SPIKED by an Echidna!

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  • Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
  • On this adventure Mark is in Western Australia for the first time tracking down a living spike ball and one of Australia’s most endangered species.
    First, he shows you why it’s not a good idea to hold Australia’s spikiest creature, as he's spiked by the Echidna! Covered from head to tail with thick spines this animal’s self-defense gives Mark a hand full of pain trying to present its other interesting features.
    Then he sets off to find one of the last living relatives of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger, the Numbat. Will he find one? Watch and find out!
    Do you have any endangered species that live by you? If so, tell us about them in the comments and what you would do to save them from going extinct. Who knows, depending on your idea we might come out to film an adventure with you!
    Big thanks to Australia Wildlife Encounters for making this expedition possible and for providing permitting and guidance on the wildlife encounters featured.
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    PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REENACT OR RECREATE ANY EVENTS OR SCENES  FROM OUR VIDEOS. THE ANIMALS, INSECTS, PLANT LIFE, AND TERRAIN FEATURED IN  OUR VIDEOS CAN BE DANGEROUS AND CAN POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK.
    The Brave Wilderness hosts and crew are professionally trained and routinely receive assistance from wildlife experts, guides, and safety personnel when filming to  ensure the safety of our crew and all wildlife. No animals were harmed or removed from their natural habitat while making this video. Brave Wilderness has obtained permission to film in each location featured.
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  • @soulessshadow5356
    @soulessshadow5356 Рік тому +224

    I love that Mark immediately defaulted to "Knuckles" for it's name. Put a grin on my face along with seeing that adorable Echidna's face!

    • @hi3080
      @hi3080 Рік тому +2

      Knuckles is a video game character from "Sonic the Hedgehog".

    • @soulessshadow5356
      @soulessshadow5356 Рік тому +5

      @@hi3080 Oh I know trust me, I grew up playing the Sonic, especially Sonic and Knuckles & Sonic Adventures 2, and him defaulting to Knuckles and the connection between the two things is what made me smile.

    • @Koopakopter
      @Koopakopter 21 день тому +1

      3:58 imagine if knuckles was always wedged In a ball near the master emerald

  • @Leethepiggypro
    @Leethepiggypro Рік тому +1534

    Knuckles getting mad

  • @kylewithac1
    @kylewithac1 Рік тому +947

    Imagine living your life as an echidna and this guy comes sprinting out "YES!!"

  • @slitherclaw420
    @slitherclaw420 Рік тому +162

    Mark: "This animal has some of the best hearing in Australia...which is why we have to be so quiet."
    Also Mark: *"YESSS!"*

  • @moozy9157
    @moozy9157 Рік тому +95

    How could something so sharp be so cute?!

    • @janedoex1398
      @janedoex1398 Рік тому +8

      It's looks like a bigger, brown coloured hedgehog to me..

  • @mrscarter6279
    @mrscarter6279 Рік тому +79

    Came for the knuckles the echidna references.... was not disappointed.
    keep up the good work guys 😅

    • @BraveWilderness
      @BraveWilderness  Рік тому +8

      thank you!

    • @noahrodgers9758
      @noahrodgers9758 Рік тому

      @@BraveWilderness hi I like the snake video letting you know we do have 2 venomous snakes

  • @SerathDarklands
    @SerathDarklands Рік тому +346

    I've always liked echidnas. They're fascinating, even among monotremes.
    Fun fact: a baby echidna is called a 'puggle'.

  • @Jarrow_141
    @Jarrow_141 Рік тому +101

    He just met Knuckles in real life 🤣

  • @sulavidinulaka77
    @sulavidinulaka77 Рік тому +64

    wow. This is incredible. Thank you Brave Wilderness team for educating us by getting up close with Australian critically endangered animals.

  • @greenknight9000
    @greenknight9000 Рік тому +299

    Remember, to prevent being spiked by them, the most important thing to remember is: To stay away from their emerald

  • @doodleartlover
    @doodleartlover Рік тому +71

    Awesome video, Mark! Very interesting and beautiful animals.

  • @FWCnetwork
    @FWCnetwork Рік тому +11

    Lets have a Tiger Adventure collaboration!! That’s gonna be a Thriller!!

  • @SarcasticCupcake223
    @SarcasticCupcake223 Рік тому +16

    We have a lot of adorable native animals in Australia, but I honestly forget how adorable echidnas are. So adorable, yet so spikey.

  • @norrock1
    @norrock1 Рік тому +190

    I'm surprised Mark didn't mention the fact that those spikey little mammals lay eggs lol

    • @norrock1
      @norrock1 Рік тому +27

      Also not gonna lie. My fat a$$ wonders what echidna and platypus eggs would taste like lol

    • @elijahfranklin5337
      @elijahfranklin5337 Рік тому +4

      ​@@norrock1tastes like egg

    • @Snekfor1
      @Snekfor1 Рік тому +4

      @@elijahfranklin5337how do u know that 😐

    • @elijahfranklin5337
      @elijahfranklin5337 Рік тому +3

      @@Snekfor1 I AM HIM

    • @rainpooper7088
      @rainpooper7088 9 місяців тому +1

      @norrock1
      They're more like reptile eggs than bird eggs, so it's not like you can just peel them or crack them for an omelet.

  • @Footballgotdrip
    @Footballgotdrip Рік тому +176

    Don’t we all appreciate the work he puts in for he risk his life

    • @joeldavies3531
      @joeldavies3531 Рік тому +5

      not his life but yes

    • @jimi02468
      @jimi02468 Рік тому +3

      I love how holding an Australian hedgehog makes you risk your life

    • @MassantiMuller-bo5wl
      @MassantiMuller-bo5wl Рік тому

      Ew

    • @Footballgotdrip
      @Footballgotdrip Рік тому +1

      @@jimi02468 bruh I mean like he gets bite by snake flys and other stuff so he dose risk he’s life I’m not only talking about this

    • @hasanabdullah6339
      @hasanabdullah6339 Рік тому

      @@Footballgotdrip by living, we all has a risk of dying.

  • @idfkbackoff1
    @idfkbackoff1 Рік тому +35

    I've grown up with y'all's channel and I still watch y'all. All of y'all have taught me so much and I am proud of how far y'all have come.

  • @FrostVideos
    @FrostVideos Рік тому +20

    Gotta love seeing Knuckles irl. Such a cool creature

  • @vwsandvettes3253
    @vwsandvettes3253 Рік тому +6

    5:07 His little nose is sticking out in almost perfect center of the screen! LOL how ridiculously cute!!

  • @Dino_Boy.01
    @Dino_Boy.01 Рік тому +13

    Nice to see knuckles made a collaboration with you

  • @Subishushi
    @Subishushi Рік тому +92

    Wow Mark! I'm 12 years old and I've always wanted to be a scientist but after watching all of your guy's videos have showed me how beautiful and astonishing our Wildlife is, I'm so going to be a zoologist, and that Ehcidna is One Wild looking animal.

    • @kaisongamr9228
      @kaisongamr9228 Рік тому +2

      Just work towards it enough, put enough work into something and it will probably come true.

    • @Furby-luv3r
      @Furby-luv3r Рік тому +2

      @Aymen19827same 😂

    • @Subishushi
      @Subishushi Рік тому

      @Aymen19827 Don't worry, we all say that. But you gotta make money somehow

  • @TheFurryMemelord
    @TheFurryMemelord Рік тому +15

    I didn’t expect Mark to actually mention Knuckles the Echidna XD

  • @Skibiditoilrtrizzelerrrrr
    @Skibiditoilrtrizzelerrrrr Рік тому +85

    This guy was my childhood I just found his channel again and I'm glad he's still popular and making videos

  • @green7449
    @green7449 Рік тому +20

    Australia has a lot of deadly creatures, but it also has a lot of adorable little buggers.

  • @Flopper-qw5bg
    @Flopper-qw5bg Рік тому +10

    This man deserves 2 medals: 1 for being bitten the most, 1 for being alive after being bitten,stung,etc. for many times.

  • @djlamar2
    @djlamar2 Рік тому +5

    Mark is definitely a sonic fan because he named the echidna knuckles :D

  • @gymleaderkeeko6165
    @gymleaderkeeko6165 Рік тому +173

    That echidnas face is so precious and it seems so shy I wonder if they look up to knuckles the hedgehog ❤

    • @barozukos7791
      @barozukos7791 Рік тому +3

      🫠

    • @AgentAnime95
      @AgentAnime95 Рік тому +47

      Knuckles is an echidna.. not a hedgehog....

    • @nizaru100
      @nizaru100 Рік тому

      @@AgentAnime95 Gidday, Kiwis
      Do you know that New-Zealand WAS NOT INHABITED BY ANY HUMAN BEING or ANY MAMMAL (Except Bats) , until about year 1200 CE ? New-Zealand Is among The Last BIG LANDS inhabited by Mankind !
      YES KIWIS GIDDAY

    • @bp340
      @bp340 Рік тому

      Not a hedgehog dummy

    • @ImACono
      @ImACono Рік тому +10

      Hedgehog 😭

  • @Wüülkrym77
    @Wüülkrym77 Рік тому +3

    Knuckles is like, "Not gonna show you my cute face because I know you're gonna try to eat my soft tummy."

  • @vwsandvettes3253
    @vwsandvettes3253 Рік тому +7

    What a cute little animal, one of the myriad different ones on the planet. The diversity of life is breathtaking. This little guy was trying hard to protect itself and I don't blame him!

  • @TheFinalBoss_lvl99
    @TheFinalBoss_lvl99 Рік тому +8

    "You little spike ball" was the 3rd thing you wanted to call him! Im pretty sure I know what the first two were 😂

  • @NovaPicante
    @NovaPicante Рік тому +4

    “Unlike Sonic, I don’t chuckle”

  • @jenn1234
    @jenn1234 Рік тому +15

    This was a great video Mark! The echidna is a cute animal and you should have left your gloves on…..you would have been more comfortable. Maybe you should have brought it some termites 😊. The other animal was awesome too. I just love the adventures you guys go on and I can’t wait for the next one! Take care and enjoy your holiday weekend! 😄💙🐬🐊🐍🫶🏼

  • @JeysArcade
    @JeysArcade Рік тому +1

    I litterally clicked on this video hoping for a Knuckles reference 😂

  • @samtamdrum
    @samtamdrum Рік тому +17

    bro will have the greatest stories to tell his grand kids

    • @vtheg4842
      @vtheg4842 Рік тому +1

      Won’t have to tell his grandkids if it’s all on video

  • @Dingustyus
    @Dingustyus Рік тому +3

    Does this mean Tails would pee on Knuckles😂😂😂

    • @supersonicmario56
      @supersonicmario56 5 днів тому

      Tails's equivalent to Eggman's "I'm pissing on the moon!"

  • @kayumust
    @kayumust Рік тому +13

    10% cuteness
    90% pure pain
    XD

  • @sadenox
    @sadenox Рік тому +26

    we need to appreciate this man will do anything for us even get spiked by an echidna 😂😂

  • @mattakudesu
    @mattakudesu Рік тому +8

    I've been coming across a bunch of echidna related videos lately, they are pretty cute.

  • @1991LMR
    @1991LMR Рік тому +2

    "I'm not feeling well, hope you're doing well though" 😂

  • @Smilingcrittersall
    @Smilingcrittersall Рік тому +13

    Can we all appreciate that how he spends his 24 hours to entertain us ❤️✨😊🌹.

  • @_E3N_
    @_E3N_ Рік тому +9

    Keep up the good video 💯

  • @tomx6543
    @tomx6543 Рік тому +25

    I think Knuckles doesn't know da wae...

  • @Fizzarolli__
    @Fizzarolli__ Рік тому +3

    Knuckles ain't joking around 💀

  • @sidalexis
    @sidalexis Рік тому +21

    Nice to see Mark carrying legacy 😅

  • @MrSharkSaver50
    @MrSharkSaver50 Рік тому +4

    I first found out about numbats in second grade when I saw a picture of one for the cursive alphabet. To hear that they’re related to the Tasmanian Tiger, just made them one of my favorite Australian creatures.

  • @ghost17jay
    @ghost17jay Рік тому +4

    Thats a cute little Echidna. ❤

  • @garyt133
    @garyt133 Рік тому +12

    We drive round Dryandra to see and photograph the Numbats. Always a challenging day, but they are amazing creatures and so worth the effort. As for the echidna, find one, wait for it to waddle along and get down on the floor in front of it for an epic image

    • @nizaru100
      @nizaru100 Рік тому

      Gidday, Kiwis
      Do you know that New-Zealand WAS NOT INHABITED BY ANY HUMAN BEING or ANY MAMMAL (Except Bats) , until about year 1200 CE ? New-Zealand Is among The Last BIG LANDS inhabited by Mankind !
      YES KIWIS GIDDAY

  • @d3kxy
    @d3kxy Рік тому +35

    Brave Wilderness always risks their lives to entertain us that how much they love us❤

    • @washthedishes12211
      @washthedishes12211 Рік тому +1

      i agree

    • @dragnbane
      @dragnbane Рік тому +3

      While I LOVE the videos....I don't see how holding an echidna is risking their life?

    • @jeeves_uk
      @jeeves_uk Рік тому +2

      Bit of a stretch saying they're risking their life...

    • @MassantiMuller-bo5wl
      @MassantiMuller-bo5wl Рік тому

      You think they do it for you? 😂

    • @d3kxy
      @d3kxy Рік тому

      @@MassantiMuller-bo5wl bro they do why do you think they are making videos of wild creatures

  • @aneeshtehlwani1425
    @aneeshtehlwani1425 Рік тому +2

    10:51
    "He's looking right at me"
    *He's looking in freaking opposite direction*

  • @_E3N_
    @_E3N_ Рік тому +30

    You've earned my respect and beyond

  • @brynlee8417
    @brynlee8417 Рік тому +1

    I love your videos so much! They are so entertaining to watch and I love them! Keep making videos like this! ❤❤❤

  • @thatcatchat4955
    @thatcatchat4955 Рік тому +12

    I love echidnas. Most people dont realize you can pet them (go down their back with your hand, like with a hedgehog, or for anyone who has not handled spiked friends like you would pet a dog or cat down along their back).

  • @ly_lh09
    @ly_lh09 Рік тому +2

    It's Knuckles!!!! It's so cute lol

  • @JimmyNGX
    @JimmyNGX Рік тому +8

    You better not mess with Knuckles or else he’ll break your hand.

  • @thestarseeker8196
    @thestarseeker8196 Рік тому +2

    POV: You’re hiking somewhere in Australia (though why would you?) and come across a man absolutely clutching an echidna for dear life

  • @janefromtennessee
    @janefromtennessee Рік тому +3

    Great video. Thank you

  • @ItsyagirlKeeley
    @ItsyagirlKeeley Рік тому +2

    Brave wilderness: hello how are you?
    Echidna: bad because of you Interrupting my nap

  • @liloreo955
    @liloreo955 Рік тому +8

    Knuckles....?😂

  • @ShayyButter
    @ShayyButter Рік тому +1

    "what were looking for is pretty shy"
    also him: "WOAH LOOK ITS THERE!" **screams and yells towards it** :p

  • @BTM_771
    @BTM_771 Рік тому +12

    knuckles is sharp as hell

  • @jed_1468
    @jed_1468 Рік тому +2

    I’d love an uncut version of this. Beeps and all ahahahha

  • @cubemiro
    @cubemiro Рік тому +45

    its just unbelievable how much effort you put in the video 🎉

  • @Rubert0
    @Rubert0 Рік тому +1

    Not me reading the title as enchilada 😂

  • @saimadhu872
    @saimadhu872 Рік тому +4

    Awesome Video Man 😎🤞

  • @christianhansen5994
    @christianhansen5994 Рік тому +2

    These videos get better and better

  • @MrMarioXP3648
    @MrMarioXP3648 Рік тому +5

    Knuckles packs a punch

  • @AnthonyDelValle
    @AnthonyDelValle Рік тому +2

    I love how natural it is that now that coyote is busy doing other thing for the brand he is taking the channel. He knows how to do everything and he preserves the originality of the channel.

  • @scottforbes0
    @scottforbes0 Рік тому +5

    Although Echidnas are relatively hard to find, almost everyone in Australia will see one at some point. What this encounter didn’t show, is how they waddle around while they move from A to B. They’re a beautiful creature and quite elusive.

  • @AR_Toast
    @AR_Toast Рік тому +4

    Bro took balls of steel to a whole other level 💀

  • @jed_1468
    @jed_1468 Рік тому +2

    Mark has had a glow up hasn’t he….. good for him

  • @T-zam96
    @T-zam96 Рік тому +9

    My pet hedgehog is only a couple pounds and he can be hard to pick up sometimes. I can only imagine the echidna!

  • @Spetia
    @Spetia Рік тому +1

    Echidna: Unhand me you peasant

  • @joshuabutson
    @joshuabutson Рік тому +4

    The numbat is the state emblem of Western Australia. They used to inhabit half the state, as well as most of South Australia. Dryandra is pretty much their last refuge. Most West Aussies will never see their own state emblem outside of a zoo. Far too many other native species have suffered the same losses.

  • @kodiguy3772
    @kodiguy3772 Рік тому +1

    I have never heard of this animal before. It's so cool!

  • @malachiallen1517
    @malachiallen1517 Рік тому +3

    And that's why kids you should never steal the Master Emerald

  • @skittlesnacks
    @skittlesnacks Рік тому +1

    "This animal has some of the best hearing of any animal in Australia"
    *Screams and grunts in its face scaring the $hit out of it while hoping it'll open up*

  • @ScarfyW
    @ScarfyW 2 місяці тому +4

    Just be happy it wasn’t guarding the master emerald

  • @hams2226
    @hams2226 Рік тому

    It is also amazing that you take care all of these and discovering these special creatures. She is really adorable ngl, but she is really special one creature.

  • @KenjiWardenclyffe
    @KenjiWardenclyffe Рік тому +4

    Echidnas are literally easy as hell to find in Australia. Just be anywhere near bushland and find them on park walking trails.
    But I'd personally never ever pick one up 😂 ouch.

  • @wolveraspeaks
    @wolveraspeaks Рік тому

    I'm just glad he didn't punch you, have to seen the knuckles on... Knuckles?🤣❤️

  • @playerslayer91
    @playerslayer91 Рік тому +8

    Lake Talquin, Next to Tallahassee Florida, has a high population of alligator snapping turtles. I've unintentionally caught maybe half a dozen of them while fishing. I have a video of one that was very big. Probably 50 + pounds. If coyotes wants to catch big snappers, he should come to Lake Talquin.

    • @vwsandvettes3253
      @vwsandvettes3253 Рік тому +1

      Yep, I used to go there. Lived in Tallahassee almost 5 years!

  • @ElderMckinely
    @ElderMckinely Рік тому +2

    I remember watching your channel years ago and bow I finally found it again!!!! :D

  • @jemilaqueenbee2086
    @jemilaqueenbee2086 Рік тому +4

    I love your videos keep up the great work and I hope coyote is okay!❤

  • @craigk.235
    @craigk.235 Рік тому +1

    That place is beautiful! Numbats are cute, It must have been awesome to see one. The echidna has a cute face, I remember seeing one on the channel before.

  • @thezapperyt
    @thezapperyt Рік тому +15

    He doesn’t chuckle

  • @grimreaper1542
    @grimreaper1542 Рік тому +1

    I'm down in Tasmania, and when it's warm around Summer time, we get Echidna's wonder into our yard. Super cute little guys, eating all the ants.

  • @shadowthehedgehog181
    @shadowthehedgehog181 Рік тому +3

    I wouldn't chuckle either, if I knew I was endangered

  • @NightShade1218
    @NightShade1218 Рік тому +2

    He definitely doesn't look like he needs your power.

  • @normalhuman9878
    @normalhuman9878 Рік тому +2

    if being pricked by an echidna is anything like being pricked by a hedgehog, his hands were very itchy after filming

  • @ShadowStriker_15
    @ShadowStriker_15 Рік тому +1

    Great job you found Sonic's friend

  • @_jxrvis_
    @_jxrvis_ Рік тому +4

    No one’s gonna talk about how he picked up the poop😭😭

  • @Gabesgaming2
    @Gabesgaming2 Рік тому +1

    I deal with animals everyday and I enjoy these vids so much

  • @DanRblxx
    @DanRblxx Рік тому +5

    naughty knuckles the echidna

  • @JulieThomps89
    @JulieThomps89 Рік тому

    ‘Wildlife acupuncture’ 😂😂 My toxic trait is wanting to snuggle it.

  • @Cgaming01-r2e
    @Cgaming01-r2e Рік тому +4

    I love your videos the videos like catching ceatures in tidepools, getting stung or bit by insects and making a tide pool aquarium but my favorite videos is you getting bitten and stung by a leafcutter soldier ant and bullet ant I love your channel because you've have experienced many things ❤

  • @adventureswithjay9987
    @adventureswithjay9987 Рік тому +2

    Hi!! I live near Charleton SC, this is one of the only places in the world that has dolphin strand feeding, a phenomenon where dolphins beach themselves to catch fish!! I was able to photograph them last week!! Highly recommend visiting this place

  • @yvngchula
    @yvngchula Рік тому +3

    it's so cuteeee

  • @ghrocker99661
    @ghrocker99661 Рік тому

    Numbat's look like the combination of the squirrel from ice age and the Tasmanian tiger...so cute!

  • @xnasunimc
    @xnasunimc Рік тому +3

    the last time I watched one of this guy's video was two years ago and im surprised he's still going and not injured or anything
    keep doing what you do❤

  • @grovelandgal1222
    @grovelandgal1222 Рік тому +1

    Both of them are absolutely adorable ❤

  • @kara.animecinematic
    @kara.animecinematic Рік тому +3

    I'm gonna nickname that thing the Land Urchin