Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
two men race to be the first to have encountered 10,000 individual species of bird. One of them... is probably cheating.
Sources:
Tumblr user great-and-small's post on the subject:
tumblr.com/great-and-small/742166071312842752/official-statement-to-the-birdwatching-community
Jason Mann's original article (via the Wayback Machine):
web.archive.org/web/20240211201345/https://www.manakinnaturetours.com/one-of-the-best-birdwatchers-in-the-world-breaks-world-record
Manakin's subsequent apology:
manakinnaturetours.com/official-statement-to-the-birdwatching-community
Birdforum thread:
birdforum.net/threads/two-people-break-10-000-species-and-on-the-same-day-can-it-be.452504
Other youtubers mentioned who've been bitten by the Video Essay Bug:
@ToddintheShadows (specifically this video on James Somerton: youtube.com/watch?v=A6_LW1PkmnY)
@Crowcaller (specifically this video on Lightlark: youtube.com/watch?v=74mgsT6S_lA)
two men race to be the first to have encountered 10,000 individual species of bird. One of them... is probably cheating.
Sources:
Tumblr user great-and-small's post on the subject:
tumblr.com/great-and-small/742166071312842752/official-statement-to-the-birdwatching-community
Jason Mann's original article (via the Wayback Machine):
web.archive.org/web/20240211201345/https://www.manakinnaturetours.com/one-of-the-best-birdwatchers-in-the-world-breaks-world-record
Manakin's subsequent apology:
manakinnaturetours.com/official-statement-to-the-birdwatching-community
Birdforum thread:
birdforum.net/threads/two-people-break-10-000-species-and-on-the-same-day-can-it-be.452504
Other youtubers mentioned who've been bitten by the Video Essay Bug:
@ToddintheShadows (specifically this video on James Somerton: youtube.com/watch?v=A6_LW1PkmnY)
@Crowcaller (specifically this video on Lightlark: youtube.com/watch?v=74mgsT6S_lA)
