10 Craziest Animal Fights in the Animal Kingdom 🐍 Lions, Hippos, Cobras! | Smithsonian Channel

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  • @codforlife7408
    @codforlife7408 3 роки тому +1017

    Imagine the first person to find out leopards can climb

    • @salahdunkingonutd
      @salahdunkingonutd 3 роки тому +127

      They didn't have time to imagine, they were dragged down instantly

    • @codforlife7408
      @codforlife7408 3 роки тому +32

      All in the name of science

    • @hamar5908
      @hamar5908 3 роки тому +53

      No way I’m out running that beast i better climb a tree

    • @davidlacy4016
      @davidlacy4016 3 роки тому +76

      Imagine being a leopard hiding for your life in a tree and some humans come along and shine a spot light on you.

    • @lol_12661
      @lol_12661 3 роки тому +12

      i learned from “Go Diego Go”😃🧍🏻‍♀️

  • @javixavalier4456
    @javixavalier4456 3 роки тому +282

    Mongoose to squirrel: "you're not that guy pal"
    Squirrel : "you?"
    Mongoose: "absolutely"

  • @STXDY
    @STXDY 3 роки тому +73

    1:43 the leopard’s face is too funny

  • @TeamLegacyFTW
    @TeamLegacyFTW 4 роки тому +1039

    Watching bugs eat each other, especially alive, is the creepiest thing ever.😳

  • @melizzapestano16
    @melizzapestano16 3 роки тому +131

    It’s amazing how they get the footage of this. It must be difficult and patience is the key to get the best footage.

    • @trav2190
      @trav2190 3 роки тому +5

      Its there job or course there gonna have cameras on them 24/7

    • @vannatter1073
      @vannatter1073 2 роки тому +2

      It was hard, Because there was no way I was getting in the Middle of some of those Mean Animals.Thank you your Concern about me though!

    • @nanettesmith9320
      @nanettesmith9320 2 роки тому

      These videos are staged. The animals are pets in controlled environment. They have names

  • @pennsydude9723
    @pennsydude9723 4 роки тому +317

    The honey badger is no joke. Just like the wolverine. Amazing speed by the cheetah.

    • @jamalsg44ja
      @jamalsg44ja 3 роки тому +10

      Big facts and that snake picked the wrong one to mess with

    • @fuckyzeit
      @fuckyzeit 3 роки тому +10

      The mongoose was impressive, too!

  • @jamesaitchison9478
    @jamesaitchison9478 4 роки тому +181

    Those Mongoose are badass...brave as they come and fast as lightning.
    Respect 👍

  • @efil4saaggin
    @efil4saaggin 3 роки тому +211

    If I was the leopard in the tree in that first incident, I would be so mad at the camera and lighting person. Like thanks for shining a spotlight on me, FOR THE REST OF THE SAVANNAH TO SEE WHERE I AM!!!

    • @ghostofredemption6182
      @ghostofredemption6182 3 роки тому +13

      its infrared light.

    • @aprillondon11
      @aprillondon11 3 роки тому +10

      The scene was spliced to illustrate what goes on. The lions and cheetahs were not in the same place this time.

    • @richardmanfredi301
      @richardmanfredi301 3 роки тому +2

      not cheetahs they were talking about leopards and lions

    • @aidananstey9848
      @aidananstey9848 2 роки тому +7

      @@ghostofredemption6182 No it's not infrared it's definately a spotlight, you can see from the shadows cast by the leopard and the tree branches.

    • @piuswanyonyi9167
      @piuswanyonyi9167 2 роки тому

      Bukusu songs

  • @justsomeguy697
    @justsomeguy697 3 роки тому +272

    I always wonder how they get these shots. Like inside a killer bee nest

    • @ghostofredemption6182
      @ghostofredemption6182 3 роки тому +27

      boroscope camera

    • @moonftv
      @moonftv 3 роки тому +1

      @@ghostofredemption6182 what are those

    • @ghostofredemption6182
      @ghostofredemption6182 3 роки тому +14

      @@moonftv small tube shaped cameras

    • @daudabello5449
      @daudabello5449 3 роки тому

      Q man
      ..

    • @Jan-xf8sk
      @Jan-xf8sk 3 роки тому +3

      They set up so-called "camera traps" and also some hidden cameras controlled by remotes. Some use superzoom lenses.

  • @mbkbenz
    @mbkbenz 3 роки тому +45

    Honey Badger is the badassest one.

  • @superdriver777
    @superdriver777 2 роки тому +8

    7:35 that is one of the coolest shots I've ever seen for demonstrating the effectiveness of that spotted camouflage. Amazing how the cheetah completely disappears when hitting the deck!

  • @timg2088
    @timg2088 3 роки тому +82

    I cracked up when the last mongoose hit that blade of grass and jumped! 😂😂😂
    I woulda jumped too!

  • @nileshpadwal1872
    @nileshpadwal1872 3 роки тому +4

    2:23 Jack be like : Can u plz turn the lights off? There are eight lions coming at me 😂😂😂

  • @jay79miah14
    @jay79miah14 3 роки тому +35

    I need to get me one of them "Resident Cobra Hitman" 🤣

    • @nikolozka1
      @nikolozka1 3 роки тому +4

      Bro, it's so mean can eat all of your livestock and eat your kids as a dessert, it's illegal in most countries to import a Mongoose

  • @DeeDub830
    @DeeDub830 3 роки тому +148

    Why did they make a bug fight seem so intense?

    • @HolzHause
      @HolzHause 3 роки тому +20

      You mean it wasn't?!?!

    • @ghostofredemption6182
      @ghostofredemption6182 3 роки тому +7

      edits cuts and some tense drums seem to help.

    • @hannahnavarro5180
      @hannahnavarro5180 3 роки тому +13

      @@ghostofredemption6182 the punches sfx were also funny lol

    • @chandanmaji2502
      @chandanmaji2502 3 роки тому +4

      Mantis is a small monster. It's sharp blades can rip off a snakes second in just a flash of seconds. Their speed is beyond imagination.

    • @antoniocampuzano4608
      @antoniocampuzano4608 2 роки тому

      @@hannahnavarro5180
      H
      GG con

  • @workispurpose
    @workispurpose 3 роки тому +23

    Bugs are so twitchy. It’s crazy watching this on my 75 inch. 😂

  • @AnimalsDescriptions
    @AnimalsDescriptions 4 роки тому +41

    That flexibility from cheetahs, awesome!

    • @kristjan1757
      @kristjan1757 3 роки тому

      I am confused cause i do not know whether i should cry because of the cruelty in the video or laugh at the hilarious comments on it

  • @miawallace2306
    @miawallace2306 3 роки тому +63

    My dad works in oil field maintenance and construction. There are all kinds of venomous snakes, hornets, wasps, mountain lions, coyotes and even bears at some of his locations. None of those phase him even slightly. BUT, when you and ask him what he does fear, he will tell you hands down, “The Honey Badger. If I catch even a hint of one of those, I’m out.” He says that years ago, one charged at him for nearly half a mile. He made it to his work truck and no joke, that thing was trying to tear through the metal and fiberglass to get to him. They are not easily deterred and they are, in my father’s words “Downright evil, without a cause.”

  • @matthewpourciau3735
    @matthewpourciau3735 4 роки тому +51

    That stuff was awesome. I was actually rooting for some of the animals

    • @dueynewton1139
      @dueynewton1139 3 роки тому

      Me too I was rootin fa da Honey Badger dat snake musta not had no poison

    • @dueynewton1139
      @dueynewton1139 3 роки тому

      Cuz dat snake was tagging dat head boi!!

  • @leonameyer9882
    @leonameyer9882 3 роки тому +79

    Can we just thank the bug who recorded the bug fights🙏🙏🙏😭😭

  • @the5thmusketeer215
    @the5thmusketeer215 4 роки тому +15

    That Hornet Battle was a cross between a Medieval Bloodbath and a Horror Movie! 😱

    • @alexsiniov
      @alexsiniov 3 роки тому +2

      Professional army of well armored and geared up men, working in team and having designated friendly and hostile targets just by fast analyzing pheromonic markers. They have some impressive hierarchy and tactics for each battle coordination, more brain than some of our generals 😂

    • @the5thmusketeer215
      @the5thmusketeer215 3 роки тому

      @@alexsiniov Either that... or the Bees set themselves up as helpless Homeowners - in order to launch a covert “Sting Operation” - but underestimated the strength and numbers of the Home Invaders, who turned the tables on them by executing a series of devastating “Pincer Movements” that cut off their “Headquarters.” 😉

  • @dannyshroyer5770
    @dannyshroyer5770 2 роки тому +29

    The first clip made me laugh. The leopard looked down at the other one like "Bro you are gonna make this personal, showing up to my house like this." Also let me correct the Smithsonian here, the honey badger has no weaknesses, it's just pure ruthless aggression 😅

    • @HTWW
      @HTWW 2 роки тому

      Honey badger takes what it wants!

  • @PhoenixFlamezz
    @PhoenixFlamezz 3 роки тому +12

    16:13
    Hornet: Hey you dont mind if I bite your head off do ya?
    Hornet:

  • @SinisterCity
    @SinisterCity 3 роки тому +47

    I wish cheetahs rolled in a pack.
    Would give em more of a fighting chance.

    • @texaskushkings7069
      @texaskushkings7069 3 роки тому +3

      There’s a real video of 3-5 brother cheetahs and they destroy anything in their path

  • @daithiosull5627
    @daithiosull5627 3 роки тому +18

    That camera man/woman deserves an award, amazing how it’s done

  • @jessepulido9667
    @jessepulido9667 3 роки тому +17

    Now this is quality content

  • @bh8066
    @bh8066 4 роки тому +10

    The short grass plains of the Serengeti at 6:46 are so beautiful!!!

  • @gilbertzan
    @gilbertzan 3 роки тому +9

    Mongoose vs Snake my favorite. The squirreld backed down as the cobra hitman showed up to smooth things over. But at the end the snake scored. Not only the cameraman/woman deserves the credit for the shots but also the one who humorously wrote describing whole event.

  • @ASPPRODISCOVER
    @ASPPRODISCOVER 3 роки тому +3

    amazing animal fights in the wild, the best👍👍👍

  • @siddheshshinde2572
    @siddheshshinde2572 3 роки тому +3

    22:13 Moongose : 50,000 Snakes used to live here; now its a ghost town.

  • @genaromorasco8358
    @genaromorasco8358 2 роки тому +2

    I imagined the leopard climbing down after hearing the lions is saying, "Oh sh*t, oh sh*t, oh sh*t"

  • @lionsfightanimalsfighting
    @lionsfightanimalsfighting 4 місяці тому +1

    Nat Geo WILD thank you for the great and engaging video content!

  • @TheThewinner2011
    @TheThewinner2011 3 роки тому +5

    The asmr in these animal videos get me every time🤣

  • @meirwise1107
    @meirwise1107 3 роки тому +5

    So it's not just humans that have a killer instinct after all! Wow! That cheetah went straight for the throat! Clever.

  • @theanimalshow6538
    @theanimalshow6538 4 роки тому +17

    Finally
    Steve got into smash bros

  • @connorrowley2849
    @connorrowley2849 2 роки тому +2

    I’m high as a kite watching animals eat each other

  • @goatrazziroom
    @goatrazziroom 3 роки тому +9

    It's so interesting to watch. I can watch these kinds of videos for hours

  • @10KnowledgeDaily
    @10KnowledgeDaily 17 днів тому

    These battles are absolutely wild-nature at its most raw and intense!

  • @TheThewinner2011
    @TheThewinner2011 3 роки тому +5

    All those other animals watching the cheetah get the gazelles were thinking "thank God that isn't me🤣"

  • @glennshark4487
    @glennshark4487 4 роки тому +23

    First time I've ever seen a snake win a fight against a snake eater.

    • @Bannimann2
      @Bannimann2 3 роки тому

      It happens more often than people might think, but most nature programs seems to focus more on the mammals victory than the reptiles.

    • @geniozeqo229
      @geniozeqo229 2 роки тому

      They didn't win any fight it's a draw

  • @JurassicGlitchy
    @JurassicGlitchy 4 роки тому +9

    20:11 the sneeze did lighten the mood a bit, ngl

  • @mobeenpatrawala589
    @mobeenpatrawala589 3 роки тому +3

    4:02 most realistic sound I've ever heard

  • @jacobsparry8525
    @jacobsparry8525 3 роки тому +6

    And the winner is.....Ricky ticky Mongoose!!!

  • @SpiritSlayer1
    @SpiritSlayer1 2 роки тому +1

    1,766,657 views, 10k likes, 359 comments, 3.87M subscribers. Nice!!

  • @thewonderfulcolorfulworld
    @thewonderfulcolorfulworld 3 роки тому +24

    Thats crazy i never knew Mongooses had anti venom.

    • @dueynewton1139
      @dueynewton1139 3 роки тому

      Me neither

    • @SupplyPencil
      @SupplyPencil 2 роки тому +7

      Well, they don’t have anti venom, they are just immune to the venom

  • @anonymousguest9276
    @anonymousguest9276 2 роки тому +1

    The sound effects during insect fight got me dying💀💀

  • @REAPER415-tp6ox
    @REAPER415-tp6ox 2 роки тому

    Bruhhh the wasp lower half with the wings flew off without the head 😂😭😂

  • @truereviewsportsnews5692
    @truereviewsportsnews5692 3 роки тому +7

    *The 1st person to learn leopards can climb must’ve had the saddest look dangling on that branch*

  • @MauricioSpath
    @MauricioSpath 7 місяців тому

    It's incredible how much we can learn from observing wild animals in their natural habitats.

  • @crushal4529
    @crushal4529 3 роки тому +3

    Just imagine been spot by a leopard an then quickly rush unto a tree thinking " haha he'll never catch me here " then suddenly your making face to face contact with him
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @buttersstotch4956
    @buttersstotch4956 3 роки тому +1

    The edits on the mantis fight were hilarious

  • @yaminjuventio6858
    @yaminjuventio6858 Рік тому

    woww...great videos

  • @luhgoon6953
    @luhgoon6953 2 роки тому

    Sting ray:👀
    Hammer head: this is for Steve Irwin

  • @leolyin2874
    @leolyin2874 3 роки тому +20

    How do they get cameras and the timing to film this stuff 🤔 Amazing!!!

    • @gpl3046
      @gpl3046 3 роки тому

      No idea

    • @booyaah82
      @booyaah82 3 роки тому

      preset motion sensor activated cameras and drones I assume

    • @lilblingking1491
      @lilblingking1491 3 роки тому

      I'm pretty sure they camp for weeks waiting and hoping for action

    • @floridashottest2538
      @floridashottest2538 3 роки тому

      Some of it is staged on purpose. Pretty sure that wart biter and Praying Mantis were thrown against each other

  • @momorudi
    @momorudi 3 роки тому +4

    The music and sound effects are super cool.

  • @gs97trend12
    @gs97trend12 Рік тому

    Leopards are one of the perfect fighting animals. They can hunt on the ground and in trees

  • @Caseoh2.0-69
    @Caseoh2.0-69 Місяць тому +1

    8:24 "I must be the hero" ahh look

  • @deephouse412
    @deephouse412 2 роки тому

    Does anyone know who did the narration for 9:41 ?? (Hammerhead V StingRay)

  • @AnimalArena.youtube
    @AnimalArena.youtube Місяць тому

    COOL!! 😮

  • @zZmiLLi
    @zZmiLLi 3 роки тому +22

    It's a well known fact that drop for drop the King Crobra's veom is weaker than a Black Mamba....and plenty of other snakes. Make it makes up for that in venom yield by not letting go of its prey a l lot of the the time. The king cobra is also immune to other snake venom and much stronger and aggressive than other snakes so it just bullies it until it's venom finally does take over and then the king cobra eats the other snake head first, and whole.

    • @sniperguyAZ
      @sniperguyAZ 2 роки тому +1

      that was a cape cobra not a king.

  • @marquiseallison1473
    @marquiseallison1473 3 роки тому +4

    I know they be making them bugs fight 🤣

  • @shofisstar
    @shofisstar 3 роки тому +1

    The whole wart biter vs praying mantis bit looked like a stop motion

  • @hsht687
    @hsht687 3 роки тому +1

    The hippo is laughing in the water 😂😂

  • @charmmaeonineza1501
    @charmmaeonineza1501 3 роки тому +4

    Bug fights are like old jousts and wars. Leopard treetop fights are like kung fu movie battles

  • @se_clipsez
    @se_clipsez 2 роки тому +5

    Jeez the mongoose is an absolute unit. They’re like the animal version of Deadpool - immune to harm, and they know it. So they dance around with their prey before ending the battle with one swift bite. Such a cool animal, well done evolution!

  • @j2fly1
    @j2fly1 10 місяців тому +1

    Smithsonian channel 10 crazy animal battles
    1 aardvark vs leopard
    2 giant otters vs caiman
    3 dolphins vs sharks
    4 hippo vs croc
    5 dingo vs emu
    6 gray wolf vs lynx
    7 puma vs coyotes
    8 cape hunting dog pack vs cheetah clan
    9 honey badger vs puff adder
    10 leopard seal vs gentoo penguin

  • @bennyfranklin8897
    @bennyfranklin8897 9 місяців тому

    Wild animals remind us of the wonders of nature

  • @animalfightswild.
    @animalfightswild. 4 місяці тому

    Amazing how the cheetah completely disappears when hitting the deck!

  • @gber163
    @gber163 4 роки тому +7

    4:55 Heart-eye hippo so lovable

  • @tylerdouglas8565
    @tylerdouglas8565 2 роки тому +2

    Dude those hornets were like gang warfare

  • @Caseoh2.0-69
    @Caseoh2.0-69 Місяць тому +1

    3:09 R.I.P Grasshopper

  • @anisongs3441
    @anisongs3441 2 роки тому

    Jack trapped in the tree makes no sound 😂😂

  • @elliottscheffler1752
    @elliottscheffler1752 2 роки тому +5

    So unfair of the developers to make the venom meta useless by buffing the mongoose with an antidote. I'm surprised the community isn't outraged by this

    • @sese9212
      @sese9212 2 роки тому

      Creasing at this comment 🤣

    • @anunluckyguy7586
      @anunluckyguy7586 2 роки тому +1

      right? as a former snake main i am very upset.

  • @lennarthagen3638
    @lennarthagen3638 4 роки тому +5

    Honey Badgers are beatiful

  • @joesmoe6855
    @joesmoe6855 4 роки тому +7

    Shining a light on his Hideout was pretty messed up

  • @PlagueRavenRX
    @PlagueRavenRX 2 роки тому +1

    Did that narrator just say that a snake tried to "run"? 🤣😂

  • @looneypeach
    @looneypeach 3 роки тому +1

    That hammerhead was just pushing the other sharks out of the way like Karen on Black Friday

  • @lifesentencesuxsodoesplayz7861
    @lifesentencesuxsodoesplayz7861 3 роки тому +3

    The spiny anteater was pretty wild looking

  • @BaSiC47
    @BaSiC47 4 роки тому +13

    This video was absolutely amazing. Loved every second of it.

  • @iainjenkins6576
    @iainjenkins6576 3 роки тому +6

    How did the shark not get stung at all by the stingray?

  • @KalosNinja_Unite
    @KalosNinja_Unite 2 роки тому

    that Cheetah has crazy speed hunting the springbok

  • @edwinmhlanga5421
    @edwinmhlanga5421 2 роки тому

    Beautiful video

  • @iamthelegend1670
    @iamthelegend1670 2 роки тому

    Those hornets vs.hornets are just like me and my siblings

  • @natty5124
    @natty5124 2 роки тому +1

    We are sooo lucky bugs are small, they're so savage

  • @andreibalubata9991
    @andreibalubata9991 4 роки тому +4

    Hippo VS Rhino who would win?

    • @davideparretti4122
      @davideparretti4122 4 роки тому +1

      Rhino probably

    • @TuskActMinus1
      @TuskActMinus1 4 роки тому +2

      I saw a video on TierZoo that said Rhinos have low intelligence, and that makes the hippos intimidation more scary to them.

    • @andreibalubata9991
      @andreibalubata9991 4 роки тому

      Tru tho

  • @hayleye96
    @hayleye96 2 роки тому +2

    Watching the bugs made me feel itchy 😖

  • @ACS_214
    @ACS_214 3 роки тому +4

    Okay but how do they get the footage of the bug fight?

  • @jmsmith1767
    @jmsmith1767 3 роки тому +4

    Am I missing something or did nothing happen in the Leopard v Leopard “fight?”

  • @nichhodge8503
    @nichhodge8503 2 роки тому +3

    Seeing those hornets fight each other in such a vicious attack is unbelievable, watching one hornet decapitate another as it’s head just rolled down the ground was something. Then they went in the hive (if that’s what they’re called) or nest and eating all the future queens a larvae was brutal! Just like watching that wart-biter eating the grasshopper alive and if you watch it purposely eats it’s rear end/abdomen first, because if you watch after it’s fight with the praying mantis and goes back to the grasshopper it had the choice to eat it’s head but goes back to the abdomen like it wants to torture by eating it alive

    • @lbsure3566
      @lbsure3566 2 роки тому +1

      Mortal Kombat came to mind the very moment the grasshopper crawled away in an agonizing display with it's torso missing from the savage attack from the wart biter.
      And in the end the Wart Biter "Finished Him"! Lol.....Like that was pretty freakin savage all the way around and a brutal way for the grasshopper to die 😳

  • @SolViper
    @SolViper 3 роки тому +2

    Badger is the most badass in animal kingdom,also he's immune to poison and has a thick neck defense

  • @kwesiboateng2646
    @kwesiboateng2646 2 роки тому

    Stingray be doing the most with being stealth, but still, lol!!!

  • @andrewgraves3529
    @andrewgraves3529 3 роки тому +2

    Tortoise vs. Giraffe. I can't wait.

  • @magicmomn1279
    @magicmomn1279 3 роки тому

    Hippo 😁smile after entering into water

  • @Speciimenn
    @Speciimenn 4 роки тому +8

    How do the hornets know who's who when 2 hives go against each other like that? I can see a lot of team kills happening

    • @solarkitty8139
      @solarkitty8139 4 роки тому +2

      they can sense eachother pretty sure, they have their own form of recognizing. I assume its something like smell, but since theyre insects its probably more like vibrations?

    • @thefisherking78
      @thefisherking78 3 роки тому

      Pheromones

    • @Speciimenn
      @Speciimenn 3 роки тому

      @@thefisherking78 I figured as much, I just didnt know they were THAT complex

    • @GoatedCulturePodcast
      @GoatedCulturePodcast 2 роки тому +2

      Some have on red bandanas and the others have on blue

    • @Speciimenn
      @Speciimenn 2 роки тому +1

      @@GoatedCulturePodcast see, THIS makes sense

  • @akagie
    @akagie 2 роки тому +1

    dang momma cheeta was haulin

  • @captainpenkz2582
    @captainpenkz2582 4 роки тому +16

    The insect battles reminds me of monster bug wars

  • @MattNotFat
    @MattNotFat 2 роки тому

    2:52 When has bug "armor" actually been effective against an attack? It's like worse than Minecraft leather armor at 25% durability.

  • @Lord_Baphomet_
    @Lord_Baphomet_ 3 роки тому +1

    9:15 I had no idea cheetahs behave like mountain lions: slapping the ground with their paws to intimidate the trespasser.

  • @yumyummarbles
    @yumyummarbles 2 роки тому

    wow this i literally screamed out loud

  • @hannahnavarro5180
    @hannahnavarro5180 3 роки тому +6

    Imagine being chased by a cheetah