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  • The American beaver's ability to nibble wood demonstrates the stunning adaptability of these amazing mammals. In addition to creating their own lake, this family of beavers construct a make-shift fridge and winter-time snug. Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub
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  • @xEZxReacTionZz
    @xEZxReacTionZz 3 роки тому +9201

    Imagine being born with a civil engineering degree coded to your every cell.

    • @3dgar7eandro
      @3dgar7eandro 3 роки тому +130

      Underated commentary 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻

    • @f-35alightningii79
      @f-35alightningii79 3 роки тому +155

      You copied this comment word for word from a different video of beavers building a dam...
      Wack.

    • @sam8742
      @sam8742 3 роки тому +100

      @@f-35alightningii79
      Nice user name shame you're not carrier based, Navy's cooler and gayer

    • @FireLordJohn3191
      @FireLordJohn3191 3 роки тому +28

      @@sam8742 how is that even relevant?

    • @sam8742
      @sam8742 3 роки тому +48

      @@FireLordJohn3191
      His username, it's a plane and I felt like joking around about it

  • @gnbman
    @gnbman 3 роки тому +6848

    I had no idea beavers were so awesome. Imaging gathering some buddies together and terraforming the land with nothing but your bare hands and teeth, and then on your lunch break, you eat a chunk of wood.

    • @sprowlsprout5424
      @sprowlsprout5424 3 роки тому +172

      It would make an awesome strategy game.

    • @twonumber22
      @twonumber22 3 роки тому +13

      @Shipwrecked Island Like that's any better. 🤢🤮

    • @brockcasey720
      @brockcasey720 3 роки тому +47

      @@twonumber22 it’s sweet and sugary mmmmmhhhhhhhh

    • @brendanpeck6121
      @brendanpeck6121 3 роки тому +66

      AND they have mini me's that help them!!

    • @anjanadilshan7057
      @anjanadilshan7057 3 роки тому +73

      they are the only species got the REAL PERMIT to cut down trees. :) :)

  • @Chuck5099
    @Chuck5099 Рік тому +1414

    The fact that their home is called a lodge is the greatest thing ever.

    • @4doorsmorewhors
      @4doorsmorewhors Рік тому +64

      Even has a built in fridge lol that's amazing

    • @johnyurick8785
      @johnyurick8785 Рік тому +4

      Yup the honeymooners Ralph and Ed always went to the lodge only it was a Racoon lodge 😂😂😂

    • @WARDOGOD
      @WARDOGOD Рік тому +13

      that’s were we get the idea and name of a our lodges from, like rudders on planes we get that from birds

    • @raymondtonns2521
      @raymondtonns2521 Рік тому +4

      and nobody watched TV or smoked weed all day

    • @johnyurick8785
      @johnyurick8785 Рік тому +1

      @@raymondtonns2521 😂😂😂

  • @Jimmy-sb3fc
    @Jimmy-sb3fc 3 роки тому +1130

    I had 2 ponds in my back yard where beavers lived. When they dammed up the stream to create new ones, they would dig mud out of the hillside with their hands, pack it on to their flat tails, and transport it like they were pulling a trailer. It was the coolest thing to watch!

    • @melanieelepen3180
      @melanieelepen3180 3 роки тому +99

      Nevermind the cool beavers.." I have two ponds in my backyard where beavers lived" ..few people can say that. Totally.awesome

    • @Jimmy-sb3fc
      @Jimmy-sb3fc 3 роки тому +64

      @@melanieelepen3180 It was a rental house years ago, and I thought it was the best thing ever. BUT: If you could see how bad the beavers desecrated all of the trees, I promise that you wouldn't be happy if you were the owner.

    • @melanieelepen3180
      @melanieelepen3180 3 роки тому +30

      @@Jimmy-sb3fc 😁 I can well imagine.
      Mind you the area could well have been beaver country before the humans moved in.

    • @Jimmy-sb3fc
      @Jimmy-sb3fc 3 роки тому +43

      @@melanieelepen3180 Yes, around here land owners have them trapped and relocated. As a renter, I loved it. While fishing the ponds, they got used to me, and would walk within several feet of me without fear.

    • @edblair5253
      @edblair5253 2 роки тому +7

      @@melanieelepen3180 lol. Everything country was something elses before humans came along.
      Darwinism?

  • @epiccheese911
    @epiccheese911 5 років тому +5480

    I always imagine beavers wearing construction helmets

    • @bagasari5917
      @bagasari5917 5 років тому +144

      They are engineer dude 😂

    • @bryantwhittaker3576
      @bryantwhittaker3576 5 років тому +141

      Construction helmets and safety glasses

    • @col2959
      @col2959 4 роки тому +66

      Like bob the beaver. So cool! I love beavers and will endeavour to be one someday

    • @cheesewiz1583
      @cheesewiz1583 4 роки тому +53

      Now I know why beavers in zootopia wears helmet and they are reparing roads.

    • @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587
      @laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587 4 роки тому +5

      me too lol. ever since I was a kid 😂

  • @Montestuma
    @Montestuma 9 років тому +7983

    I could listen to that man talk forever.

    • @panicfarm9874
      @panicfarm9874 6 років тому +11

      No you couldn’t

    • @samueljoven9737
      @samueljoven9737 6 років тому +69

      I agree.. If I would choose a voice that will narrate my life story I would choose him.. Well, aside Morgan Freeman..

    • @zes7215
      @zes7215 5 років тому

      no such thing as coulx or not, doesn't matter, cx listx any forevx

    • @davidmedina5536
      @davidmedina5536 5 років тому +2

      Same

    • @markcromwell3581
      @markcromwell3581 5 років тому +38

      Most of us has been listening to him for a while now

  • @Squishito
    @Squishito 3 роки тому +1671

    Beaver: Rent?
    Musk Rats: YOU'LL GET YOUR RENT WHEN YOU FIX THIS DAM DOOR!

    • @TIBYCOLLINS
      @TIBYCOLLINS 2 роки тому +57

      Legendary comment

    • @guyplus3053
      @guyplus3053 2 роки тому +17

      This comment is too underrated

    • @IveGotToast
      @IveGotToast 2 роки тому +43

      I missed the part where that's my problem.

    • @harrellt1405
      @harrellt1405 2 роки тому +17

      When you fix this DAM

    • @CarmenLC
      @CarmenLC 2 роки тому +32

      He is a… good rat, must be in some kind of trouble

  • @MrGruffteddybear
    @MrGruffteddybear Рік тому +674

    Beavers are really incredible animals. They transform landscapes into wetland ecosystems, creating habitat for other species including fish, mammals, waterfowl, songbirds, amphibians, and insects. And help to protect from droughts, improve water quality, and minimize flood risk and mitigate flooding peaks.

    • @christopherdixon5141
      @christopherdixon5141 Рік тому +15

      They're great!

    • @HappyFunBall
      @HappyFunBall Рік тому

      co-evolved with fish to provide bypass routes to get upstream: ua-cam.com/video/pxikLa1KSYc/v-deo.html

    • @davidvincent380
      @davidvincent380 Рік тому +16

      One exception is in Chile (where beavers have no natural predators) but it was humans fault (again)

    • @micahbush5397
      @micahbush5397 7 місяців тому +4

      And as an added bonus, if and when the beavers move out and the dam deteriorates, the dried up pond bed will be covered with rich silt that has settled out of the water, a perfect spot for a new meadow to grow.

    • @hoilst265
      @hoilst265 4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah, when they reintroduced to a bunch of places where they'd been extirpated, the whole ecosystem flourished.
      Same thing when they reintroduced wolves to Yosemite - they thought the wolves would kill everything. Instead, they weeded out weak deer, prevented herds from growing too large and starving themselves to death, and the culling of those herds meant saplings weren't getting decimated, increasing forest cover, and reinforced riverbanks making for healthier flows. There were increased birds, increased small mammals, which increased birds of prey, more seeds got distributed.
      Everyone thought that these were destructive animals, but turns out they have a purpose, like the beaver.

  • @theshobanns
    @theshobanns 4 роки тому +2661

    "What are you eating?"
    "Wood, what are you eating?"
    "Wood."
    "Wanna trade?"

  • @HRavenfolks
    @HRavenfolks 4 роки тому +1849

    Everyone gangsta until beaver cut down fully grown tree

    • @erwintecson3850
      @erwintecson3850 4 роки тому +56

      Yea. Using only their teeth.

    • @chocomanger6873
      @chocomanger6873 4 роки тому +15

      It seems staged that the big tree fell down and they had the camera on it at the time. I wonder if someone maybe "helped" a little.

    • @CT-nb5lm
      @CT-nb5lm 4 роки тому +1

      haha thanks...

    • @krzysztofbroda5376
      @krzysztofbroda5376 4 роки тому +40

      they (the crew) hang out on the spot for months. Surely they've seen that coming and made sure they had that on record

    • @chocomanger6873
      @chocomanger6873 4 роки тому +1

      @@krzysztofbroda5376 Yeah right. As if they can afford to put a crew there for months. Do you realize how much that would cost?

  • @beenamed
    @beenamed Рік тому +156

    Am I the only one who finds this video super relaxing? The sounds of water and the crunchy sounds of beavers gnawing on wood... So calming!

    • @TheHutchIsOn
      @TheHutchIsOn 6 місяців тому +8

      Yes. Youre the only person on planet earth that finds nature videos relaxing

    • @anonymity_3
      @anonymity_3 6 місяців тому

      me too 😂

    • @user-oo8wt3hr1t
      @user-oo8wt3hr1t Місяць тому

      Yep, you're the only person ever that finds running water relaxing, extra bonus unique points if you find the sound of a cosy wood fire crackling also relaxing

  • @Bart-mt9uy
    @Bart-mt9uy 3 роки тому +359

    *Running water exists*
    Beaver: 'And i took that personally'

    • @dante666jt
      @dante666jt 3 роки тому +13

      Water: *leaks*
      Beaver: i'mma end this man's career

    • @botlol6818
      @botlol6818 3 роки тому

      stolen

    • @dante666jt
      @dante666jt 2 роки тому

      @@botlol6818 no

  • @TheBanjoShowOfficial
    @TheBanjoShowOfficial 4 роки тому +6934

    but honestly, these animals have got to be the most underrated species ever. Shockingly competent for being some strange amphibian sea dog things.

  • @RoleyChiu
    @RoleyChiu 7 років тому +5562

    airbnbeaver

    • @frankytoad12
      @frankytoad12 5 років тому +154

      This... *wipes tear*

    • @Indoraptoad
      @Indoraptoad 5 років тому +10

      Roley Chiu yup

    • @sarozdc8517
      @sarozdc8517 5 років тому +6

      1k th like from me 😂😂

    • @rowmagnvs
      @rowmagnvs 5 років тому +8

      Beavers would be the best at waterproofing bathrooms and wet areas.

    • @avigaile2243
      @avigaile2243 5 років тому +36

      They even have a *vent.*

  • @CJStew06
    @CJStew06 8 місяців тому +46

    I had no idea that these guys were acting like little lumberjacks out there, felling enormous trees-and then turning into full-on architects and engineers. What amazing little industrialists and environmentalists they are!

  • @plasius2398
    @plasius2398 Рік тому +153

    It's fascinating to see just how much intelligence is coded into them, from building dams that can hold massive bodies of water back to creating a lodge adapted for the winter.

    • @jgooner894
      @jgooner894 Рік тому +14

      Packing vegetation underwater to eat as well. It’s awesome coordinated behaviour.

    • @trumtrum5136
      @trumtrum5136 5 місяців тому

      They create themselves

  • @Guilherme7454
    @Guilherme7454 4 роки тому +1059

    Beaver: "Give me rent."
    Muskrat: "You'll get your rent when you fix this DAMN DAM."

  • @XelaJN
    @XelaJN 5 років тому +9987

    Someone should make a beaver simulation game. You can build and expand your dam and store food for the winter and charge rent to animals that live there

    • @thedynastycontinues945
      @thedynastycontinues945 5 років тому +396

      You're so clever. How in the world did u ever come up w that?

    • @steph01423
      @steph01423 4 роки тому +1058

      I... would actually play this.

    • @cucumberinass477
      @cucumberinass477 4 роки тому +119

      I'll cup that on release day!

    • @matthewjzack.9447
      @matthewjzack.9447 4 роки тому +114

      i LITERALLY just thought it'd be cool to have that game

    • @voidremoved
      @voidremoved 4 роки тому +181

      all the kids want beaver simulation

  • @b.a.7586
    @b.a.7586 2 роки тому +52

    if there was an online stream of beavers working on their dam, my productivity would skyrocket with a 1000%. I get so motivational to just get things done when i see them working hard to maintain the dam

  • @goldenmagnolia5424
    @goldenmagnolia5424 Рік тому +39

    Beaver life/defense strategy is genius, and also absolutely hilarious

  • @jasonbaylor9865
    @jasonbaylor9865 3 роки тому +1728

    8:03 the little heat vent coming out the top of their house is just the funniest cutest shit ever. It's like they have a lil fireplace going on in there 😂

    • @brendanpeck6121
      @brendanpeck6121 3 роки тому +33

      my heart melted!

    • @axleo472
      @axleo472 3 роки тому +54

      The muskrats are helping to keep the house warm - an additional rent 😉

    • @HogBurger
      @HogBurger 3 роки тому +50

      Beavers are secretly owning fireplaces! Don’t believe the government! They want to hide the fact that beavers own fireplaces (sarcasm)

    • @KayJay01
      @KayJay01 3 роки тому +10

      @Michelle Graham Starting a fire in a reed-based home doesn't seem the smartest idea

    • @MrDwarfHammerToFace
      @MrDwarfHammerToFace 3 роки тому +29

      It’s just a column of methane from beaver farts

  • @notjustanotherguy739
    @notjustanotherguy739 4 роки тому +2176

    Covering the camera was the best 😂😂
    “A little privacy please” 🤨

    • @ElizabethT45
      @ElizabethT45 4 роки тому +76

      Even muskrats know that a blinking red light is a bad sign lol

    • @therustedknight1382
      @therustedknight1382 4 роки тому +97

      "Dang it those humans are watching us again."

    • @63bplumb
      @63bplumb 4 роки тому +60

      In the next few minutes after the camera was covered we would have learned where Little Beavers come from...............

    • @Inquisitor_Jeff
      @Inquisitor_Jeff 4 роки тому +51

      Covered it up like “me and the wife need some...alone time.”

    • @rhoddryice5412
      @rhoddryice5412 4 роки тому +10

      @@Inquisitor_Jeff Watch the rest on Xbeaver.com

  • @fantastopotomus
    @fantastopotomus 3 роки тому +88

    The most wholesome 10 minutes on youtube.
    Nature truly is amazing.

    • @New_Phase
      @New_Phase 2 місяці тому

      ua-cam.com/users/shortsZp3qzqg9Ahk?si=PCeHph9JQzjyhTkv

  • @mortalclown3812
    @mortalclown3812 Рік тому +34

    Hats off to those who do beaver rescue and rehab. It's harder and more time-consuming than any animal I can think of... like raising kids. Props and gratitude.

  • @Kibinishi
    @Kibinishi 7 років тому +1382

    I have a lot of respect for beavers now, thank you

    • @DdDd-gd1rr
      @DdDd-gd1rr 7 років тому +57

      Kevin Le This blows my mind. Beavers are as intelligent as people, in the context of their own environment.

    • @ecec5863
      @ecec5863 4 роки тому +3

      you mean last time you pay no respect to beaver?

    • @francmittelo6731
      @francmittelo6731 4 роки тому

      @@DdDd-gd1rr
      We share the same environment.

    • @quasicreator2027
      @quasicreator2027 4 роки тому +1

      Franc Mittelo
      You make your home in artificial ponds?

    • @francmittelo6731
      @francmittelo6731 4 роки тому

      @@quasicreator2027
      We share the planet.

  • @emjay1606
    @emjay1606 4 роки тому +333

    Beavers: Rent is three tufts of soft grass per day.
    Muskrat: K

    • @user-gz8om5gz8e
      @user-gz8om5gz8e 3 роки тому +3

      then they noticed an uncovered place (the cameras )😂😂😂 i love them😂😍

    • @kalevmccarthy8260
      @kalevmccarthy8260 3 роки тому

      Not to mention all the other species that benefit from the beaver’s pond

  • @A-small-amount-of-peas
    @A-small-amount-of-peas Рік тому +27

    Beavers are SO important for wildlife to thrive. If introduced and used responsibly by us they can transform regions

  • @mindyshively4947
    @mindyshively4947 Рік тому +5

    I am obsessed with Beaver!!!🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫

  • @Dud3itsj3ff
    @Dud3itsj3ff 4 роки тому +1425

    It’s crazy that beavers cut down giant trees with their face lol

  • @jhibbitt1
    @jhibbitt1 8 років тому +1849

    the title of this video made me envision a load of beavers building a dam whilst wearing little mini building helmets and rolled by bluprints in their mouths

  • @brianoconner3090
    @brianoconner3090 3 роки тому +136

    I was fascinated from start to finish and was smiling too as I watch how the beavers live. This is a true testament of how marvelous nature is.

  • @Illcastashadow1
    @Illcastashadow1 2 роки тому +64

    Here in New Hampshire I go on many hikes and always are astounded when I come across our many beaver dams. Only once did I see them working. Was a place I hadn't been in 2 years. Completely different. EIGHT beavers I counted busy extending their already massive dam. Its mesmerizing and relaxing to watch.

    • @New_Phase
      @New_Phase 2 місяці тому

      Amezing beaver content ❤🦫 ua-cam.com/users/shortsZp3qzqg9Ahk?si=PCeHph9JQzjyhTkv

  • @Jmdeleeuw-
    @Jmdeleeuw- 4 роки тому +2234

    This has to be my favorite animal. Look at the little guys being engineers and entrepreneurs.

    • @itssteakhouse4582
      @itssteakhouse4582 4 роки тому +52

      Mine to i fell in love with them when i was a child i was beyond happy when i found out they are our national animal (canada) we are just lile them. Hard working, lumber jacks, and acception of new people (or in there case tenants) nature is AWESOME

    • @zoisantonopoulos7999
      @zoisantonopoulos7999 4 роки тому +16

      @@itssteakhouse4582 what are you talking about bruh 😭😭

    • @UnimpressedGoose
      @UnimpressedGoose 4 роки тому +17

      StrikerPlays I didn’t realize every Canadian was a lumberjack. I guess I better quit my job n head off to the forest then

    • @barrettfenwick8028
      @barrettfenwick8028 4 роки тому +1

      Mines still Opossums :P

    • @PP-ek4kt
      @PP-ek4kt 4 роки тому +11

      Entrepreneur? Ah yes, I love beaver .Inc's products

  • @barbiquearea
    @barbiquearea 8 років тому +1725

    I guess the beavers were about to get frisky at the end. Which is why they shrouded the camera.

    • @timothywade9982
      @timothywade9982 6 років тому +91

      barbiquearea ;maybe so, and they just want some privacy. Can't blame em for that

    • @pepperonipizza8200
      @pepperonipizza8200 5 років тому +270

      The camera didn't pay rent, so the Beavers are taking it out mafia style.

    • @daniellongo7873
      @daniellongo7873 5 років тому +8

      Hahahaha that’s awesome, just as much as this documentary

    • @MrRoyalNation
      @MrRoyalNation 5 років тому +21

      i knew i would find a comment about that lol i thought the same. Premium Users ONLY

    • @Indoraptoad
      @Indoraptoad 5 років тому +1

      barbiquearea yup

  • @minerva1504
    @minerva1504 2 роки тому +12

    Water: Flows
    Beaver: And I took that personally

    • @New_Phase
      @New_Phase 2 місяці тому

      Amezing beaver content ❤🦫 ua-cam.com/users/shortsZp3qzqg9Ahk?si=PCeHph9JQzjyhTkv

  • @williamgallucci9913
    @williamgallucci9913 Рік тому +32

    What a determined hard working marvelous engineer in the wild spectacular

  • @user-bi8gr3yb6t
    @user-bi8gr3yb6t 6 років тому +3096

    Bloody people riding a boat in my dam.

  • @TitoTheThird
    @TitoTheThird 4 роки тому +1089

    A time-lapse video of a beaver team making a dam from start to finish would be awesome!

    • @westernstealth873
      @westernstealth873 3 роки тому +142

      *wood be awesome!

    • @patriciapavez6505
      @patriciapavez6505 3 роки тому +2

      Que buenos ingenieros civil y constructor y que mejor a 24hrs
      Yo quiero uno para que tale mi árbol de la playa jajajA🇨🇱🌲🌲🌲

    • @markdemell3717
      @markdemell3717 3 роки тому +3

      You read my mind ,Hahaha.

    • @ivanespinoza9732
      @ivanespinoza9732 3 роки тому +8

      but honestly, these animals have got to be the most underrated species ever. Shockingly competent for being some strange amphibian sea dog things.

    • @chuckavelli9454
      @chuckavelli9454 3 роки тому +30

      @@ivanespinoza9732 thief

  • @kunkka5491
    @kunkka5491 3 роки тому +51

    The beaver in the last moment:
    Alright, alright, that's enough..

  • @fakeskyler2305
    @fakeskyler2305 5 місяців тому +6

    Unfathomable respect towards these critters. It genuinely awes me how they intuit complex architecture construction, and coordination off of *instinct*. Reshaping the land in such vast and creative ways. I swear, in a world where humans never evolved, these little guys would be on top some day.

    • @trumtrum5136
      @trumtrum5136 5 місяців тому

      define instinct

    • @fakeskyler2305
      @fakeskyler2305 5 місяців тому +1

      @@trumtrum5136 instinct as in being hard-coded to be able to do it without learning it

  • @Uberkilltoecheese
    @Uberkilltoecheese 3 роки тому +404

    3:43 piece of wood with leaf on it
    tastes the leaf and then is like "no...not this" then throws it
    that scene is so cute lol

    • @joeaardvark9214
      @joeaardvark9214 2 роки тому +25

      It's like when you get a piece of cake and pick off the little fruit decorations or something hahaha.

  • @ryuutanaka2231
    @ryuutanaka2231 3 роки тому +275

    Imagine them wearing construction hats and screaming "TIIIIIIMMMBEEEEEER" everytime they've successfully cut down trees.

  • @leroyjenkins6256
    @leroyjenkins6256 2 роки тому +5

    3:43
    so cute when they decide the leaf is not for eating

    • @New_Phase
      @New_Phase 2 місяці тому

      Amezing beaver content ❤🦫 ua-cam.com/users/shortsZp3qzqg9Ahk?si=PCeHph9JQzjyhTkv

  • @playerone6615
    @playerone6615 5 місяців тому +2

    Nature: trickling water
    Beaver: and I took that personally

  • @robertcolson2233
    @robertcolson2233 4 роки тому +1049

    "Mildred and I winter at a beaver lodge every year!"
    -Muskrat

    • @pso89
      @pso89 4 роки тому +10

      😂😂😂😂

    • @VWLoveBug93
      @VWLoveBug93 4 роки тому +22

      This comment sounds like a part of a good book ♡

    • @milossavkovic6994
      @milossavkovic6994 4 роки тому +18

      I've said this with some weird accent 😂

    • @andrefromelpasotexas3236
      @andrefromelpasotexas3236 4 роки тому +6

      Mildred the muskrat, yes

    • @pinstripesuitandheels
      @pinstripesuitandheels 4 роки тому +3

      @@VWLoveBug93 could definitely be something out of a Peter Rabbit book by Beatrix Potter. If you are into sweet and clever animal stories I highly recommend you look it up.

  • @oldstudbuck3583
    @oldstudbuck3583 4 роки тому +4375

    Documentaries are much more believable when narrated by the British

  • @healtyme2194
    @healtyme2194 3 місяці тому +2

    I hope that animals all over the world get their rights to be able to live properly, with nature that is not polluted and still maintains its purity aameen ❤

  • @warrenreid9292
    @warrenreid9292 2 роки тому +11

    Blows me away how animals can learn this through thousands of generations.

    • @New_Phase
      @New_Phase 2 місяці тому

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  • @monicajensen9615
    @monicajensen9615 3 роки тому +2843

    I rewatch this every once in a while because it’s just so beautiful. I truly hope we can keep our planet and animals safe.

    • @KavindhyaJayakody
      @KavindhyaJayakody 3 роки тому +18

      100% true

    • @TroyBateman
      @TroyBateman 3 роки тому +32

      I've only started to learn about beavers recently and they are quickly becoming my favourite. We have to protect the precious life.

    • @HansGunterVelesPhilips
      @HansGunterVelesPhilips 2 роки тому +1

      Yah 😍

    • @jeremyk5414
      @jeremyk5414 2 роки тому +6

      @@TroyBateman there are so many beavers in Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and Wyoming that they are considered a nuisance lol they’re not in danger of going anywhere

    • @Kayceesoutdoorliving
      @Kayceesoutdoorliving 2 роки тому +7

      beavers are a valuable natural renewable resource they should be harvested in reasonable regulated numbers. where I'm at in Pennsylvania theres so many that I get 5 or 6 phone calls a year asking to remove them. theres no shortage of the little guys here.
      they're also fantastic tablefair.

  • @sterkar99
    @sterkar99 7 років тому +259

    It was so cute when the beaver covered the camera at the end

    • @SuperTrisset
      @SuperTrisset 4 роки тому +7

      it was time for them to frick maybe

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 4 роки тому +5

      @@SuperTrisset I'm picturing the beavers going at it while "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang plays in the background

    • @SuperTrisset
      @SuperTrisset 4 роки тому +3

      @@arthas640 hey i like that song

  • @mrsinister8943
    @mrsinister8943 2 роки тому +17

    Never really looked into Beavers but they are incredible animals.

  • @Gourd_gamer
    @Gourd_gamer Рік тому +1

    This is literally the cutest thing ive ever seen holy shit

  • @jobbx6474
    @jobbx6474 8 років тому +1971

    so i was like "cool they can cut branches" and then "OMG they can cut down full grown trees!!"

    • @lightningfletch5598
      @lightningfletch5598 8 років тому +193

      TIMBER!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @beautybeast3649
      @beautybeast3649 6 років тому +67

      I was surprised too LOL I wonder how long its take for them to cut a full grown tree.

    • @bremCZ
      @bremCZ 6 років тому +23

      SuperJhong Depends how big the fully grown tree is.

    • @BilboBaggins332
      @BilboBaggins332 6 років тому +38

      And on the tree. Different woods vary massively in hardness

    • @HAIRHOLIC_1
      @HAIRHOLIC_1 6 років тому +56

      Now I understand why in some places they are considered pests

  • @leeqyocthai
    @leeqyocthai 3 роки тому +532

    The Muskrat is a way better roommate than the person I’m sharing my condo with right now.

    • @christopherwu3212
      @christopherwu3212 2 роки тому +39

      In fairness, your roommate wouldn't be mean if you were twenty times his size.

    • @dante666jt
      @dante666jt 2 роки тому +11

      @@christopherwu3212 ffs no fat shaming

    • @user-xn3gv4ys9d
      @user-xn3gv4ys9d 2 роки тому +16

      @@dante666jt bro…he’s referring to if a muskrat was his roommate..

    • @andrewroberts7428
      @andrewroberts7428 2 роки тому +3

      better terminate that lease and get some muskrat roomies

    • @hunterofdarkness8329
      @hunterofdarkness8329 Рік тому +1

      @@user-xn3gv4ys9d
      Still funny tho, better than some sarcastic jokes

  • @deagle7602
    @deagle7602 2 роки тому +29

    Truly intelligent and hard working animals.

    • @New_Phase
      @New_Phase 2 місяці тому

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  • @bari2883
    @bari2883 2 роки тому +28

    Everytime I watch a nature doco, I always say how much I love the animal in question. Like the symbiotic relationship between the beavers and musk rats. Nature stirs my soul and I couldn't imagine my life without the beauty that surrounds me.

    • @New_Phase
      @New_Phase 2 місяці тому

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  • @charlesxavier5218
    @charlesxavier5218 3 роки тому +423

    "Aye yo, we got a leak in the damn"
    "What ya need Jim? Log? Sticks? Grassy patch?"

  • @TheFlox1122
    @TheFlox1122 6 років тому +512

    I want to be a beaver now. What a beautifull and calm life that is

    • @wallogodly9511
      @wallogodly9511 5 років тому

      TheFlox1122 yes we do same time wolves

    • @mank89
      @mank89 5 років тому +56

      Seems that way, but not really. Beavers are very likely to be attacked or at least gravely injured when gathering food. If you can be incredibly aware and use your senses to their fullest of potential, then yeah maybe you can be a beaver. If you find yourself with no escape and a 1v1 fight on your hands, may as well pray some human saves you because you are done.

    • @kevin-zv7dg
      @kevin-zv7dg 5 років тому

      Yeahh...

    • @kevin-zv7dg
      @kevin-zv7dg 5 років тому

      Yeahhh..

    • @triratna1397
      @triratna1397 5 років тому +1

      be careful of what your wish

  • @ellenmadsen7308
    @ellenmadsen7308 2 місяці тому +1

    Have loved beavers ever since seeing an old Disney documentary on them when I was a kid. Marvelous engineers!

  • @sharongibson1161
    @sharongibson1161 Рік тому +10

    It's just fascinating to see how they create this unique environment and cozy home for themselves

    • @New_Phase
      @New_Phase 2 місяці тому

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  • @quantumleap4023
    @quantumleap4023 3 роки тому +739

    Human: Beaver, can you tell me the secret to how you cut down trees so fast with just your teeth?
    Beaver: gnaw

    • @karlm7592
      @karlm7592 3 роки тому +13

      I laughed more than i should have

    • @dzonbrodi514
      @dzonbrodi514 3 роки тому +23

      a biting response

    • @xxxzachyd960
      @xxxzachyd960 3 роки тому +3

      This may have went over a lot of heads

    • @fuckel98
      @fuckel98 3 роки тому +1

      You are a Don for that one hahaha

    • @dovahkiin8749
      @dovahkiin8749 3 роки тому +4

      Dam...
      Thas weird

  • @aaronguerrero985
    @aaronguerrero985 3 роки тому +2717

    Truly Fascinating!
    Fun fact: The Canadian Beaver will not only let's the muskrat chill in their crib and eat their food, it thanks them for the company and apologizes for the mess

    • @lovefunkrockmusic
      @lovefunkrockmusic 3 роки тому +213

      The muskrats pay rent. The Beavers are the landlords

    • @jamesh6024
      @jamesh6024 3 роки тому +117

      And then invites them to Tim Horton’s

    • @osamacharkieh9798
      @osamacharkieh9798 3 роки тому +69

      And they go to Ihop eat Pancakes with maple syrup while drinking Tim Hortons coffee after a hockey game watching David's documentary on Canadian beavers

    • @lordzanthartehallen8963
      @lordzanthartehallen8963 3 роки тому +15

      It’s actually called the North American Beaver.

    • @brilianairlangga1408
      @brilianairlangga1408 3 роки тому +18

      @@lordzanthartehallen8963 well he just describe the Canadian version tho

  • @yassuo5814
    @yassuo5814 3 роки тому +6

    9:37 beaver covered the camera😂

  • @-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-

    What a life to have.

  • @deadlock642
    @deadlock642 4 роки тому +633

    Beaver: Who needs a degree in engineering to build a dam.

    • @greenleafyman1028
      @greenleafyman1028 4 роки тому +2

      🤣

    • @kingdomcitizen4366
      @kingdomcitizen4366 4 роки тому +1

      😂😂 i do, they’re better than some of engineers back home 😂

    • @bgsg8485
      @bgsg8485 4 роки тому +14

      Even the burrows they build submerged in water yet they have warm bedding. genius... I don't think humans can build such a thing with only naturally available mud and twigs.

    • @marthachampagne316
      @marthachampagne316 4 роки тому +27

      fact: beavers do a full years internship at their parents dam before heading out on their own at age 2.

    • @sortof3337
      @sortof3337 4 роки тому

      @@marthachampagne316 Is it paid?

  • @jakubedwardschiffauermedraj
    @jakubedwardschiffauermedraj 3 роки тому +818

    This is so nice . I love how they put a camera in there house but then the beavers didn’t want it so they covered it up.

  • @chrisdp6401
    @chrisdp6401 Рік тому +3

    They’re the little architects of the forest lol

  • @SvenskSork
    @SvenskSork Рік тому +5

    natures own Engineers, Builders and Architects. How can you not admire these cute animals 😊

  • @coffeebudhong5871
    @coffeebudhong5871 7 років тому +217

    The way they eat is so cute

    • @Xalerdane
      @Xalerdane 6 років тому +5

      Coffeebud Hong numnumnumnumnumnumnum

    • @hoobadooba2000
      @hoobadooba2000 5 років тому +9

      3:44 I love the way he picked the leaf off and continued eating

    • @Naa__adorkor
      @Naa__adorkor 5 років тому +2

      @@hoobadooba2000 Yh very cute

    • @aminkamrani2690
      @aminkamrani2690 5 років тому

      They say the same about us!

  • @dewert2
    @dewert2 5 років тому +326

    the decomposition of organic matter also helps to heat up their cool lodges

  • @jarredjames2583
    @jarredjames2583 3 роки тому +1

    beaver + river + trees + nice background music and chill tone voice = RELAXING DAY

    • @New_Phase
      @New_Phase 2 місяці тому

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  • @DIOSpeedDemon
    @DIOSpeedDemon Рік тому +2

    THis guy is a GREAT NARRATOR, no matter what the subject, you just want to listen to him talk and explain. I wish he could teach Narrator lessons to young people.

  • @Redpenguin555
    @Redpenguin555 4 роки тому +472

    *A branch is brought from the fridge for the whole family to feed on*

    • @wildlifenet
      @wildlifenet 4 роки тому +10

      Mmmm yes Red Penguin! A bit of a sticky situation..

    • @Sophocles13
      @Sophocles13 4 роки тому

      I wish it were that easy >.

    • @NDKBRUZICEO
      @NDKBRUZICEO 3 роки тому

      @@wildlifenet ill give you credit for dat pun there

  • @DCdabest
    @DCdabest 4 роки тому +205

    Imagine inventing hydrogical engineering before you even discover stone tools or fire.
    These guys are playing on advanced mode

    • @kylebarton778
      @kylebarton778 3 роки тому +9

      they use stones as a foundation for their dams. amazing little creatures!

    • @Rikard_Nilsson
      @Rikard_Nilsson 3 роки тому +19

      They're speedrunning the engineering tree.

    • @zionnemakoma1398
      @zionnemakoma1398 2 роки тому +2

      tbf, they wouldn't benefit much from fire. though, tools would likely be a big help, as it's actually one of the big markers for an advanced species.
      yes, I know this was a joke, and yes, I got it, but I thought I'd share a little info as well

    • @DCdabest
      @DCdabest 2 роки тому +2

      @@zionnemakoma1398
      Well it is only a semi joke haha.
      They'd probably only use fire to make tools really.

  • @sunshinepeace
    @sunshinepeace 2 роки тому +12

    This was super cute to watch, love the teamwork of the beavers and muskrats

  • @Jahadyn
    @Jahadyn Рік тому +1

    Beavers have got to be one of the coolest animals on our planet.

  • @HideMyTurtle
    @HideMyTurtle 10 років тому +716

    Wow thats pretty DAM cool

    • @wallogodly9511
      @wallogodly9511 5 років тому

      Connor Maguire beaver jokes :3

    • @MarEXksz
      @MarEXksz 5 років тому

      🙄

    • @boto8309
      @boto8309 5 років тому +1

      Watch your profanity

    • @nevercalledcaro
      @nevercalledcaro 5 років тому

      I knew somebody was gonna make this joke xD

    • @canadiandcute
      @canadiandcute 5 років тому +5

      That doesn’t seem like an appropriate comment for a beaver video, where can I LODGE a complaint?

  • @freddymarcel-marcum6831
    @freddymarcel-marcum6831 3 роки тому +305

    I grew up on a farm in Virginia, we had a lake on it, big one, about 1000x700 yards, built by beavers in the 1860s until today! The dam itself is so well built you can drive a tractor over it.

    • @danielvillalobos4265
      @danielvillalobos4265 2 роки тому

      lol that's awesome. i was enjoying this video like everyone else here (judging by the comments) until it got to 5:03 and i was like, "oh shit, yeah that's right, i forgot: these little fuckers can actually _fell trees_ with nothing but their teeth!"

    • @freddymarcel-marcum6831
      @freddymarcel-marcum6831 2 роки тому +49

      @@danielvillalobos4265 oh yeah, give those guys enough trees and they'll give you a cathedral 🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦

    • @mindyshively4947
      @mindyshively4947 Рік тому +6

      Where in Va? I was raised in Bedford🏞

    • @459luker
      @459luker Рік тому +1

      dont cave in their lodge!

    • @Ryantrock8888
      @Ryantrock8888 Рік тому +4

      @@459luker if you watched the documentary you would realize they don’t live inside their dams

  • @skaterdude14b
    @skaterdude14b Рік тому +8

    Greater than anything I’ve ever built in my life. I’m awestruck

  • @peepeewizard1358
    @peepeewizard1358 Рік тому +8

    I've only seen a singular beaver in the wild, watching it swim briefly and chew on trees in it's natural habitat. Sadly it either moved on or was hunted to get rid of it's "threat" to the local trees. In the short time I was allowed to witness it and it's habits, I was and still am extremely grateful. They may seem like big water rats but they are seriously beautiful and complex animals.

    • @dutchmansmine9053
      @dutchmansmine9053 Рік тому +2

      A beaver being a threat to the environment, that might just be the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

  • @hamsta_
    @hamsta_ 4 роки тому +733

    I'm so happy while watching this, I feel like I was a beaver in my past life.

  • @b.landen599
    @b.landen599 9 років тому +283

    Very intelligent and adorable.

    • @grrttr
      @grrttr 6 років тому +2

      Even ants can build incredible structures, but that doesn't mean they are intelligent.

    • @amacuro
      @amacuro 6 років тому +22

      It is intelligence. But is very specific type of intelligence. Humans I guess have many different types of intelligence

    • @SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath
      @SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath 5 років тому +11

      Unlike feminists.

    • @tonyh7994
      @tonyh7994 5 років тому +3

      @@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath lol

    • @DarkPsy
      @DarkPsy 5 років тому

      @@amacuro Having one type of intelligence doesn't make one intelligent.

  • @thelightisahead
    @thelightisahead Місяць тому

    The combo of music and imagery as that big tree comes down always brings a lump to my throat, in awe of what these creatures do!

  • @Chris.Davies
    @Chris.Davies Рік тому +2

    The world needs 250 million more beavers!

    • @New_Phase
      @New_Phase 2 місяці тому

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  • @NobodyQuiteLikeMe
    @NobodyQuiteLikeMe 6 років тому +1743

    Wait so a beaver lives in a house made out of food?

    • @megalomaniacalHalide
      @megalomaniacalHalide 6 років тому +590

      Not quite. The tougher, bark-laden wood isn't good for them to eat, and the wood that's got moss and mold on it from years of soaking is as gross to them as months-old food would be to us. What they really want is the tender wood several layers down, freshly cut and still wet with sap and sugars.

    • @madhatt3r93
      @madhatt3r93 5 років тому +99

      Its their version of a gingerbred house! 😀

    • @SirKingHoff
      @SirKingHoff 5 років тому +8

      Have you never heard of a beaver before?

    • @richhh9000
      @richhh9000 5 років тому +105

      You just made me want to eat a tree... xD

    • @Himark89
      @Himark89 5 років тому +65

      @@megalomaniacalHalide Were you a beaver in one of your past lives?

  • @jeronimogarcia39
    @jeronimogarcia39 9 років тому +295

    that dam seem safe and comfy...

    • @MsAsim123456
      @MsAsim123456 7 років тому +74

      dam right

    • @gastonbell108
      @gastonbell108 5 років тому +48

      Can confirm. I rented a room from a beaver once.
      Source: I'm a muskrat.

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 4 роки тому +1

      Fun fact: it's warmer and more comfortable then the majority of apartments

  • @Peaceshiet812
    @Peaceshiet812 Рік тому +5

    Remarkable underrated creatures❤

  • @Tobazhniazhi
    @Tobazhniazhi 2 роки тому +5

    This makes me cry, what have we done to this planet we were blessed to be stewards of.

  • @chloekaftan
    @chloekaftan 3 роки тому +1579

    the fact that they can build dams with nearly perfect thickness and height, store food below the water for winter, and even charge rent to other species by way of fresh bedding and even disposing old bedding, makes beavers unnaturally skilled animals, its already well established that animals are smart, but few animals are capable of engineering in a large scale, preservation of specific food, and the economics of winter seasons, that kind of skill beats even some working class humans today.
    (you wonder why i included preservation of food? because beavers know to preserve green wood instead of dried wood, dried wood will rot in the winter if submerged for long periods, whereas green wood remains soft and supple during this time, this also prevents parasites from leeching into the wood and allows the beavers to access their storage even in the harshest of winters.)

    • @Allan-et5ig
      @Allan-et5ig 3 роки тому +10

      And a lot of 'humans' who don't want to work - long after Covid-19 is over!

    • @davywavy6457
      @davywavy6457 3 роки тому +4

      Your point was kind of obvious but I gave you a 'like' for your wording.

    • @travislindsey7256
      @travislindsey7256 3 роки тому +3

      Actually wood decay needs fungi , fungi needs oxygen . Any wood if kept submerged will not rot

    • @Jesus-jb4kd
      @Jesus-jb4kd 3 роки тому +1

      @raihan abmny who the fuck be programming us

    • @Andrewmiller-bh4js
      @Andrewmiller-bh4js 3 роки тому +47

      The really crazy thing is that their dam building skills are completely instinct. The sound of running water apparently is what triggers them to build. People studying beavers have gotten them to build dams over speakers make running water noises.

  • @parkwootae2119
    @parkwootae2119 5 років тому +652

    What an ingenious way of getting to stay in another animal's home: paying rent.
    Unbelievable.

  • @emcdowell2884
    @emcdowell2884 3 роки тому +4

    One of my favorite animals and with his voice 🥺🥰

  • @yogitaram5102
    @yogitaram5102 Рік тому +5

    I love beavers, I love watching them

    • @New_Phase
      @New_Phase 2 місяці тому

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  • @Corristo89
    @Corristo89 4 роки тому +162

    An experiment was conducted where a speaker playing the sound of water trickling was set up in an area with beavers and a few hours later they had started covering it up, trying to stop the water trickling.

  • @Paula-zn6sk
    @Paula-zn6sk 4 роки тому +314

    I don’t know why by I kinda laugh at 3:45 when the beaver mistakenly nibble a yellow leaf and realized it was a “leaf”, not his taste so he threw it away 🤣
    It was like, “Finally, wood! No, not you leaf! Shooo!”

    • @yaniali749
      @yaniali749 4 роки тому +14

      LOL.. Just notice that too.. Made me giggle.🤣

    • @omkaaaar
      @omkaaaar 4 роки тому +12

      Awesome observation 🤣

    • @wildlifenet
      @wildlifenet 4 роки тому +5

      That was a funny moment Paula! But plenty of wood to feast on..

    • @lerenardlibre4434
      @lerenardlibre4434 3 роки тому +2

      same i laughed too ;)

    • @lnteIIigence
      @lnteIIigence 3 роки тому +2

      A leaf is pathetic when your teeth are mini axes!

  • @anonymousstout4759
    @anonymousstout4759 3 роки тому +3

    The muskrats swim while carrying the bedding is the cutest thing I've ever seen

  • @ceydaPlaysYT
    @ceydaPlaysYT 7 місяців тому +1

    I love when the beaver builds a dam.

  • @swordinvictus
    @swordinvictus 4 роки тому +489

    Its amazing how competent they are. Nature is incredible.
    Edit-this is not a nature vs nurture or evolution vs creationism comment. They are animals that go hard in terms of their creative capacities. That is what I was trying to intimate.

  • @bavondale
    @bavondale 9 років тому +636

    Oh Attenborough, what are we gonna do when you're gone?

    • @johnjonh4633
      @johnjonh4633 8 років тому +125

      +bavondale we sequence his DNA and implant it on a human embryo to clone him... problem solved.

    • @bavondale
      @bavondale 8 років тому +90

      +John jonh Jurassic Attenborough! We could have an entire park filled with different documentary Attenboroughs

    • @baronfrazworth8433
      @baronfrazworth8433 7 років тому +33

      One thing that's already happened is that BBC Earth has started showing absolute drivel, such as documentaries focusing on hair products and dating. It's all downhill from here, i'm afraid.

    • @werewolf873
      @werewolf873 7 років тому +1

      there's always hannible lector

    • @zippymiester6429
      @zippymiester6429 7 років тому +16

      We restore mother nature for their sake, and Sir Attenborough.

  • @juliawidobravely
    @juliawidobravely Рік тому +1

    The beavers really said "No to in-house surveillance."

  • @p344y
    @p344y Рік тому +5

    Beavers are one of the coolest and most fascinating animal species. Their ingenuity is astounding