I will never get tired of the shot of that little owl peeking out 🦉

@mrt2this607

10 ай бұрын

If only she timed the shot right after the inspecting a prairie dogs hole comment. Owl's already got that look - ahh, what was that?

@DizzyDez613

9 ай бұрын

💯 😂

@YTistooannoying

9 ай бұрын

I know right? It was perfect.

@joeypadgett7895

9 ай бұрын

Well Biggerton thought that the owl was cute AND delicious.

@williampaylorjr9481

8 ай бұрын

😢

This comment goes out to Big Ounce. RIP King.

@aliway4136

5 ай бұрын

I can't believe he's actually gone. I actually got sad enough to cry. Uncle Ben acts tough but you know losing biggerton was rough on him 😞

R.I.P. Big Ounce 🫡

Prairie dogs should be tried in an international court of law for illegal cuteness.

I remember when Uncle Ben fed a British “person” to his Prairie dogs

@danhunt285

10 ай бұрын

Please elaborate friend.

@rexyjp1237

10 ай бұрын

​@@danhunt285 uncle ben is the owner of two capybara's called Gort and Quandale dingle. You probaly have seen those 2 on the internet with the capybara memes.

@Chrismas815

10 ай бұрын

Biggerton Ouncerton ate well that night, although he said it was a bit flavorless

@GuavaConQueso

10 ай бұрын

Yes he was 💩 talking about how they conquered India for spices and still have no flavor

@danhunt285

10 ай бұрын

@@GuavaConQueso All those spices and people still going hungry over there. Meanwhile American has no flavor but all the food.

Cross species communication is beyond cool. Badger and coyote working together like a villain team-up against our heroes!

@raraavis7782

10 ай бұрын

That was *wild* 👀

@Thulgore

10 ай бұрын

@@raraavis7782 If this is the first you've heard of it? Look it up, it's amazing.

@DMS-pq8

10 ай бұрын

If only Wile E had gotten himself a Badger partner

@UrbanOutlawsSk8Co

10 ай бұрын

Wolves and crows also seem to have a basic communication with each other

@chrisbarry9345

10 ай бұрын

​@@UrbanOutlawsSk8Cocrows can communicate with any species that is able to listen to them. They're scary intelligent

Came for the Prairie dogs, stayed for Danielle's energy and enthusiasm.

@semievilsquirrel

6 ай бұрын

Yes! She could make anything entertaining and interesting!

@michelemarino3579

6 ай бұрын

I turned it on for myself and the cat thought I put a video on for her. She hopped up and sat right in front of the TV. 😂

@gekolizzard

6 ай бұрын

She’s cute.

@lailadawn8122

5 ай бұрын

And subbed. So glad youtube randomly suggested this video.

@MoralesCorner

5 ай бұрын

I love how much she loves and knows about animals

My daughter worked with burrowing owls in Saskatchewan. She was amazed at the intricacy and diversity of wildlife on the prairies and would talk with me about it for hours.

@cyberspectre8675

Ай бұрын

Does she still?

@dumpsterdiverspcreclamation

Ай бұрын

@@cyberspectre8675 No, she's in BC now enjoying the slopes.

I love that look from the owl😂 its like "Hello, can I help you?"

My wife and I raised two of these amazing animals from the time they were little pups. Truly an amazing species, and we could hear the crazy vocabulary that they used. We got to the point where we could tell who was walking around the backyard by their alert calls. They were easily the greatest animals I've ever known.

@Morganational

9 ай бұрын

That's very cool! Also, people like you give me hope for mankind. 👍🏼

@michellesmithunroe2463

8 ай бұрын

Very much like little humans in every way but physiologically. 💜

@obsidiansugar1123

8 ай бұрын

Wow

@-108-

8 ай бұрын

Yeah... They are fun-loving and act like people in many ways. So wild.

@VidelxSpopovich

7 ай бұрын

They say the N-Word a LOT

Fuzzy baked potato's... arguably the greatest description of a critter ever!! Love it !

I have been a fan of these little guys for many, many decades. They are beautiful creatures.

I love these little guys. They have such an amazing family unit, have such a complex communication system, and they basically build entire cities underground. I never realized they were so important to the ecosystem, though.

@TroyTheCatFish

10 ай бұрын

True

@clickbaitf

10 ай бұрын

Stay away tho they carry bubonic plague

@gomahklawm4446

10 ай бұрын

Yeah....gettin enacked on by everything. Ouch...

I love how every animal person agrees that "splooting" is the correct universal term for that behavior. If there is a more formal term, I've never heard it.

@kfeltenberger

7 ай бұрын

When my Welsh Terrier does something similar, I call it the “frog dog”.

@dianesaienni5466

6 ай бұрын

My cat scoops as well.

@makenziemay5449

6 ай бұрын

I also call it SuperAnimal lmao

@bjornlangoren3002

5 ай бұрын

I would tell you but it's gonna cost 3 Wahoos.

@Diesel257

5 ай бұрын

That is the formal term. I think it's of German origin. Don't hold me to the second part.

Prairie dogs are so adorable! It's absolutely true that they're still a victim of the plague. Our crew got on camera exactly this topic and explored how we're trying to help these little fellows to survive the plague.

@CorePathway

5 ай бұрын

They sound like squeaky toys tho 😮

@SouthFloridaSunshine

4 ай бұрын

How were you helping them survive the plague?

The epic music during the ground squirrel fight was hilarious! Thumps up!

My mom, sister, and I have raised these. They are incredibly intelligent, gregarious, and affectionate. They're also protective, and they NEED to be with other prairie dogs or constantly around their human people. They are a LOT of work, but it's rewarding. In captivity, they can live for over 15 years. Mine was almost 18 when he died.

@dclark302

10 ай бұрын

​@@karlwithak. Just because you don't find them delicious doesn't mean their natural predators don't. They're a keystone species, meaning an entire ecosystem needs them there to maintain equlibrium.

@lads.7715

10 ай бұрын

@@dclark302 They are the Universal Snack out there and their nickname is "The Potato Chips of the Prairie."

You should speak about summer fun safety around wild animals next. Many people are going to parks and know nothing of animal etiquette.

@katiekane5247

10 ай бұрын

Great idea though it's sad that adults need this instruction.

@edwardtu79themixedcontentc56

10 ай бұрын

You mean like the sh*tloads of bison attacks in Yellowstone that made the news.

@hospitalcakewalk

10 ай бұрын

​@@edwardtu79themixedcontentc56they deserve it to be fair so

@hospitalcakewalk

10 ай бұрын

As long as animals kill them it's fine.

@SlapstickGenius23

10 ай бұрын

Bison are dangerous wild animals as well. But don’t get too close into their lands.

What I love most about this channel is seeing hosts always excited about the animals. My favourite nature channel for sure. ❤️

Great grandfather had kept a small town on his farm, most of the farmers would exterminate them as the livestock would break their legs in the holes on occasion. He fenced off a little area away from the grazing pastures and let them have it as they are pretty entertaining to watch and figured they were there first. Only occasionally culling them when they encroched on the pasture.

Coyotes and badgers working together is kind of my favorite animal team up that I've learned about so far.

@victoriabaker4400

10 ай бұрын

Yes, fascinating.

@Pgr-pt5ep

9 ай бұрын

@@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk No it's not

@YTistooannoying

9 ай бұрын

​@@Pgr-pt5epa symbiotic relationship is defined as: the living together of unlike organisms. So yes, in fact it is a symbiotic relationship.

@Juicexlx

8 ай бұрын

@@YTistooannoying Difficult call. 1) Only 1 of the hunter gets to eat the prey as none of these animal share preys. 2) The arrangement only happens during Summer & they can prey on each other in the other tough months. Canada's Prairies climate is cruel. You eat or you die. So it's more like an opportunistic strategy more than a real symbiotic one.

@MoralesCorner

5 ай бұрын

That was fantastic to watch

" ... all sounds like a dog's chew toy". Yeah, pretty much. "Prairie dogs have plague". Not a sign I would have ever expected to see.

I've lived in the northern plains of the US most of my life (WY, SD, etc) in close proximity to these little creatures and I'm only just recently learning to appreciate them. They're fascinating and adorable little chubsters. Their little "wahoo!"'s are a gift to this Earth

The way the bob up and down as they chirp is super adorable!

*prairie dog squeak from one side (my laptop), birds chirping from the other side(my window), my cat totally confused in the middle (my couch) * xD

Everything in those burrows is cute! The owls, the prairie dogs, the lurking badgers and those ferrets!

An episode about sophisticated animal communication/languages would rock! Dolphins/crows/etc!

I remember the Meercat Manor show a few years ago. They should do one on prairie dogs.

What a coincidence! on vacation in the Black Hills SD and just saw a TON of Prairie dogs yesterday! they’re so cute and their little chattering is adorable

@blepsandbeans

10 ай бұрын

I used to go on vacation to SD nearly every year and I loved seeing them all over the place. They are so cute! Also, hope you enjoyed your trip ❤ SD is so fun!!

@joshuastreet8664

10 ай бұрын

@@blepsandbeansthank you! ❤ haven’t been out here since i was a little kid!

@jeanwonnacott2718

10 ай бұрын

Lucky you!! ❤❤❤ Jeannie in Lakeport California

I live on an acreage in Alberta and I can tell you that the prairie dogs and gophers have been doing very well the last few years.

@cattymajiv

9 ай бұрын

So are either of those the same as a groundhog?

@victorcarbino8736

9 ай бұрын

@@cattymajiv No, those are eastern relatives of the prairie dog.

@daynabee5521

7 ай бұрын

@@victorcarbino8736we have groundhogs here In Pennsylvania.

First time on your channel. I was born in northeastern Montana on the border with Saskatchewan. It brought back wonderful memories of my childhood. Your presentation was wonderful and real…never lose that sense of wonder. It’s much needed in todays world. Thank you Danielle.

Danielle is a great host with the enthusiasm & knowledge that makes these videos fun to watch.

I chuckled at the owl

@julisplett2748

6 ай бұрын

Me too!!

Danielle frolicking on the Canadian prairie is a mood.

Your enthusiasm made me smile . For real. Just sitting here by myself . Dont ever change . Its so refreshing to come across authentic , talented, goofy people !!

What a great episode. I can tell y'all had tons of fun making it.

I sometimes forget not everyone grows up around these animals. Caught me off guard hearing her excitement when talking about them and their calls. They're all over NE Albuquerque and the foothills. Spent my summers as a kid chasing lizards around huge colonies of these. They even have few colonies scattered on freeway ramps which have become protected habitat.

@pandakicker1

10 ай бұрын

I live just down river from you and I never see them here. I will keep an ear out for them the next time I am in Albuquerque.

@uriamudeltoro5075

10 ай бұрын

America the beautiful....

@caitthecat

9 ай бұрын

Ikr? I would hear them every time I'd take my RV out to the desert to make meth.

@tishie42

9 ай бұрын

​@@caitthecatme too! Verde river primitive campsites are the best.

@urekmazino6800

7 ай бұрын

Saw one for the first time this year lol I was like, wtf is that giant rodent!?

Pretty cool how because of where they live, they can see you coming from far away to give time for alerts

Wow! As an eastern Canadian I knew nothing about these little critters. Thanks for all the info, AND all the cuteness. 🙂

Whoever this woman is in the video I think her enthusiasm is infectious. You can tell she loves her job 😊

In Manitoba we often call the Richardson’s Ground Squirrel “ prairie dogs” . I didn’t know we had no true Prairie Dogs in Manitoba until I went to university.

@octowuss1118

9 ай бұрын

I grew up in Minot, ND, so I call them dakrats

I watch squirrels and chipmunks sploot all the time. Usually on branches and fence tops. They like to do it near me, laying and watching me watch them. lol

You are right, the prairies are not boring. They team with life that is sadly dwindling. We humans need to adapt and learn to coexist with the wildlife that has been on this planet longer than we have. Thank you Denielle for educating us with your wisdom and helping making us aware of these beautiful creatures!

When the first prairie dog spotted you and you said hi I thought "It's me, hi, I'm the problem it's me" and i can't stop giggling.

That ground squirrel fight was epic!

I wish these guys lived all over the US, they're definitely cooler than squirrels or chipmunks. I count prairie dogs among the animals that make (the) America(s) great, along with hummingbirds and the xenarthrens like sloths and armadillos.

@niamtxiv

10 ай бұрын

Yep

@drjekelmrhyde

10 ай бұрын

Don't they wreck havoc on farmland? I can't imagine what they can do to a city home foundation.

@silvussol8966

10 ай бұрын

They are cute, but they will seriously mess with farmland, parkland, landscaping, etc. It wouldn’t be long before they were viewed as a nuisance. They are better off in the wild like these ones are.

@bluewrites2278

9 ай бұрын

​@drjekelmrhyde you also can't imagine how loud even a small colony can be. There was one that had set up shop between the building I lived in and the next one. They.can have very high pitched calls.

@stephenbrand5661

9 ай бұрын

@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk My friends used to own the Bashful Bandit in Tucson, always loved visiting them when we were kids in the 90's.

I come for the animals, I stay for the host. Great production and information, and as always very entertaining.

The cuteness of the prairie dogs is excruciating, I cant watch anymore.

The best part is watching you all enjoy the Grasslands Park ... and SK in general. It's nice to be reminded why living here isn't so bad sometimes.

@EarlGreyLattex

10 ай бұрын

I lived there for a year during my exchange year at USASK and take it from me and the many many other Europeans from Germany, France, Norway, Italy, Sweden, UK, Spain rc then the rest of the world: Australia, India, Nigeria, Guatemala, EVERYWHERE! Canada is spectacularly beautiful. Saskatchewan is too as a unique biome of grasslands. You're lucky to live there, now I'm back in boring old England, I preferred Canada ahaha

Just learned more about Prairie Dogs with Danielle than I knew before. Thanks gang! Loved this one!

Okay I think I am seriously falling in love with your presentation on your video. There is something about the expressions of the presenter that are just heartwarming. The video also had some fantastic insight and knowledge. I used to live in Drumheller Alberta and prairie dogs were an everyday occurrence right at our home up on the Flatlands

Never felt such an urge to run freely across fields

Thanks again, Dan. Always humorous and educational

I love your videos. Always so fun while also educating. Thanks and congrats on the recent awards, success...

Very fun and interesting video! Learning about keystone species is so important. I work at a zoo, and we have black-tailed prairie dogs, and a breeding program for black-footed ferrets, which are another incredible species.

@04:09 Can't even watch a nature doc without not-so-subtle digs at guys being included free of charge. Thanks for that.

Knowing they're called coteries tickles my Vampire The Masquerade loving brain. I'm just imagining vampire prairie dogs.

@adreabrooks11

10 ай бұрын

Scurrying through their darkened halls with their black-tipped tails, taking part in their intricate social machinations, doing their utmost to avoid the scrutiny of mankind... Oh, wait...

Lived near a park growing up that had a Prairie dog village, Spent hours just sitting and watching the little guys

My Santa Fe, NM condo overlooks an empty lot with lots of prairie dogs. I love watching them run around.

The lady moderator is very darling and the prairie dogs well……they are so adorable!

Cattle may compete with prairie dogs for food, but so did the massive bison herds from the mid-19th century back.

@sharifaa.8887

10 ай бұрын

No, I think colonizers tried to exterminate the bisons too. They killed millions. I believe that, before the colonizers, excluding natural disasters, the ecosystem and all living things in it were rather stable. The bison herds did not wipe out the prairie dog populations for all the years (or millenia) that they shared space together.

@homuraakemi493

10 ай бұрын

​@@sharifaa.8887Don't forget about all the megafauna the colonizers exterminated too. Oh wait, you mean the other colonizers, right?

That slow-mo fight between the ground squirrels was everything 🤣

I own 3 (1 boy 2 girls) I can tell you in my life as a zoologist and a exotic animal owner the prairie dog is the worst bite I have ever gotten. Also the whooping seems to be a sign of extreme happiness when they get to come out of their encounter or when I pet them. They are fascinating to watch. I do like calling splooting, pancaking as it's adorable.

Your shows are always filled with knowledge & creativity. Thank you

These little creatures are all over the place where I live in Colorado. It's particularly adorable when two of them cuddle each other. One time I was cycling by a pair of them and they looked like the world was gonna end as they stared at me in horror. It was quite hilarious.

You finally made a video about prairie dogs! Thank you!

Had one as a pet once. They require a ton of work so I don’t recommend for most people. She was so loving. I haven’t had another rodent since.

This is a new discovery. I never see a animal build his own home. Owl, snakes and other creatures living in one house. Amazing

I absolutely love all rodents, and black-tailed praire dogs are one of my favorites. Thanks for making this video! I didn't realize they were such a keystone species up in Canada!

@PaulKentSkates

9 ай бұрын

Canadian here. (Hi) We don't have the black tails all over. Just a small part of Southern Saskatchewan . We mainly Richardson ground squirrels. Which are very similar.

@PaulKentSkates

9 ай бұрын

Whoops sorry, I just got to the end of the video where they mention that.

Red tailed black cockatoo! Such pretty birds, the females look like starry night skies!

You make it so fun as well as interesting! Great commentary!!

I can't unsee the owl sneaking a look at the camera out of that den.I don't know but it just cracked me up😂!

Could never bring my dachund there. She would think she got 100 new dog toys al at once.

That is the cutest death match I’ve ever seen! I hope both were unhurt.

I've watched you since the very beginning of your channel, and I've enjoyed it immensely, thank you for your informative and funny videos❤

Host: aww look they're playing tag or something. Ground squirrels: This is Sparta!!!

Yessss the prairie dogs! I used to own one as a pet, such an amazing creature and species. I had been hoping you guys and/or Tierzoo would go in depth on them since forever.

@p_roduct9211

5 ай бұрын

What's the legality on this?! There are people from the US which makes exotic animal ownership (or fostering/rehabilitation) seem easy to do. I'm in Canada and so curious, but I don't think they're legally sold as pets most of the time.

Love you Danielle the work you do is amazing

Found this absolutely fascinating! Am now subscribed, and enjoying previous vids. Also, after reading comments, please don’t ‘polish up’ anything about your presentations 🙏🏾 they are real and relatable. There are quite enough of the other kind out there already.

I'm absolutely in love with these little dogs. So cute.

Danielle : you are a great story teller and a wonderful artist... thanks for sharing your knowledge. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

I need to take a moment to thank who ever edited the footage of the ground squirrels playing.

I gotta say, grey squirrels are right there with them. They will cuss you til a fly wouldn't light on your head for merely having the audacity to walk outside, haha!

I will never forget that you said "This is mortal wombat" and am forever in your debt.

Love your show!

Having lived east of their range for most of my life, it was weird to be sitting in the drive through in my current >2m population metro and watching the prairie dogs in the verge between the Fazoli's and the adjacent strip mall.

I remember a squirl in a tree chirping continuously like a prairie dog. As I looked up at it, a local kid said, "That squirl gonna jump on yoh head.".😎

There was a stretch of road in southern Wyoming...not traveled much, very little traffic....but loaded with Prairie Dogs. Some that didn't make it on the road and some darting across from both sides. My friend got out of the car and he walked along yelling etc. to scare them back as I drove very slowly behind. It worked...some little lives were saved.

Today I learned Prairie Dogs are menaces 😂

My suggestion for other videos are mostly North American: Mountain Lion Mule Deer Whitetail Deer Caribou

'Splooting', Love it ! 😂❤

My first specific memory of an animal was when I turned 3 and we were taking a trip out west. I woke up in a tent facing the outer edge of a campground a few feet away, and there were three prairie dogs standing on their little haunches looking at me from just outside the fence.

Thanks for documenting the ouncetopia

I’m about a block away from a little colony. Cute little buggers.

@andyfriederichsen

8 ай бұрын

I've seen them at a zoo for many years. They are adorable and funny.

Gotta love the happy "Yippee " Too cute.

My dog sploots her brother all the time. I love these little bubs, so sweet.

Growing up in rural sask, facing off with an old single shot .22 vs an infinite supply of prairie dogs is a provincial pastime 😂

@mcsmith732

10 ай бұрын

"The boys throw stones at frogs in fun, but the frogs die in earnest." Nothing like killing a living, moving target, I suppose. However, if you had been my kid, you would have cleaned, cooked and eaten what you killed. Bubonic Plague and all.

@kenneth9874

9 ай бұрын

The multitude of holes are a hazard for livestock

that badger coyote partnership.

I picked my son up from school one day and he said, “Hurry up and get me home dad! I’m prairie dogging!”😏

1:20 Whoa! You even caught the elusive galloping Danielle! Truly majestic.