These two stubborn kookaburras fighting for a piece of food is a battle for the ages

Who will crack first?
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Johnny Lieu
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The Battle of Waterloo. Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader. Netherlands vs. Portugal at the 2006 World Cup. Super Bowl XLIII.

All of these epic battles pale into insignificance compared to these two kookaburra birds staring intently into each other's eyes in a fight for a single scrap of meat. 

"These cute little Australian kookaburras were like this for over half an hour," JigMagic wrote alongside the video on his YouTube channel.


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As adorable as they look, they are unfazed when it comes giving up their dinner. Prepare to witness the war that will never end, even with the distraction of silly hats or the temptation of more food.

A human tries to be neutral like Switzerland, but it's no use for these angry birds

Silly hats. They'll surely help to ease these escalating tensions.

Hmm... that didn't seem to help. Why not try warming these cold birds up?

Plying people with monstrous amounts of food works for humans, surely it'll work for these birds. Nope. 

Unfortunately, there's been no word on which of these kookaburras won the epic battle, but at least we know now that these birds are stubborn AF. Don't bother taking them on. 

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Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com

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