own children
children
children but the catfish cannibal kitties
but the catfish cannibal kitties
but the catfish cannibal kitties ironically the cichlid whose brood they
ironically the cichlid whose brood they
ironically the cichlid whose brood they destroyed is the only mother they’ll
destroyed is the only mother they’ll
destroyed is the only mother they’ll ever know more irony the cichlid mom
ever know more irony the cichlid mom
ever know more irony the cichlid mom fails to sense the switch she treats the
fails to sense the switch she treats the
fails to sense the switch she treats the catfish as if they were her own scooping
catfish as if they were her own scooping
catfish as if they were her own scooping them up to protect them at the first
them up to protect them at the first
them up to protect them at the first hint of danger the catfish have clearly
hint of danger the catfish have clearly
hint of danger the catfish have clearly won this round in the eternal fight for
won this round in the eternal fight for
won this round in the eternal fight for evolutionary dominance
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