I can't believe I misspelled "raccoon". I was too busy making sure I got "opossum" right. Thankfully, the world appears to still be turning.

@xenos_n.

4 жыл бұрын

Nobody told you? The Earth actually stopped revolving. It's really messing with the day/night cycle.

@arrocoda3590

4 жыл бұрын

How about Beavers? Beavers common in britain? Very common in the states especially out west

@JamesDunn-sk2sj

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Just one thing. The O in Opossum is silent. Don't know why but everywhere I've lived or been to in the USA the O it is that way.

@tjhorne82

4 жыл бұрын

Would love to see you do more, maybe break it up by region.

@GeographRick

4 жыл бұрын

I like the river otters here in Indianapolis. They’re otterly cute

In some parts of the US we refer to raccoons as "trash pandas".

@Neenerella333

4 жыл бұрын

And opossums are Garbage Witches.

@Joe-xq3zu

4 жыл бұрын

I refer to both as Road Kill, because that's the place i see them most often.

@Bohica369

4 жыл бұрын

So does Peter Quill.

@lancerevell5979

4 жыл бұрын

Had a 'Coon get into my trash jins one night. I managed to pop him with a paint ball. Man, those gray, black and pink raccoons can MOVE! Heheha...... He never came back.

@kimwhitehead9096

3 жыл бұрын

Rabies carriers!

'Possums may be kind of homely, but they eat ticks. That, by itself, is a valuable trait.

@deekim8164

4 жыл бұрын

Ticks and trash

@ehrenbormann1014

4 жыл бұрын

And they taste great in a soup

@armadillotoe

4 жыл бұрын

They can scare the crap out of you, if you are drunk and think they are a giant rat.

@kenbattor6350

4 жыл бұрын

They also eat Rattlers

@ehrenbormann1014

4 жыл бұрын

@@kenbattor6350 those also tase ok little bony

My kids brought home an "injured puppy" they found on the side of the road. I nursed it back to health, and we had another dog, I thought. Turns out it was a coyote puppy. He's been with us for a long time now. He always had peculiar behaviors like walking on his back legs down the hall, taking a nap on top of the kitchen table, hunts and eats grubs, will go lay and hide in the grass. His butt wants to come inside though, and sleep on the bed and snuggle. He runs from a opossum. He may be the sweetest dog I ever had.

@aris1869

Жыл бұрын

The most American pet story ever 😂

@sandy9064

Жыл бұрын

My brother had one mixed with a German shepherd. She was sweet but so sharply vocal. High pitched and never ending if one of her people wasn't around when she wanted them. Have a pic of my little mom sitting in a kitchen chair with this 75 pound mutt sitting on her lap. She still calls her, her lap dog when we talk about her.

@heathercurry898

Жыл бұрын

Wow thats a crazy and lucky twist of fate, what a cool pet experience to have a coyote as a pet!

@mookieluvr

Жыл бұрын

2 years late but this reminds me of the “American howling retriever” post that goes something like: “The American Howling Retriever is a breed of dog that is extremely coyote like. In fact, the only difference between it and a normal coyote is my inability to admit that I may have made a mistake and all the Benadryl I keep giving it so it won’t maul me.”

@deanlute794

Жыл бұрын

Yup they act like fox.

We had a domesticated skunk in our house when I was a kid. What I can tell you is that, if they are kept as pets, they are likely de-scented. But, that doesn't mean they don't have an intensely musky scent if you don't bathe them regularly. They are, however, highly intelligent, deeply loyal animals that love their people a great deal, and will protect them. You should have seen the mailman's face the day we had the door open, so there was only a screen door between him and a skunk who immediately whipped around to point his raised tail at the man, and then backed up quickly towards him to "spray" LOL. I have never seen a man move that fast in my life LOL.

@virtuouswanderer5563

Жыл бұрын

That's evil.. I want one

Whenever I see a bald eagle, I feel so honored. I know they’re no longer on the endangered list, but they’re magnificent.

@derynicat

3 жыл бұрын

If you're really interested in them, there are livestreams of bald eagle nests on KZread. The wild nesting season is pretty much over but there is still a young one on the Dollywood nest. GG3 is the offspring out Grant and Glenda, two non releasable bald eagles. Look up GG3an Eaglet's journal. Every week there is footage of the little one growing up.

@emilylewis5373

3 жыл бұрын

I live on the Indiana/my border and my parents actually live on the river. They now have a nest of bald eagles less than a mile from their house. They get to see them all the time. I haven’t seen an adult yet, but I did see two youths when I was at their house a few years ago.

@esco5593

3 жыл бұрын

They are indeed. Two big bald eagles used to live in my backyard when I moved in from England. It was easy to see why they were chosen to be the national bird. Not sure where they went, however, they've gone missing for about a year now.

@haroldwilkes6608

3 жыл бұрын

They're common in Wisconsin.

@Snorgviggle

3 жыл бұрын

@@esco5593 Though bald eagle nests are reused, the eagles sometimes move elsewhere (not very far away) for unknown reasons. IOW, here today, gone tomorrow. At least one bald eagle nest is thought to be at least 200 years old.

You haven't seen anything until you've seen a full grown moose in the wild. They are... rather large.

@garycard1456

4 жыл бұрын

We have moose in England. We spell it as: Mousse

@zachdemand4508

4 жыл бұрын

@@garycard1456 Is wild mousse just as big?

@jeremyflippen3484

4 жыл бұрын

Or chased by one. They are good eats though.

@trentenswett6306

4 жыл бұрын

Lived in Pinedale Wyoming it was expected to run into at least one of them daily. Can't count the amount of times I had to play statue because I ran across one riding my bike or was stuck inside because a moose was in my front yard or the school didn't allow us outside due to a moose being in the playground or football field. After a while you got used to them.

@shawnj1966

4 жыл бұрын

@Gary Card, ours aren't made of chocolate and you certainly wouldn't want on in your hair!

"They're keen on fishing" is probably the most British way you could describe an eagle LOL

I've lived in New Mexico for 21 years now, and I still get a kick of out seeing roadrunners. They just wander around the city, usually in the mornings.

@scarpru

Жыл бұрын

Meep-meep! Roadrunners are AWESOME!!! We had one in our rural neighborhood in Oklahoma. And yes, you'd only see it in the morning. ❤ I wonder if they're diurnal?

Most of America: OH LOOK BALD EAGLE Alaska: See those five trees? 20 Bald Eagles in each of them.

Mario suit is actually based on an animal called a Tanuki. They're also called Racoon Dogs by some. This is why the power up is represented by a leaf. In folklore Tanuki use leaves to preform transformation magic. Turning into a Monk statue is one of their tricks as people in Japan leave food offerings at these statues. The Tanuki will then steal the food being left at the false alters.

@basedeltazero714

Жыл бұрын

There's both a racoon suit (the normal flying suit from SMB3) and a Tanuki suit (the one that turns into a Jizo statue). Similar looking animals, though, and both now live in Japan (the North American Racoon having been imported in large numbers because a show made it really popular to keep them as pets. Really)

Rattlesnakes!! You forgot rattlesnakes!! That's an encounter you'll never forget!

I hadn't realized until recently how much we take hummingbirds and fireflies for granted over here in the US. Was totally unaware that they're exclusive to the Americas! They never struck me something "unique" to this side of the world-unlike, say, a moose or coyote. I'll often snap pics/vids of these guys in my yard for my friends over in Europe :)

@shellyviescas4205

Жыл бұрын

After I retired and moved back to Kansas, I knew how much I missed the cardinals. But I was surprised at how delighted I was to see fireflies again.

@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606

Жыл бұрын

You mean brits don't get dragonflues darting around their kiddy pools?

@forton615

11 ай бұрын

We do have fireflies in Europe, maybe a different animal, they are a kind of beetle and the adults as well as the larvae glow in the dark.

A raccoon used to come onto my back porch and eat with our cats. They all got along famously, the raccoon hung around for a couple of years. We named him George Cooney.

@btnhstillfire

3 жыл бұрын

I heard a raccoon killing a cat a few years ago. Saw the raccoon later on.

@haroldwilkes6608

3 жыл бұрын

@@btnhstillfire Raccoons can become amorous - are you sure it was killing the cat?

@blackdeath4eternity

3 жыл бұрын

if the food ran out or it was cranky it would have eaten the cats.

@XSemperIdem5

3 жыл бұрын

The name 👏

@Hollylivengood

3 жыл бұрын

My cat had a racoon buddy who used to come in through the cat door every evening and take the cat out for a night run. They would walk out together like high school kids heading out on the town. We called him Rocky. I actually woke up to Rocky petting my face in the morning. Nice human, nice human.

When people have skunks as pets they usually have the scent glands removed so they can’t spray. Same thing with ferrets.

@th0rkiller

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. My mother had one when she was young.

@dalehammers9805

4 жыл бұрын

phenomenal pets too. very intelligent but stubborn.

@larryjenkins1965

4 жыл бұрын

This could simply be a myth but through my life I have also heard stories that skunks have nursed and raised abandoned domestic kittens and that momma cats have done the same with skunk kits

@PolymurExcel

4 жыл бұрын

@@larryjenkins1965 *cat points to baby skunk. "Charlie, you were adopted." skunk: "WHAT?!"

@xenxander

4 жыл бұрын

but honey badger don't give a shit xD

I once had a housemate who freaked out when he saw a "giant rat" in the backyard. It was a possum. They're great... you want them in your yard for insect control. Also, they're the only North American marsupials, which is kind of interesting.

@stockinettestitch

Жыл бұрын

I was walking in my neighborhood at 5:30 a.m. 6/6/21 and I saw the WEIRDEST thing I’ve ever seen in person - I couldn’t figure out what it was for the first few seconds. It turned out to be a mother possum with little baby possum faces up and down her spine and two of them hanging off the side of her body. Scared the living shit out of me at first lol she kept making a loud “TS“ sound at me.

@ireneparrish3070

11 ай бұрын

They eat ticks.

@RichZFishes

6 ай бұрын

@@ireneparrish3070 That's a myth from a very poorly executed study, in which captive possums were place in an enclosure with nothing to eat EXCEPT tics, so naturally they ate them. In subsequent studies done in more natural environments, it appeared that they would eat most anything else available before settling for a tic.

@Beth_Alice_Kaplan

4 ай бұрын

@@stockinettestitch You're so lucky! I'm always wanted to see a mama opossum with her babies.

@guyfaux3978

3 ай бұрын

They're the actual animal that is the legendary "rat the size of a cat" in the NYC sewers.

I had a coyote stalk me while walking my dog in the winter. My dog was the same size as it. No amount of loud noises, rock throwing (didnt hit him), standing my ground, nothing worked except walking backwards towards roads and civilization. It was afraid to get too close to me, but was just stalking waiting for some opportunity. Had to have my sister pick me up to get away. I was surprised at how persistent they are when hungry, especially if you're alone with a pet.

@judithcoloma613

Жыл бұрын

The coyotes near me on the Kitsap peninsula in Western Washington, get very bold. We must watch our dog, a Westie, and our neighbors lost their cat after a coyote showed up. Be vigilant, Laurance.

@curtisa3069

Жыл бұрын

I was stalked by coyotes when I was young. I happened to be carrying fireworks with me at the time. Coyotes don’t like fireworks apparently.

@sevenofzach

Жыл бұрын

If I hadn't eaten much in days or weeks I would be quite persistent too. They are very opportunistic hunters.

@stevenserna910

Жыл бұрын

We got lots of coyotes in South Texas. They like to shop a lot at the Malls. They're usually bilingual. They don't make as much as people think though, and their jobs don't offer any benefits like retirement, or paid vacation, or sick time. Anyone can become a coyote, you just have to be able to; walk & run over really rugged terrain, and swim really well. Its kind of like being a scout master on hiking trails, except the scouts ain't scouts, and the federal government wants to arrest you. Your own fellow coyotes don't like you, and see you more like competition for resources, instead of a coworker. They work mostly night hours, (some do days, holidays, and weekends) and have to be able to run, jump, swim, fight, and sleep with their eyes open. Also they can't have any aversions to firearms, violence, or incarceration. You might have a friend or buddy at work who's a part-time coyote, and you'll never know it. They're pretty friendly, until they're not. You could have a coyote friend, and never know it.

@lostwizardcat9910

Жыл бұрын

@@stevenserna910 lmao this is both funny and scarily accurate.

You left out armadillos, porcupines, moose, and the infamous jackalope.

@lisatravis3989

4 жыл бұрын

My neighborhood is dealing with a serious jackalope problem at the moment. Big time nuisances in residential areas!

@Pluggit1953

4 жыл бұрын

He only listed the ones he’s seen.

@marthachampagne316

4 жыл бұрын

the infamous jackalope is right up there with Australia's dropbears

@nicholasbrown4109

4 жыл бұрын

@Major woody Snipes are actually a real bird, they just arent found in the US. I think the Boy Scout Snipe hunts are to blame for so many people thinking they are a fictional animal

@matthewkreps3352

4 жыл бұрын

The Boy Scout Snipe is a real fictional animal. while the Jackalope is a fictional real animal.

Here in Florida, we have many reptiles, gators, crocodiles, caiman, Burmese python, boa contractors, iguanas, Cottonmouth, and the most deadly Florida man.

@llchapman1234

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@risingdawnuvu9604

2 жыл бұрын

Living in Florida a dutch friend would always refer it as life on insane hard mode

@lindaeasley5606

Жыл бұрын

This is why I never want to live in Florida.. Also,it seems every bizarre criminal act takes place in Florida judging by news stories

@thewillow3457

Жыл бұрын

australia light one might say lol

BIL startled skunk in tool shed and gasped just as skunk sprayed him. He lost his ability to smell things for quite awhile after that. Skunk spray can be very dangerous. But dogs keep thinking 'this skunk will be different' and continue to go after them. So much for live and learn...

@sandy9064

Жыл бұрын

But the real question is, did your BIL learn his lesson?

Animals in America that you've not seen, but have seen you: mountain lions.

@mathewfullerton8577

3 жыл бұрын

Actually saw one while hunting in the Uintah mountains in Utah.

@kccfanpage1348

3 жыл бұрын

I've had several sightings. Very close.

@maryannesteinberger7652

2 жыл бұрын

We had one, a beautiful young female, make our property her safe place after the huge Station fire

Fun fact: practically almost anywhere in the USA there is a coyote territory. They sort of have their territories set up like we do states.

@wfr1108

4 жыл бұрын

Aidan Mulligan lmao yeah

@pluto587

4 жыл бұрын

I live right outside NYC and a lot people don't know that there is a family of coyotes that live in central park. They don't bother anyone so we don't bother them. They've been living there pretty peacefully for years. They really are all over the states.

@tuckinatorinator787

4 жыл бұрын

On a Virginia base I was on a coyote was just hanging out in the parking lot. I didn't even know they existed this far East.

@troodon1096

4 жыл бұрын

It's the polar opposite of what happened to wolves; wolf ranges decreased as a result of human activity, while coyote range increased (as they're both effective scavengers and predators of scavengers, and human trash attracts a lot of scavengers). There's probably some in the city you live in (they tend to avoid humans so they're hard to spot, but I guarantee you they're around somewhere).

@youknowwhoiam8500

4 жыл бұрын

The road outside my house is crawling with coyotes at night

"Nasally raucous." A brilliant euphemism for "stinks to high heaven."

@zatoth13

3 жыл бұрын

wait until he discovers the muskrat

I was hanging out near one of the local rivers today and I heard some noise coming out of the trees behind me. I saw a canine looking creature and thought "that better not be someone with their freaking dog" because I was in a more secluded spot which I consider "private" at times. I was honestly even scared of it being a wolf for a second because I know they've been spotted in my area (I live in the Pacific Northwest). I saw those big eyes and round face and realized that thankfully, it was just a coyote. I made a couple hissy noises and it just kind of walked off. Coyotes can be little bastards occasionally, but most interactions I've had with them have been chill.

Pet skunks usually have the scent glands removed so they can't "spray". They still have a slight odor to them though. As a pet, they're very cat like in behavior: will use a litterbox, lay in the window watching the world go by, etc. (My sister had one as a pet for about 3 years)

The "raccoon suit" in Mario 3 is actually a Tanuki suit, also known as the Japanese raccoon dog! There's a lot of Japanese folklore about them.

@kyleward3914

4 жыл бұрын

There's a raccoon suit and a tanuki suit. They're mostly the same, but the tanooki suit can change into the statue whereas the regular raccoon suit cannot.

@mandyrobbins1041

4 жыл бұрын

The reason the Tanuki Suit allows you to change into a statue, and fly, is because the yokai version of Tanuki, much like Kitsune, is a master of pranks if mistreated, and can both fly AND change to mimic budda statues and even humans. But they're also said to bring fortune to those who treat them well and befriend them, the Tanuki are, that is. That comes from the practice of hammering malleable balls of gold into coins, called Ryo, using bags of Tanuki Skin. They use their own version of a play on words to make it "Tanuki Balls", cuz The words for Raccoon Dog and Gold Ball are so similar.

@xenos_n.

4 жыл бұрын

@@mandyrobbins1041 I can relate, as I'm also a master of pranks if mistreated.

@MacGuffinExMachina

4 жыл бұрын

I was hoping someone already said this. It would have been funny if the suit had the signature huge testicles they're often depicted as having. Can't remember if the actual animal has huge balls.

@BlackSmokeDMax

4 жыл бұрын

Is that the real origin story of Tony Tony Chopper?!

The "raccoon suit" from Mario is the "Tanuki suit" its based off a "Tanuki" a raccoon dog, according to mythology it can use leaves to shape-shift and cause chaos. I must say it is much more cuter than the American Raccoon.

@kaldo_kaldo

3 жыл бұрын

There is a raccoon Mario in the same game though, I think he got them mixed up

@deadinsidemcgee411

2 жыл бұрын

Not so fun fact, they have a helicopter wang.

@bretterry8356

2 жыл бұрын

The "raccoon suit" is the tanuki suit. It's not a raccoon at all. They are real animals, but like many animals in folklore, there are myths that attribute magical powers to them, similar to Coyote. One of those powers is shapeshifting. Another is illusion. Arguably, the shapeshifting could be seen as the extension of the illusion. Their magic comes from their enlarged scrotum, not leaves, but they do use leaves in their illusions. They are rumored to transform into human travelers, visit ramen shops, and purchase large quantities of ramen using leaves which they have made to appear as money. After they leave, the money turns back into leaves. Ramen shops put statues of tanuki with large testicles outside their shops to indicate that their ramen is so good, it's the preferred ramen of tanuki, the true connoisseurs. Their magic giant scrotum also gives them the power of flight, not their "helicopter wangs," and it is used as a weapon.

@Sol17Opacus

2 жыл бұрын

@@bretterry8356 magic is stored in the balls

Some friends from Accrington were visiting us in Colorado a few years back. We took them to a cocktail bar one night next to a creek in the mountains and there were 4 raccoons playing along the bank. I didn't realize that there were none in Britain until then...our friends enjoyed watching them and said "The have a bonny face" which they do.

Bald Eagles love to steal your fish when you’re out ice fishing. Most of us let them though :)

@billolsen4360

2 жыл бұрын

Our bald eagles grab the fish and laugh that it's a government warning against similar actions by the IRS as they fly away & that joke NEVER gets old.

When I was 7, I was with my dad and brother in a waiting room of some kind, I don't remember for what. We had an hour or so wait which is torture for a 7 year old. Out of desperation I took one of the magazines and, found an article that was so interesting that I actually read the entire thing. So it is illegal to keep bald eagles as pets, however in a national park there was an eagle that got hurt and was found by park rangers and taken to a vet who had to amputate one of the poor guy's wings. Now unable to fly, it could not be released into the wild. Now during the time it was with the humans, it bonded with the ranger that found it and he got special permission from the state to keep the eagle since it could not longer fend for itself. Well, he took it home but, it was sickly. It almost didn't eat and spent all its time staring at the wall in the room where its perch was. Its feathers started falling out, ironically making it start to go bald. Well, right around the time he found the eagle, the ranger was taking hang gliding lessons. The ranger got his license and started going up. One day he got the bright idea to have a harness made for the bird. When the harness was finished, he took the bird up with him when he went gliding. Upon arriving home he opened the carrier and the eagle ran out of the cage and made straight for his food dish, eating all of it than loudly squawked at the ranger until he refilled the dish. After a second helping of food was gone, the bird turned and explored the rangers house, something he'd never done before. The bird simply missed the sky.

@aaronmiller6118

3 жыл бұрын

that's pretty wholesome

@raeperonneau4941

3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely story. Thank you for sharing!

@debrakleid5752

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful story💙💜

@032319581

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic story

@jadeanderson1384

3 жыл бұрын

Awww

There's also mountain lions, alligators, gila monsters, rattlesnakes, bears, buffalo, reindeer, wild mustangs, and manatees.

@KageMinowara

3 жыл бұрын

Also wolves. The last wolf in Britain was hunted down in the 14th century.

@deadinsidemcgee411

2 жыл бұрын

I love manatees, I saw one of those in a lagoon. It was like a statue, I thought it was a rock for a minute because of all the algae and barnacles on it.

@bretterry8356

2 жыл бұрын

I forgot to put mountain lions and rattlesnakes on my list. Wild mustangs were introduced by the Spanish, so I don't count those. But bison, manatees, bears, and Gila monsters were on my list.

@darthmaul216

2 жыл бұрын

Also big horned sheep, wolverines, prong horns, moose, and California condors

@deadinsidemcgee411

2 жыл бұрын

@@darthmaul216 fuck moose. I saw one of them on the road, that thing was taller than my delivery van.

I like to play a game called "is there a skunk in someone's yard or is someone smoking weed"

@georgemetz7277

3 жыл бұрын

I tell a joke: "if you're driving in downtown Austin and smell Skunk you might think it's weed. If you're driving in the country and smell Skunk... it's definitely weed."

@Quetsalcoatvl

3 жыл бұрын

TBH while the scents may seem similar to people that don't smoke, Skunk Scent has a quality to it that makes it smell bad even to those that like the smell of skunky weed. I can't stand the smell of skunks but I love Skunky Weed, though its not my favorite weed scents/flavors i prefer piney, berry & lavender terpene profiles.

@katiearbuckle9017

2 жыл бұрын

Answer:...Based on Reaction Skunk: Most Likely You're going to cover your nose instant and start wondering if you got Tomato Sauce at home. Weed: Hard to tell with all the flavors my First sniff of one, was Maui Waui. ...And the game only works if you live in the PNW.

@terryhiggins5077

2 жыл бұрын

Never did understand how the reference got started, skunk spray smells nothing like weed

@kramer00999

2 жыл бұрын

@@terryhiggins5077 had neighbours that their weed was worse than being sprayed by a skunk. Trust me you just haven't smelled the bad smelling weed.

I have lived in Indiana all my life, and our Eagle population is growing ( but not as fast as the deer). I still feel like I have seen an Eagle for the first time each time I get the opportunity to see them in flight.

Scent glands of the skunk are removed before becoming a pet.

@poochoes1

4 жыл бұрын

We had a pet skunk when I was young. They apparently botched the surgery and caused major urinary problems for our guy. My mother was so upset by it she went on a crusade to get the whole pet skunk shutdown. Not sure it worked far and wide but the local shop stopped ordering them to sell.

@mandyrobbins1041

4 жыл бұрын

Specifically, they're known as "musk glands" As that's what the substance is called. Also, it's possible to raise a 'pet' Skunk from a pup and never get sprayed, because they recognize others they grow up with as family, and don't spray each other if they're related. It's a predatory defense response. So if it's imprinted on you and your family, it won't spray you. It MAY, however, spray those it deems as a threat to the family. :P

@adde9506

4 жыл бұрын

My professor had skunks. Unaltered. He befriended them with dog food. They genuinely don't spray if they aren't frightened.

@TheDellaniOakes

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but they still stink. I saw a deodorized skunk in a petting zoo, it still smelled terrible.

@jtelevenoyd1571

4 жыл бұрын

At a Navy base I was stationed on long ago, a skunk lived on a wooded hill above the barracks across the street from the enlisted club. It used to sit near the bottom of the hill and just watch people come and go. One evening a faster-than-usual drunk guy managed to rush it, grab it, and pick it up. Briefly. When he reeled into the lounge screaming and clawing at his eyes, the smell made it pretty obvious what had happened. Sobered him right up, though. And the skunk took to sitting a little higher up the hill.

Coyotes are notorious for eating cats and small dogs. So keep your cat inside at night, or get a big dog to protect it.

@mhlevy

4 жыл бұрын

They also go after sheep, which is a big part of the Llama popularity. I've read that "llamas look at sheep as dim-witted little cousins," and they have an extremely strong dislike for canines (though if raised around dogs, they will tolerate known dogs.) But they will chase down and kill coyotes. Which is why you often see llamas on sheep ranches.

@harrymills2770

4 жыл бұрын

Coyotes will take on bigger dogs. They'll lure them out, isolate them, and tear them to pieces.

@harrymills2770

4 жыл бұрын

@@mhlevy : I don't think llamas can chase down and kill a coyote, but they definitely intimidate predators. They can defend themselves, and their eyes-front visage is intimidating. But the chasing-down-and-killing part I'm somewhat skeptical about.

@arieheath7773

4 жыл бұрын

They’ll kill big dogs as well. We also have a massive shortage of deer where I live because of all the coyotes, they tend to eat the fawns or even full grown animals.

@Firereaper87

4 жыл бұрын

If you're going to use a big dog to protect your animals from coyotes I'd suggest a Great Pyrenees think fluffy white bear but half the size.

When we first moved to the US I was shocked to see chipmunks everywhere! I'd never seen them in the wild in the UK. And when I went back a pet store had a couple in a cage - it was quite heartbreaking to see that after having them run all around our yard.

@elyenidacevedo1995

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah those are adorable much better than the squirrels we have in the US.

I've seen a bald Eagle before I always see them for like a split second and I never get a good look at them. And it's also pretty rare. I think last year I saw one only five different times. The most I've seen in a group is two. The fact that you got a chance to see 8 of them is truly incredible.

Several years ago, a coyote was being chased by a crow in downtown Seattle. OK, not so weird, but then the bird chased the coyote into the elevator of a Federal Office building. The coyote rode the elevator for a bit, then exited the building. The crow resumed its pursuit of the coyote at that time. All of it on video. I love Seattle!

@joaquindonoso5481

4 жыл бұрын

I love crows

@monember2722

4 жыл бұрын

Oh man. I feel bad for whoever was on that elevator with Cayote. I would've fallen out.

@barbaramcgee8933

4 жыл бұрын

In Portland we've had a coyote and a deer ride the MAX (our public transit train). Not at the same time.

@mermaid1717

4 жыл бұрын

So there's some basis of truth behind Looney Tunes Coyote and Roadrunner 🤣

@user-cv8qe9ru8c

4 жыл бұрын

Well if the crow is following the coyote it sounds like the coyote has some unfinished business here on earh

Seeing a Bald Eagle in the wild is truly amazing! I remember taking pictures on First Beach in LaPush, WA...looking up...and just a few yards above me, sitting on a branch was a huge Bald Eagle. So majestic! I’m very happy Benjamin Franklin was overruled and the Wild Turkey isn’t our national bird.

@KipdoesStuff

Жыл бұрын

I ended up late for work the first time I saw a bald eagle. I had to sit there and stare at it for a bit.

When our friend peter came from London, to stay with us in Oregon, he spent an hour photographing our fairly tame raccoons. He was fascinated.

I've lived in England and I'm American, so your show is bringing back so many memories for me. Keep up the good work, love your show!!!!

Don't wanna be that guy, but ima be that guy: That Mario costume isn't a raccoon, it's a tanuki which looks a little like a raccoon mixed with a dog. According to some traditions tanuki are mischievous shape shifters.

@Nynke_K

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that might be it. Less fun fact: tanukis are endangered now, partly because of the introduction of raccoons as 'cute pets' a few decades ago, inspired by a funny manga/anime series. They were then let go into the wild when they turned out not to be good pets...

@deadasparagus

4 жыл бұрын

Tanukis are also in the Family Canidae, the same as Dogs, Wolves, Foxes, ect...

@MegatronBeast

4 жыл бұрын

In English they are called raccoon dogs and people actually confuse them for raccoons

@SeekerLancer

4 жыл бұрын

It's okay, I would have been that guy if you hadn't taken one for the team.

@rasnoa7038

4 жыл бұрын

Not a tanuki. Red panda

I ADORE OPOSSUMS. They are little tick eating machines and they have those cute little hands that look like they're wearing fingerless gloves. Absolutely love them

@markrenzella2825

4 жыл бұрын

Might not adore them so much if you ever see them eat a dead deer....They chew their way thru the anus first then get in and eat the guts via the ass. here in West Virginia we always know when possums are eating dead deer.

@Sodden316

4 жыл бұрын

I like their pink noses and floppy ears.

@xenxander

4 жыл бұрын

I saw a momma opossum with seven babies on her back and I just had to make the comment: Look it's a opossum made entirely out of opossums. (not using 'an' instead of 'a' here because the 'o' is silent)

@elleryeggen9678

3 жыл бұрын

@@markrenzella2825 I could have lived my whole life not knowing that, having that visual in my head till death. Oh my.

@waynepurcell6058

3 жыл бұрын

@@elleryeggen9678 Don't be freaked out. Nature does as nature does for a reason. If there wasn't a reason it wouldn't happen. Survival for just living until the next day is a VERY different thing than the cushioned life even the poorest of modern humans live. At least we don't have to discard our eldest and smallest children to keep them from draining resources away from the most capable hunters/gatherers anymore.

Bald eagles are living wild in the midwest! I'm from Indiana and last year there were reportedly about 300 pairs of eagles actively nesting across the state. There is a nest near my parents' house and every once in a while I see one flying. Always a cool sight. :)

@stockinettestitch

Жыл бұрын

Yes - I live in Minnesota and there’s a pair that’s been living across the highway from us for a decade or more. So fun to drive by their (HUGE) nest and see a white head popping out. 😊

@DvdPrsk

7 ай бұрын

Bald Eagles are in Michigan but that's probably obvious with our great lakes. 🦅🎧✌️

A couple years ago I spent around 2months travelling around America with a few mates (I’m British btw) we spent some time camping in Yellowstone National park as was lucky enough to have a couple of bears walk straight thru own camp site. Scared the shit out of me but was well with it.

FYI, right or wrong, in most places the "O" is silent in opossum.

@Alderak1

4 жыл бұрын

AirMech I think he knows that, based on a previous video where the word is part of a list (i think its one of the videos of words coined in America).

@tae7965

4 жыл бұрын

and that silent "O" is in their name Oscar the (O)possum

@conner3626

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know they had that O

@gregmuon

4 жыл бұрын

It's not silent, we are just to lazy to pronounce it...

@Alderak1

4 жыл бұрын

Greg B Both pronunciations are correct. Not pronouncing the O is much more common and generally considered more correct and official. Pronouncing the O is decidedly colloquial.

“Nasally raucous” is the most perfect description of skunk scent I’ve ever heard 😄

I live in Central California, in town, and we see deer, coyotes, wild pigs, raccoons. Despite being used to these animals we really enjoy having them and seeing them. Deer especially. We love our animals. 😍

Possums are wonderful! (Most of us leave off the letter “o”) They are gentle creatures who eat ticks, grubs and other detrimental insects in our yards (gardens). Skunks and groundhogs (same as woodchucks, and whistle pigs) also are super beneficial.👍🌸

"There are eight bald eagles in that tree" "WHUT?" Alaska: HOLD OUR 200 BALD EAGLES PER TREE!

@airicastarwall1349

4 жыл бұрын

Right!😄

@elle2706

4 жыл бұрын

I love going down to Allison Point in Valdez when the salmon are running. Bear, sea lions, and hundreds of bald eagles

@anyoneofus9948

4 жыл бұрын

If your ever in Florida just go to the dump, they're everywhere.

@chubbs738

3 жыл бұрын

@@elle2706 Same thing with Haines and the Homer Spit, for many eagles.

@altyrrell3088

3 жыл бұрын

Eagles and ravens in Alaska - breathtaking.

When I was a kid, we moved from East Texas to Tucson, AZ. After being raised on Coyote & Roadrunner cartoons, I was bitterly disappointed with my first siting of an actual Roadrunner. It was maybe a foot tall and not as fast as I expected. Coyotes are quite a bit faster, although they aren’t the geniuses that Wyle E Coyote (Super Genius) represented them as being. My childhood was a lie.

@robertabarnhart6240

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Roadrunners often catch and eat rattlesnakes.

@billolsen4360

2 жыл бұрын

LOL!! If you adopt a baby coyote, it will within 8 months, clean our your credit cards' available credit line and your garage will be full of giant bows & arrows, medieval catapults, rocket-powered skis, anvils of all sizes, gigantic rubber bands and jet-propelled roller skates.

@ericpowell5803

2 жыл бұрын

@@billolsen4360 What if Macgyver adopted a coyote? That roadrunner would get murdered by a tank made from a hot water heater, a snowmobile engine and most of an old snow blower.

Pet skunks have usually had their glands removed so they can't spray 😉👌 they are very sweet, very timid creatures. I remember getting to pet one at a petting zoo and it was so fluffy! EDIT: My Pa-Paw always called them "pole cats"

Skunks are so cute! I love how they waddle. But the smell is something else. There's a distinct burning rubber element.

@meridien52681

2 жыл бұрын

Here in Chicago one night I had a skunk surprise me when I was going out to lock my gate. I told him, "SHOO!" and he calmly turned around and strolled off. I thought I was going to get sprayed but no, he apparently lived by the rule, "If you don't want no shit, don't start any." He didn't want trouble and wasn't planning to start any. It still makes me smile a little bit. It was almost him saying, "Alright, alright, I was just leaving, calm down!"

Here in NorCal we have otters in the rivers, and I always love watching them play.

@moritamikamikara3879

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if I'll ever have that luxury. A few months ago otters got reintroduced to Britain, I wonder if they'll breed up to a level that I might be able to see one before I die.

coyotes literally put me in labor. You know how scary that is walking out to the car in the middle of the night hearing those things close by?

@debbys-abqnm4537

3 жыл бұрын

I think coyotes are smart enough to realize they don't need the trouble humans can give them. Humans kill off the stupid coyotes, leaving coyotes that learn more, quickly, including not to mess with humans...

@billolsen4360

2 жыл бұрын

@@debbys-abqnm4537 I live near a golf course in Phoenix and hear them every night doing that. It's still a little eerie to hear.

@userequaltoNull

Жыл бұрын

God, imagine how evolutionarily disadvantageous going into labor when you hear a predator is. It's a miracle our ancestors survived lol

Prairie dogs, which are quite different than ground hogs. They live in huge communities and create massive burrows. Often found in places like Oklahoma/North Texas and parts out west. The Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton Oklahoma has a prairie dog community right on its grounds - at least it did when I was there 30 years ago. Really fun to watch!

Here in Anchorage, Alaska, we have about 1900 moose living in the municipality of Anchorage. The are often found wandering around downtown Anchorage, and have been known to take advantage of automatic doors to enter places such as supermarkets, office buildings, and hospitals. I am absolutely serious.

@Danielson1818

3 жыл бұрын

They aren't scared of humans? I would figure that everyone hunts in Alaska, so they would get picked off really easy, and become dinner if they hung around civilization that much.

@bethany6205

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so jealous. Here in New Mexico, we have massive elk, but unfortunately no moose.

@graceperkins5641

3 жыл бұрын

A moose sitting on your street or driveway was a totally acceptable excuse for being late to school because of how common it was.

@graceperkins5641

3 жыл бұрын

Daniel LaDue they do not give a flying salmon about humans. They will hunt you before you hunt them. There was one time at the playground a momma and her baby came waltzing up and we all booked it to the top of the jungle gym. They will hoof you to death if you get between a momma and a baby. They’re bigger than a freaking suburban and faster than you think. They taste good tho.

@Anon54387

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen the videos.

Have you seen an armadillo? My dad calls them “possum on the half shell.” Interesting fact: they carry leprosy. So don’t touch one.

@IznbranahlGoose

4 жыл бұрын

Tactical assult possum.

@henryjw15

4 жыл бұрын

Keri Allen unless you eat them.

@nathanstautzenberger8381

3 жыл бұрын

I actually met some people once that had a pet armadillo. They must've had it treated for the leprosy because I was able to pet it and never caught the disease. It was actually pretty cool petting a live armadillo though

@anthrogurl4484

3 жыл бұрын

Fred Smith lol. good to know.

@anthrogurl4484

3 жыл бұрын

Nathan Stautzenberger I would imagine not all armadillos are carriers. Glad you had a good experience, but I don’t think it’s appropriate to have wild animals as pets.

This is one of my faves from your series of videos. Re: skunks as pets: " how's that working out in quarantine?" LOL!

When a pair of bald eagles built a nest in Pittsburgh, a local news station set up a webcam nearby. As such, they turn up in the news when the mother lays eggs and everyone awwwwws at the chicks.

When I was in elementary school, the teachers made us leave class and walk five blocks to a lookout over a local lake because there were 100 maybe 200 bald eagles on it and the surrounding trees. During spring when the ice is melting off the rivers there can be dousens of bald eagles in the trees around the rivers downtown. It is only a day trip from Chicago, so if you want to get to the point where eight can be no big deal, come on up.

@pablohammerly448

Жыл бұрын

@AndrewTJ31: dozens* 🤔

My kids' school had to lock down for a day, thanks to a mountain lion showing up on the playground in California. Those were some nervous walks to class in the following weeks.

@sirclarkmarz

4 жыл бұрын

you would be just fine all you had to do is run faster than the fat kid

@adrienduran2204

4 жыл бұрын

I did training in Sonoma County and we had a Mountain Lion that would make its presence known from time to time. Forest and plenty of rocky outcrops for it. My dumbass would still go for runs alone and at night.

@rsrt6910

4 жыл бұрын

Had a mountain lion show up at the parking lot at work lying down in the shade of a pickup truck when we took a break during training week. Took our ten minute break and went inside with neither of us causing an issue for the other.

@billolsen4360

4 жыл бұрын

@@rsrt6910 What? You didn't even try to pet the kitty?

There are some bald eagles in my home state of Wisconsin, particularly along the Wisconsin River in Sauk-Prairie. As for the coyotes, I don't recall if you mentioned it, they have been known to attack people cats and dogs. The cougar population is also on the rise in the Midwest. This year there have been four confirmed sightings of them in Wisconsin.

Everytime you said opossums I wanted to jump out the window it’s just possums 😂

Lawrence, ask the locals about the traditional Snipe hunt. : D ask to be taken on one of those hunts, FYI no snipes are harmed when captured

@deborahasher176

4 жыл бұрын

Oh my! Snipes. Someone take this guy snipe hunting. It would be sooooo funny.

@principalmcvicker6530

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao yess

@blackbuttecruizr

4 жыл бұрын

I'd pay money to see that!

@jic1

4 жыл бұрын

Ironically, snipes are real birds native to Britain.

@lenapistone7135

4 жыл бұрын

@@jic1 American Snipes are different ;)

I literally had to stop and think of how "ass" is an anagram for "ears". Fortunately, it only took a few seconds to remember "arse", just in time to hear "Prince Charles"

@johndowds5770

4 жыл бұрын

How arse became ass ( a donkey horse sort of animal ) is a mystery this side of the pond

@davincent98

4 жыл бұрын

@@johndowds5770 there might be a different channel that explains that

@JP-qg2uq

4 жыл бұрын

Same. I had to stop and think British.

@TruthTroubadour-xi9cc

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@sharonolsen6579

4 жыл бұрын

same .. a few seconds .. then I was like .. oh.. arse !! LOL : ]

I just visited Yellowstone National Park, yes during Covid I tested negative on my return to CT. You should go there and stay at the Mammoth Springs cabins in the fall. The elk were always grazing in between the cabins and the bulls were herding the females in the evening, making a huge spectacle every day. Then you need to drive to the Lamar valley to encounter huge bison in the road, wolves on the hills, coyotes hunting, and bears. Bring binoculars for all but the bison.

The first time I ever saw a bald Eagle in the wild was when I was on a car ride to go to a gun range for a scouting event. The irony was unreal.

We just say possum in the south. The "O"is not used.

@Meggsie

4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@BrianHall33

4 жыл бұрын

We also don’t pronounce the e at the end of coyote. It’s ends like the word oat. Though I know there are regions that say the e

@deekim8164

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, it's just possum. The "O" is there to let the locals know that y'all're from out'a town.

@Mike-ul1xn

4 жыл бұрын

I think everyone says possum these days, except for foreigners reading from a book or something

@TJ042

4 жыл бұрын

I live in Oregon (Northwest) and I also omit the “O.”

random fact: the scent glands of skunks is removed after trapping and is sent to certain perfume makers to be used in their cosmetic products. for pets the scent gland is surgically removed leaving the animal alive leaving the critter largely stink free. A skunk is remarkably similar to a housecat.

@cocotaveras8975

4 жыл бұрын

Randy J YEP! kzread.info/dash/bejne/eY6uk5Khm7W1ctY.html

@mamieanding5691

4 жыл бұрын

I had a student who had pet skunks. Yes, remarkably like a housecat.

@litigioussociety4249

4 жыл бұрын

They still have a strong musk smell like all the other members of the weasel family, such as ferrets.

@karlamackey4675

4 жыл бұрын

The scent glands are removed and kept as pets.

@cocotaveras8975

4 жыл бұрын

Karla Mackey You are correct!

I live in the country in North Central Florida. Late one afternoon I was driving home when I looked to the right and spotted this very large bird sitting along the fence line. I slowed down and there to my astonished eyes was a Bald Eagle watching me from the side of the road. I had seen them from a distance in Alaska but never imagined seeing one yards from my rural driveway! What an extraordinary treat!

I am so happy that you included "Woodchuck" with the Groundhog Section!

You haven't really soiled yourself until you've soiled yourself encountering a grizzly bear in Alaska. I lived 25 miles north of Fairbanks for a time and I saw a few.

@berryb745

4 жыл бұрын

Or a polar bear popping up in Barrow while your out for a walk on the coast

@Mike-ul1xn

4 жыл бұрын

moose: "hold my beer"

@alexojeda9048

4 жыл бұрын

When I lived in Florida, I saw a Gator hanging out in my backyard, 'bout a 7 footer.

@toadfrommarioparty

4 жыл бұрын

The best thing I saw in my state was an eagle. In Oregon there are not that many bears around so I’ve never seen one.

@joshuagross3151

4 жыл бұрын

Regular Griz or Kodiak variant?

Aww, bald eagles. They were so endangered as a kid that I never thought I'd see one. But when I went to the Midwest a while, I saw one in person and practically cried. :) Also I've never had a *pet* skunk, but have befriended some wild ones. Particularly when I was living at a certain house with friends, (renovating that house was my job,) ...I used to sit on the steps of the back porch to have my morning coffee and the mama skunk from under the barn used to bring her pups out and they'd play around my feet (the mama kept a watchful eye. ) There's not much cuter than a baby skunk, anyway. And when they grew up they proved useful allies in a college town where, well, people of varying attitudes would be drinking. There was this screaming drunk kid who came up our driveway to, err, 'disapprove' of our lifestyle, but I'm standing there in the near dark, reying to talk him down when he suddenly goes silent, stone cold sober, and white as a sheet. I'm like, "You ok, dude?" He just points by my feet and says, 'Ssskunk!" I look down, there's one of my little friends. I was like, "Oh, yeah, they live here. You don't. Time for you to go." :)

@Fairred6507

4 жыл бұрын

I was in suburban Minneapolis last summer and two bald eagles were hunting across from me on a wide highway. A truck pulled over and pointed out that I should watch out for them with my small dogs. As a Southern Californian I was so excited to see them and didn't think how dangerous they could be to the dogs.

@TigressGraphics

4 жыл бұрын

@@Fairred6507 hawks too, had a redtail swoop down and take my bunny off the lawn right in front of my mom. Sad times, but beautiful creatures non the less!

@teemusid

4 жыл бұрын

@@TigressGraphics How horrifying. Our first three bunnies had the run of the backyard by day, but we caged them at night. Sometime after the third one passed, I found out that birds(hawks by day,, owls by night) were the greatest danger to rabbits. Bunny #4 is indoor only, but has the run of the house.

@EileenNestman

4 жыл бұрын

I live in Idaho and I see bald eagles at least multiple times a week depending on the season. Sometimes daily. It's still special every time.

@aprilcitygirltocountrywife7440

4 жыл бұрын

I live in Iowa and have seen quite a few now.

I love this channel. Lawrence is hilarious. This channel is the reason I began watching British television.

Iv seen raccoons when I went to Australia. We used to get munkjack deer in our garden. My favourite wild animal is the sulphur crested cockatoo. Yes some people keep them as pets. But they are magnificent in flocks in the wild. I saw them in the wild when I went to Australia and it was amazing to watch them.

I remember after moving from Connecticut to West Texas my Dad attempting to "mow" down the mesquite shrubs growing outside our solid white painted cinderblock fences. Waves of small creepy crawlies that he had disturbed came over the wall to crawl across the driveway & get to the side he hasn't messed with yet. Tarantulas, several types of lizards, scorpions and afew small rodents. He damn near died that day--so glad my Mom didn't kill him😄

@henryjw15

4 жыл бұрын

Donna McManus which part of West Texas? West, east, north of the Basin.

I still remember as a kid having a bald eagle swoop down and steal my fish when I was reeling it in. Probably one of my coolest fishing stories I have

@TheDoctorsDancer

3 жыл бұрын

Dude! That is the most epic fishing story I have ever heard! So cool!

@DianeDfictionfan

3 жыл бұрын

Of course, that's part of why some people have argued they just LOOK noble enough for "national symbolhood", but are actually thieving scavengers. Whatever. It's still a thrill for me whenever I spot one.

@ImperialFister

3 жыл бұрын

@@DianeDfictionfan I mean, that's pretty damn accurate to America, sometimes atleast

@chrisgreen2078

3 жыл бұрын

Dude I watched this very thing happen to a kid on Lake Coeur D'Alene when I was a kid. It was nuts! Watched another eagle come down and steal a fish from a bunch of fighting seagulls in downtown Spokane a couple years back as well. Those things have no freaking care in the world and it is amazing to watch even if it is your fish being taken lol

@buff34x

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisgreen2078 I come from the land of 10,000 lakes and 20,000 eagles so it's a semi common sight here

You could also add Bob-cats, panthers, cougars, bears and wolves.

"Make them fly! They're not remote control. They don't work that way." 😂🤣

Possums eat ticks and other nuisance bugs. They are actually a great thing to have and are very cute.

@Darm0k

4 жыл бұрын

They also can't get rabies, as I recall.

@lisat776

4 жыл бұрын

Aren’t they are only marsupial?

@wlsweat1

4 жыл бұрын

I have a couple who feed on my outdoor cat food. The cats just sit there and stare while they eat their food.

@daveogarf

4 жыл бұрын

@@lisat776 - Yes, opossums are the only New World marsupial.

@daveogarf

4 жыл бұрын

@@wlsweat1 - Wise of the cats. Opossums have 50 sharp teeth, the most of any mammal.

I think I was 7 years old before I knew opossum had an O at the front. .Most who grew up in the south grew up calling them possums.

@JoeMCool

4 жыл бұрын

I split my childhood between Missouri (maZERuh), where we just called them "possums," and Northern Virginia, where folks added the O to the word. Then found that outside of NoVa folks called them possums, too. I think I was like 13 or 14 when I figured out that they are the same animal. |-)

@TheDellaniOakes

4 жыл бұрын

I think I was older than that. I grew up thinking it was possum, not opossum, and I wondered who added that O. It seemed quite impertinent.

@R.M.MacFru

4 жыл бұрын

Most people in the north say it that way, too. I grew up thinking the leading 'O' was just a silent letter.

@teamcougars

4 жыл бұрын

Melody Szadkowski we call them possums in Northern California also. I assume So CA too but I have never lived in So. CA

Growing up, the Bald Eagle was always on the Endangered Species list. Then, in 2008, I was on a family trip to Disney World's Animal Kingdom. We stopped to see the Flights of Fancy (bird show) and were in the front row. I am a US Navy vet and have always been very proud of our military and the symbol of America (the bald eagle). At the end of the bird show, a lady came out with a bald eagle on her arm, one that had been rescued with a broken wing and they were healing. It was the most beautiful bird I'd ever seen. Then she mentioned that the bald eagle was moved from the endangered species list to a watch list, meaning more were out there. I started crying. My group knew how much that meant to me and were all smiling at the news, even the 10 year old with us seemed to understand. Mom alter got me a bald eagle plushy to celebrate. This may not have impacted others the same way, but this was a proud moment in conservationism. If we can do that as a world, we can save so many other species that man endangered.

Boy, you just saw the bitty ones. Out west we have elk, moose, pronghorns, wolves, bears - black and brown, moose too, on the south there are alligators, snakes of all sorts and on Texas wild hogs.

To own a skunk you have to have a special permit, get them as babies, and remove the sack that allows them to spray. My mom had one as a child.

@autoadjuster

4 жыл бұрын

Ferrets have a similar gland that is removed before they go to get sold.

@johannakoster8374

4 жыл бұрын

I was talking to a person to get one, and my husband decided to compensate by getting a pug. On one hand my kids finally got their dog, and on the other hand, I still want a skunk.

@BritIronRebel

4 жыл бұрын

They are "descented" as yes, pet ferrets as well. I don't think all areas require a permit however. The ferrets you see in the USA today have actually been reintroduced. They went extinct for a time (wild ones).

@saragoldsmith2913

4 жыл бұрын

BritIronRebel I just know that where I live in Indiana they require a permit. But you are probably correct, not all places might require a permit.

@daveogarf

4 жыл бұрын

According to some who've owned them as pets, their personalities are somewhat similar to Persian cats, and they can be quite affectionate. The stinky aspect of skunks comes from them being a member of the Mustelidae family, which includes weasels, ferrets, wolverines, badgers, otters, etc.

Rocket is my favorite Guardian because he's EXACTLY what a genetically-enhanced trash panda would be like. When I was a crazy raccoon person many years ago, I became acquainted with one I named Mooch. He'd come in the cat door at night and have some cat food, then let me scoot him outside, eventually just waiting for me to open the door. It was fine the first year when he was single, we had an understanding. It was not fine the next year when he decided to bring the wife and kids too. Ornery and mischievous is putting it mildly. That was back in western Colorado, where coyotes (which also go after cats and small dogs), deer, eagles, and skunks were common backyard visitors. And bears when they came down from the mountains. And fun fact: prairie dogs are also called "whistle pigs," and both they and groundhogs are two known carriers of the plague. "THE PLAGUE" the plague, that one.

@dubuyajay9964

4 жыл бұрын

Armadillos are the only known carriers of leprosy other than man. Enjoy that info.

@Sailor376also

4 жыл бұрын

Camped at a Michigan State Park last year. There were near as many Raccoons as mosquitoes. Those little darlings had us figured out. There would be a few over in the deep brush making a racket,, and behind you, one was in the bed of the pickup openning everything his paws could rip or his teeth could chew. Turn and shoo the critter out of the truck,,, and you'd find the back pack hung from the tree back where you started,, being rifled through by another. Turn to the back pack,, and they were back in the truck. The noise and distractions in the brush were not an accident,, they were diversionary tactics. Once I figured out they were smarter than I am, I stopped falling for that racket in the brush. Smart little dickens.

@Cerinaya

4 жыл бұрын

So you were a real life Linda Belcher when it came to raccoons? We helped feed several families over the years by putting out cat food on the back porch at night. Had one with his family run down the stairs, stop, stand on his hind legs and look at me like "did you bring out more food?"

@johnstevenson9956

4 жыл бұрын

@@dubuyajay9964 Indeed they are, but theory has it, they got it from us!

@Melissa-wx4lu

4 жыл бұрын

We have "That Plague" Here in Arizona too. A kids we were taught not to go near a dead animal we might find in the desert incase the fleas decided to jump the dead host for the new live one.

So the Japanese racoon story is fascinating. Evidently in like the 60's (I think), there was a avery popular Japanese show that had a racoon in it, and people wanted them as pets. They brought racoons to Japan to keep as pets, and realized they're incredible difficult to keep as pets, and people let them into the wild and now they are a major invasive species!

One of my favorite parts of living in the northwestern US is the diversity of wildlife here. I think we have some kind of variety of every animal you talked about. The eagles here are particularly awesome. They are all over the lakes and things like where my home is, but you can sometimes see them along the water ways in major cities as well. And believe me they absolutely could care less about the humans around them. We are basically a bother at best to them. Its insane!

Hey, I live in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. During winter my dad and I love watching the eagles. I bought my dad a drone so we could get some good views of them. Also check out buffalo. They are massive. Easily bigger than a mini-van.

@TexanUSMC8089

4 жыл бұрын

All the buffalo I've seen are about the same size as a regular cow.

@dusty21383

3 жыл бұрын

Bison

@m.h.9673

3 жыл бұрын

My sister in laws dad is a truck driver and he said the most beautiful place he's ever driven was couer d'Alene !

Coyotes also consider house cats a particularly tasty snack.

@TheDellaniOakes

4 жыл бұрын

There are some near a friend of mine (in the city! Though her area is a little less populated) She worries about her pets.

@guiniverejoy9013

4 жыл бұрын

My daughter's cat was eaten by a coyote, several years ago. She lived in a different town.There are a few who come by our street in the wee hours before dawn every couple days, but they haven't caused trouble. I wish they'd eat the raccoons - those nasties (the raccoons) have killed a number of cats, chased my neighbor into her basement door to attack a cat, and once on her porch, until she came out and went after it with a shovel. One went after and killed one of my geese in my yard in broad daylight - I was able to drive it off but it was too late for the goose. Because of them, I cannot keep fish in my little pond. I have no sympathy for them any more, despite that they look cute - they are dangerous killers about the size of a smaller medium size dog. We live in a medium city of 150,000 people, so not country.

@jtelevenoyd1571

4 жыл бұрын

​@@guiniverejoy9013 : Coyotes generally won't tangle with a raccoon one-on-one. Raccoons are way more trouble than they're worth: smart, tough, ruthless omnivores. I've always thought they were a good bet as a successor species to humans, and that isn't necessarily a compliment. If they ever forge an alliance with the crows, we're screwed.

@TheDellaniOakes

4 жыл бұрын

@@guiniverejoy9013 They have a very nasty disposition.

@baddog711

4 жыл бұрын

@@guiniverejoy9013 Coyotes and raccoons need to be on a constant death warrant. Shoot on sight.

We don't say oh-possum, just possum! Love your channel!

Saw a bald eagle a few weeks back on my way to my moms just lounging in a tree.

Coyotes are prolific and they love airports. Air traffic control warned me of critters on or near the runway. On short final to land I got to utter a unique phrase. "Tower I have the coyotes in sight."

@a-drewg1716

4 жыл бұрын

Coyotes seem to love wide open areas with concrete ground.

@andromedaspark2241

4 жыл бұрын

There are plenty in the wild too. I was going to take my dog for a night hike, she and I got out of the car, I heard a bunch and we promptly got back in the car. I've found chewed up deer legs out in the woods, so find coyotes very intimidating.

@andromedaspark2241

4 жыл бұрын

...and they aren't intimidated by the planes? Wow

@WebRuss

4 жыл бұрын

@@a-drewg1716 truth

@WebRuss

4 жыл бұрын

@@andromedaspark2241 no not really I guess they got used to the noise and it doesn't bother them

The "seeing your shadow" = spring tradition actually comes from England, though not with groundhogs. The idea being that, in Britain, cloudy skies mean that spring rains will be here soon, whereas clear skies meant it wasn't warm enough yet. It doesn't make alot of sense here, since on February 2nd, most of the US (including PA) will absolutely get 6 more weeks of winter, regardless, but for England it actually makes sense.

@neilbuckley1613

4 жыл бұрын

February 2nd is Candlemas in England, the weathelore was that a bright sunny Candlemas meant there was more bad winter weather ahead, whereas a dark rainy one meant the worst of winter was over.

i love all critters!! 💕 and i think opossum faces are adorable. 🤗

I absolutely love the term Whistle Pig.

After talking about coyotes I was hoping you'd have a bonus animal: roadrunners!

@imblue9839

4 жыл бұрын

seeing roadrunners is always surreal

@thatguy6054

4 жыл бұрын

side note: thanks to Looney Tunes, everybody thinks that roadrunners eat birdseed. Technically they're omnivores, so yeah, they will if it's front of them. But they're highly skilled predatory carnivores and have a particular fondness for lizards and snakes.

@eaglerider1826

4 жыл бұрын

I lived in Arizona while in the Air Force and saw both coyotes and road runners , the road runners I saw disappointed me as they were not the bright red color as seen on t v they were brown .

@DamnedSilly

4 жыл бұрын

Roadrunners haven't the spread coyotes have achieved. The human infestation has created an expanded habitat for coyotes they never had before.

@larrackell

4 жыл бұрын

@@imblue9839 That's the one thing I miss about living in the SoCal desert. Roadrunners were everywhere.

"Arse is an anagram of ears" ...it took me second to hear "arse"

I enjoy coming here and letting you remind me why I love where I live.

Fun fact: Possums are the oldest living marsupials on earth! 4000 years old! Love my possums too! I have 4 who visit me regularly (I had one that used to climb up 3 flights to come eat the bird seed on my porch). But they are harmless and some do keep them as pets (especially if they have been orphaned or abandoned babies and aren’t equipped to be rereleased). They can be very cuddly (and love how they carry their babies on their backs).

@e.l.wagner9766

Жыл бұрын

Opossums, or animals very much like them, first appeared 65 million years ago. 4000 years isn't even a blink of an eye when it comes to species origins. They evolved in South America but came to North America about 3 million years ago when the isthmus of Panama emerged to connect North and South America. Sorry to be pedantic: I'm a biology professor here, and my students tend to misplace zeros and turn millions, even billions, to mere thousands. Easy mistake to make You're so right that they are really cool animals that tend to be underappreciated.

@sirsimonthesentry4787

Жыл бұрын

@@e.l.wagner9766 thanks for telling me. I have had them for decades and love them (wild ones in my yard), and some have let me get close enough to give them a treat. They like blueberries. I have seen some in some really rough shape over the years that manage to soldier on. I really admire them.