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You have to make a video about animan adaptation in warzone, when animals are forced to fear and rely on humans at the same time or the will probably die (shrapnel or starvation in burned lands)
If you feel the need to interact with animals, there are so many cats and dogs in shelters who can use a home or even just someone to come in and help socialize them so they can find a home! Save a domestic animal, don't ruin a wild one.
@@koroquetteNo, not really. My landlord made me take down the feeders I'd had up for several years; within a month the birds had quit even so much as glancing at my balcony. (Kinda hurts TBH)
The Monster Overhaul by Skerples has a bit that seems appropriate: "Fairies are to humans what humans are to city-dwelling animals: inscrutable, dangerous, and arbitrary. If you are sick, they might help you. They might also kill you, trap you, or change you. They have valuable things in incredible and casual abundance. They live in strange sideways lands where it is always a perfect summer’s day, protected by invisible walls and hidden gates. Don’t eat their food or your normal fare will taste like ash in comparison. Don’t make any sudden or threatening moves or they’ll banish you at best or kill you and your entire community at worst. If you have no other option, court their attention. If you want to live a long and healthy life, avoid them as much as possible."
@@derekbates4316 Fae kind. there’s European myths about strange creatures that live in the woods and steal children and change people who have had contact with them. A leprechaun is a specific species of fae from Ireland. The fae is also how some people explained the changes they saw in children who we now know have autism. Back when nobody was studying child development and psychology, some cultures believed that children that had sudden changes from autism had been stolen by faeries and replaced with children that looked the same but didn’t act the same. Now it’s also a slur for gay people.
@@thesavvyblackbirdI checked the replies to the weirdly poetic metaphor cause I wanted to know what people thought of it, I got 2 lessons in return, for that, I thank you good sir.
6:56 realistically what's more terrifying A Bigass cat that's pretty fast and loud and scary but has to get in *melee* to kill you. OR A hairless 2 legged mf that will either chase you on foot for ages without rest, or hop in a giant, metal, basically inescapable creature thats probably multiple times your size that it has seemingly total control over. The same creatures that can shoot fire, launch things to tangle you with, obliterate you from like a quarter of a mile down, or randomly spring up on you unnoticed and one shot you.
The running part is something most people don't think about. But humans are the masters of endurance hunting. A well trained human will run further than most animals in a day. Certainly further than a wolf or just about any cat. They might be faster, but only for a short stretch. This is something humans living in primitive societies use for hunting. Yes it may sound strange but running animals down is one of the ways to take out some prey animals that you really would at first thought would be impossible to catch up with on foot. Sorry for the slight hijack of the post, but it's something not really well known. And today I would think there are few who would attempt to run down these animals. We tend to go directly to ranged weapons, and why not? If you have one or can make one, bows are really not all that hard to make, then it's a big improvement over hunting with spears or knives.
@@blahorgaslisk7763 nah you’re good, this is exactly what I meant. Like as an animal it’s like a damn horror game. You think you’ve outrun it after losing sight, you rest for like even a minute and it rounds the corner and takes a shot or hucks a spear at you right when you catch your breath. It’s terrifying.
@@HorizonIncarnate _This,_ basically. Humans, both early cavemen and modern men, are _EXTREME_ anomalies by most animal standards. For example, _most_ predators (wolves, pumas, lions, etc) will explicitly avoid stronger individual prey to go after weaker ones, such as the young or sick. But most human hunters _WILL_ target healthy deer bucks with intimidating antlers or oversized whales most sea-life will steer clear of. On top of our sheer endurance to see kills through that most predators would give up on. It's not just our hunting methods, but our very _mindsets_ that defy the rules that most predators operate under. Add on our numerous guns, traps, environmental knowledge, and sheer drive to avenge attacks on our kin (just see the horrid revenge attacks on stingrays after Steve Irwin's passing), and wild critters have *_plenty_* of valid reasons and, in fact, _need_ to stay the hell away from people even if some of us would do no intentional harm to them.
I love your content! It’s educational and entertaining and your love and respect for the animals always shows. Thank you (both of you) for keeping us informed!
I remember a clip of Steve Irwin wanting to show people that animals are more afraid of people, using lions as an example. He laid on the ground and started rolling toward them to "not look human". As soon as he stood up, the lions ran
@@magnarcreed3801 Because he didn't play of as scary or threatening, Nor did he do other stuff that would make them run, A wolf pack isn't scared of a female human and might try to interact with them, Same goes for human children, But they are scared of some if not all males.
There's a mated pair coyotes who live in our neighborhood who are bold enough that shouting at them won't scare them away. But the marine air horn we bought at a sports store DEFINITELY scares the shit out of them and sends them sprinting.
@@DebTheDevastator that is idiotic. don't feed wild animals. or at lest don't directly feed them. they may become reliant on easy food and get upset and agitated when denied.
I would put up a sign that reads "If you feed the Seal, we will have to SHOOT the seal." - That would actually work better than just trying to tell people to not be idiots.
Unfortunately, I have a feeling that while that might scare off people who are just misguided there are many more deliberately malicious who would think it hilarious that all they would have to do to kill a seal would be to give it a burger then they'd go back to the bar and brag about their successful murder to their buddies.
@@kylepessell1350 Instead of that, fine the people feeding the animals. People are a lot less willing to do things if it results in something happening to them.
‘If anything happens to Neil, imma really show yall a crash out’ that was the most genuine threat I’ve heard from someone through a screen in a long time
Maybe the reason those animals were not afraid of the Lion roars is because when a real lion is on the hunt it doesn't announce it's presence like an obnoxious drunk frat bro. Prey will see the predator before they hear it.
La Jolla, CA. The seals like to nest there. There are barriers up to keep the people OUT, not the seals IN. The locals respect them. Tourists? The try to take selfies, throw food...or stones at them. The last kid I saw throwing stones had her parents laughing and laughing until the lifeguards got ahold of them. If it had'nt occurred to you....randomly hurting large animals is a very bad habit for a child to develop.
Hurting animals in general is not a behavior that a parent should tolerate, much less encourage. It isn't a far jump to turn that into hurting other people.
This is why I hate tourists, even if I’m in another state or maybe even country, I learn to respect the land. Just because you paid to be here doesn’t mean you get to do whatever.
@@maryjane4432 When they hold hands and float about with each other can make you soft like putty, drop your guard, and get otterly mugged. Animals can smell fear and soft
That lady in the burka carrying that lion while it was clawing the air was the wildest thing I've ever seen. The Canadian guy scolding the bobcat was the wildest thing until I seen this. Carry a goddamn lion like carrying a toddler throwing a tantrum truly is amazing.
suprised that manatees arent in this. here in florida, them having zero fear of humans means they are very likely to die from boats hitting them. they swim into canals and people see them and give them water from the hose, even though we have been taught since we were in kindergarten not to interact with manatees because of this. hell, we were even taught songs about manatee conservation and sang them in a concert to our parents in kindergarten. i love manatees and it makes me sad to know that they will likely die out because they keep swimming up to humans which causes them to get hit by boats.
they're such beautiful and peaceful creatures, i had a mother and a baby swim up to me just to check me out. the baby was like a little grey burrito. please please please don't let them go extinct my heart couldn't handle it
I think the only reason they aren't in it is because they're not violent otherwise they probably would be. I would wanna pet one so much but I know it would be bad 😭
I adore manatees, I did a project about them in first grade and a few years later got to see real ones in Florida. They're so cool, it makes me sad they're endangered cuz of humans :(
It's actually illegal to touch a wild manatee. Not sure how many people follow that law, but at least there's a pretty hefty fine if they get busted. ❤
10:36 I’m with you man, it pisses me off when people try to make pets of wild animals in their own environments. They make the animals life more difficult and a risk to itself all because they “love” the animal. I use love in quotes because if they truly loved it then they wouldn’t endanger its existence
They LOVE the idea of the animal/animals and nature as a whole... They fail to see that reckless, misinformed, and blind interactions between civilization and nature can have dire consequences on both sides...
@@jeffersonfriend786 dont attribute to malice what comes from being naive most folks do love animals, but most folks also do not understand why feeding a animal is a big deal, or become misinformed cause they see videos of people walking up and taking a selfie with a animal which makes them feel it is okay or safe to do.
Exactly. They carry the given name "WILD" for a reason and yet, people don't learn.. Ever! This is what happens when you let your carelessness get ahold of you!
Greaaat. So what you're telling me is.. One day I'm gonna get chased down by a desensitized wild possum because my stubborn 70+ year old dad won't listen to me and stop feeding them while loudly announcing his presence to them every time he does..
You could encourage him to build the sort of backyard ecosystem that will naturally attract wildlife without giving handouts. Hiding places, wood piles (life loves a wood pile), water source, native plants which will attract native insects which will in turn attract small animals, which will attract larger animals... Possums, for example, love to forage around for worms and snails. Make the backyard a place for worms and snails; possums will come. Plant a fruit tree. Even if you collect some of the fruit, the wildlife will get their share whether you like it or not LOL!
That's slightly different possum's already have little fear. Your dad is wrong for feeding the possum but regardless there are certain animals that don't fear anything.
Assuming you mean an opossum not a possum…. Unlikely, opossum do not have that kind of energy. Actual possums though. Menaces, regardless of if you feed them.
Thanks so much for bringing attention to this issue. As someone who has worked to monitor/rehabilitate wild animals (and a big fan of Monterey Bay), animals losing their fear of humans is a HUGE problem. It's gotten to the point that some animals teach other individuals that humans are associated with food without even being fed. Remember, keep wild places wild! Great video as always!
Can confirm Monkeys are a real menace in India, especially in places like Agra. They know just what people value, just how to get their hands on it, and how to exchange it for food. My grandmother had her glasses stolen by a monkey, and we had to pay a vendor who sits there waiting for it to happen, to toss up a juice carton in exchange for the glasses (yes they know how to use straws too).
"Columbus even noted how weirdly chill they were, and for that, they got slaughtered." That isn't even the only time Columbus pulled something like that.
best way to not tell people the location of something is to tell them dozens of wrong locations. If you tell everyone to be silent on the matter then the only ones talking will be the ones who don't care, didn't listen, or didn't know. If everyone is talking about the wrong location, then people will either give up searching or travel to the wrong place, very few will reach the correct location which is ultimately the goal here.
@earthling_parth what? That’s not what that means at all, things like poachers, those that run animals over, etc. things like cows, pigs, turkey, chickens, etc are killed because it’s food. And diets can change depending on your blood type does shift on what someone should be eating, most meat isn’t good for human stomachs or intestines and that’s just fact. Fish, turkey and chicken are better than most red meats. You can look it up. And most vegans aren’t like the ones that ruin their rep online. They are just people eating things they like, not everyone likes meat, not everyone cares for certain vegetables, fruits, beans, etc. what I’m trying to say is. They don’t need to be vegan to say they hate when they die because of people’s stupidity. Like taunting certain animals, getting attacked, and the animal usually getting put down afterwards.
Great vid! Every see that show called "Something Bit Me"? There was a guy who was fighting for his life against an alligator and wound up losing his arm from the elbow down. After the incident, (where the alligator was killed) he came across a father and his two young daughters feeding alligators. He told the man to stop and the man said "what's the worst that can happen? He held up his stump of an arm and said, " This!" That an the animal gets annexed. So yeah, please stop feeding wild animals. They're adapted to hunt or evade predation. The second we enter the picture, that gets screwed up. Toodles!
11:20 technically the Great Auk was called a penguin before actual penguins were discovered, so if anything is the legitimate penguin, it’s the great auk, kinda like how the red panda got its name before the giant panda
There are 3 types of way wilf animals reacts to humans. 1. they think of us a predertors (Black bears) 2. they think they are equel (Brown bears) 3. they think we are prey. (polar bears).
I've always had a healthy respect for bears growing up in Canada. Rarely saw them, the occasional roadside drive by of a black bear up north, or spotting them in the garbage dump after sunset, Zoo's and let's not forget Bart the Kodiak Bear movie star (holy hell he was big, saw him up close twice!). But all of that seemed like fluff once I saw that scene in the movie The Revenant, DiCaprio being attacked and mauled. 😱 Should be required watching for city people.
@@DawnChatman But that was a brown bear. They will hunt humans if they are really hungry or something else is going on. For example, there is a story about a lion who hunted humans because of his bad teeth. Black bears are smaller and will not hunt humans (still might attack humans just like any other beast with sharp teeth and claws). Polar bears will hunt humans because you are 10 km away from them and they smell you. They will not avoid you because there is other prey near by, you are like any other prey to them.
Never forget that sea otters are way smarter than they look. Stealing surf boards certainly sound within their character. I wouldn't be surprised if they started stealing boats. If you're ever missing one where sea otter live, I recommend looking up on account that it's probably upside down in a tree.
I got real personal beef with the otters I go down to Monterey Bay Aquarium for a few days they're in the aquarium they're all over the place I came to look at fish not these guys upside I got to see the wheels eat🎉
The norway thing is even more painful when you understand that both Scotland and norway share culture regarding Selkies, so even though such mythical creatures don't exist. Its a heavy blow culturally to harm a seal, walrus or similar due to the taboo of such a thing in their culture itself...
A VERY important message. I live in a country with high drug crime where "some people" keep private and illegal collections of very big and dangerous wild animals. Basically a pissing contest among them. It's sickening and only adds to their subhuman nature. They also use the animals as their own Roman Circus type of sick entertainment and to annihilate enemies. I hate that I wish it would stop. I miss Harambe... any animal killed for something as foolish as disregard is too sad. I miss Steve Irwin too, but dare I say: you are a great example of his legacy and for that I am TRULY very grateful. May the winds always blow in your favour and carry you safe 🙏🏼💕. God bless you :).
Thank you for maintaining sight of your humanity amid numerous examples of cruelty. Backwards hat guy might be carrying on Steve Irwin’s legacy, but Steve strove to instill a love for animals in the world, and you are proof of his purpose❤️
I grew up near a river that had some otter. My dad would always say “they look cute but they are vicious and can easily kill you”. Clearly he was right
The otters at Steve Irwin's zoo were the only animals he was afraid of. Dude would jump on a massive crocodile but wouldn't go near the aquatic cat snakes.
I swear to god when I start doing wildlife education as a career when I am out of high school and past Uni, THIS message is going to be the number one thing that I am always drilling into people. Thank you Casual, you are my inspiration for wanting to go down this path : D
Had a cat. The sweetest...tooo sweet. Loved humans (do to us) 1 day a group kids who were at the church center (lived across from a church) took her and repeatedly slammed her on the concret. Destroyed her back legs my cousins came crying to me when they seen it cause they knew she was my baby. When i found her she was crying dragging herself up the driveway coming back home. I was...hurt(way worse inside). I stayed by her over the next months sleeping in the living room to be next to her making sure i pet her till i fell asleep so she'd feel some comfort. Eventually i woke up and she was out of the box dragging her back half but moving. Soon she could "stand" and began to bounce the back legs to move faster. I never wanted her outside again due to the previous situation and many dangers she could no longer defend herself from but my brother let her out when i wasnt around despite my feelings. Never saw her again. Was over 23yrs ago still hurts. But always a reminder that humans aren't good people. Not even the ones pretending to be at church. Moral humans will destroy any and everything.
Whatchoo talkin' 'bout? Religion literally exists to replace morality with a set of rules written down by some dudes. Of course adhering to it produces the most evil people.
They need to be arrested for animal abuse, I'm so sorry you and your pet had to experience that. I don't understand some people's need to hurt things just for the hell of it.
I worked in wildlife rescue & rehab years back and discouraging well meaning people feeding wildlife was such an uphill battle. It's great that you're friendly to your local raccoons, but on top of developing problematic behaviours you really need to remember that not EVERYONE is kind to wildlife and if they've learned that people are both safe and a source of food they're almost inevitably going to hurt or killed. Put water out if it's hot sure but kindness to wild animals often gets them hurt in the end and distance is essential. I also will not be remotely surprised when Neil has to be euthanised when he passes from being cute to becoming a problem animal. Happens with bears very frequently. :( Great video as always!
This really needed to be said, and considering a lot of his job is familiarizing us with these animals, it’s some king shit for him to take a step back and go “no this is something to be enjoyed from a distance” major kudos to you my guy
Disney....how many kids grew up on that utter sh***? Animals are nice and cute and our friends. They are friends with the good guys in the movie. If I make a wild animal my friend, i´m just like that good guy in my movie. 4-5 generations of people brainwashed like that and now we see the results.
Actually, natural selection picks for this because most of the times nothing bad happens when humans are not afraid, but the second they smell your scared ass...
We see friendly smiling animals from day one, in books, pictures, toys and stuff. We should watch Jaws more often to see things more clearly that nature is not friendly
"Fuck around and find out" has never been more accurate than when people feed/get too close to wild animals and have to face the consequences. The sad thing is, the people who do and those around them almost always blame the animals. No one, human or animal, comes out of those situations better off, so it's better to just keep your distance.
It's not that simple unfortunately. A lot these type of things happen because we are destroying or encroaching on their habitat. It's not just a matter of "leave them alone and problem solved."
There is something magical about seeing animals act as themselved in nature from a distance. I did not realize this until I started going to bird banding events where researchers would catch birds and open their work to the public as an educational tool. That was when I got to be directly interacting with the birds. When I had a community garden plot near a nature preserve I got to experience cowbirds up close. They follow gardeners when we pick weeds and come to find insects in the newly exposed soil, as they are adapted to follow bison while they feed. It felt so close and so distance at the same time because they could walk right next to me and at the same timr as as their natural selves. But if I was not actively making an attempt not to acknowledge their presence if I happen to notice them, they would fly off, a personal interaction breaking the magic.
I had seen kpassionte's videos, and her "criticism" of your videos, which of course was more clarification than anything - I think most people watching you totally get the angle, the fun in antropomorphising and the use of getting people interested in animals by being a bit tongue-in-cheek about their behaviour - but it's really amazing to see you make these new videos in a much more defensive tone, highlighting the danger we pose to them and the beauty (alongside the 'craziness") of nature... Love your work, always, thank you!😊
@@Avaa-vanilla995 well, I think lots of kids watch them (I keep sending the links to my nieces anyway) and they are much more innocent and can take stuff at face value... I male sure mine "get it", as a joke, but imagine the hoards of kids that land in these videos by themselves... some might misunderstand. Plus, it is bite sized info, and subtleties that can be interesting and important might not be emphasised. Meaning, I can understand the critique, and I admire people that can take notes and work with them.
Deciding over and over again i will never go swimming in the ocean again without full body knight armor until I rememember there's already about 14,500 reasons why i will never go swim in the ocean, starting from the primal fear of deep waters itself.
Fun Fact: Tiger Sharks have been reportedly found with stomach contents such as pets (dogs for instance), plastic, car registers plates or also in one case - suit of armor. Hope this helps with your thalassophobia :)
@@pidbul530and great whites have had moose in their stomachs Grew up on the east coast of md. Never once worried about what was swimming with us till I had kids of my own. Went up on the pier and my hubs asked what the biggest thing is they pulled out from the pier and he said a 4’ shark. My hubs said but people are swimming right there. Guy looked at him like he had two heads and said “well it’s their home not ours”. Granted hubs is from Arizona/colorado.
I have no desire to swim in the ocean either! I'm in Oregon and the ocean here is always freezing cold (to me)! Not to mention our rip currents, no thank you! But I frequently see surfers out there, even now when it's in the 40-50°F outside! I'm happy to swim in the river, been doing it for decades and this last summer, a new nightmare appeared from my favorite river! I was floating with a bunch of friends and one of them brought his 2 sons, we we'd decided to hit the shore for a few and one of the boys was right next to me when we noticed something on his foot! It was a leach! He screamed! Someone got it off him, not me!!! But I got a couple of pics! 😅 I had no idea we had leaches here! First one I've ever seen in real life!
In a past life, I worked wildlife control in Alaska. Moose, black bears, Grizzly bears, Wolves, Coyote, Fox, Eagles, Ravens, Geese, Ducks... you name it. We had to put down a fox because some of the locals were feeding it. That fox was attracted to humans and that got it killed. Heavy sucker. I think we picked up at least ten bowls of cat food that were left out specifically for this fox.
Santa Cruzian here! 841 has become famous here, my work sells stickers of her! People came out with signs protesting to end the hunt for her. She's become somewhat of a mini mascot!
In 15th - 19th of July. 2022 in Finland there was same kind of situation as in Denmark, but there was an attempt to save the walrus. A female walrus found it's way to first at Hamina(15th of July). Before Korkeasaari's vet was able to get to the walruses location it dove and wasn't seen since. Until she got stuck in fishermans fyke in Kotka and had to be rescued. The walrus sank the fishermans ship along side with some equipment. At this point the vet was able to check the wellbeing of the walrus. Poor thing was hungry and lost. The local wildlife rehabilitation center was ready to take the walrus so they could eventually return her beck home. Unfortunately she died when she was being transported to the rehabilitation center. Now days she is in Helsinki central natural science museum.
i was following the hamina walrus situation as it was going on and just imagine how strange it must have been for the guy whose backyard she was found in. like you go on about your day as usual until you see an entire walrus in your yard, what do you even do at that point
i wonder if the norwegians will get miffed and give ya grief for calling their country denmark. lmao. ya see, ya said the freya walrus situation happened in denmark, video says norway. unless I'M the one with the misunderstanding...
I was just in Alaska for vacation in August. We were very cautious on hikes and driving in less dense areas. How people can be so dumb as to expect a bear or moose or any other wild animal to be tame is beyond me. Maybe it helps that I live in an area where we get lots of wildlife wandering into the neighborhood? Deer, coyotes, even the odd mountain lion. I'm so sad to hear that people disrespect your wonderful wildlife. We made sure to be cautious on all of our hikes, speaking constantly and making noise so as to warn any animals away. And no food in our bags or in the car that could tempt them. The creatures that live there are amazing, beautiful things, best appreciated at a distance, undisturbed, and its shameful that other tourists dont behave as such. Much love from Texas (Ive never had to wear so many layers in the dead of August)! ❤
@thecatladytm7172 not all tourists i believe are terrorists but a large number disrespect the wildlife and our fish. Dont get me started on the summer fishing. Those are a whole new level of idiots. Ng needs to do a video on how people go to an area and disrespect the wildlife
I live near Santa Cruz and know one of the photographers who took some of the more iconic pictures of 841. The local surfers know not to approach otters or any other marine life, but 841 was so widely publicized that it became a full-time job keeping out of towners away from her. There were no attacks fortunately, because as you point out most just gave up their boards to her, sometimes getting them back with a bite taken out. She's been spotted offshore again since, but the surfboard stealing behavior hasn't repeated.
I had to haze a feral cat at my workplace the other day. She hid her kittens under my car when I was leaving work and when I chased them away from my car they went under my friend's car. That cat had way less fear than most ferals I've met. Tried to fight me while I was trying to get the kittens to safety. Idk what happened to the kittens ultimately. Sadly like 3/4 feral kittens don't make it, but I see that momma cat every once in a while and she does NOT mess with humans or cars. If she detects movement in that parking lot she is out of there and honestly good for her.
I would love to know why officials just "ask" that people stop feeding animals, and don't start, y'know, making arrests when they catch people getting to close to the animals? A couple news stories of people getting cuffed and spending the night in a cell should do the trick, right?
I mean, around here, depending on the animal, it can be an $800+ fine and jail time (I live where there are seals and large land predators). And people do get caught and fined; usually out of towers but sometimes locals.
@kathrynhoward4196 Facts. It's like saying a murder is gonna stop murdering when we make it illegal. Murders still occur, obviously. It'll just be a waste of time and resources. Videos like these do so much more to help the situation than locking folks up.
I remember as a kid we went to visit family in San Fran. And they got all those sea lions there, right? My mother looked me dead in the eye and said very seriously “you haven’t been bitten until a sea lion does it. Give then their space.” And bless my little adhd-riddled heart I listened. Others didn’t get the memo.
When exactly was "used to have"? There are a lot of stories of humans not showing animals and nature overall the respect that it deserves, that's true. But there are also way more stories of humans putting in the effort for animals to have them maintain their place in the world. A hundred years ago you wouldn't find many people with that same understanding for animals, often considered as "lesser" or "soulless". And before then was also mostly a long story of abuse and disrespect that we actually only now this day and age start to see for the wrong that it was. I also get that there is room for debate here. God knows that there still are A LOT of people who have not made the change of mindset regarding animals, and maybe you even mean that respect for animals was a all time high in like the stone age or something. But although the ecosystems of today are in bad shape, it can DEFFINETLY be said that for the first time in human history people are starting to be more aware rather than less, and i think that's an encouraging thought.
Everyone wants a tranq. dart. The problem is the tranq. needs a reversing dart or the animal ODs. Preventing an OD requires, at minimum, airway maintenance.
You aren't *just* internet backwards hat guy, you're one of the most entertaining *and* informative nature based YT channels I've ever seen... and judging from your subscriber count, I'm clearly not alone in thinking this. I know you were just joking, but you still deserve praise. lol
My great aunt and uncle used to keep otters. They had special permits and all, and Aunt Dot even wrote a book about it ("Okee the Otter," which is sadly out of print these days), my uncle talked about how the otters would untie any knot or figure out any latch you used on their enclosure, so you just had to make sure whatever was holding the door shut was physically too heavy for them to move.
Not to get corny, but quoting Viktor from Arcane's 2nd season: "That which inspires us to our greater good is also what causes our greatest evil." It's not enough with blind love, wildlife requires our respect.
Respect usually requires some measure of fear as it means to take something seriously. People tend to disregard the danger either because they take the “they’re more scared of you” thing to mean when an animal approaches them it’s an opportunity to ‘befriend’ it, or, they’re a jackass who is trying to mess with the animal for whatever reason. Both tend to end badly one just has the chance to occur sooner rather than later.
I wonder how absolutely terrifying our ancestors were that the most terrifying predators and largest animals on the planet are more afraid of us than of the aforementioned predators. Straight generational trauma
Even now we put a selective pressure on them, ones that do not fear humans don't live. The ones that breed more are the ones with a fear that keeps them safe.
they kept coming, ancient humans just kept coming. we didn't tire, we didn't stop chasing our preys. most animals cannot run more than a few minutes but we can do so for hours (of course not the couch potatoes most of us became). this is not terrifying, it is pure nightmare fuel. imagine seeing a predator and once they see you, you cannot outrun them. We also developed ambush hunting methods. it is why if you hear humans, do not stick around, they have probably used their magic to make pointy sticks to throw at you. yeah i can imagine that after hundreds of generation the fear of humans if stored in your DNA and will not go away
as someone in the netherlands, there have been many calls from multiple agencies, including those who rescue water animals to not get close to Freya. she left the Netherlands, and ended up in norway, where not only the people did not follow these calls, freya also did not leave on her own for longer then normal while there are disputes over wether it was the correct call, i do agree that people should not mess with wild animals
I was in Queens Park, NYC last week. The squirrels there are so used to people feeding them, I had one hop up onto the park bench I was sitting on, dash behind my shoulders to get to my right side, then looked me dead in the eye while bringing his left paw up to his chest like he was asking me for something. I grew up in New Hampshire where they're still woodland creatures and are terrified of people, so that was a bit strange to see that close and direct.
In parts of central park the opposite is true, the squirrels will run away from even small children. But I'm sure there's still cases of people feeding them
Generally it's the grey squirrels that are the issue. We have tons of them in Montreal and I've seen them "pose" for food plenty of times. Red squirrels are way more antisocial (including towards other squirrel species). I really hate how people handfeed them. They don't need our help - they dig through our garbages!
@@aml7481 The grey squirrels are also better evolved to deal with cold weather compared to the reds. I’ve seen them in Toronto through January some years, especially the black phenotype as they’re even better suited to the cold than a standard grey. They’re better climbers, have a greater capacity to store fat, are larger in size, and have a better memory of where they stashed their nuts, so naturally they outcompete red squirrels in every environment they share.
The moral of the story is the same as the end of every old movie where a kid meets a magical creature and has to let it go at the end. "Get out of here you stupid thing! I don't love you anymore!" *Holding back tears* 😢 If you love them let them go...
12:30 I live on a farm and they often usually avoid humans. They also come out during the dark of night so you can’t see them but they can see you. And honestly from experience they don’t care and coyotes just go do what they do. The only thing you should be afraid of at night on my farm are bores because a simple blade won’t phase them at all because they have very thick skin/hide and you’ll know that their there because they’re aggressive snort is very loud (My farm is in a maritime forest)
Here in Michigan we have bears, cougars, turkeys, and porcupines. They are actually super chill unless they have babies nearby. But the one I actually fear, the one stalking menace night prowler we have and smells like the very depths of the hell from whence it emerged: skunks 🦨 They have incredible target accuracy from a range of about 12 feet. 🤢
Videos like this also remind me of two things: - The concept of kindness, compassion, helping for others or doing a "good deed" in your life can backfire with disastrous consequences. - If I wanted to do something like stand-up comedy, this is good source material. And much like with George Carlin & Ricky Gervais, I can call out the hypocrisy coming from all sides.
I think a huge part of the neel situation was ironically enough TF2. In July 2023 they added a baby leopard seal that looks just like neel to the game and it was the most viral update in tf2 history with the seal being put all over the internet and basically causing mass seal cuteness based hysteria.
I got in an arguement with my uncle over the wolf thing. Guy would not hear a word about the benefit of wolves. Nothing I could say would make a dent in his hatred. It's scary.
Is your uncle a rancher? I've met some who have a "they stay in their lane, I'll stay in mine" attitude, but quite a few have a zero-tolerance attitude because the losses to livestock can be devastating.
@redwitch12 No. He is a hunter, though, which probably has a lot to do with it. When I tried saying that wolves are meant to keep prey populations down and we wouldn't have as many run-ins with them (especially deer-on-car meetings) if we actually let nature do its thing, he just kept saying that that was why WE'RE supposed to hunt them, that this is why prey is there in the first place. Besides the incredibly human-centric viewpoint, he brought religion into the equation after that, and my brain sort of just...gave up. He reacts like that to a lot of things, though. He legitimately would benefit from the sponsor from this video, but I'm not going to put myself at risk to suggest it.
@@littledreamerrem7021 That's that real 'god gave man dominion over earth' zealotry taken to an impressive degree. And by impressive I mean terrifying, holy shit. I never thought I'd see a human with an alpha male/type a personality towards a wild animal--as pathetic as it is scary honestly.
@@littledreamerrem7021 ...How does religion even enter the conversation? lmao "It's my god given right to use man-made weaponry to murder a creature that my so called god created and I'm not even going to eat it or in any way make use of it." something like that? lol
The biggest problem I have with this is that the animals are living where they've always lived, WE'VE taken over. And its not as if 7 billion people are just going to decide not to live anymore just to sate animals. So, they're unavoidable, and even IF you chase them off, where are they going to go? the next golf course over? 2 parking lots away? what's left for them? Coyotes will either kill your cats or eat their food, even IF they become afraid of you, they love your habitat, and you feed them regardless of intention. Animals smell us, hear us, see us 24/7 literally everywhere on the planet at all times, so, this will likely never end.
I do get your meaning but there is still vast amounts of land that humans aren't living in. I don't see too many houses in Antarctica or the Sahara or the Amazon, or hell even the Scottish Highlands. I live in England, one of the most densely populated countries on the planet and there's tons of forests and quite a few nature preserves. Animals can and will change their habitats in just a generation or two, just because we now live somewhere bears used to live doesn't mean the descendants of those bears are trying to "get their land back" they just live somewhere a bit further away from humans. We are animals too after all, in the wild a pride of lions could and probably do force cackles of hyenas out of their territory.
Reminds me of reindeer. The love walking on plowed roads where they don't have to fight the snow. They also lick up the salt spread to melt the ice on the road. So driving on these roads you can end up stuck because there's a heard of reindeer on it. Honk the horn and they might look at you but won't move. Step outside, shout and wave your arms and they couldn't care less. When I was in the military we tried shooting blanks and they just looked at us emptying a few magazines at full auto before they started licking up salt again. But revving the engine to a roar actually had them running scared.
thank you for your content. It's not just entertainment to me anymore. It started out that way, i admit, but now i am more educated about what and what not to do wnen it comes to wildlife. Even thinking I was just being nice I was truly hurting the natural order of things. Your content has brought that to my attention.
Santa Cruz local here. I’ve met otter 841 personally. She and her pup are not aggressive at all and only approach surfers when the surfers go into her hunting ground. And she only really approaches out of curiosity and often brings her pup. The reason she is so interested in the surf boards is because the crunchy material resembles her natural prey, clams and crabs. She has never bit or attacked anyone but because of the news hype tourists are getting the wrong impression of otters.
Never trust a ferret, even a swimming one, they will steal your food, your change and bite your feet. Oh Lord I do love the Weasels, they are so cute. Like a baby Human, but cuter and more dangerous, and that is some crazy shit...
I was on vacation in Ireland. There was a large stream. Some guy put his very young child on his shoulders, hopped on some slippery ass rocks until a reached a larger rock in the middle, so his wife could get a photo of them. He could have easily slipped and bashed his child's head on a rock or have the current pull the kid away. NEVER underestimate human stupidity, especially from people who have had it easy their whole lives.
Wow, I can't believe that I caught this 15 minutes after it was released. Best time yet for me. And it's one I can really relate to. One winter we watched our neighbors feed the squirrels, and then had to listen to her all summer about the , her words.... the stupid, little, ungrateful, rats (squirrils) tearing up her garden. Don't they know that if it wasn't for her they'd be dead from the cold. I tried to explain it all to her, but hey, there are some just beyond help.
Few things are more frustrating than people who fail to comprehend or accept the consequences of their own actions, even in the midst of suffering those consequences.
the fact that we don't just say "yep, billy tried to pet the big pointy toothed blubber bear, it happens" is so ridiculous because it's the last piece of nature that humans are leaving behind, the "yeah if you mess up you die"
Indeed. The line between 'skulduggery that probably happened' and 'conspiracy theories' is generally practicality. If it's technically reasonable for something to have been pulled off during some geopolitical event that might have made it sound like a good idea, not _too_ over-budget, and remained secret ever since? Then probably. But lots of people make claims that require too many people involved for too long for the secrets to have been effectively kept. Countries (like companies) are not your friend, not even your own country. But they're also not any more competent than the people that make them up.
@@05Matz bureaucracies don't feel human emotions. The people in them are too disconnected from what they're doing to have their emotions impact actions.
Interesting that the elephants weren't. I thought I remembered hearing about an experiment elsewhere that demonstrated that they were able to distinguish between the speech of poachers and that of tourists or "harmless" local humans (women, children, tribes that didn't generally hunt them). I wonder if that's why. Or maybe they were smart enough to realize that the voices weren't real.
It's not just prey species. Predators as well. Humans are terrifying. Our ancestors hunted literally thousands of species to extinction, using little more than pointy sticks (of various fashion). Every species that's survived the mass extinction event that is Humanity has done so only by learning to fear us.
I feel you CG, I couldn't avoid a raccoon on the road 6 years ago and swear I will remember it till the day I die. I'm sorry you had to go through that. It was an accident, and your respect for animals and educating people on them respects Ty's memory.
Virtually every child will randomly hurt an animal at some point. They're not a psychopath for acting like the animal that they are. An important part of human conditioning is for them to learn that it is unacceptable to behave that way when they do it though.
Indeed. I do remember being an unaware kid crushing ants around a hill for... well I don't know what other reason than stimulus. But at sometime I did change for the better. Childhood story after: I was brought on a hike with mom and... former friends, and there I was blocking the sporty boys from wrecking a gorgeous fungus. Heheh.
This reminded me of how some people just post “memes” of insects (mostly flies or cockroaches) being basically tortured. I’m not talking about making a dead insect listen to an awful song, still weird, but not as bad as just mutilating an insect and posting it. If it was a dog or any other cute animal people would be “THATS AWFUL! YOU ARE INSANE” But because it’s an “annoying & creepy pest” people just point and laugh. I won’t lie though, i used to chuckle at the music ones, but just seeing them now makes me kinda sad, and grossed out by the person who made the meme. I just think bugs are neat, and i think people who kill things for a meme are sick (in the bad way).
@@thecreatorofpc7929i a 100% agree but also, i rock with my dog or someone elses dog way more than a mosquito tryna make me itchy in 7 different spots for 5 days straight. i dont like spiders on me or near me, but damn when i was living somewhere where there were hella spiders. I could leave my window open without a screen and i never had any bugs in my room other than the spiders on the walls n stuff, they were pretty chill
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You have to make a video about animan adaptation in warzone, when animals are forced to fear and rely on humans at the same time or the will probably die (shrapnel or starvation in burned lands)
@@kibousn1686 red vs blu?!?! TF2 refrence?!?!?!?!?!? (im sorry)
"When Animals become War Heroes"
I'm sorry, but the fun way you describe some things, I'd LOVE for you to share your opinions on Corporal Wojtek
That's why we say around here "a fed animal is a dead animal". Losing their fear means losing their life eventually.
-Take Notes-
Same goes for the homeless!
🙃🙃🙃
@@Rainer-qc2olAnd the kids, too
''It's always 2016...''
If you feel the need to interact with animals, there are so many cats and dogs in shelters who can use a home or even just someone to come in and help socialize them so they can find a home! Save a domestic animal, don't ruin a wild one.
Or, you know, put out a bird feeder, see the pretty songbirds without getting too close to them.
Bird feeders are bear feeders.
@@marinacosta8835 Don't do that either, unless you want your house to become smothered in bird feces (and it's generational, they will come back).
@@koroquetteNo, not really. My landlord made me take down the feeders I'd had up for several years; within a month the birds had quit even so much as glancing at my balcony. (Kinda hurts TBH)
@@Triple_J.1If you live in bear country, sure.
The Monster Overhaul by Skerples has a bit that seems appropriate:
"Fairies are to humans what humans are to city-dwelling animals: inscrutable, dangerous, and arbitrary. If you are sick, they might help you. They might also kill you, trap you, or change you. They have valuable things in incredible and casual abundance. They live in strange sideways lands where it is always a perfect summer’s day, protected by invisible walls and hidden gates. Don’t eat their food or your normal fare will taste like ash in comparison. Don’t make any sudden or threatening moves or they’ll banish you at best or kill you and your entire community at worst.
If you have no other option, court their attention. If you want to live a long and healthy life, avoid them as much as possible."
Yes, that was quite the pertinent metaphor, thank you. I enjoyed it.
Saving this for later. Such a good quote that puts a lot of stuff into perspective
Fairies?
@@derekbates4316 Fae kind. there’s European myths about strange creatures that live in the woods and steal children and change people who have had contact with them. A leprechaun is a specific species of fae from Ireland. The fae is also how some people explained the changes they saw in children who we now know have autism. Back when nobody was studying child development and psychology, some cultures believed that children that had sudden changes from autism had been stolen by faeries and replaced with children that looked the same but didn’t act the same.
Now it’s also a slur for gay people.
@@thesavvyblackbirdI checked the replies to the weirdly poetic metaphor cause I wanted to know what people thought of it, I got 2 lessons in return, for that, I thank you good sir.
6:56 realistically what's more terrifying
A Bigass cat that's pretty fast and loud and scary but has to get in *melee* to kill you.
OR
A hairless 2 legged mf that will either chase you on foot for ages without rest, or hop in a giant, metal, basically inescapable creature thats probably multiple times your size that it has seemingly total control over. The same creatures that can shoot fire, launch things to tangle you with, obliterate you from like a quarter of a mile down, or randomly spring up on you unnoticed and one shot you.
When you put it like that.....
The running part is something most people don't think about. But humans are the masters of endurance hunting. A well trained human will run further than most animals in a day. Certainly further than a wolf or just about any cat. They might be faster, but only for a short stretch. This is something humans living in primitive societies use for hunting. Yes it may sound strange but running animals down is one of the ways to take out some prey animals that you really would at first thought would be impossible to catch up with on foot.
Sorry for the slight hijack of the post, but it's something not really well known. And today I would think there are few who would attempt to run down these animals. We tend to go directly to ranged weapons, and why not? If you have one or can make one, bows are really not all that hard to make, then it's a big improvement over hunting with spears or knives.
@@blahorgaslisk7763 nah you’re good, this is exactly what I meant. Like as an animal it’s like a damn horror game. You think you’ve outrun it after losing sight, you rest for like even a minute and it rounds the corner and takes a shot or hucks a spear at you right when you catch your breath. It’s terrifying.
Also these hairless apes are almost never alone. They usually come in large packs and can very easily gang up on you and overwhelm you.
@@HorizonIncarnate _This,_ basically. Humans, both early cavemen and modern men, are _EXTREME_ anomalies by most animal standards. For example, _most_ predators (wolves, pumas, lions, etc) will explicitly avoid stronger individual prey to go after weaker ones, such as the young or sick. But most human hunters _WILL_ target healthy deer bucks with intimidating antlers or oversized whales most sea-life will steer clear of. On top of our sheer endurance to see kills through that most predators would give up on.
It's not just our hunting methods, but our very _mindsets_ that defy the rules that most predators operate under. Add on our numerous guns, traps, environmental knowledge, and sheer drive to avenge attacks on our kin (just see the horrid revenge attacks on stingrays after Steve Irwin's passing), and wild critters have *_plenty_* of valid reasons and, in fact, _need_ to stay the hell away from people even if some of us would do no intentional harm to them.
Thanks so much for the shout out Internet Backwards Hat Guy! But for the record I think you are very qualified to speak on the matter ❤😘
I love your content! It’s educational and entertaining and your love and respect for the animals always shows. Thank you (both of you) for keeping us informed!
Hey friend, appreciate you!!
Do I see a crossover in the future? 🤞
@@mom.left.me.at.michaels9951 A Collab between them would be awesome!
Very cool of you to say! I like you now and will check out your videos 😂
I remember a clip of Steve Irwin wanting to show people that animals are more afraid of people, using lions as an example. He laid on the ground and started rolling toward them to "not look human". As soon as he stood up, the lions ran
And he got to pet, play, and make friends with a bunch of animals.
@@magnarcreed3801 Because he didn't play of as scary or threatening, Nor did he do other stuff that would make them run, A wolf pack isn't scared of a female human and might try to interact with them, Same goes for human children, But they are scared of some if not all males.
@@magnarcreed3801 And doing that costed him his life, Died to a stingray.
@@Catfish2048damn news made it up stream to the rivers 😂😂
@@kristopherbrookins6619 fr, a catfish 🤣
There's a mated pair coyotes who live in our neighborhood who are bold enough that shouting at them won't scare them away. But the marine air horn we bought at a sports store DEFINITELY scares the shit out of them and sends them sprinting.
People are feeding coyotes in our area. A couple of women were bit when they didn't feed them.
Lmaooo
@@DebTheDevastatoratleast its coyotes when its life or death you can beat it
@@DebTheDevastator that is idiotic. don't feed wild animals. or at lest don't directly feed them. they may become reliant on easy food and get upset and agitated when denied.
hahaha.. genius! How do your neighbors feel about it?
I would put up a sign that reads "If you feed the Seal, we will have to SHOOT the seal." - That would actually work better than just trying to tell people to not be idiots.
You'd be surprised how many cruel, fucked up people would take that sign as a a challenge
Unfortunately, I have a feeling that while that might scare off people who are just misguided there are many more deliberately malicious who would think it hilarious that all they would have to do to kill a seal would be to give it a burger then they'd go back to the bar and brag about their successful murder to their buddies.
"If you feed the seal, we will have to MERC YOU"
Would be much more effective.
@@kylepessell1350 Instead of that, fine the people feeding the animals. People are a lot less willing to do things if it results in something happening to them.
They would still feed them probably
‘If anything happens to Neil, imma really show yall a crash out’ that was the most genuine threat I’ve heard from someone through a screen in a long time
Lion roar: "Ehh, it's just that jerk Jeffrey from the next meadow"
Human speaking: *LITTERAL CUTHULU NOICE
Maybe the reason those animals were not afraid of the Lion roars is because when a real lion is on the hunt it doesn't announce it's presence like an obnoxious drunk frat bro. Prey will see the predator before they hear it.
@@OnionChoppingNinja
Neither do human hunters, though
This may be the most important video you’ve ever made. Please leave wild animals alone
there's no need to downplay bro's other work by comparing importance
Unless you plan to PROPERLY domesticate them
@@cherrybomby6355 domesticate or tame? Ain't nobody got time to breed hundreds or thousands of generations to domesticate an animal.
All animals will obey me or perish. #GodEmperorAlondro2032
@@Alondro77yea keep in mind humans are also animals since we’re mammals so umm you better obey yourself or perish
La Jolla, CA. The seals like to nest there. There are barriers up to keep the people OUT, not the seals IN. The locals respect them. Tourists? The try to take selfies, throw food...or stones at them. The last kid I saw throwing stones had her parents laughing and laughing until the lifeguards got ahold of them. If it had'nt occurred to you....randomly hurting large animals is a very bad habit for a child to develop.
I also live in CA, and the amount of people I have seen go right up to seal lions is scary.
Hurting animals in general is not a behavior that a parent should tolerate, much less encourage. It isn't a far jump to turn that into hurting other people.
Hurting any animals is a bad habit for a child to develop
This is why I hate tourists, even if I’m in another state or maybe even country, I learn to respect the land. Just because you paid to be here doesn’t mean you get to do whatever.
the sea lions down there have it worse. They are a little further down and you can stand a few paces from them, so the tourists go crazy.
Best of all, nobody will suspect an otter of ulterior or suspicious motives, as its simply too cute
i can not see the cuteness. I think i am cute blind. However i do admire their juggling skills
@@IAmChatI absolutely love otters but know they are dangerous. They are so cute.
Well...Wolves can be cute too, but we all know better than to go pet them
@@maryjane4432 When they hold hands and float about with each other can make you soft like putty, drop your guard, and get otterly mugged. Animals can smell fear and soft
too cute to be true bruh
That lady in the burka carrying that lion while it was clawing the air was the wildest thing I've ever seen. The Canadian guy scolding the bobcat was the wildest thing until I seen this. Carry a goddamn lion like carrying a toddler throwing a tantrum truly is amazing.
I love that they titled Freya's statue "For our sins." they were correct.
suprised that manatees arent in this. here in florida, them having zero fear of humans means they are very likely to die from boats hitting them. they swim into canals and people see them and give them water from the hose, even though we have been taught since we were in kindergarten not to interact with manatees because of this. hell, we were even taught songs about manatee conservation and sang them in a concert to our parents in kindergarten. i love manatees and it makes me sad to know that they will likely die out because they keep swimming up to humans which causes them to get hit by boats.
they're such beautiful and peaceful creatures, i had a mother and a baby swim up to me just to check me out. the baby was like a little grey burrito. please please please don't let them go extinct my heart couldn't handle it
I think the only reason they aren't in it is because they're not violent otherwise they probably would be.
I would wanna pet one so much but I know it would be bad 😭
I adore manatees, I did a project about them in first grade and a few years later got to see real ones in Florida. They're so cool, it makes me sad they're endangered cuz of humans :(
Manatees, no matter how destructive they are to themselves, will never be an Avenger's level threat... or any level threat for that matter. 😂
It's actually illegal to touch a wild manatee. Not sure how many people follow that law, but at least there's a pretty hefty fine if they get busted. ❤
10:36 I’m with you man, it pisses me off when people try to make pets of wild animals in their own environments. They make the animals life more difficult and a risk to itself all because they “love” the animal. I use love in quotes because if they truly loved it then they wouldn’t endanger its existence
If people really loved the animals they would leave them alone.
They LOVE the idea of the animal/animals and nature as a whole...
They fail to see that reckless, misinformed, and blind interactions between civilization and nature can have dire consequences on both sides...
Florida.
@@jeffersonfriend786 dont attribute to malice what comes from being naive
most folks do love animals, but most folks also do not understand why feeding a animal is a big deal, or become misinformed cause they see videos of people walking up and taking a selfie with a animal which makes them feel it is okay or safe to do.
Exactly. They carry the given name "WILD" for a reason and yet, people don't learn.. Ever!
This is what happens when you let your carelessness get ahold of you!
Greaaat. So what you're telling me is.. One day I'm gonna get chased down by a desensitized wild possum because my stubborn 70+ year old dad won't listen to me and stop feeding them while loudly announcing his presence to them every time he does..
The mental picture of this is golden, thank you.
You could encourage him to build the sort of backyard ecosystem that will naturally attract wildlife without giving handouts. Hiding places, wood piles (life loves a wood pile), water source, native plants which will attract native insects which will in turn attract small animals, which will attract larger animals... Possums, for example, love to forage around for worms and snails. Make the backyard a place for worms and snails; possums will come. Plant a fruit tree. Even if you collect some of the fruit, the wildlife will get their share whether you like it or not LOL!
That's slightly different possum's already have little fear. Your dad is wrong for feeding the possum but regardless there are certain animals that don't fear anything.
Aren't possums good pest control, anyway?
Assuming you mean an opossum not a possum…. Unlikely, opossum do not have that kind of energy. Actual possums though. Menaces, regardless of if you feed them.
Thanks so much for bringing attention to this issue. As someone who has worked to monitor/rehabilitate wild animals (and a big fan of Monterey Bay), animals losing their fear of humans is a HUGE problem. It's gotten to the point that some animals teach other individuals that humans are associated with food without even being fed. Remember, keep wild places wild!
Great video as always!
Can confirm Monkeys are a real menace in India, especially in places like Agra. They know just what people value, just how to get their hands on it, and how to exchange it for food. My grandmother had her glasses stolen by a monkey, and we had to pay a vendor who sits there waiting for it to happen, to toss up a juice carton in exchange for the glasses (yes they know how to use straws too).
If you dont know how to use a gun maybe your the monkey
Thanks for sharing
Are bhai 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍
Very much the fault of the vendor too.
"Columbus even noted how weirdly chill they were, and for that, they got slaughtered."
That isn't even the only time Columbus pulled something like that.
@@juanjosephdidn’t he diddle kids?
@@juanjoseph???
My American history being put to the test hear
whoa, daddy chill
@@patrickaikonia853 Your English is, as well.
best way to not tell people the location of something is to tell them dozens of wrong locations. If you tell everyone to be silent on the matter then the only ones talking will be the ones who don't care, didn't listen, or didn't know. If everyone is talking about the wrong location, then people will either give up searching or travel to the wrong place, very few will reach the correct location which is ultimately the goal here.
Hurray, misinformation!
But he can't knowingly give incorrect information. No one will ever listen to him again.
Misinformation is god like.
The internet...
Need i say more?
What's the first rule about fight club? 🤫
Man I hate it when animals have to die because people are stupid and careless. Always makes me sad
So you must be vegan then?
@earthling_parth what? That’s not what that means at all, things like poachers, those that run animals over, etc. things like cows, pigs, turkey, chickens, etc are killed because it’s food.
And diets can change depending on your blood type does shift on what someone should be eating, most meat isn’t good for human stomachs or intestines and that’s just fact. Fish, turkey and chicken are better than most red meats.
You can look it up. And most vegans aren’t like the ones that ruin their rep online. They are just people eating things they like, not everyone likes meat, not everyone cares for certain vegetables, fruits, beans, etc.
what I’m trying to say is. They don’t need to be vegan to say they hate when they die because of people’s stupidity. Like taunting certain animals, getting attacked, and the animal usually getting put down afterwards.
@@earthling_partheating animals and feeding animals are two completely unrelated issues
@@earthling_parthyou need better bait
@@earthling_parth boooo try better bait 🍅🍅🍅
Great vid! Every see that show called "Something Bit Me"? There was a guy who was fighting for his life against an alligator and wound up losing his arm from the elbow down. After the incident, (where the alligator was killed) he came across a father and his two young daughters feeding alligators. He told the man to stop and the man said "what's the worst that can happen? He held up his stump of an arm and said, " This!" That an the animal gets annexed. So yeah, please stop feeding wild animals. They're adapted to hunt or evade predation. The second we enter the picture, that gets screwed up. Toodles!
11:20 technically the Great Auk was called a penguin before actual penguins were discovered, so if anything is the legitimate penguin, it’s the great auk, kinda like how the red panda got its name before the giant panda
There are 3 types of way wilf animals reacts to humans.
1. they think of us a predertors (Black bears)
2. they think they are equel (Brown bears)
3. they think we are prey. (polar bears).
I've always had a healthy respect for bears growing up in Canada. Rarely saw them, the occasional roadside drive by of a black bear up north, or spotting them in the garbage dump after sunset, Zoo's and let's not forget Bart the Kodiak Bear movie star (holy hell he was big, saw him up close twice!). But all of that seemed like fluff once I saw that scene in the movie The Revenant, DiCaprio being attacked and mauled. 😱 Should be required watching for city people.
@@DawnChatman But that was a brown bear. They will hunt humans if they are really hungry or something else is going on. For example, there is a story about a lion who hunted humans because of his bad teeth. Black bears are smaller and will not hunt humans (still might attack humans just like any other beast with sharp teeth and claws). Polar bears will hunt humans because you are 10 km away from them and they smell you. They will not avoid you because there is other prey near by, you are like any other prey to them.
Never forget that sea otters are way smarter than they look. Stealing surf boards certainly sound within their character. I wouldn't be surprised if they started stealing boats. If you're ever missing one where sea otter live, I recommend looking up on account that it's probably upside down in a tree.
I just messaged my sister (who is a surfer) to keep an eye out for otters. Better safe than sorry. Really cute way to lose a board though.
When the otters start working with the orcas, it's game over.
@@chilibreath😂
@@chilibreath Nah, it's when they start working with the emus when we're really screwed.
I got real personal beef with the otters I go down to Monterey Bay Aquarium for a few days they're in the aquarium they're all over the place I came to look at fish not these guys upside I got to see the wheels eat🎉
The norway thing is even more painful when you understand that both Scotland and norway share culture regarding Selkies, so even though such mythical creatures don't exist. Its a heavy blow culturally to harm a seal, walrus or similar due to the taboo of such a thing in their culture itself...
In the coastal areas of the netherlands too, and we mostly did leave Freyja alone when she popped up here.
But isn't that a good thing? Doesn't that mean they'll leave the seals alone, right? I'm confused...
A VERY important message. I live in a country with high drug crime where "some people" keep private and illegal collections of very big and dangerous wild animals. Basically a pissing contest among them. It's sickening and only adds to their subhuman nature. They also use the animals as their own Roman Circus type of sick entertainment and to annihilate enemies. I hate that I wish it would stop.
I miss Harambe... any animal killed for something as foolish as disregard is too sad. I miss Steve Irwin too, but dare I say: you are a great example of his legacy and for that I am TRULY very grateful. May the winds always blow in your favour and carry you safe 🙏🏼💕. God bless you :).
Thank you for maintaining sight of your humanity amid numerous examples of cruelty. Backwards hat guy might be carrying on Steve Irwin’s legacy, but Steve strove to instill a love for animals in the world, and you are proof of his purpose❤️
"Some people"?
@@Avaa-vanilla995 I think they're saying they aren't humans due to their cruel behavior.
Or racism.
@@Avaa-vanilla995pretty sure they mean crime lords
"to annihilate enemies"
i'm sorry, are they literally sending captured rival gang members to be slaughtered by these animals?
15:03 Lord, lead me not into temptation because this little guy is too otterly adorable.
disheartening, isn't it? ideally speaking, it's really not how an otter is supposed to act towards anything shaped like us
I grew up near a river that had some otter. My dad would always say “they look cute but they are vicious and can easily kill you”. Clearly he was right
The otters at Steve Irwin's zoo were the only animals he was afraid of. Dude would jump on a massive crocodile but wouldn't go near the aquatic cat snakes.
I swear to god when I start doing wildlife education as a career when I am out of high school and past Uni, THIS message is going to be the number one thing that I am always drilling into people. Thank you Casual, you are my inspiration for wanting to go down this path : D
That's amazing, glad I could be of any influence, best of luck in your career!
Had a cat. The sweetest...tooo sweet. Loved humans (do to us) 1 day a group kids who were at the church center (lived across from a church) took her and repeatedly slammed her on the concret. Destroyed her back legs my cousins came crying to me when they seen it cause they knew she was my baby. When i found her she was crying dragging herself up the driveway coming back home. I was...hurt(way worse inside). I stayed by her over the next months sleeping in the living room to be next to her making sure i pet her till i fell asleep so she'd feel some comfort. Eventually i woke up and she was out of the box dragging her back half but moving. Soon she could "stand" and began to bounce the back legs to move faster. I never wanted her outside again due to the previous situation and many dangers she could no longer defend herself from but my brother let her out when i wasnt around despite my feelings. Never saw her again. Was over 23yrs ago still hurts. But always a reminder that humans aren't good people. Not even the ones pretending to be at church. Moral humans will destroy any and everything.
please tell me something happened to those "kids"
@@rokkraljkolesa9317 They probably became the Mayor, the Chief of Police and the Head of Tourism
@@ponyboyuk01 *s i g h*
Whatchoo talkin' 'bout?
Religion literally exists to replace morality with a set of rules written down by some dudes.
Of course adhering to it produces the most evil people.
They need to be arrested for animal abuse, I'm so sorry you and your pet had to experience that. I don't understand some people's need to hurt things just for the hell of it.
I worked in wildlife rescue & rehab years back and discouraging well meaning people feeding wildlife was such an uphill battle. It's great that you're friendly to your local raccoons, but on top of developing problematic behaviours you really need to remember that not EVERYONE is kind to wildlife and if they've learned that people are both safe and a source of food they're almost inevitably going to hurt or killed. Put water out if it's hot sure but kindness to wild animals often gets them hurt in the end and distance is essential.
I also will not be remotely surprised when Neil has to be euthanised when he passes from being cute to becoming a problem animal. Happens with bears very frequently. :( Great video as always!
This really needed to be said, and considering a lot of his job is familiarizing us with these animals, it’s some king shit for him to take a step back and go “no this is something to be enjoyed from a distance” major kudos to you my guy
Still amazes me how so many people are so fearless towards wild animals, like a few are expected but THIS many?
Honestly we're at levels of ppl never encountered before in history.
Disney....how many kids grew up on that utter sh***? Animals are nice and cute and our friends. They are friends with the good guys in the movie. If I make a wild animal my friend, i´m just like that good guy in my movie. 4-5 generations of people brainwashed like that and now we see the results.
Actually, natural selection picks for this because most of the times nothing bad happens when humans are not afraid, but the second they smell your scared ass...
The people with seals seem to think they're slow on land.
Problem is they're not.
They can legitimately run you down.
So best to keep your distance.
We see friendly smiling animals from day one, in books, pictures, toys and stuff. We should watch Jaws more often to see things more clearly that nature is not friendly
"Fuck around and find out" has never been more accurate than when people feed/get too close to wild animals and have to face the consequences. The sad thing is, the people who do and those around them almost always blame the animals. No one, human or animal, comes out of those situations better off, so it's better to just keep your distance.
Even worse the locals face the consequences of the tourist's actions
Modern humans are really good at shifting consequences off themselves, then pretending there are no consequences.
Even when they're in captivity, people with the brain capacity of dog doo wanna fuck around and find out. RIP Tatiana the tiger.
I feel so bad for all of these animals. I wish people would just leave them alone.
It's not that simple unfortunately. A lot these type of things happen because we are destroying or encroaching on their habitat. It's not just a matter of "leave them alone and problem solved."
@@Steve-xo5pq yeah it’s sad. I wish it was that simple tho.
There is something magical about seeing animals act as themselved in nature from a distance. I did not realize this until I started going to bird banding events where researchers would catch birds and open their work to the public as an educational tool. That was when I got to be directly interacting with the birds.
When I had a community garden plot near a nature preserve I got to experience cowbirds up close. They follow gardeners when we pick weeds and come to find insects in the newly exposed soil, as they are adapted to follow bison while they feed. It felt so close and so distance at the same time because they could walk right next to me and at the same timr as as their natural selves. But if I was not actively making an attempt not to acknowledge their presence if I happen to notice them, they would fly off, a personal interaction breaking the magic.
12:47 I bet that lil guy looking at that woman has the same exact reaction on his face! 😂
I had seen kpassionte's videos, and her "criticism" of your videos, which of course was more clarification than anything - I think most people watching you totally get the angle, the fun in antropomorphising and the use of getting people interested in animals by being a bit tongue-in-cheek about their behaviour - but it's really amazing to see you make these new videos in a much more defensive tone, highlighting the danger we pose to them and the beauty (alongside the 'craziness") of nature...
Love your work, always, thank you!😊
Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you 🙌🏿
Anyone who took his jokes seriously isn't very intelligent.
@@Avaa-vanilla995 well, I think lots of kids watch them (I keep sending the links to my nieces anyway) and they are much more innocent and can take stuff at face value... I male sure mine "get it", as a joke, but imagine the hoards of kids that land in these videos by themselves... some might misunderstand.
Plus, it is bite sized info, and subtleties that can be interesting and important might not be emphasised. Meaning, I can understand the critique, and I admire people that can take notes and work with them.
0:36 oh what’s next the government weaponizes a platypus and named it perry
PERRY THE PLATYPUS?!
i was looking for that comment XD
Deciding over and over again i will never go swimming in the ocean again without full body knight armor until I rememember there's already about 14,500 reasons why i will never go swim in the ocean, starting from the primal fear of deep waters itself.
Fun Fact: Tiger Sharks have been reportedly found with stomach contents such as pets (dogs for instance), plastic, car registers plates or also in one case - suit of armor.
Hope this helps with your thalassophobia :)
@@pidbul530and great whites have had moose in their stomachs
Grew up on the east coast of md. Never once worried about what was swimming with us till I had kids of my own. Went up on the pier and my hubs asked what the biggest thing is they pulled out from the pier and he said a 4’ shark. My hubs said but people are swimming right there. Guy looked at him like he had two heads and said “well it’s their home not ours”. Granted hubs is from Arizona/colorado.
i know this is a joke but i wanted to say that swimming with a armor is a very very bad idea
@lgnemFlaw yep, the difference of one's abilities to swim with or without armor on is knight and day
I have no desire to swim in the ocean either!
I'm in Oregon and the ocean here is always freezing cold (to me)!
Not to mention our rip currents, no thank you!
But I frequently see surfers out there, even now when it's in the 40-50°F outside!
I'm happy to swim in the river, been doing it for decades and this last summer, a new nightmare appeared from my favorite river!
I was floating with a bunch of friends and one of them brought his 2 sons, we we'd decided to hit the shore for a few and one of the boys was right next to me when we noticed something on his foot!
It was a leach!
He screamed!
Someone got it off him, not me!!!
But I got a couple of pics! 😅
I had no idea we had leaches here!
First one I've ever seen in real life!
In a past life, I worked wildlife control in Alaska. Moose, black bears, Grizzly bears, Wolves, Coyote, Fox, Eagles, Ravens, Geese, Ducks... you name it. We had to put down a fox because some of the locals were feeding it. That fox was attracted to humans and that got it killed. Heavy sucker. I think we picked up at least ten bowls of cat food that were left out specifically for this fox.
Santa Cruzian here! 841 has become famous here, my work sells stickers of her! People came out with signs protesting to end the hunt for her. She's become somewhat of a mini mascot!
In 15th - 19th of July. 2022 in Finland there was same kind of situation as in Denmark, but there was an attempt to save the walrus. A female walrus found it's way to first at Hamina(15th of July). Before Korkeasaari's vet was able to get to the walruses location it dove and wasn't seen since.
Until she got stuck in fishermans fyke in Kotka and had to be rescued. The walrus sank the fishermans ship along side with some equipment. At this point the vet was able to check the wellbeing of the walrus. Poor thing was hungry and lost.
The local wildlife rehabilitation center was ready to take the walrus so they could eventually return her beck home. Unfortunately she died when she was being transported to the rehabilitation center. Now days she is in Helsinki central natural science museum.
i was following the hamina walrus situation as it was going on and just imagine how strange it must have been for the guy whose backyard she was found in. like you go on about your day as usual until you see an entire walrus in your yard, what do you even do at that point
i wonder if the norwegians will get miffed and give ya grief for calling their country denmark. lmao.
ya see, ya said the freya walrus situation happened in denmark, video says norway.
unless I'M the one with the misunderstanding...
I always have said, "Leave wildlife to the specialists. We're all to domesticated to truly understand them."
I live in Alaska. We call tourist terrorists for this very reason. That and some of them are overprivliged
Have you seen someone try to feed a deer on steroids yet? (A moose)
Seems to me, these are the ones who would have been picked off by predators before exiting childhood.
I was just in Alaska for vacation in August. We were very cautious on hikes and driving in less dense areas. How people can be so dumb as to expect a bear or moose or any other wild animal to be tame is beyond me. Maybe it helps that I live in an area where we get lots of wildlife wandering into the neighborhood? Deer, coyotes, even the odd mountain lion.
I'm so sad to hear that people disrespect your wonderful wildlife.
We made sure to be cautious on all of our hikes, speaking constantly and making noise so as to warn any animals away. And no food in our bags or in the car that could tempt them.
The creatures that live there are amazing, beautiful things, best appreciated at a distance, undisturbed, and its shameful that other tourists dont behave as such.
Much love from Texas (Ive never had to wear so many layers in the dead of August)! ❤
@@nathanielterrones5046 yes
@thecatladytm7172 not all tourists i believe are terrorists but a large number disrespect the wildlife and our fish.
Dont get me started on the summer fishing. Those are a whole new level of idiots.
Ng needs to do a video on how people go to an area and disrespect the wildlife
I live near Santa Cruz and know one of the photographers who took some of the more iconic pictures of 841. The local surfers know not to approach otters or any other marine life, but 841 was so widely publicized that it became a full-time job keeping out of towners away from her. There were no attacks fortunately, because as you point out most just gave up their boards to her, sometimes getting them back with a bite taken out.
She's been spotted offshore again since, but the surfboard stealing behavior hasn't repeated.
I had to haze a feral cat at my workplace the other day. She hid her kittens under my car when I was leaving work and when I chased them away from my car they went under my friend's car. That cat had way less fear than most ferals I've met. Tried to fight me while I was trying to get the kittens to safety.
Idk what happened to the kittens ultimately. Sadly like 3/4 feral kittens don't make it, but I see that momma cat every once in a while and she does NOT mess with humans or cars. If she detects movement in that parking lot she is out of there and honestly good for her.
13:33 necessary black face is crazy
Its not black face because it is to imitate the appearance of a monkey not a black person
I would love to know why officials just "ask" that people stop feeding animals, and don't start, y'know, making arrests when they catch people getting to close to the animals?
A couple news stories of people getting cuffed and spending the night in a cell should do the trick, right?
That's just naive. People are idiots and will do what they want. If anything, they might take it as a challenge.
I mean, around here, depending on the animal, it can be an $800+ fine and jail time (I live where there are seals and large land predators). And people do get caught and fined; usually out of towers but sometimes locals.
@kathrynhoward4196 Facts. It's like saying a murder is gonna stop murdering when we make it illegal. Murders still occur, obviously. It'll just be a waste of time and resources. Videos like these do so much more to help the situation than locking folks up.
@@sadesemolushould we stop arresting criminals because crimes keep getting committed anyway?
@@sadesemoluMurders would be much more rampant if there were no laws against it. It would be a "sport" that people livestream for a cheering audience.
That first clip was crazy
me fr
He just fucking grabbed her. Like, he fucking pulled her in, damn. Idk what he wanted with her but he just fucking went for it.
seen that already.
waht killed me was the otter pogface
She ded?
that genuinely scared me dude oh my god...
RIP Rosa
I really loved your MK Ultra and the “otter disaster“ remark! Good stuff, man!
I remember as a kid we went to visit family in San Fran. And they got all those sea lions there, right? My mother looked me dead in the eye and said very seriously “you haven’t been bitten until a sea lion does it. Give then their space.” And bless my little adhd-riddled heart I listened. Others didn’t get the memo.
Did they gave a dolphin a freaking gun 0:11
I'm pretty sure that's a harpoon or something so yea 👍
@@ChickenNuggetEnjoyer33 translation for everyone who misunderstood: he's not disproving he's specifying
@@ChickenNuggetEnjoyer33 I'm fairly sure it's a camera.
Still pretty cool though.
@ That would definitely make more since tbh
camera
3:54 that pun was diabolical.
I'm certain it flew right over many listeners' heads. 😂💯
Lmaooo
You missed a chance for your own otterly diabolical pun.
Real
I'm unable to make my own comment, but can comment on others lol. But yeah, finally found the comment I was lookin for cuz this was great
11:34 "being big enough to be confused for a fursona" -- DAWG YOU GOT ME CHOKING ON MY TOSTITOS LMAAAOOO 😂😂😂
There is something amazing about the dude yelling "Go away, Coyote! Go AWAAAAAAY!" That pleases me greatly.
The only reason Freya died was because she was damaging the property of rich people, not because she was a danger to people.
Oh now it all makes sense, I'll bet those rich people were the same ones luring her over too.
seems like people have forgotten the fear and respect we use to have for the wild
the fear of the wild stopped existing the day guns were invented and a mass maj of hunters have respect for the wild
@@deathbringer9893guns didn't take us out of the woods
When we built cities and refused to live in harmony with nature, we lost our ability to do so
Thats Why You Dont mess with mother nature or animal nature and its course
When exactly was "used to have"? There are a lot of stories of humans not showing animals and nature overall the respect that it deserves, that's true. But there are also way more stories of humans putting in the effort for animals to have them maintain their place in the world. A hundred years ago you wouldn't find many people with that same understanding for animals, often considered as "lesser" or "soulless". And before then was also mostly a long story of abuse and disrespect that we actually only now this day and age start to see for the wrong that it was.
I also get that there is room for debate here. God knows that there still are A LOT of people who have not made the change of mindset regarding animals, and maybe you even mean that respect for animals was a all time high in like the stone age or something. But although the ecosystems of today are in bad shape, it can DEFFINETLY be said that for the first time in human history people are starting to be more aware rather than less, and i think that's an encouraging thought.
@@rinkhoek3130Dude you’re on internet and this is a social media, 99.9% of people here are like this deal with it. I feel you.
Everyone wants a tranq. dart. The problem is the tranq. needs a reversing dart or the animal ODs. Preventing an OD requires, at minimum, airway maintenance.
They don’t just wear off? I never knew that.
@@thecatfather857 Just like anesthesia on a person. If you dart it and it runs off, it's gonna die.
The short version is that it's very complicated, and very dangerous even if you know what you're doing.
@@slwrabbits yessir.
Still a better survival rate than just being shot and killed.
ground news is actually something I need, that water stuff was great too
You aren't *just* internet backwards hat guy, you're one of the most entertaining *and* informative nature based YT channels I've ever seen... and judging from your subscriber count, I'm clearly not alone in thinking this. I know you were just joking, but you still deserve praise. lol
I got mugged by a squirrel in Seattle. It took a muffin out of my backpack then sat there and ate it in front of me. 😂
Cheeky little bugger doin that 😂
My great aunt and uncle used to keep otters. They had special permits and all, and Aunt Dot even wrote a book about it ("Okee the Otter," which is sadly out of print these days), my uncle talked about how the otters would untie any knot or figure out any latch you used on their enclosure, so you just had to make sure whatever was holding the door shut was physically too heavy for them to move.
Couldn't they just put a padlock on it?
Not to get corny, but quoting Viktor from Arcane's 2nd season:
"That which inspires us to our greater good is also what causes our greatest evil."
It's not enough with blind love, wildlife requires our respect.
Respect usually requires some measure of fear as it means to take something seriously. People tend to disregard the danger either because they take the “they’re more scared of you” thing to mean when an animal approaches them it’s an opportunity to ‘befriend’ it, or, they’re a jackass who is trying to mess with the animal for whatever reason. Both tend to end badly one just has the chance to occur sooner rather than later.
I just watched Arcane season 2 yesterday thats crazy
So tired of arcane shit everywhere
@@Gortex. Wahh. Cry about it, hipster. Rain on your own parade, not everyone else's.
@@Gortex.its in ur fyp for a reason
9:06 Agreed. It's the person's fault if they go up to the giant wild animal and think it'll end well.
Tbh same. Unless it's a little kid who doesn't know better, imo if someone wants to mess with wildlife and gets messed with in turn, it's on them.
14:25 The squirrels were like: "For Tyler!!"
I wonder how absolutely terrifying our ancestors were that the most terrifying predators and largest animals on the planet are more afraid of us than of the aforementioned predators. Straight generational trauma
Even now we put a selective pressure on them, ones that do not fear humans don't live. The ones that breed more are the ones with a fear that keeps them safe.
they kept coming, ancient humans just kept coming. we didn't tire, we didn't stop chasing our preys. most animals cannot run more than a few minutes but we can do so for hours (of course not the couch potatoes most of us became). this is not terrifying, it is pure nightmare fuel. imagine seeing a predator and once they see you, you cannot outrun them. We also developed ambush hunting methods. it is why if you hear humans, do not stick around, they have probably used their magic to make pointy sticks to throw at you. yeah i can imagine that after hundreds of generation the fear of humans if stored in your DNA and will not go away
as someone in the netherlands, there have been many calls from multiple agencies, including those who rescue water animals to not get close to Freya.
she left the Netherlands, and ended up in norway, where not only the people did not follow these calls, freya also did not leave on her own for longer then normal
while there are disputes over wether it was the correct call, i do agree that people should not mess with wild animals
I was in Queens Park, NYC last week. The squirrels there are so used to people feeding them, I had one hop up onto the park bench I was sitting on, dash behind my shoulders to get to my right side, then looked me dead in the eye while bringing his left paw up to his chest like he was asking me for something. I grew up in New Hampshire where they're still woodland creatures and are terrified of people, so that was a bit strange to see that close and direct.
In parts of central park the opposite is true, the squirrels will run away from even small children. But I'm sure there's still cases of people feeding them
Generally it's the grey squirrels that are the issue. We have tons of them in Montreal and I've seen them "pose" for food plenty of times. Red squirrels are way more antisocial (including towards other squirrel species).
I really hate how people handfeed them. They don't need our help - they dig through our garbages!
@@aml7481 The grey squirrels are also better evolved to deal with cold weather compared to the reds. I’ve seen them in Toronto through January some years, especially the black phenotype as they’re even better suited to the cold than a standard grey. They’re better climbers, have a greater capacity to store fat, are larger in size, and have a better memory of where they stashed their nuts, so naturally they outcompete red squirrels in every environment they share.
The moral of the story is the same as the end of every old movie where a kid meets a magical creature and has to let it go at the end.
"Get out of here you stupid thing! I don't love you anymore!"
*Holding back tears* 😢
If you love them let them go...
12:30 I live on a farm and they often usually avoid humans. They also come out during the dark of night so you can’t see them but they can see you. And honestly from experience they don’t care and coyotes just go do what they do.
The only thing you should be afraid of at night on my farm are bores because a simple blade won’t phase them at all because they have very thick skin/hide and you’ll know that their there because they’re aggressive snort is very loud (My farm is in a maritime forest)
Here in Michigan we have bears, cougars, turkeys, and porcupines. They are actually super chill unless they have babies nearby. But the one I actually fear, the one stalking menace night prowler we have and smells like the very depths of the hell from whence it emerged: skunks 🦨
They have incredible target accuracy from a range of about 12 feet. 🤢
14:46 That's how I honestly feel about anyone trying to mess with my personal life.
Videos like this also remind me of two things:
- The concept of kindness, compassion, helping for others or doing a "good deed" in your life can backfire with disastrous consequences.
- If I wanted to do something like stand-up comedy, this is good source material. And much like with George Carlin & Ricky Gervais, I can call out the hypocrisy coming from all sides.
that is so true @@robrice7246
If you could do it you would be doing it @@robrice7246
And also why I have almost zero interest in zoology or wildlife conservation.
I think a huge part of the neel situation was ironically enough TF2. In July 2023 they added a baby leopard seal that looks just like neel to the game and it was the most viral update in tf2 history with the seal being put all over the internet and basically causing mass seal cuteness based hysteria.
thats...dumb...
@@iguessthisismyworkaccountl8437 Listen, it's been 7 years since the last major update, we were going insane.
0:53 Mr.Crabs gets violated yet again.
Big spongebob fan here... he deserves worse!
Ahhhhh AAAA AHHHHH A A A AHHH!!!!
sorry but the lion being carried away like a kid throwing a tantrum at 7:30 is killing me
I was looking for this comment
Denmark converting farmland into forest might be the best news I've gotten all month
I got in an arguement with my uncle over the wolf thing. Guy would not hear a word about the benefit of wolves. Nothing I could say would make a dent in his hatred. It's scary.
Is your uncle a rancher? I've met some who have a "they stay in their lane, I'll stay in mine" attitude, but quite a few have a zero-tolerance attitude because the losses to livestock can be devastating.
@redwitch12 No. He is a hunter, though, which probably has a lot to do with it. When I tried saying that wolves are meant to keep prey populations down and we wouldn't have as many run-ins with them (especially deer-on-car meetings) if we actually let nature do its thing, he just kept saying that that was why WE'RE supposed to hunt them, that this is why prey is there in the first place. Besides the incredibly human-centric viewpoint, he brought religion into the equation after that, and my brain sort of just...gave up.
He reacts like that to a lot of things, though. He legitimately would benefit from the sponsor from this video, but I'm not going to put myself at risk to suggest it.
Your uncle sounds like a self-centered asshole. The world doesn't revolve around humans. We ain't all that.
@@littledreamerrem7021 That's that real 'god gave man dominion over earth' zealotry taken to an impressive degree. And by impressive I mean terrifying, holy shit. I never thought I'd see a human with an alpha male/type a personality towards a wild animal--as pathetic as it is scary honestly.
@@littledreamerrem7021 ...How does religion even enter the conversation? lmao "It's my god given right to use man-made weaponry to murder a creature that my so called god created and I'm not even going to eat it or in any way make use of it." something like that? lol
The biggest problem I have with this is that the animals are living where they've always lived, WE'VE taken over. And its not as if 7 billion people are just going to decide not to live anymore just to sate animals. So, they're unavoidable, and even IF you chase them off, where are they going to go? the next golf course over? 2 parking lots away? what's left for them? Coyotes will either kill your cats or eat their food, even IF they become afraid of you, they love your habitat, and you feed them regardless of intention. Animals smell us, hear us, see us 24/7 literally everywhere on the planet at all times, so, this will likely never end.
I do get your meaning but there is still vast amounts of land that humans aren't living in. I don't see too many houses in Antarctica or the Sahara or the Amazon, or hell even the Scottish Highlands. I live in England, one of the most densely populated countries on the planet and there's tons of forests and quite a few nature preserves. Animals can and will change their habitats in just a generation or two, just because we now live somewhere bears used to live doesn't mean the descendants of those bears are trying to "get their land back" they just live somewhere a bit further away from humans. We are animals too after all, in the wild a pride of lions could and probably do force cackles of hyenas out of their territory.
Lion: Roars
Prey Animal: Yikes, I should be careful of that dangerous lion...
Human: talks
Any Animal: WTF was that??? RUN!!
Any animal: Lion need to get close to hurt you, Hooman can just stand from faraway and suddenly you or your friend are goner.
Reminds me of reindeer. The love walking on plowed roads where they don't have to fight the snow. They also lick up the salt spread to melt the ice on the road. So driving on these roads you can end up stuck because there's a heard of reindeer on it. Honk the horn and they might look at you but won't move. Step outside, shout and wave your arms and they couldn't care less. When I was in the military we tried shooting blanks and they just looked at us emptying a few magazines at full auto before they started licking up salt again. But revving the engine to a roar actually had them running scared.
thank you for your content. It's not just entertainment to me anymore. It started out that way, i admit, but now i am more educated about what and what not to do wnen it comes to wildlife. Even thinking I was just being nice I was truly hurting the natural order of things. Your content has brought that to my attention.
Santa Cruz local here. I’ve met otter 841 personally. She and her pup are not aggressive at all and only approach surfers when the surfers go into her hunting ground. And she only really approaches out of curiosity and often brings her pup. The reason she is so interested in the surf boards is because the crunchy material resembles her natural prey, clams and crabs. She has never bit or attacked anyone but because of the news hype tourists are getting the wrong impression of otters.
Those Otters had it out for her
that’s a sea lion 😭
😆@@aarasko
Never trust a ferret, even a swimming one, they will steal your food, your change and bite your feet. Oh Lord I do love the Weasels, they are so cute. Like a baby Human, but cuter and more dangerous, and that is some crazy shit...
That's a bar
Never expected you too watch casual geographic
9:25
What the hell? Who does that? A wild animal that weighs hundreds of pounds and have the jaws to break bones and you put your toddler on its back?
People will do *anything* for a video short no matter what harm it brings to critter or kid alike.
I was on vacation in Ireland. There was a large stream. Some guy put his very young child on his shoulders, hopped on some slippery ass rocks until a reached a larger rock in the middle, so his wife could get a photo of them. He could have easily slipped and bashed his child's head on a rock or have the current pull the kid away.
NEVER underestimate human stupidity, especially from people who have had it easy their whole lives.
Wow, I can't believe that I caught this 15 minutes after it was released. Best time yet for me. And it's one I can really relate to. One winter we watched our neighbors feed the squirrels, and then had to listen to her all summer about the , her words.... the stupid, little, ungrateful, rats (squirrils) tearing up her garden. Don't they know that if it wasn't for her they'd be dead from the cold. I tried to explain it all to her, but hey, there are some just beyond help.
Few things are more frustrating than people who fail to comprehend or accept the consequences of their own actions, even in the midst of suffering those consequences.
I love it when idiots are forced to face the consequences of their idiocy.
13:19 “but you know brute force works too” 💀😭😭💀
Like they say "The worst mistake a wild animal can make... is getting too close to humans"
the fact that we don't just say "yep, billy tried to pet the big pointy toothed blubber bear, it happens" is so ridiculous because it's the last piece of nature that humans are leaving behind, the "yeah if you mess up you die"
0:05 never ask yourself "would the government do that?". The answer is almost always yes
Ask yourself "could the government do that?"
Indeed. The line between 'skulduggery that probably happened' and 'conspiracy theories' is generally practicality. If it's technically reasonable for something to have been pulled off during some geopolitical event that might have made it sound like a good idea, not _too_ over-budget, and remained secret ever since? Then probably. But lots of people make claims that require too many people involved for too long for the secrets to have been effectively kept.
Countries (like companies) are not your friend, not even your own country. But they're also not any more competent than the people that make them up.
@@05Matz bureaucracies don't feel human emotions. The people in them are too disconnected from what they're doing to have their emotions impact actions.
It was really neat/interesting to learn that merely the sounds of basic human language scared those African prey species that much.
Absolutely fascinating. Makes sense since humans and those animals have evolved together in Africa. Is it in animals’’ DNA to fear us, I wonder
Interesting that the elephants weren't. I thought I remembered hearing about an experiment elsewhere that demonstrated that they were able to distinguish between the speech of poachers and that of tourists or "harmless" local humans (women, children, tribes that didn't generally hunt them). I wonder if that's why. Or maybe they were smart enough to realize that the voices weren't real.
It's not just prey species. Predators as well. Humans are terrifying. Our ancestors hunted literally thousands of species to extinction, using little more than pointy sticks (of various fashion). Every species that's survived the mass extinction event that is Humanity has done so only by learning to fear us.
The tourists at Yellowstone, and the like, who take selfies with bison, bears, and that lady on the beach with the bull, prove it works both ways...
I feel you CG, I couldn't avoid a raccoon on the road 6 years ago and swear I will remember it till the day I die. I'm sorry you had to go through that. It was an accident, and your respect for animals and educating people on them respects Ty's memory.
Bro those otters in the Amazon are sooo vicious
And they can grow to about six feet long. Even more nightmare fuel.
@@och70 and they live in groups😬
They look more like cocaine jaguars than actual otters.
@@och70imagining a six foot long otter- gosh that’s as long as my uncle
They’re call River Wolves for a reason!
12:34 spider man reference?
That’s what I thought
That’s what I thought
Virtually every child will randomly hurt an animal at some point. They're not a psychopath for acting like the animal that they are. An important part of human conditioning is for them to learn that it is unacceptable to behave that way when they do it though.
Indeed. I do remember being an unaware kid crushing ants around a hill for... well I don't know what other reason than stimulus. But at sometime I did change for the better. Childhood story after: I was brought on a hike with mom and... former friends, and there I was blocking the sporty boys from wrecking a gorgeous fungus. Heheh.
This reminded me of how some people just post “memes” of insects (mostly flies or cockroaches) being basically tortured. I’m not talking about making a dead insect listen to an awful song, still weird, but not as bad as just mutilating an insect and posting it. If it was a dog or any other cute animal people would be “THATS AWFUL! YOU ARE INSANE” But because it’s an “annoying & creepy pest” people just point and laugh.
I won’t lie though, i used to chuckle at the music ones, but just seeing them now makes me kinda sad, and grossed out by the person who made the meme. I just think bugs are neat, and i think people who kill things for a meme are sick (in the bad way).
@@thecreatorofpc7929i a 100% agree but also, i rock with my dog or someone elses dog way more than a mosquito tryna make me itchy in 7 different spots for 5 days straight. i dont like spiders on me or near me, but damn when i was living somewhere where there were hella spiders. I could leave my window open without a screen and i never had any bugs in my room other than the spiders on the walls n stuff, they were pretty chill
@@thecreatorofpc7929bugs are not nearly cognitively sentient like a dog or cat is though
That ad intro was creatively diabolical........exactly like an otter