A mole digging a hole cauught on camera

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[@bendenisereedy7865]

If you've ever handled a mole you'll know they are a sausage-shaped bundle of solid muscle.

[@gc99289]

I have not but I appreciate the imagery. Fluffy dense sausage basically. Built to dig.

[@The1pokemaster1]

and very sharp claws 😂

[@jacobhoffman2553]

youd never handle a mole... theyll bite the shit out of ya.... the muscle parts right.... its like a miniature badger in terms of physique lol

[@madbeastmac]

But the fur is so buttery smooth!! Feels amazing

[@lindavana.8627]

​@@jacobhoffman2553Moles don't bite, they just try to dig their way out of your hand.

[@ZarHakkar]

You might not like it, but this is what peak mole performance looks like.

[@alexguitarman100]

I LIKE IT

[@FronkyGeniuZ]

@@alexguitarman100WE LIKE IT

[@somegirl558]

He can do better than that: he can build a bridge. 👍🏻

[@hercules_144]

​@@somegirl558that's a beaver not a mole lol

[@JohnDoe-z2r]

fatherless pfp

[@h.a.9880]

Genuinely impressed with how quickly that little guy dug a hole for himself. I mean, I always assumed they are quick diggers, but actually seeing them tear into the soil and just vanishing within a minute is still pretty amazing.

[@rayfinkle2805]

You dig that fast if you didn’t want to be dinner

[@foreverpainful]

yeah especially on the dry hard ground... such sharp and fast little claws!

[@FiveBlackFootedFerrets]

A biological bulldozer!❤

[@holzmotte]

Mach das als Mensch mal nach......

[@IgnorantWeed]

That one is actually slow😂😂

[@themasterkey21]

Those little kicks shoveling out the dirt are so adorable!

[@PancakemonsterFO4]

What a cute little sausage

[@johntilsley9271]

A hairy One at that

[@hayadorca9158]

lololol

[@Idklol208]

Yes

[@teeheee888]

furry sausage but not for eating

[@doragonsureia7288]

"If it lives, you can eat it"

[@imalivebutimdead2955]

the urge to pet is strong

[@julievrhackzor]

Dewit

[@tonyzacker8946]

Tell me about it.

[@matthiasbehrendt6112]

They have very fluffy fur.

[@pixelperfectstreamarchive7176]

Go for it, they are very soft. I unfortunately know because our cats were hunters (we live in the middle of the sticks, no bears here in the UK) and one time they caught a mole and just left it in the grass by our drive. Thought it was still alive at the time 'cause half the time the prey are and I could put them in a secret tunnel for them to recover in, hence my touching it. I don't assume moles have teeth unlike mice/shrews/squirrels/bats, just the hefty claws XD They do have a cute little tail though.

[@patmiddleton3947]

Don’t try,they have teeth and will bite.I came across a mole above ground when I was a tiny child.I picked it up and got bitten,with blood.Of course I dropped it,and it drilled into the ground and disappeared in about five seconds flat.Damp earth with no stones.😩

[@samhay4143]

Terrible soil, but the mole made the most of it! Wonderful to see the burrowing experience.

[@Camelotsmoon]

It's a good thing the mole is around that area to dig that soil. He'll dig through it and loosen it up, so the vegetation can actually grow their roots through it to live.

[@GansHanders]

​@@CamelotsmoonWorms do that to.

[@gabrielboorom2683]

"Come back in 5 minutes, I'll have the living room finished!"

[@caitlingee642]

i like when it’s little puffball butt us poking out and that’s it lol

[@cerovk6000]

Honestly the temptation to 🦵 it is so baddd 😂😂😂

[@philcollinslover56705]

@@cerovk6000Whack-a-mole

[@Harry64278]

@@cerovk6000nooo why a kick? Why not a little spank?

[@ArCgon]

@@cerovk6000 You chose a really wierd emoji for "pet"

[@LucaTucker]

@@ArCgonhe means kick it

[@teqfreak]

They are super fast. Once my cat caught one, when I picked it up it appeared to still be alive, I put it on the ground and it was gone underground within 20 seconds (ground was a little less hard then it appears to be here, and it clearly was in a rush to escape) absolutely amazing. A lean mean drilling machine.

[@kolasses5053]

I love these animals. That was great footage. Their so cool and rarely seen.

[@thegamingpigeon3216]

"rarely seen" I live on a farm and I have 4 outside cats, I promise you I see at least 2-3 moles a week, among other things

[@ProgGoblin]

i love you

[@abraham3673]

@@thegamingpigeon3216 well, most people live in cities and suburbs, so they’re rarely seen for most people

[@Mazarakis_Spyridon]

​@@abraham3673 They need then to get out more..

[@andyrome316]

They don't like company either😊

[@gezko5471]

me in my first night in my fresh Minecraft world:

[@mondobizarro1868]

RIGHT??? LOL

[@Vane934]

LMAO

[@peaceofmindofpeace1650]

Haha

[@xrank2809]

Wee Ed y

[@bapaksuryanto3391]

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[@brunoblivious]

I'm a mole, too, and I know the mole in this video. His name is Pete. He's a good digger, which is the highest compliment one mole can give another. Digging is kind of our main thing.

[@stevecalderon6877]

Laughing my ass off !!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂. NICE 👍🏽

[@simonmorris-p7m]

Hi Buno, Pete here, this really generous of you & means a lot from someone so well respected in the world of burrows & burrowing😎 PS can I please have my lawn mower back for the weekend, my yard is getting to be a bit out of hand.👍

[@annakelman6627]

Bill badger ere from little Wormwood Scrubs good to see ya mush we diggers av gotta stick togevva 🦡🦡🦡🥜

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Unfortunately you wouldn’t want to meet his ex wife, who was a gold digger

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Unfortunately you wouldn’t want to meet his ex wife, who was a gold digger

[@MikeG-xy7yt]

Just got to admire those little creatures. Good luck buddy despite you ruining my lawn last year. Just didn’t have the heart to trap my mole, I could easily have done so but I have too much respect for such a specialised animal.

[@VR6virgin]

Love these little guys definitely put a smile on my face.

[@Serpillard]

🎵I am a mole and I'm digging a hole Diggy diggy hole, diggy diggy hole...

[@eiwaransichsein]

I was looking for that comment

[@annakelman6627]

😆😅😂

[@astolatpere11]

Wow, pretty rocky soil.

[@motherlandbot6837]

Definitely not a good place to release a mole. They like the same soil conditions favored by their earthworm prey; plenty of humus, easily burrowed in, and few or no rocks. Like their shrew cousins, moles eat enormous amounts of food to sustain their fast metabolism and high rates of activity, and thus starve quickly if there aren't enough worms and grubs around.

[@za-zasolutionscorp.8366]

@@motherlandbot6837 he didn’t released it . He just saw it there. I used to see them there alot too.

[@motherlandbot6837]

@@za-zasolutionscorp.8366 The uploader, "Alone Mole", posted elsewhere in reply to my inquiry that this Mole was being evicted. Most species of moles depend on earthworms and sod dwelling grubs as a food source (they eat small amounts of plant material as well), and like their shrew cousins, their very fast metabolism and strenuous mode of existence require that they eat huge amounts of food relative to their size. Earthworms shun rocky/gravelly soils, and these make digging much more difficult for the moles that prey on them. Most moles favor loamy soils in open grassy habitats, as these harbor abundant food and are easy to burrow in. Keep in mind that moles must dig to find most of their food, unlike voles, which forage mostly on the surface outside their burrow. Some moles, such as Africa's Golden Mole, have adapted to sand dunes, and prey on reptiles, other mammals, insects, etc., which they detect by sound and ambush by digging upwards below their victims.

[@za-zasolutionscorp.8366]

@@motherlandbot6837 you have a good knowledge about moles :) my opinion he came out of dirt to find food and the day he took video was march and in these days still there is not much grasd. I am assuming they hibernate and once dirt get warm they wake up with a big amount of hunger. Since there is no strong root or grass they might come out quick for food. Is this possible? They have very soft and warm fur they cant be out if it is too hot. They have no eyes .

[@motherlandbot6837]

@@za-zasolutionscorp.8366 As far as biologists know, no species of mole hibernates. They burrow and feed year round, but during hot summers and cold winters, both moles and the earthworms they eat retreat deeper below the surface of the soil. All moles that have been studied have eyes, with functional retinas in their eyes, though their optic nerves are poorly developed. Even the Iberian Mole, which has tiny eyes covered by skin, can distinguish between light and darkness. Although moles rarely leave their underground burrows voluntarily, they can distinguish seasonal changes in daylength underground with their tiny eyes, and use this ability to adjust their "biological clock". Most cannot see clear images at all, but all species of moles studied so far can preceive slight differences between light and darkness underground. I'll post a link to an article on this below, hopefully KZbin won't delete it.

[@fridgemagnet]

HOLY MOLEY !!

[@bjarnivalur6330]

Hehh. I see what you did there.

[@angelinasa1031]

_Mole pun_

[@anjanadilshan7057]

Mole means "Horny" in my language XD.

[@angelinasa1031]

@@anjanadilshan7057 *_oh no_*

[@Harry64278]

Dammit here take this like

[@YourSenpaiZoro]

Facts: did you know that moles have very poor eye sight? But can hunt insects using ground vibration.

[@y4nsp4cem4n]

They paralyse worms with toxins in their saliva and stash them to eat later.

[@srk8360]

O...oho ..

[@bjarnivalur6330]

Some moles also have taste buds on their noses.

[@oculus6923]

Me who learned about moles from watching g-force.

[@Mahdi_NG]

That's a pretty cool factoid.

[@natazer]

Moles are incredible. They dig and live in the dirt but are super clean.

[@mikeef747]

That is amazing, just one and half minutes to dig a hole the length of his body.

[@HansDunkelberg1]

Yes, it's another example of how strong animals often are.

[@savemyneighborhood]

I just hope they don't get too close to the earth core,

[@katharina...]

The Earth is a flat disc, supported by four elephants, resting on the back of a giant tortoise. The mole will be fine.

[@codymaragliano5486]

@@katharina... ?

[@katharina...]

@@codymaragliano5486 Look up the Cosmic Turtle, and the World Elephant. They are both related to various Asian (Hindu and Chinese) myths. I believe that the Native American had a similar myth as well, though I don't know the details.

[@williamgrand9724]

ya same

[@Neion8]

@katharina... And here I thought you were making a Terry Pratchett reference.

[@dorelle]

so cute, tiny, and shockingly powerful!

[@hisroyalblueness]

A lovely video, thank you. We share our plot with some moles, they dig for worms in my veg beds and polytunnel where I regularly water - especially when we’ve not had much rain. I sometimes see the ground heaving as they burrow shallow but I’ve never actually seen any of them up close so it was lovely to see your mole 😊👍

[@starstencahl8985]

When I was a kid, my dad killed one of them with several shovel hits when it entered our house, because it dug our garden up. I still feel so sorry for that poor thing...

[@hopefulexe]

thats what my neighbour did too i was also sad

[@Celisar1]

@@hopefulexetell them to stop doing that and explain how important moles are.

[@lugi25]

​@@Celisar1how are they important? Do they help the soil?

[@Youmu_Konpaku_]

​@@lugi25they eat insects and worms, they also keep the ecosystem in check underground

[@matthiasbehrendt6112]

I remember when I was a kid and visited my rural grandparents in hollydays. One day my grandpa came up with a mole he had dugged out in his garden. We searched for a worm, fed it to the mole and afterwards released it outside of the village. I never had expected mole fur being so fluffy.

[@brocktoon8]

What a sweet little soul! Thank you for aerating our gardens, Mr. Mole! ^^ Bless this and all moles and animals everywhere and keep them safe from human harm.

[@V.CatCroissant]

Such a sweet comment. Lovely to see so much love for moles in the comment section. 🥹

[@JohnMcMahon.]

I wonder how many moles have felt teeth sink into their backsides while doing this @0:23? They’re oblivious to what’s behind them. 😆

[@edeasley144]

I can verify that at least one mole was brought back to a cat's home for this.

[@OpinionParade]

It's why they look like they're in such a panic to get the hole dug, and why they do it so quickly. They would normally have a pre-dug hole to run into. Edit: auto-correct typo

[@Tom_Quixote]

It's dig or die.

[@totallynotvaltorsdaughter]

Wtf.

[@schrodingersgat4344]

More extraordinary is that; With 794,000 (+) views....you managed to make a mountain out of a mole HOLE! Well done.

[@BigChungus378]

This should be pinned it's so good

[@schrodingersgat4344]

@@BigChungus378 It deserves Pin Of Shame! Thank you, though.

[@allenearl1514]

It's cool to watch them on video when the only other experience you have with them is when they tear up your yard.

[@theGvirus99]

Before it was your yard it was their home😡

[@JasonLuther1]

"They tear up this non native dead field i call a lawn."

[@Mediamarked]

@@theGvirus99 And now it became their burial ground.

[@nickj1111981]

@@theGvirus99so where do you live?

[@JP-ok3io]

Yeah, I'm not a fan. The destruction they leave outweighs any bug eating they do. The stuff they catch is mostly worms too. So they're taking out actual beneficial life in the soil. The temptation to cleave it with a shovel is overwhelming.

[@danwingate7234]

Wow gotta love nature moles are so cool gettyup little dude

[@Raving_Rando]

MA! The plush toy is making a break for it again!

[@pavlelukic9037]

This is not a mole, this is a blind mole rat (genus Spalax or Nannospalax, I’m not sure but definitely subfamily Spalacinae). They are even more interesting than moles, they are cancer resistant, can live up to 20 years etc. Can you tell me in which part of the world (country) did you film this animal?

[@skrich9690]

I think that the lack of a hard hat and hi-vis suggests the absence of a risk assessment...... tut tut.

[@alheno5423]

Wow that was really cool thank you for filming that showing it to us!

[@productosegundamano1663]

Wow great footage.

[@Tetradepodmelontea]

❤Moles do a lot of work for soul fertility that's heavily underrated❤ In addition, they are cute af.

[@seankay8137]

They are cute but they can also do a lot of damage. As for soil fertility, I think did you just make that up.

[@viper2148]

I had a mole in my yard and he left hideous ruts. They only live about 1 or 2 years so I just let him be to live his best life. My yard looks fine now.

[@Mister_H.]

I am 49 years old and I have never seen a mole in the wild. Always signs of a mole but never a mole. Well done lad!

[@CrouchingscarabflyingJ]

He wasn't digging a hole, moles are blind. He was looking for his glasses

[@eliteteamkiller319]

The fact that a creature has to be this incredible at such a niche skill reveals exactly how horrifyingly brutal life is.

[@blacknass1943]

:D so Fluffy

[@katharina...]

Love the hind legs action 😁 So cute!

[@Don.Challenger]

Like the disused top end of a gravel driveway near yea old abandoned shed - very unpromising gravel tainted earth, but our intrepid mole friend makes the most of it. His back and back end were out vulnerable too long for my liking and now I must keep my eyes peeled for places were the ground appears to be breathing so I don't inadvertently collapse mole, vole and chipmunk (no doubt others as well) dennings and subterranean pathways.

[@alanwann9318]

How does it breathe?

[@RennieAsh]

With lungs

[@isiahs9312]

Fast, lots of cardio

[@parveezahmed397]

What a powerful creature really

[@LumocolorARTnr1319]

They can push at least 40x their bodyweight with their arms. They are really strong.

[@chadnorris8257]

I am a mole, and I'm digging a hole. Diggy diggy hole. Diggy diggy hole.

[@ElenaKomleva]

How do they breathe underground?!

[@samholdsworth420]

Through their noses

[@DavidRyan-jp6vt]

and with apparent ease it seems...

[@thecalicoheart7946]

Tiny snorkel

[@midnightradio6217]

This is like a time lapse of my life.. I ve been paying of debt for over 25 years, for a house... Watching this little guy get a home in couple of minutes pretty much summed up my life.

[@skeepee]

The endurance on display here is incredible.

[@teeheee888]

oh my gosh his so tiny! 🥰🥰

[@Pebble_Collector]

He's really good at that. Look at his cute fluffy butt.

[@jkbc]

it's amazing to see this creature's ability to dig dry dirt that fast

[@gigglygully4406]

Moles are smaller than I thought. My favorite Mole is Mole Mole from the Elm Chanted forest

[@Spartacus45]

Isn't nature fantastic, another of Gods furry little friends!!

[@Lum2022]

Hard working little fellow. I’ve never seen one in person, unfortunately…

[@danielmurzellotheunknownma7481]

Amazing and very interesting video🎥... Super like... First time I have seen them dig a hole🕳.. They are strong.. And fast Do keep posting Warm regards and best wishes The UnknownManCub 👍😎👨‍🏭

[@federicocherchi6493]

that's crazy... that mole was so damn fast.... makes me think about uncle mark in '03

[@HansDunkelberg1]

This animal will have had slower specimens among its ancestors, but given the existence of bigger animals of prey, they'll have been eaten so realiably that only the quickest moles will have remained until the present. Although it's actually a form of devolution - a loss in variety! -, one generally calls the process "evolution", with Darwin ...

[@alexsnell8177]

Mole, “I don’t care if my butt sticks out, it looks like a rock anyways!”

[@Leto85]

You were lucky to have found one. I knew they dig fast, but this must be the first time I saw it.

[@Brownie423]

Love these little guys 🥹too cute ❤️

[@MetamorphicWonders]

How did i end up here… i searched for Austin A30 cars!!!

[@greenghoul157]

That is actually a blind mole rat not a mole, mole rats are a diverse group of rodents with similar adaptations to moles

[@justinprice2065]

The OG Minecrafter before Minecraft was invented

[@ДенисУсков-д8ш]

Вот она, мини-дрожь земли!

[@Uhhwhat78]

Yo he’s actually pretty good at that

[@MoonSpinners]

Cutest thing I’ve seen for ages.

[@cmf1402]

I have the urge to scream "YEAHHHH" repeatedly at the top of my lungs while watching this.

[@Tom_Quixote]

You might be American.

[@youtubesucks8995]

‘I am a mole and I live in a hole!’

[@joannechisholm4501]

😅😅😅

[@RennieAsh]

Tunnel really

[@lemonlordminecraft]

Diggy diggy hole

[@ZorotheGallade]

"Nnngh colonel, I'm trying to dig a hole but I'm dummy thicc and the clap of my asscheeks keeps scaring away the earthworms"

[@fabricofdreams.]

That's absolutely amazing!

[@ArghyadeepPal]

Hey guys, welcome to my home!!

[@trainandbikefan]

Well caught on camera.... mole hills = easy peasy, moles caught by cats.. no problem - BUT to catch one digging a hole EXCELLENT work - did it make your local tv news endpiece - sure it would on BBC Points West! Congratulations🤗😀

[@blacklight4720]

I saved one few months ago, first time I've seen a mole. Was riding a motorcycle and seen some rodent trying to cross a road. Stopped, moved closer seen it's something else, picked it up before the car got him(tried to bite me, lucky I had motorcycle gloves). I released him on the other side of the road. The custruction seem to scare him(quarry like) to a point he digged his way up.

[@DKNguyen3.1415]

Look at him pulverize that coarse earth into fine soil.

[@drips1030]

Wow. Great footage.

[@jakirakumahata5701]

For some reason I have spent my whole life thinking moles were the size of like, cats, or at least gophers.

[@moboutmen]

You should add Con Ed street excavation tool sounds when he starts digging.

[@organickevinlondon]

I was thinking the Great Escape theme tune, LOL.

[@zvzsun8555]

If you play the video In reverse its hilarious!

[@Z4J3B4NT]

Smokin' some good stuff there chief.

[@slinkyatrest]

Always thought moles might be Earth poop.

[@DrewWithington]

Mole seemed very glad to be back inside a tunnel and not exposed to predators on the surface any more.

[@TheWonderfulWombat]

I am a mole and I'm digging a hole. Diggy diggy hole, digging a hole.

[@TheGreenContort]

I like that it breaks up the soil first. Giving itself clearance to work lol.

[@ARTCHANIFY]

the urge to burrow is their principal survival technique. We share it as homo sapiens when we retreat to caves for protection

[@HansDunkelberg1]

Apart from such an urge, they must already be roughly as intelligent as the ape Homo sapiens (= man). I've once watched a mouse for several hours which I caught alive, so I know what I'm talking about. You could certainly teach them dozens of words. Not via pictographs, given how poorly they see, but if you presented as words complexes of tactile or olfactory input.

[@solmoman]

We haven't done that the last few thousand years

[@leelee7731]

Poor guy is absolutely terrified

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

🎶I am a mole and I'm digging a hole. A diggy diggy hole. A diggy diggy hole.🎶

[@TheShottyBoys]

That one mole my heart.

[@RevoeLad]

How does he breathe? In the tunnel with no supports?

[@Mediamarked]

Moles don't believe in oxygen.

[@nalanosbod1]

Was so lucky a few days ago, saw one while walking up to my local moor such a beautiful shiny coat and bright pink feet

[@chancegivens9390]

DIGGY DIGGY HOLE!!! DIGGY DIGGY HOLE!! (The metal version)

[@BurningGhosts]

They're kinda cute when they're not destroying your lawn 😊

[@sdc8547]

That's the first time I've seen a mole, somehow. I can't help thinking of that Bernard Cribbins song. 😂

[@nothinghere1996]

God's beauty everywhere.

[@BRANDON-FJB]

Moles may be the cutest animals on earth

[@tylersingleton9284]

I am a mole and I dig in my hole. Diggy diggy hole, diggy diggy hole.🎶

[@daledimidome5519]

Best mole footage I’ve seen in a long time.

[@williamdhughes6039]

What a beautiful industrious little chap

[@Ironclad17]

Could there be anything closer to a sentient ball of fur?

[@weerobot]

The Strength required is Amazing..

[@michasosnowski5918]

He is faster than Boring Company, while not being boring.

[@ridonculous8374]

are they not breathing at all? 🤔

[@Thereishope664]

You try digging a 5'10" hole in 90 seconds.